You are here: SriPedia : Oppiliappan : Sri Venkatesa Ashtotthram Home  Index  VarAha : Home  Nama List :  CD&Donation  Credits

Sri Venkateswara Ashtotthram 

Prev   ::   (pranavam) Visva Teerttha agha haariNE Sri VenkatEsAya nama: - 55   ::   Next

Guess the name of the perumal and Check the answer
New Page 1
55) Visva Teerttha agha haarine Sri VenkatEsAya nama:
 
Salutations to Lord VenkatEsa , who destroys the sins of the holy waters of the world !
 
The glory of Swamy Pushkarini has already been indicated elsewhere. These waters owe their origin to Srivaikunttam and are holy beyond description. The Lord has delegated to this Pushkarini the power of destroying the sins of not only those who have a holy dip in it, but also the sins of the holy waters all over the globe, which, in the process of purifying sinning mortals bathing in them, accumulate quite a stock of their misdeeds, akin to sediments of dirt. To rid themselves of such a benumbing baggage, these waters seek refuge in the Swami Pushkarini on the Dvaadasi day of Shukla Paksha of Margazhi month, before sunrise. Purified and restored to their original state of sacredness by association with the Swami Pushkarini, these waters then return to their original abodes, to resume their mission of cleansing people of physical and spiritual dirt.   This is brought out by the following sloka from the Vamana Purana, as narrated by Brahma to Maarkandeya--
 
"paapam sveshu vinirmuktam lokai: agha samanvitai:
 nirharanteeha teertthaani tasyaa: teerttha samanvayaat
 Markandeya! mahaa bhaaga bhuvana traya vaasinaam"
 



Donate by credit card via PayPal