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History of Ve:Nkata:Chalam a Collection of a Few Historical Accounts From History of Ve:nkata:chalam A Collection of a few Historical accounts from Sri: Ve:nkata:chala Itiha:sama:la Sri Tirumalai Ananthacharya 11th, 12th Centuries AD Sri: Ve:nkata:chala Ma:ha:thmyam References from Puranas authored by Bhagavan Sri VedaVyasa Release 3 (Draft) This release is a Draft. The English translations of the original Samskrut scriptures presented here are yet to be reviewed by scholars. An updated release will be made available once the review by the scholars is complete. Table of Contents The Grandeur of the God of the Hills ...................................................................................................................... 6 The divine form of Sri Venkateswara ...................................................................................................................... 7 Establishing Rituals at Tirumala .............................................................................................................................. 9 Sri: Bhagavad Ra:ma:nuja in Tirupati .................................................................................................................... 11 Significance of Ve:nkata:chalam ........................................................................................................................... 14 Na:rayana:dri ........................................................................................................................................................ 17 Vrishabha:chala .................................................................................................................................................... 18 Anjanachalam ....................................................................................................................................................... 19 Story of Chakravarthi - Lord Venkate:swara’s Devotee ........................................................................................ 21 Birth of Chakravarthi ..................................................................................................................................... 21 Chakravarthi gets a strange dream ............................................................................................................... 21 Lord Sri:niva:sa in Archa Form Gives Advices to King ............................................................................................ 23 King Celebrates Brahmostavam and Pushpa Yagam ..................................................................................... 24 Lord Sri:niva:sa in Archa: Form Gives Advices to King Chakravarthi ..................................................................... 26 The Battle Between King Chakravarthy and Demon Simha:da ............................................................................. 28 Lord Sri:niva:sa gives his five weapons to King Charavarthi .......................................................................... 29 Conversation between Ma:rkande:ya and Garuda ............................................................................................... 34 Story of Ma:rkande:ya visiting Holy Places ................................................................................................... 35 Ma:rkande:ya’s Visit to Venkatachala along with Agasthya’s disciple Suddha ..................................................... 37 Ma:rkande:ya’s darshan of Lord Varahaswami after taking holy dip in Swamy Thi:rtha Pushkarini ............. 37 Sri Ma:rkande:ya Praising Sri:niva:sa ............................................................................................................ 37 Srinviasa’s boon to Ma:rkande:ya about unlimited devotion ....................................................................... 39 Sri:niva:sa’s blessings to erase sins of Agastya’s disciple .............................................................................. 39 Suddha’s describes his background to Ma:rkande:ya ................................................................................... 39 Sage Agastya describing the Greatness of Venkatachala with happiness ..................................................... 40 Bramha and Rudra’s arrival on Ve:nkata:chalam to see Sri:niva:sa .............................................................. 41 Srimannarayana as Srinivasa on Ve:nkata:chalam ........................................................................................ 41 Page 2 of 101 Bramha and Rudra have Darshan of Lord Sri:niva:sa .................................................................................... 41 Sankara explains to Kumaraswamy Ve:nkatachalam is the right place for performing penance ......................... 42 Kuma:ra Swamy Performs Penance ...................................................................................................................... 45 Mount Anja:na:dri moves from North to South ............................................................................................ 45 Benefits of meditating on Sri Lakshmi Varaha Swamy kshe:tra on Anjana:dri .............................................. 46 Moutain gets the name Vrusha:dri ............................................................................................................... 46 The God of Wind (Va:yu) Meditates on Supreme Lord ..................................................................................... 47 Kumaraswamy goes to Ve:nkatachala to perform penance ............................................................................. 47 Kuma:ra Swamy’s birth details ......................................................................................................................... 47 Brihaspati praises Kumaraswamy ................................................................................................................. 49 Kumaraswamy Performing Penance ............................................................................................................. 49 Shankara explaining the reason behind the incarnation of Lord Na:ra:yana as Sri:niva:sa ................................... 50 Lord Siva Obtaining The Chakra .................................................................................................................... 50 DESCRIBING THE BIRTH OF SRI VISHWAKSE:NA TO SUVARCHALA ........................................................................ 52 Significance of Seventeen Thi:rthams including Chakra Thi:rtha .................................................................. 53 Penance of Va:yu De:va ........................................................................................................................................ 55 I:swara and Pa:rvathy stay in the south east direction of Se:shadri ............................................................. 56 I:swara’s conversation with Lord Sudarsana ................................................................................................. 56 Satha:nanda’s Narration about the Incarnation of the Supreme God .................................................................. 57 Expedition of Saint Agastya and others North of Seshadri ........................................................................... 60 Saint Agastya and sages meet Mystic Group of Yogis ................................................................................... 61 Indra and DemiGods Meditating on Se:shadri Mountain ..................................................................................... 63 Agasthya's dialogue with Indra, meditating for the appearance of the Lord ................................................ 63 Agasthya visiting Sankara on the southern side of Se:shadri Mountain ............................................................... 65 Appearance of Vishwakse:nato Agasthya and Other sages on Seshadri ............................................................... 67 Divine Lakes on Ve:nkata:chalam ......................................................................................................................... 69 King Sankha .......................................................................................................................................................... 71 Lord Sriman Narayana narrating importance of Swamipushkarini ............................................................... 71 Penance by Agastya and Other Sages ................................................................................................................... 73 Bruhaspathi and Shukra:charya came to Ve:nkata:cha:lam for the service of the Lord ............................... 73 Page 3 of 101 King Janaka inquires Va:made:va about Uparichara Vasuvu ......................................................................... 73 Journey of Uparichara Vasuvu to Pa:tha:la lo:kam ....................................................................................... 74 Demons who wanted to kill Uparichara Vasuvu were killed by Sudarsana ................................................... 75 Lord Srimannarayana Sends Garuda (Divine Eagle) to pick Uparichara Vasuvu ............................................ 75 Lord Srimannarayana with a commanding voice addressed Garuda: ........................................................... 75 Va:ma De:va narrates: .................................................................................................................................. 76 Maharshi Agastya and Sages Arrive at Ve:nkata:chalam .....................................................................................
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