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81) Anjanaa gothra-pathaye Sri Venkatesaaya Nama:
Salutations to Sri Venkatesa, who is the Lord of the Anjanaadri !
 
The story of Anjana is to be found in detail in both the Brahmanda and the Bhavishyottara Puranas.An asura named Kesari sought the blessing of Sri Shankara for begetting a son. However, due to lack of Putra bhaagyam in the asura's janma, Shankara told him that he would be blessed with a daughter, who, in turn, would beget a son whose fame would spread in the three worlds. Accordingly, a beautiful daughter was born to the asura, who named her Anjana and married her off to a vaanaraa by name Kesari. For long, the couple were not blessed with progeny. Hence Anjana performed penance on the banks of the Akasha Ganga at Tirumala and was blessed by Vayu bhagavan with a fruit every day. Shiva and Parvati, taking the form of vaanaraas, were enjoying conjugal bliss, which indirectly caused the Anjana to conceive. When Anjana was dismayed at the signs of pregnancy in her despite her celibate and ascetic existence, she was assured by an asareeri (a voice from the heavens) that she was not to worry and that what had happened to her was part of the divine dispensation.
 
In course of time, Anjana gave birth to an extremely handsome and virile child, Anjaneya. Immediately on birth, Anjaneya mistook the Sun to be a fruit in the sky and flew up to grab the same. The frightened Brahma, mistaking the child to be some Mayavi asura, let loose the Brahmastra, which fell back to the earth.  All the devas descended to Tirumala and blessed the brave child with numerous boons. This was Hanuman, who went on to perform may a memorable exploit in the service of Sri Rama.
 
On account of Anjana devi's penance and the birth of Anjaneya on these hills, they acquired the sobriquet Anjanaadri and Srinivasa, who is the Lord of Anjanadri, is adulated as Anjana Gotra pati.
 
Another intrepretation of this naama of " Anjanaa gothra-pathaye Sri Venkatesaaya Nama:'  can be extended as " Salutations to Lord Venkatesa , who is the Lord of Anjanaa gothram ".
 
Lord Venkatesa is the Lord of all gothraas ( lineage , family ). He is the aadhaara moorthy of all gothrams . He is thus the gothra
pathi ( the founder of the gothram) of Anjana family , the prominent member of which is Aanjaneyaa , the son of Vaayu and Anjanaa Devi.The importance of Anjanaa gothram is celebrated through the naming of one of the seven hills of Venkatam as Anjanaadhri.
 
The various  gothrams and their pravaraas ( illustrious ancestors)  are covered by the Vedaas. Many of them are Manthra dhrushtaas , who revealed the Veda Manthrams as they visualized through the power of their austerity . For instance , Vasishta Gothram , the progenitor linked to the Lord is  Mithraavarunou , who had two sons : Vasishta and Agasthya. Vasishta had three sons , one of whom is Sakthi. Paraasara is the son of Sakthi and from him( Paraasara)   arose Vyaasa and his son Sukha Brahmam.  



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