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56) TheerTaswamy Saras-snAtha JanAbhIshta pradhAyinE SrI VenkatEsAya Nama:
Salutations to Lord Venkatesa , who confers all
the boons by those , who take their
sacred bath in Swamy PushkaraNi before
arriving at His Sannidhi !
The previous nama told us that all
negative effects of sins were washed off by Swami Pushkarini. This tirunama
indicates that there is also the positive effect to bathers, of their desires
being fulfilled--thus not only "anishta nivritti" but "ishta
praapti" is also assured to those who seek out this Lord among holy
waters.
Though innumerable seekers have
attained their heart's desires by having a holy dip in the Swami Pushkarini,
mention must be made of an illustrious few beneficiaries. One is
Dasaratha, whose desire for a son to carry on the lineage was satisfied when he
begot the Paramatma Himself as progeny. Sri Rama is reputed to have
bathed in this pond and achieved the twin goals of Ravana Samhaaram and
regaining Sri Sita. Kaashyapa, a Brahmin who knew the art of curing people
from snake bite, but who did not extend his services to Parikshit maharaja who
was bitten by the serpant Dakshaka due to the riches offered by the snake king
and contracted sin thereby, also washed his sin off by bathing in the Swami
Pushkarini. We have already narrated the boundless benefits obtained by
Shankha Raja of Hehaya dynasty, by worshipping the waters of this Pushkarini.
It is clear from the aforesaid
that the Swami Pushkarini is indeed a "Kaamadhenu", satisfying the
desires of seekers. Since all its powers flow from the Lord HImself, Srinivasa
Himself is adulated as the bestower of boons to those who bathe in the
Pushkarini.
The importance of bathing in Swamy
PushkaraNi is referred to here. Those who bathe in this sacred body of
waters linked to Lord VenkatEsA's own SrI Vaikuntuam are blessed to recieve
whatever purushArTam ( Dharma, arTa , Kaama and Moksham).
Lord VenkatEsan is the grantor of all kinds of
boons (Sarva vara PradhAyakan ) in this Kali Yugam ( Kali Yuga Varadhan).Those
who bathe in the sacred pond of Swamy
PushkaraNi and arrive at His sannidhi with folded hands seeking boons
are granted
their desired boons .
Lord VenkatEsan is omnipotent(Sarva Sakthan) and
easy to approach ( Sulabhan). He is eternal (Nithyan) and stands on top of the
Venkatam hills by the side of Swamy PushkaraNi to grant all mangaLams
(auspiciousness) to His dear devotees.bathing on all days in Swamy
PushkaraNi pleases Him and bathing in Mukkotti DwAdasi in particular pleases
Him immensely.
The sight of devotees performing anga
pradhakshiNam after bathing in Swamy PushkaraNi and rolling with all of their
limbs around the prAkArams of the Lord's sanctum is a moving one.
This naama salutes the Lord"s sacred
PushkaraNi as " TheerTaswamy Saras". One can also intrepret "TheerTa-Swamy
"as
TheerTEshu Swamy or the Emperor among the sacred
waters . The other intrepretation is Swamy's theerTam or the sacred waters
associated with the Lord of Venkatam .
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