You are here: SriPedia : Oppiliappan : Sri Venkatesa Ashtotthram | Home Index VarAha : Home Nama List : CD&Donation Credits |
![]() |
Sri Venkateswara Ashtotthram |
|
Prev :: (pranavam) Theertha Panchaka VaasinE SrI VenkatEsAya nama: - 42 :: Next
|
![]() Guess the name of the perumal and Check the answer |
42) Theertha Panchaka VaasinE SrI
VenkatEsaaya nama:
Salutations to Lord VenkatEsa , who lives amidst
five most sacred assembly of waters !
The previous nama, "Haraye
nama:", spoke about the Lord destroying the sins of devotees. One of the
forms in which He does this is detailed in this nama. The Lord resides in all
the punya teertthaas in Tirumala, cleansing devotees who have a dip, of all
their accumulated paapams as well as washing away their physical impurities.
Of the innumerable holy waters on
these hills, five are most important and provide succour and solace, material
and spiritual, to bathers belonging respectively to Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vysya,
Shoodra and Chandaala jaatis, as recounted by Sri Vamadeva Rishi's to Sri
Janaka. These five punya teertthaas (Teerttha Panchakam) are the ones
known as the Panchanada teertham, located to the west of the Kapila teerttham. Sri
Varahamurtthy resides in all these holy waters, providing succour to all who
bathe in them.
Another explanation for Theerttha Panchakam
focuses on five specail sacred waters of Thirumala. Yes , There are indeed
many sacred waters (Theerthams) in and around Thirumala: Swamy
PushkaraNi , Akasaganga , PaapavinAsam , PaaNdava , KumAradhAra , Thumbhuru
, RaamakrishNa , Chakra , Vaikuntha , Sesha Sitamma , Pasupu , Jaapali and
Sanaka--SanAdhana theerthams .
Among these many theertthams , five are the
most famous because of their links to the different annual bathing uthsavams
festivals) linked to the Lord. These
are :
1.Swamy PushkaraNi , where MukkOti DhwAdasi
snAnam takes place in Maarghazhi month.
2. KumAradhAra , where bathing on Magha PourNami
is sacred.
3. RaamakrishNa Theertham , where bathing on
Pushya PourNami is sacred.
4. Thumbhru theerttham , where snAnam on Phalguna
PourNami is recommended to please the Lord.
5. Chakra Theerttham , where snAnam on KsheerAbdhi
DhwAdasi ( Month of Kaartthikai) is highly recommended .
|