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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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