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34) Srisaila nilayaya Sri
Venkatesaaya nama:
Salutations to Srinivasa, who
resides in the hallowed hill known as Sri Sailam
Tiruvenkatam is also known as
"Sri Sailam", because it is confers all bounties on seekers.
Additionally, since the Goddess of
'wealth resides permanently in this hill, that too on the chest of Srinivasa,
Srisailam is an apt appellation for the mountain.
"Tirumalai" is an exact
Tamizh translation of the word Srisailam and hence in Sri Vaishnava
sampradaaya, the abode of Sri Venkatesa is known as Tirumalai and is counted
among the three principal abodes of the Lord which are to be venerated by
everyone--("Koil", referring to Srirangam, "Tirumalai"
indicating Srisailam or Venkatam and "Perumal Koil" meaning
Kancheepuram).
The Acharya who taught Srimad
Ramayana to Sri Ramanuja was a venerated resident of these hills and was known
as "Tirumalai nambi" or "Srisaila Poorna".
All the aforesaid is summarised in
this Varaha Purana sloka--
"Sree pradatvaat, SriyO
vaasaat shabda shaktyaa cha yogata:
roodyaa Srisaila ityevam
naamachaasya gire: abhooth"
Thus both etymologically and as a
specific word, Srisailam connotes Venkataachalam.
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