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2) SeshAdhri NilayAya SrI VenkatEsAya Nama :
Salutations to Lord VenkatEsa , who has SeshAdhri
hill as His abode .
In DhvApara Yugam , there was a fight between
Vaayu
and Aadhi Sesha about who was stronger than the
other.
SrI Vaikunta Naathan suggested a contest between
them
to determine who was the stronger of the two .Lord
suggested
that AadhisEshan encircle and hold Anandha hills ,
an offshoot
of Meru moutainan and resist the efforts of Vaayu
to blow it away
from his grip. The contest lasted a long time and
the earth began
to tremble from the strenous efforts of the
contestants. DevAs were
worried .They approached Aadhi Seshan to concede
defeat for
the welfare of the world.Adhi Seshan agreed and
Vaayu blew him away
along with the Anandha hill to the banks of SvarNa
mukhari river
at VenkatAdhri hills.
Adhi Seshan was despondent over his defeat .
TheDevAs consoled
him and told him that he will be merged with the
sacred VenkatAdhri
hills and the Lord will choose him as His
place of residence later .
Adhi Seshan metamorphized in to the immense
SeshAdhri mountain
with his thousand hoods manifesting as SeshAdhri
hills .This
embodiment of Adhi Seshan became the abode on its
head
(Siras ) for Lord Venkatesa ; the middle portion
became
the place of residence for Lord Narasimha of
AhObilam
and at its tail (SrI Sailam ) MaalikArjuna
Rudran resided.
SeshAdri hills , the abode of Lord VenkatEsa is
known
as the one with many peaks (heads ) and forms (
Bhahu
seershaa , Bhahu roopiNa: ).
At His abode in lofty SeshAdhri hills , Lord VenkatEsan
looks
over the whole world and invites with affection
the Chethnams
to His sannidhi and blesses them with desired
boons (aahUya
samayE sarvam anugruhNAthi saadharam) .
UtthamUr Swamy's two slOkams on the SeshAdhri
sikharam
as DevAlayam is are informative:
aprAkruthasya yasyAmsa: ParE DevAlayA: samE
jangamam sTAvaram yathra prAyasO muktha vigraha:
(Meaning): All the sacred temples of the Lord on
this earth
are amsams of this supra-mundane SeshAdhri , which
has
links to Suddha Satthva Maya SrI Vaikuntam . All
the animate
and inanimate beings found here are the
manifestations of
liberated jeevans .
Vaikunta PrTimO dhivya-vimAna-sikharOjjvala:
yastheerTa-sEvithO bhAthi bhausAlO yaTAalaya:
(Meaning): Thirumala ( SeshAdhri hills merged with
VenkatAdhri hills ) is a divine temple by itself.
It is
equivalent in auspiciousness to SrI Vaikuntam .
It has many peaks . It is abundant in holy
theertthams.
It has many sacred trees. It has the mangaLa
vigraham of
the Lord Himself standing on it.It is worshipped
by MahAns.
It has yaaga and bhAga saalais.
The Brahmaanda Purana has another tale to tell in this regard. Once, the
Lord residing in the Milky Ocean sought Sage Narada's advice as to an ideal
place on earth to make His abode. The Sage told the Lord about the
Suvarnamukharee river and its environs. The Lord then instructed Adisesha to
take the form of a hill on the banks of the river, as Seshaa adapts himself to
the Lord's requirements, whether the latter reclines, travels, sits or
stands.Accordingly, Adisesha formed himself into a great mountain, bearing
parks, groves, springs, ponds, trees and holy waters, all suitable for the
Lord's residence and entertainment, apart from use by His devotees. Pleased at
this magnificent effort, the Lord granted Sesha the boon that all sentient
beings and non-sentient objects on Seshadri (as it came to be called after its
creator) would attain the good worlds above, after service to the Lord and His
bhaktaas.
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