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57) KumAra dhaarikaa
vaasas-SkandhAbheeshta pradhAya nama:
Salutations to Lord VenkatEsa , who grants
the heart's desires to SubramaNyan , who resides at the banks of Kumaara
dhaara
theerttham !
This nama describes the glory of
another sacred body of waters on the Tirumala Hills, namely the Kumaara Dhaara.
Subrahmanya, the captain of the
divine armies, once contracted Brahmahatyaa sin by killing Taarakaasura. when
he sought relief from his father, Rudra described to him the extreme potency
of Venkatachalam and the holy waters there, performed upadesham of the
Venkateswara Mantra and advised Kumaara to bathe in one of the bountiful falls
in Tirumala, to be followed by penance. Subrahmanya complied with all
sincerity and was rewarded by the incomparable sight of the Lord and His
Consorts come down to bless him, pleased by his penance. The Lord told Skanda
that he would spend the rest of the current Kalpam on the banks of the those
waters worshipping Srinivasa and that the falls would thenceforth be known
after Kumaara, as "Kumaara Dhaara".
Another version tells us that a
helpless old Brahmin, impoverished and unable to perform either his worldly or
spiritual duties well, sought to end his life by jumping off the peak of
Tiruvenkata hills. The Lord appeared there and prevented the old man from
contracting the unspeakable sin of suicide. He also led the brahmin by hand to
a falls north of the Paapanaasa Teerttham and asked him to bathe. Once the
Brahmin complied, he was astounded to find himself transformed into a
sprightly and handsome man, capable of discharging all his duties to every
one's satisfaction. Since the waters, bearing the Lord's own potency,
transformed a doddering old man into a "Kumaara" or young man, they
came to be known as "Kumaara Dhaara".
SubramaNyan is a dear devotee of Lord VenkatEsan .
He is said to have his seat at the banks of KumAradhArai, a sacred assembly of
waters near the Lord's temple. Lord VenkatEsa is Prathyaksham to
SubramaNyan , His dear nephew . He responds fully to all the prayers and
the wishes of Skandha Swamy (SubramaNyan) at all times .
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