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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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