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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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