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Lakshmi Narasimhan |
51) Dravan mriga madaasakta
vigrahaaya SrI VenkatEsaaya nama:
Salutations to Sri Venkateswara,
whose beautiful body is coated with perfumes
and aromatics secreted by animals
This tirunama is based on an
episode recounted in the Varaha Purana.
Once, when Maharshis were
performing a great Yagnyaa in the Tirumala Hills,
the Lord appeared there as a
well-dressed gent, along with His consort,
furnishing ambivalent replies to
the inquiries of Rishis as to His identity,
destination, antecedents etc. To
go along with His perfect apparel,
the Lord wore on His tirumeni
aromatic agents like Kastoori, Punugu etc.,
which are secreted/ found in
animals like the deer, a special type of cat.
With these perfumes applied
liberally all over His inherently fragrant body,
the Lord made the entire place and
the environs awash with fragrance.
This is what gave the Lord the
aforesaid tirunamam.
When it was time for the
sacrificial offering to be submitted in the hOma
kundam, the Lord, who was thus far
a mere onlooker, suddenly appeared
in the midst of the sacrificial
fire and accepted the offering with His own hands,
affording the Rishis the sight of
their lives with His brilliance, beauty and magnificence.
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