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1.

The Saunaka munis request the sage sUta

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vEmkaTESa mAhAtmyam SrlnivAsa prasAdata@h

Srlpradam sarvadA sUta dayayA prOktavanasi@h--l-l

The Saunaka munis, who were always interested in hearing the devotional topics,
mentioned to the sage SUta that you already told us the virtues and greatness of the
blessed Lord SrlvEmkaTESa. The great benevolent sage SUta (who was blessed one by
the Lord nArAyoNd) was the expert in narrating the purANAs by exposing their intricate
phylosophic meaning.

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ita@h param SrInivAsa@h Srlpati@h sarvaSO hi na@h

katham prltO BavEtsadyO hyaBIshTAni pravarshayEt 1-2

SrlnivAsa

is

the

Lord (svAmi) and the

and other dEvAs as well

yet

He redeems

all

as to us.

for Srllakshmi,

the reason that

our boons and gives us bliss? Can you

(mAhAtmyam) of such a kind

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tell

brahma, rudra
and

so happy and content

us the eminence

hearted Lord?

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kRHpApUrNa vEmkaTESa kathAmR Aitam

Bagavan sarvatattvaj~na dayApAtram vayam tava

You are

1-3

a great mystic philosopher, person of immense knoweldge, compassionate and

great saint.

We deserve your compassion and

(mAhAtmyam) of the Lord by which we will

so please once again narrate the eminence

obtain the endless bliss (muktf).

indicate, how the truth seekers (i.e., the Devotees of the Lord)
have to approach the true guru and request him to show them the right path to obtain

The above three SlOkAs

mukti.

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Sri sUta uvAca@h

SR A iNudhvam munayO divyam sAvadhAnatayA tvidam

yathA pR AishTam tathaivAham vakshyAmi vacanam SuBam

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you the divine story of the Lord which you want to hear sincerely
good will of the Lord. The sUta narrates the omniomni-presence, omni-science and supreme divine knowledge aspects of the
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Lord

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in order to get the

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vEmkaTAdrisamam sthAnam brahmAmDE nAsti kimcana

vEmkaTESasamO dEvO naBUtO na Bavishyati 1-5
was

no equivalent place as great as

vEmkaTAcalam. Like the Lord of vEkaTAcalam, who redeems all the sins by chanting
His name, there was / is / will be, no other equivalent Deity as great as Him.
In the entire universe, there

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tathApi tArakam sarvapApaGnam puNyavardhanam 1-6
The story of the Lord SrlnivAsa is so thrilling and great that it cannot be explained by
anybody to think of. (The purANAs say even brahma cannot dare to explain). Just by
hearing the great story of SrlnivAsa, one gets rid of all the sins, gets liberated from the
cycle of births and deaths (mOksham) and also one finds his/her virtuous deeds and acts
embellished.

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suvicitramapUrvA rtham dEvarshyA diB irA vR Aitam

lOkOttaram mahAScaryam vakshyE sarvArthasiddhidam 1-7

The SrlnivAsa

story

is

meaningful manifold.

extraordinarily wonderful. Hence,

It is

great sages like nArada.

knowledge (way

The moment one hears

it is

brahma and

highly appreciated by

the story,

it

different

from others and

other dEvatas as well by

showers on him/her divine

and hence, it is extremely useful to the world.

It is amazingly great even from brahma and other dEvatas. It grants all the beneficial
boons which cannot be obtained even by doing yaj~naAs and tapas (austerity, meditation,
to eternal bliss, the muktf)

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etc.).

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Because the story is so powerful and beneficial for obtaining

you the story elaborately depending on my ability.

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tat kvacit

mahimA nAnyaga@h SuBa@h 1-8

dvApara yuga, the popularly known SEshAcalam had earned a great name for its
sanctity and mahima. In the entire universe, no other place has earned such a great name
as SEshAcalam has. SrlnivAsa, who resides in such a divinely precious place, the
SEshAcalm, is an embodiment of such supreme mahima which cannot be found
In the

elsewhere.

do exhibit mahima and grant boons to the

Baktas, SrlnivAsa''s mahima is far superior and commendable (i.e. is the meaning of the
phrase mahimA nAnyaga@h). Because of the extraordinary eminence of the Lord, all the
seven days, all types of special arcanas, and vratams are being performed at the
SrlnivAsa temple. In His presence (i.e., at the temple), every minute spent is sacred and
auspicious. He is always there for redeeming the Baktas if one invokes Him with sincere

Even though

in other sacred places, the Deities

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vEdEshu ca purANEshu vEmkaTESa kathAmRHtam

varNitam cEtihAsEshu BAratAdyAgamEshu ca 1-9
Hence,

in all the

also in ancient

ES^MS)

vEdas, purANAs, itihAsas, Agamas like BAratam (called 5

rAmAyoNam,

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Lord SrlnivAsa was praised a

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manOharom tu samSrAvya mihAmutrEsHFadAyakam

j~nAnapradam viSEshENa mahadaiSvaryakAraNam 1-10
vairAgyaBaktisatvAdipradEmdriyavaSapradAm
vEmkaTAdrau SucikshEtrE@2SucidOshO na vidyatE 1-11
I

you the glorious story of SrlvEmkaTESa which bestows on devotees:

and prosperity needed in running day-to-day life
knowledge of the Lord needed to attain mOksha

will tell

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Sraddha (steadfastness and faith) to pursue the path of liberation

and happiness to the heart and soul
detached outlook, righteous behavior to have a control over the senses.

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redeem the Baktas, the Lord left the abode vaikumTham and is resident at
vEmkaTAcalam. Hence, the vEmkaTAcalam is such a pure and sacred place that even the
impure and dirty beings or things get sanctified in the place. Just by nAmasmaraNa of the
In order to

Lord, every thing or being gets purified as per the vishNusahasra

"ysya

nAmam:

smaraNa mAtrENajanma samsAra bamdhanAt

vimucyatE namastasmai vishNavE praBavishNavE"

The same

truth

was repeatedly mentioned by sUta in his discussion on vEmkaTESa

mAhAtmyam
According to the North American studies on human behavior, if an idea has to be
absorbed by a human mind, it requires that the idea has to be repeatedly stressed upon at
least six times by a preacher or a teacher in a discussion group. This what exactly sUta
did in stressing the eminence of SrlvEmkaTESa.

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tasmAdvEmkaT anAthasya naivEdyam grAhyamuttamam

tEva kshEmam prajAnAm hi viparltE vivaryaya@hl-12
The supreme benediction, the prasAdam of SrlvEmkaTESa should be received with
utmost respect and devotion for prosperity and health of the individual. Otherwise, one
gets into troubles leading to grief in one's

life.

The prasAdam of SrlvEmkatESa bestows on the individual yoga & kshEmam:

1) To get something which was not existing earlier (called acquisitionj^ga^)
2)

To

safe guard the existing thing

is

called "keep

it

going without stumbling blocks"

(kshEmam).

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kartA hi sR A ishTisthitisamyamAdErdhartA rajas satvatamAmsyanarha@h

anAdyanamtO vacaSA@2nirukta@h sadASrayO dEvavarO varENya@hJ-J3

For the attributes of life, like existence, well-being, proper guidance, knowledge,
ignorance, entanglement in the relationship, for the ultimate demise as well as for

mOksha

Lord plays the significant role.

Depending upon the karma bamdham of the individual, the Lord creates the individual to
go through the sequence of combination of the above attributes specially customized to
(liberation)

of the creations

in the universe, the

that specific individual (creation).

Even though the Lord

is

source of the triguNas,

the doer of the above mentioned things as well as the primal

He

is

not attached to the triguNas and

He does

not go through the

The reason being, He is dEvavara: i.e., one who

embodiment of supreme knowledge (j~nAna svarUpa), eternal bliss and happiness
(Anamda svarUpa) as well as the embodiment of divine glow and splendor (tEjas
cycle of birth and deaths like others.

is

the

svarUpa). Hence,

He

is

called

dEvavara (the best of the

Deities).

There are

severalmeanings of the word <aEva(like krIDA, vijiglshA, vyavahAra, dyuti,

stuti,

mOda,

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mada, svapna, kAmti and gatishu) but only few of them are picked up for basic
understanding.

Such a dEvavara, the Lord SrlnivAsa, the lord of all the lOkAs, is praised by the Deities
brahma, ISvara, etc. and He gives the power and energy to the them and rules over
them. Hence, the Lord SrlnivAsa, is the only one worthy of worship and He is the
ultimate shelter (sadASrayam) for everybody.
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nityam brahmA Siva@h SEsha garuDEmdrAdayO@2marA@h

pUjayamti mahABaktyA vEmkaTESam Sriya saha1-14

Deities like brahma, rudra, SEsha,

garutmAnJmdra,

etc.,

always worship SrlnivAsa who

associated with lakshmi. Similarly, lakshmi also worships the Lord SrlnivAsa even
though she is always associated with Him as His beloved wife. He is worshipped by all as
He is the most supreme Lord.
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carAcaragururdEva@h sarvasAkshl mahESvara@

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For the living creatures like human beings, He is the supreme teacher of the divine
knowledge. For the creation like trees, etc., He is the motivator and benefactor (i.e.,
kartd). For the entire creation, All the time, He is the only direct witness (i.e.,
sAkshlBUtd) who knows what the entire creation is doing knowingly or un-knowingly
(good as well as bad). Such SrlnivAsa who is the Lord of all the Deities should be
worthy of great esteem, worship and chanting the name by all the creation all the time.

For those,

who do not have the

the Lord's

name and

ability to

do Bajan and pUja, a simple way out

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tanmanA stadgataprANO BaktyAtannAma samsmarEt

gOdAnnaSvamEdhA dhyA@h kanyA dA nA nyasamKyayA

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asamKyamErusauvarNa dAnAnyanyAnyanEkaSa@h
tannAmasmRHtyatulyAni mAhAtmyam kimutAdButam

1-1

With steady mind and concentrating all the energy (prANd) on the Lord, as well as
understanding the mAhAtmyam of the Lord, one should chant the name and glory of the

Lord with deep devotion. Innumerable

unmarried

girls

[kanyAdAnam

of cows [gOdAnam],

gifts like (gift

to the bride

grooms

for auspicious marriage]

gift
,

of

aSvamEdha

yaj~na&, giving huge heaps of gold as charity) are not at all a match to the chanting of the
Lord's name and glory. The vishNusahasra nAma stOtram also establishes this fact
strongly.

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itiSEshENa kathitam kapilAya mahAtmanE

kapliAKya mahAyOgi sakASAttu mayASrutam

The great sage sUta was saying

that the

1-18

mAhAtmyam of the Lord was told to him by

his

guru kapila (one of the avatAras of the Lord hah). The great kapila was in turn told by
the great AdiSEsha, the thousand hooded serpent king, the bed of Sri hah

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taduktam BavatAmadya sadya@h prltikaram

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atO vO mamgaLArtham ca SR A iNudhvam yanmayOcyatE

The sage sUta was talking to Saunaka munis,:

you the glory of the Lord SrlnivAsa, as heard from my guru kapila
you from now on the means by which one can obtain the mercy of
the Lord to realize the benefits and His Grace.
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am

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SrlvEmkaTESayAtrArtham gacCadhvam sudR A iDhavratA@h

vishNusamdarSanam kR AitvA BaktimamtO JitEmdriyA@h-- 1 -20

You should go on

afoot on a pilgrimage to visit SrlnivAsa, the Lord with utmost

By hearing the glory of the Lord, by

name of Him, control your senses and

dedication, devotion and control over your senses.

fixing your

mind firmly on Him, by chanting

the

pay a visit to see the Lord vEmkaTESa (the one

one who rules all of us) in vEmkaTAcalam

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stOtram kurudhvam bahudhA BagavadguNa varNanai@h

svaguNOtkarsha vij~nAnAdyathA prltirnijE harE@h--l-21

According to the manOdharma (mental make up and

and firm devotion, one

should please SrlnivAsa, the Lord and praise the virtues of Him.
ability)

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tAdR A iSI prltirasti hyajnAnyathA matau

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virtues of hari are immensely praised in SrlvishNu sUktam and purusha sUktam and
one should accordingly worship the Lord in order to please Him. On the contrary, if one
worships Him, without recognizing His virtues and mAhAtmyam, the Lord SrlnivAsa will
not be pleased. If only one worships Him with utmost sincerity and devotion, then only
one gets his/her desires fulfilled.

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dayApAmgO na sarvathA
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Less blessed are those,

who are

not devoted and do not offer prayers in praise of the Lord.

sUta narrates an old story to impress the importance of

In this connection, the great sage

devotion.

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Yasya smaraNamAtrENa BaktirvishNupadAmbujE

vAyuSishyO dEvaSarmA vishNuBaktO jitEmdriya@h- 1-24

The sage sUta was talking

to

Saunaka munis,:

am going to narrate to you the story of a devoted person, called dEvaSarma, a student
of vAyu dEva. By hearing his story, your mind gets fixed on the Lord SrlnivAsa's
glorious feet. The person, dEvaSarma was a strong devotee of Lord SrlvishNu (Lord
"I

SrlnivAsa

is

no other than SrlvishNu)".

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tapasvl bahunishThavAn sarvadA vishNucimtanE

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mamatAhamkAravarjyO vishayEshu virAgavAn

The devotee dEvaSarma w'as always involved deeply in the to^as (austerity, meditation,
penance, etc.) aspects as proclaimed in the vEdAs and SastrAs. He was always immersed
in thinking of the Lord SrlvishNu: " The Lord always protects us". With such a devotion,
he was able to conquer ego, jealousy and attachment.

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shaTcCatruvijayl SAmta@h shaTtaramgasuBamgakR Ait

kuTumbE na mana@hkArl dAridryatpIDitO@2pi ca 1-26

The sage sUta was talking

to

Saunaka munis,:

The great devotee dEvaSarma, had managed to overcome anger, desires, greediness, and
jealousy, ego, pride and pomp, as well as attachment (usually called six causes
[arishDvargAs] which makes one very unhappy). He always thought "Happiness and
unhappiness are given by the Lord as per one's own good or bad deeds (karma)".
Hence, he cultivated the great qulaity called Samam (patience, perseverance and balanced
attitude towards worldly things in daily life) even though he was extemely poor. There
are six varieties of suffering (called as

shaTtaramg)

in one's life.

They

are caused

due to

craziness after food and drinks, sorrow, attachment and aging (due to old age) and death.

to get over some of them. He developed a steady mind on the Lord with an
of detached outlook towards his wife, family and worldly things.

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BAryA prArthitO nityam dAridryApagamEcCayA

bO nAtha! hEpatEl svAmin! praslda karuNAkara!

1-27

The sincere wife told dEvaSarma "O beloved husband! Great person, ever involved in
deep devotion to the God! My kind-hearted husband! Please have pity on us and pay
attention to get rid

of the poverty facing our family"

kshudhayA pIDitA bAlA stava putrASca kEvalam

na SaktA@2hamaraNyEshu kamdamUlArjanAdishu 1-28
"Your children are starving for want of food. I am incapacitated to go
search for potatoes, etc. (kanda mUld), fruits and vegetables"

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mama nAnyO@2sti SiSUnAm pAlanE@2pi ca

kurushva SiSushu vij~nApanamidam

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do not have any other person as my protector. Nobody else is there to take care of the
of them and pay attention to my words."

children. Please take care

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kulasvAmlshTa dEvO nO jagadrakshaNadIkshita@h

SaraNAgata samtrANa@h SrlnivAsassatAm gati@hl-30
pAlakO hi bahUnAm ca BaktAnAm Baktavatsala@h

tallakshmlpatipAdAbjam gatvA tatprArthanAm kuru 1-31

"Our beloved Lord SrlnivAsa is famous as the Protector, the Shelter (SaraNAgati) for the
poor and needy people. He shows compassion towards the devotees and takes care of the
devotees. This fact

Lord and pray

is

well

known

for His Grace".

since ages. Please get hold of the divine feet of the

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can dwell on the word SaraNAgati for ever. Several elaborate explanations and

stOtrAs related to the powerful word SaraNAgati are available in the literature dedicated
to spiritualism.

However, the word SaraNAgati

is

explained briefly

as:

and protector, one should

surrender himself to the Almighty, the Lord in mind, word and deed (i.e., trikaraNa
Suddhi). This aspect of behavior of an individual is called SaraNAgati. The same thing is
expressed in Bagavadglta the Lord kR A ishNa, teold arjuna "sarva dharmAn parityajya
Thinking that the omni-potent Lord alone

mAmEkam SaraNam

is

the shelter

vraja"

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tEnaprltO BavEtsadya@h tatO@2smajjIvanam BavEt

praslda tvam dayAsimdhO dayAm kuru dayAm kuru 1-32
"By invoking Him as a SaraNAgata, the Lord SrlnivAsa will be pleased and our
be prosperous. O kind-hearted husband, have marcy on us, have mercy on us".

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11-1-33

-1-33

Na svIcakAra tadvAkyam tapOviGnaBayAttadA 1-33

In spite of his wife's pleading, the devotee dEvaSarma did not bother about his family
fearing that his tapas (austerity, meditation, penance, etc.) and pursuit of AtmajnAnam
will be disturbed if he starts paying attention to his family problems.

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-1-34

dishTyA cAdRHshTapAkEna tadguru rvAyurAgamat

patipratAyAm SiSushu prasanna@h karuNAnidhi@h--l-34
Just at that time, dEvaSarma' s guru vAyu dEva appeared before his student. The reasons
might be: The vAyu dEva was either deeply disturbed by the poverty of his student or
very much concerned with the misery (due to poverty) of the devoted wife and children
of his student.

Sometimes, when the time is right to put an end to the miseries of an individual (dAridrya
parihAram), the Lord works mysteriously to help him or her. Due to the unperturbed
tseadfast devotion to the Lord vishNu, vAyu dEva might have considered to help him to
get out of the misery caused by poverty.

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tapO@2vasAnE samprAptam svagurum jagatAm gurum

dRHshTvA mudA dEvaSarnA sahasOttham cAdarAt 1-35

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praNamyAtha baddhAmfalipuTO@2BavEt

vAyu@h prAha Sishyam madhuram vacanam

hitam

1-36

While dEvaSarma was doing the penance, his teacher vAyu dEva, appeared before him.
The student dEvaSarma, immediately prostrated before his guru, worshipped him with
reverence and started looking for his guru's advice. Pleased very much by his student's
invocation, vAyu dEva gave much needed and helpful advice to him in a pleasing tone.

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1-1-37

SrlmadvEmkaTanAthasya yAtrArtham gacCamA ciram

tEnEhAmutra tE@2BishTasiddhirBavati nAnyathA@h 1-37

"My dear student! You must go on a pilgrimage tour to vEmkaTAcalam immediately

without any delay. This trip will not only bring you prosperity and happiness now as well
as in the future

afterwards).

miseries

ihalOka sauKyam

(i.e.,

Never have doubts about

may

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and para lOka sauKyam [mOksham]

outcome of this pilgrimage. Otherwise, your

in this life

the

not end".

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lakshmlpatE rdayAsimdhO@h brahmAdivaradAyina@h

yAtrAyAmmAstu samdEha@h SIGram gacCa suBaktiman

1-38

"The kind-hearted Lord SrlvEmkaTESa, is the husband of lakshmi, the Goddess of

wealth and prosperity. He is the benefactor of the Deities like brahma and others. Hence,
have faith and dedication and go on this pilgrimage without any more delay".

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-1-39

dEvAdyttamEna guruNA vAyunErita@h

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ityarthamanusamdhAya pratasthE SEshaparvatam

tatra SrlvEmkaTESasya samdarSanamahAdara@h

1-41

Thus, preached repeatedly by the famous Deity, the great guru vAyu dEva, dEvaSarma

much (even prompted very much by his soul [Atma])

vEmkaTAcalam with great dedication and devotion.

got inspired very

pilgrimage to

to undertake the

The Sishya dEvaSarma got convinced by the guru's words and he did not want to disobey
his guru's advice. If one obeys his guru sincerely, and follows the guru's advice, one is
bound to get the utmost benefit out of that advice (even the presence of the Almighty
SrlnivAsa). He is the guru who shows the right path to prosperity (SrEyassu) and wisdom
(j~nAnd) leading to mOksha. The others are not real gurus. Only the real guru can show
the right path of devotion leading to salvation.

It is

an established fact that one gets

concentration and steadfast faith in the Lord if he or she undergoes proper training from a

guru and eventually gets blessed by the guru for his or her dedication and devotion
sincerity. Such a sense of devotion and dedication cannot be obtained by reading
spiritual books and scriptures alone. If one does not get blessed by his or her guru, the
individual will only acquire half-baked knowledge (which is not at all good very often).
Half-baked knowledge will lead one to ignorance, the root cause of ego. Innocence is
real

and

better than ignorance.

The devoted dEvaSarma was finally convinced by his guru's advice and he went on a
pilgrimage to vEmkaTAcalam with utmost sincerity, dedication and devotion.
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AnamdajnAnadam vishNum AnamdamayanAmakam

Anam dEn i dadarSA tha Anam dan ilayA layE 1 - 42
Lord SrlnivAsa bestows on an individual worldly happiness (day

to

day prosperity and

wealth disappear after a while) as well as eternal everlasting bliss (mukti). The Lord

is

named as total happiness. The total happiness and the Lord are not two different entities.
They are one and the same. The scriptures describe Him as Anamdamaya svarUpa (i.e.,
The Lord is the embodiment of unboundesd eternal bliss and happiness). Such a Lord is
the only resourceful place (Anamda nilayam) for unbounded happiness. Finally
dEvaSarma visited the abode of total happiness vEmkaTacalam where the Anamda
svarUpa SrlvEmakTES'a resides to bless the devotees on the earth even though the Lord
is

the omni-present vishNu.

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viharamtam SrldharAByAm nAnAlIlAvilAsinam

BaktadarSanamA trENa prasannam m am dahAs inam

SrlvEmkaTESam samdRHshTvA BaktyA cakrE@2tha samstutim

1-43

In vEmkaTAcalam, dEvaSarma saw the Lord SrlvEmkaTESa with his two amorous wives
SrldEvi and BUdEvi. The moment, the Lord sees His devotees, His ever smiling face
glows with compassionate looks. .After seeing the Lord, dEvaSarma devotedly prayed.

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dEvaSarmOvA ca@h

dayAnidhE dayAnidhE dayAnidhE dayAnidhE

namOnamO namOnamO namOnamO namOnama@hJ -44

After seeing the Lord,

dEvaSarma devotedly prayed thus:

kind-hearted Lord who can destroy all demonic thoughts of an individual, who can
bestow eternal bliss, who can redeem an individual from pApa (bad deeds) and who can
bestow the boons for the devotees! My salutations to you, my salutations to you, my

"O

salutations to you!

."
! !

The word dayAnidhE has several meanings. A brief summary of the meanings is provided
here as I donot want to overwhelm the readers with detailed Sanskrit explanations:
1) place for compassion; 2) destroyer of demonic thoughts; 3) one who redeems
from bad deeds (pApa); 3) bestow er of eternal bliss 4) who grants all the boons.
;

The devotee dEvaSarma prayed to the Lord (the following slOkAs can be used
pArAyaNa (prayer) to get blessed by the Lord SrlvEmkaTESa):

for daily

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SrIpadmanABapadmESapadmajESEmdravamdita@h
padmamAlin padmanEtra padmABayadarAriBR Ait 1-45

O Lord! You are the one who has a lotus

your naval the birth place of brahma.

prayed by brahma, rudra, dEvEmdra and
other Deities. You are the person who has the garland of lotus flowers hanging from you
neck to feet. You are the lotus eyed person. You have four hands: SamKam, cakra, lotus
in three of your hands and the fourth hand is always ready to bless the devotees (aBaya

You are the

lord of

in

Goddess lakshmi You

are

hasta).

The popular saying is: " Goddess lakshmi, being the servant of the Lord was in the form
of water and from the Lord's naval, a beautiful golden lotus blossomed from which
brahma was born."

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padm apANE padmapAda sarvahR A itpadm asamsthita@h
tvatpA dapadm ayugaLam praNamA myatisum daram -1-46
You have the most tender and handsome hands like the lotus flower. You have the feet
like lotus. You reside at the lotus flowers like hearts of the people. O Lord! I pray with
sincere devotion to

Your handsome

lotus feet.

According to the scriptures, the Lord's right foot is called ",sw" (represents j~nAna
svarUpd) and the left foot is called "rar" (represents A namda svarUpd). Hence, one
should worship both the feet in order to obtain mOksha, (the cumulative effect of
worshipping both the feet). One gets blessed a lot, even if one understands a little bit of
the benefit of worshipping the beauty of the Lord's feet.

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tvatpAdapadma mAhAtmyamapyanamtam trivikramam

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anamtAn suviSEshAmSca paSyam tl Srlrn iram taram

stO tukAmA@2kshINadIkshA harshAdAScaryasAgarE- 1-48
gahanE gAhamAnA@2Budanamta SrutyagOcarE

O Lord!

The greatness of your lotus feet is awesome. During the vAmana avatAra, with
Your mighty feet, you occupied the fourteen worlds (caturdaSa BuvanAs) and delivered
the ganga water by ripping the universe. The grandeur of your feet is eternal, pervading

Even the edge of the nail of the smallest

diamond displaying exhilarating special features (i.e.,
this is a metaphoric way of expressing that nobody can comprehend even a very
very
tiny bit of His mAhAtmyam). Description of each of these special features is extremely
difficult even to the Goddess lakshmi, who is all the time sincere, devotional and full of
wisdom. The Goddess lakshmi finds herself unable to comprehend the grandeur of Your
lotus feet which cannot be even fully revealed by the vEdAs and SastrAs. She finally
gives up and with inquisitive mind starts praying eagerly and happily to Your lotus feet.
the entire universe, and unabated supremacy.
finger of Your foot shines like a

..

The scriptures say "The past, present and future, sattva, rAjO and tapo guNAs, trilokA s,
dEva mAnava, dAnavajAtis, cEtana, acEtana as well as the combinations of them are all
occupied by His feet".
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tvayOpadishTO ya@h putravAtsalyaAccaturAnana@h

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-1-50

tvadguNAnam ca gaNavAn Anamdamatulam Bajan

nAdyApi virarAmAsau gaNanAddEvarADapi-1-50
With all fatherly love, You taught brahma Your mahima. The best of the Deities, the four
faced brahma could not even comprehend the special virtues of the edge of the nail of
Your smallest finger of Your lotus foot (i.e., not even a tiny bit of Your mAhAtmayam)
and he started praising the great virtues of You with

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sahasravadana@h SEshO@2SEsha vEdArthakOvida@h

nAham jAnE iti brUtA yannaKAgravaiBavam 1- 51
The AdiSEsha, the thousand hooded serpent king, the bed for SrlvishNu, who has
complete knowledge of the vEdAs with the meaning, who always watches You with
thousand hoods, is unable to comprehend the special virtues of the edge of the nail of
Your smallest finger of Your foot (i.e., not even a tiny bit of Your mAhAtmayam).

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anamtavEdA@h BAshamtE hyanyO@2nyam pravicArya ca-1-52

The Deities who know all the vEdAs with meaning, do not comprehend Your Grace and
Virtues and hence, they cannot even understand the special virtues of the edge of the nail
of Your smallest finger of Your foot (i.e., not even a tiny bit of Your mAhAtmayam).

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kasminnadhikArE niyuktA@h Ekai kaSO brahmapUrvASca vishNO

sarvE dEvA@h svAdhikArE niyuktA@h satyAdilOkEshu yathAkramENa@h
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1-53

The Deities like brahma and others were appointed by You in order to undertake their
duties. They are enjoying their power with pomp and joy in Satya lOka, svarga lOka,
sUrya lOka, camdra lOka, .. etc., with Your Grace.
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mahAdarENa Bajamti SeshAcalagam ramESam

vayam tvanamtA hariNA niyuktA vEdA@h stutau svasya guNAnuBAvam-J-54
Even though the Deities like brahma and others, are enjoying their power with pomp and
joy in various lOkAs, they worship You, the resident of SEshAcalam, the husband of the
Goddess lakshmi, with utmost sincerity and devotion. They always think "We are able to
hold our position and status for ever only due to Your immense Grace and mAhAtmyam.
We, who happen to create vEdAs and know the meaning of vEdAs ( because of You), are
the appointees of You to praise Your Eminence only".
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guNAstvanamtA@h paramAtmanO yat padOnaKAgrastha guNaikadESam

1-55
stutau militvA vayam apyaSaktA@h vEdA stvanamtAjanitAstadartham

The Deities like brahma and others always think " Because Your virtues are eternal, we
and the vEdAs are also eternal (due to Your Grace). We, as a group cannot dare to
describe Your infinitely huge mAhAtmyam. We may be able to do so to some extent, the
special virtues of the edge of the nail of Your smallest finger of Your foot (i.e., a tiny bit
of Your mAhAtmyam). May be we are existing to describe a small fraction of Your
Eminence".

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11-1-56

Evam suniScitya guNaikadESa mAhAtmyamE tE tvavijAnamAnA@h

Upa (upa) krAntA@h stOtumathO guNaika dESO@2pyanamtAtmayA@2BivR Aiddha@h
Your smallest finger of Your foot (i.e.,
found to be growing unabated and it is getting difficult
for proper praise and appreciation even for the vEdAs and the Deities. Knowing their

Even the

special virtues of the edge of the nail of

a tiny bit of Your

mAhAtmyam)

is

limits,

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tEnyO@2nya@2mathOcurEkam guNam vadA mO visR A ijAmaSEshAn

rEBirE pUrvavadEva tE@2pi guNA hyanamtA@h PaladAstvAvR A itASca 1-57

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Because the special virtues of the edge of the nail of Your smallest finger of Your foot
(i.e., a tiny bit of Your mAhAtmyam) is found to be growing unabated, the Deities, the
lovers of the vEdAs, in consultation with each other, decided to describe the tiny bit of

mAhAtmyam

as per their limitations.

As a consequence, each

growing unbounded as usual yielding

fruitful results.

special virtue started

The popular saying is "If one starts describing the Lord's virtues, slowly he or she gets
to know the omni -potential omni-presence, omni-science and supreme divine knowledge
aspects (by His Grace). In result, one finds himself or herself at a loss to describe His

Eminence".

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guNA isamamtA t SuBadairanamtai@h pratEkaSa@h kiraNAnlva pUshNa@h

vidiksu dikshUrdhvamadhyaSca dEvA@h dR AishTvA gnNAnadButA nityavO can- 1-58
Your special virtues are so supreme, powerful, penetrating and
omni-present every where that they even surpass the sun's rays which spread all over the
universe. Those who know the vEdAs, the vEdAs and the Deities talk amongst
themselves" The Lord's virtues penetrate all the fourteen worlds (Sun's rays are limited
in that sense.) Each of His virtues is not only growing in all dimensions unabated and
It is

amazing

to see that

all over without any exemption but also providing prosperity everywhere".
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kirn

varNayAmO@2lamalam praSamsayA

1-59

Those who know the vEdAs, the vEdAs and the Deities talk amongst themselves "We are
unable comprehend His virtues as we are unable to see, hear and describe them. It is
beyond our limits to describe His virtues with our constrained knowledge due to our
limited talents. So we better stop describing His virtues. Hence, let us start praising His
virtues".

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ityuktavamta@h svamanO@2nusArAt guNAnEtAn varNayAmAsu ramjasA

tathA@2pi tE pAdanaKAgrEshu guNEshvanamtEshu viBAjitasya-1-60

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guNAikadESasya guNaikadESa@h pravarNitO@2mSA bahavO na varNitA@h

Evam ramA@2jAhipavEdamuKyA@h SaktA nAsan varNanE tvadgnNanAm 1-61

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yatsamastaguNAnvishNO@h varNanE SaktivarNitA@h

anamtavEdAstadB Uman guNamAhAtmyamIdR A iSam- 1- 62

Those who know the vEdAs, the vEdAs and the Deities started again praising with
devotion and sincerity one of the unabated special virtues of the edge of the nail of His
smallest finger of His foot -that too a very
very tiny bit of His mAhAtmyam. Even
then, they find it very.. very difficult. The Goddess lakshmi, brahma, rudra, AdiSEsha and
the lovers of vEdAs are also similarly unable to fully describe you properly. If that is the
case who will dare to do so?
..

Thus, the first chapter describes the eminence of the Lord's lotus feet as praised by the
devotee dEvaSarma.

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2.

Om

Chapter 2

Chapter one, the eminence of the Lord's edge of the nail of the smallest finger of
dEvaSarma praises the beauty of His feet, the lines (i.e., icons rEKAs) in His palm of the foot (pAda rEKd) and the Graceful and Handsome Stature of
In the

His

foot. In this chapter,

the

most beautiful figure (divya mamgaLa vigraham) the Lord.

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11-2-1

itO@2pyatha tvatpA dA bjagatasaundaryamadButam

svAmimstvayA prEritaScEt yathAmatyanuvAdayE 2-1

O Lord, the

prompter for my good and austere deeds, indeed it is very difficult and
same time amazing to describe the grace and grandeur of your feet. However, I am
prompted by you and hence, I will try to translate my thoughts in to appropriate

at the

descriptive words.

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vakshasthA@2pi ramAdEvI tava pAdAmbujE sthitam

saundaryamadButam dR AishTvA sundarl mOhitA@2Bavat-2-2
O Lord! Even though the extremely beautiful Goddess lakshmi is residing at Your heart,
She amorously and admiringly looks at Your feet which are much more graceful and
handsome than Her beauty.

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vismitA drashTukAmAddhi svasya nEtradvayEna vai

aSakyam darSanam matvA trirUpA cABavattadA

2-3

Thus, extremely amazed Goddess lakshmi, felt" It is impossible to see the beauty of
Your handsome feet with my two eyes. I will multiply myself in to three different forms
simultaneously and have I better look at your handsome feet (with my six eyes of
course)."

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harshAt SrlrUpiNI vAmE BUurUpA dakshiNE sthitA

durgArUpA@2graBAgasthA trirUpA nEtrashaTkata@h-2-4

With
eyes:

Goddess lakshmi took three forms simultaneously to have six

SrlrUpa on the left side; 2) as BUdEvi on the right side 3) as durga upfront.

great enthusiasm,
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paSyantyananyam anasA saundaryAKyarasAyanam

pibantapyanvaham nApi nivR A ittA tR A ishNayA@2dhunA

2-5

Srllakshmi dEvi, disenchanted with other things, She starts staring at the beauty of Your
feet all the time. In spite of Her constantly staring at the beauty of Your graceful feet, She
is not fully satisfied. She untiringly keeps on staring at the beauty of Your graceful feet,
being completely immersed in the ocean of blissful happiness.

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Srlsundara SrlnivAsa nABisthaScaturAnana@h

tava pAdAmbujE

ramyE saundaryE lagnamAnasa@h-2-6

The most handsome SrlnivAsa (one who prompts the Goddess lakshmi and one who is
the residence for Her)! Even though, the four-faced Deity brahma is sitting at the most
important place the naval of Your body, He is extremely excited to see the beauty of
Your Graceful feet with utmost keenness and concentration..
,

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ashTanEtryA divArAtram paSyan saundaryamadButam

2-7

nAlam nEtrAshT akamiti bahurUpI tadA@2Bavat

Even tough, the four-faced Deity brahma is enjoying the sight of Your Gracious and
handsome feet with His eight eyes, He is still not satisfied. He felt " I cannot fully enjoy
the sight of Your handsome and Graceful feet with these eight eyes and hence, I should
appear in several forms simultaneously to enjoy the blessed sight".

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kamThE ca kaustuBam nABau vaikumThAditridhAmasu

satyalOkE ca mErvAdau sarvatracaturAnana@h-2-8
The four-faced Deity brahma, multiplies Himself to appear in different forms at the same
time to enjoy the sight of Your Gracious and handsome feet through thousands of eyes: 1)
kaustuBa maNi (a celebrated gem appeared at the time of churning the milky ocean for
obtaining immortal nectar) around Your neck; 2) as at your naval; 3) in SvEta dvlpa,
anamtAram, and vaikumTham [the three abodes of Sri vishNu]; 4) in satya lOka, ..etc
[i.e., in sapta dvlpa, the seven islands whose description is covered in mahABAgavatam
as

in detail]

5) in

mEru

mountain, and

all

other places,

..etc.

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tata@h pAdAbjasaundaryarasam cAmRHtadhikkaram

2-9
prltyA pAtumahOrAtram AsvAdya suKaBOgma@h
tR A ishNA SAntA@2dhunA nApi pAdasaundaryamIdR A iSam

The Deity brahma is not fully satisfied even after constantly looking day and night at
Your Graceful and handsome feet with thousands of His eyes because the sight is so
overwhelmingly blissful and enjoying which cannot even be obtained by drinking the so
called immortal nectar.

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1-2-11

-2-12

SayyAsanA@2tapatrAdirUpI tvatpA dasEvaka@ h-2-10

SEshO bahusahasrAkshu@h sadAntasthOpyacintayat
asmatsvAmyamGrisaundaryam vicitram sumanOharam 2-11
adR A ishT aSrutapUrvam ca mahAgADham vilakshaNam
sulakshaNam ca sandR A iSyam jaganmOhanamOhakam-2-1
The Deity, AdiSEsha serves as the resting bed, comfortable seat, umbrella for a nice
shade, the comfortable shoes as well as other comforting utilities for You. He, being very
near to You, is always worshipping Your feet and enjoying the blessed sight of Your
Graceful and handsome feet with His thousand eyes. Still He thinks" My Lord
SrlnivAsa's feet are amazingly awesome, Graceful, extremely handsome and superb to
look at. The sight is unique and is unbelievably incomprehensible as well as supremely
sanctifying one with all the special virtues enumerated in several purANAs and SastrAs.

It is

inexplicably surcharged with sublime divinity and hence should be regarded with

Even the most universally mind-capturing handsome

by His own awesome beauty."

great reverence and devotion.

SrlnivAsa

is

also disturbed

In the purANAs and vEda SAstrAs, the Lord is described

puNyaSlOkaya mamgaLam".
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11-2-13

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II

-2-13

bahUni mama nEtrANi samlpE sarvadA harE@h

vAsaScESaprasAdEna tvEvam BAgyam aB Unm am a@h 2- 1
The Deity AdiSEsha says "My Lord! With Your Grace I am always very close to You.
is my great fortune that am able to look at the Grace and beauty of Your lotus feet.

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samBramasamyukta@h sarvadA@2tipriyO harE@h

riEtrairbahusahasraiSca lakshmlpatipadA m buj'E-2- 1

asamam citrasaundaryam dR A ishTvA dR A ishTvA puna@h puna@h

mahAnamdAmbudhau magna Evam mEnE PaNi tadA

2-15

AdiSEsha, who is dear and near to Srlhari, keeps on enjoying again and again the sight of
the Grace and beauty of the blessed feet of You, the husband of the Goddess lakshmi.
Thus, the great serpent king AdiSEsha who is immensely happy to see Your blessed feet
with His thousand eyes thinks:
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vasAmyaham sadai vAtra pAdamUlE ca matpatE@h

vaikumTham vA na gacCAmi tyaktvA vishNupadAmbujE-2-16
AdiSEsha thinks: " I will not leave the blessed feet my Lord SrlnivAsa and go to
vaikumTham. I will stay here at the feet of my Lord to serve as: a resting bed, a
comfortable seat, comforting shoes as well as a mountain (SEshAdri) in order to be a
residing place for my Lord".

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11-2-17

yastvAnandO BavEnnityam pAdasaundaryadarSanAt

vaikumTha IdR A iSAnanda@h kaivalyEpi na vidyatE 2-17

" The amount of bliss and happiness, I get by seeing the Grace and beauty of Your
blessed feet, cannot be obtained even at the great place vaikumTham, the so called place
of peace and quietness ."

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pAtALamAtram gantavyam pAdamUlam yatO harE@h

na sthAsyAmi kshaNamapi yatsaundaryAmR A itam vinA-2-18
"The pAtALa lOka is under the feet of the Lord Srlhari and hence,
can see the Grace and beauty of my Lord's feet but
Lord's feet for a

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cannot even think of leaving

second."

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if stay in pAtALam, I

my

nAgEndra@hpAdasaundaryamOhita@h
yatra yatrEndirESasya pAdam Ulam pravartatE 2-19
tatra tatra sadA pAdasaundaryAmRHtapAyyaBUt
iti

niscitya

Thus, the determined serpent king, AdiSEsha is very much lured by the Grace and beauty
of the Lord SrlnivAsa' $ feet. AdiSEsha keeps on lingering around the places wherever
the Lord SrlnivAsa moves in order to have bliss and happiness from the Lord's

handsome

feet.

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II

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II

athAcintayadEvam hi SamkarO lOkaSamkara@h -2-20

Regarding the Grace and beauty of the Lord SrlnivAsa' s

feet, the

Deity Siva who

provides prosperity to the world, thinks in the following manner:

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112-21

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SEshasya kimahO BAgyam SEshAgESa prasAdajam

2-21

padmamAlin padmanEtra padmABayadarAriBR Ait

The Deity Siva thinks "With the blessings of the Lord SrlnivAsa, the resident of the
SEshAdri, AdiSEsha is able to enjoy the blessed sight of the Lord's feet, being near to the
Lord."

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II

Etadvayam durlaBam mE trinEtratvAdahO bat a

BAvijanmani SEshatvaprAptyartham vA mahattapa@h -2-22
karOmltyativairAgyAt SamBu@h kaiIAsagO@2Bavat
Siva thinks" I do not have the advantage ofAdiSEsha as I have only three eyes and I am
also away from the Lord SrlnivAsa. What a loss! I will do sincere tapas (austerity,
meditation and penance) in order to get the position of AdiSEsha at least in my next
birth."

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SrlvEmkaTESEndirESa jishNustava muKAm bujAt 2-23

jAtassahasranayanO@2pyEvam tava padAmbujE
adR A iSyAScaryasaundaryam sampaSyannapyaharniSam - 2- 24
ityacintayadatyantam pAdasaundarya mOhita@h
amR A itasya purA pAnE mE nABUdldRHSam suKam 2-25
O Lord! You are the vEmkaTAcalapti, lakshmlpati and SrlvEmkaTESa. Indra, born from
Your all pervading lotus-like face, has thousand eyes. The thousand eyed Indra is seeing
the Grace and beauty of your feet day and night. Yet the Deity Indra, mystified and lured

by the Grace and beauty of your

earlier

when I drank

feet,

thinks "I did not get such a bliss and happiness

the immortal nectar."

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saundaryamatisAmlpyadOshAt samya~m na dR AiSyatE

itO@2pyatiSayAnamda@h kimcidvyavahitE BavEt -2-26

Seeing the beauty and Grace of Your feet, the Deity Indra is thinking" Even though

the

cannot see the eyes due to its proximity to the eyes. For
the same reason, in order to appreciate the beauty and Grace of Your feet, I will rather not
stay so close to you."
forehead

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1-2-27

ata@h svargasthO@2nimishastAvannEtrai raharniSam

vlkshyE yAvadalambuddhi@h tatO mat sthAnamAvrajE -2-27
Thus thinking, Indra respectfully wants to stay away in svargalOkam. He

starts staring at

your feet spellbound through His thousand eyes with unbounded excitement.
continues to stare at Your feet till He feels "This is good enough - (that state
happen perhaps)" so that He finally can go back to SvargalOkam.

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svargagatasyApi yAvannEtrai@h Sriya@hpatE
tvattEja@hpumjapAdAbja saundaryAmR A itapAyina@h -2-28
iti

tR A ishNA

"O

SantA@2dhunA nApi tasmAt svargE sthirA sthiti@h

lakhmlpati, SrlvEmkaTESa, even after coming to svargalOkam,

am

feasting

my

thousand eyes by staring at the beauty and Grace of Your feet. Hence, I am staying afoot
at svargalOkam and hoping to get contentment and happiness by looking at Your feet in
due course".

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H^JMIH, H^dlHfM

SrISa tE pAdasaundaryam

-2-29

lEKAnAm mahatAmapi -2-29

yadyEvam durloBamaBUt itarEshAm

tu

kA

"O

lakshmlpati\ If it is that difficult even for the Great Deities like Indra to appreciate the
beauty and Grace of Your feet, then it is not conceivable and comprehensible for an

ordinary fellow like me.", thus

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dEvaSarma thinks.
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vishNO tE pAdarEKANAm mAhAtmayam lOkapAvanam-2-30

vij~nApanam karishyAmi hyaparAdham kshamasvamE
The devotee dEvaSarma says "O vishNumllrtil The Grace of the icons (rEKAs) in your
feet purifies all the lOkAs. I will try to describe some of the great features associated with
those lines. Please forgive

my

sins".

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2-32

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1-2-32

pAdamAhAtmyaSrOtR AINAm BaktAnam Baktavatsala-2-31

mahA@2j~nAnatamO BitvA kR A itvA j~nAnaprakASanam
tvanmArgadarSanArtham cakrarEKAnAm padE@2dhara@h -2-32

O SrlnivAsa, the best wisher of the devotees! You will wipe out the ignorance (the blackout of one's true self) of the devotees who hear the grace of Your blessed feet.
Subsequently, You bless them with true knowledge leading to the right approach-way to
vaikumTham, the ultimate liberation.
In order to confirm that

You

You

indeed grant the knowledge of the above mentioned items,

are having the icon of cakra in your feet.

gasw&o-e^a sSoog^aScrg^g

^R^I^<l"llR

H^TlMfHN<kH=t)|:

11

II-2-33

-2-33

pAdamAhAtmya mantR AINAm sAmgavEdacatushTayam

itihAsapurANAni mantrOpanishadAtmakA@h -2-33
sarvavidyA dadAmlti dara rEKAm padE@2dhara@h
By praising and remembering the Grace of Your blessed feet all the time, one effortlessly
derives the complete knowledge of all the vEdAs, upavEdAs, upanishats and purANAs
1) Four vEdAs with all the six facets like Siksha, vyAkaraNa, Camdas, niruktam,
kalpam and jyOtisham (please read the vEdAmga sArAmSam for details)
2) Four upavEdAs like AyurvEda, dhanurvEda, gAmdharva and artha SAstra
3) Eighteen purANAs
Upanishats
4)
In order to confirm that You indeed grant the knowledge of the above mentioned items,
You are having the icon of SamKam in your feet.
:

According to SrlmadBAgavatam (fourth Chapter), when the child dhRHva worshipped

He touched the head of the child with SamKam and immediately, the innocent
child dhRHva possessed full knowledge of all the vEdAs, upavEdAs, upanishats and

the Lord,

purANAs.

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2-3-4

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pAdamAhAtmyadhyAtR AJNAm upadravakarAn KalAn -2-34

daityaraksha@hpiSA cldln kUshmA mDabrahmarAkshasAn
samcUrNayAmlti harE gadArEKAm padE@2dhara@h -2-35
O Srlharil You do put an end to all the evils! All types of demons and

devils try to give

who are

indulged in praising and remembering the Grace of Your

blessed feet all the time. In order to explicitly announce that You are determined to
destroy all types of such devils and demons, You are having the icon of gada in Your feet.
trouble to the devotees

The word hari means one who destroys all the evils and evil doers. One can find similar
SlOkAs in the SrlmadBAgavatam, 6 Chapter as well as in the 35 Chapter of
vishNurahaSyam.

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pAdamAhAtmyavaktR AINAm uttamE mandirE sadA

padmayA BAryayA sAkam padmajEna matEna ca -2-36
kuTumbl padmanABO@2ham vasAmltyEva sUcyAn

padmarEKAm pAdapadmE padmESa tvam dhar annas i -2-37

O lakshmlpati, the Lord having a lotus flower in your naval! You
padma (lotus) in your feet to indicate,
1)

Your beloved wife

located in your naval,

lakshmi, 2)

and

3)

Your beloved son brahma is

are having the icon of

resident in the lotus flower

vAyu dEva,

who propagate the Grace of Your blessed feet will always be residing in the
blessed houses of prosperity and goodwill.
that those

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mAnasasarO dhanushkOTI mahAGahRHt

gamgAdisarvatlrthAni tvatpAdAbjE vasamti hi -2-38

The virajA tlrtham, mAnasa sarOvaram, dhanushkOTi and ganga, the great and sacred
water flows are resident in Your lotus feet and from Your blessed lotus feet they flow
down to the earth to yield prosperity to all the living beings on the earth.

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sahasrapatrapUrvANi jAyantE tEshu nityaSa@h

iti sUcayitam pAdE padmarEKAm dharannasi -2-39

In those water flows, red lotus flowers with thousand petals and other types of lotus
flowers as well as other fragrant flowers are blossoming always In order to indicate these
features,

You

are having an icon of padma in

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padmA hR A ip adm as am sthA @ 2p p4 Jap aciw asya w UlagA

/

paSyamtl nEtrapadmAByAm tvatsaundarymalaukikam -2-40

dhyAyamtl ca svahR A itpadmE tvanmAhAtmyam Srutlritam
Bajamtl karapadmAByAm svAmkE@2rcanakarI sadA -2-41
Iti sUcayitam pAdE padmarEKAm dharannasi
O svAmi! Srllakshmi, who is residing in the form of lotus flower in Your heart, who is
known by the blessed name padma (lotus), always stares at Your blessed lotus feet with
Her lotus-like heart and soul. She keeps on looking at Your blessed handsome and
Graceful feet totally amazed and with unabated interest. She always adores in Her heart,
the Grace and beauty of Your blessed lotus feet which are well praised and well
proclaimed by the vEdAs. She keeps Your lotus feet on Her thighs and worships them
with Her lotus-like hands. In order to indicate all these aspects, You are having the icon
of padma in Your blessed

feet.

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T%^STT: -2-43
II

pAdapamkajamAhAtmyam UKitvaiva svahastata@h -2-42

dAtR AlNAm vaishNavAgrEByO mahAGauGAdriBEdanam
karOmlti jnApanAya vajrarEKAm padE@2dhara@h -2-43
The great souls, who have the wise knowledge of the vishNu tattva, who propagate the
Grace and beauty of Your blessed feet via literature and other means, are always liberated
from all types of sins and bondages by Your Grace. In order to indicate this aspect, You
are having the icon of vajra (Diamond) in Your feet.

They are insurmountable like huge hills. Such

by vajrAyudha (Diamond sword of
imdra). That is the reason, You are having the icon vajra in Your feet to assert that You
will put an end to all the bondages and sins if the Grace and beauty of Your blessed feet
The bondages and

sins are not trivial.

gigantic hill-like obstacles can only be destroyed

are praised and proclaimed via literature and other means.

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You will give strength and will power to the devotees, who worship and praise the Grace
and beauty of Your blessed lotus feet, in order to arrest the mighty evils like desire, anger,
lust, greediness, jealousy and snobbish-like pride and prejudice. To indicate this aspect,
You are having an icon amkuSam (A rod used to control) in Your feet.

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Those, who hear the Grace and beauty of Your feet with sincerity and
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The sphere-like universe is surrounded by nine sheaths like, water, fire, air, ether
(AkASam), pride (ahamkAra tattvam), mahattattvam as well as by the triguNas. The size
of each sheath increases by 10 times the previous one (see SrlmadBAgavatam Chapter 5).
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the finger of Your feet. Who can dare to describe the greatness of Your feet?
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tvatprasAdAnmahABAgyam yadyapyApa sudurlaBam
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Ojagatpatil After doing intense tap as (austerity, meditation and penance), with Your
Grace, AdiSEs ha obtained four forms like a resting bed, a comfortable seat, an umbrella
and comforting shoes for You. This is all due to the devotional service for You. Even the
Deities like indra, garuDa and rudra could not obtain such a Grace.

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After seeing the Grace shown by the Lord on AdiSEsha due to the service to the Lord,
The Goddess lakshmi thought "Why AdiSEsha alone should get such Grace Is it due to
the proximity of AdiSEsha to my husband?"

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the umbrella for the

Lord from top to the bottom of the Lord vishNu and

who is pleased with the shade given by the

hence, gets the utmost Grace from the Lord

umbrella.

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indescribable Grace from the Lord.

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The Goddess lakshmi is thinking "I will stay along with My Lord SrlnivAsa in the
vaikumThAdi trilOkAs (SvEta dvlpam, anamtAsana, and vaikumTham the best places of
ultimate of destiny for the liberated souls), in the fourteen other lOkAs and in the entire
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Thus thinking lakshmi decided " I will stay along with the Lord all the time in all the
places wherever He resides". Hence, She took the form of a captivating fragrant air, and
fragrant smelling small petals, kastUri (an Indian scent like musk) and camphor-smelling
as well as amorous gardens and romantic playgrounds".

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pA ri/A tai@h kalpavR Aikshairatyanta phaladAyakai@h
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These three SlOkAs describe the amorous gardens and romantic playgrounds which are
the forms of the Goddess lakshmi (i.e. popularly known as vanalakshmf) and these forms
are: The most fragrant smellig flowers like jasmine, etc.; the trees with the sweetest and
delicious fruits like dates, figs, mangoes, jack fruits, etc.; parijAtam, kalpa vR Aiksham,
Srlcandanam (sandal wood), etc., sugarcane, etc.

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pltavarNairutpalaiSc a raktanllO tpalA mcitam
mlnakacCapaham sADhyam m attashaTpadanA ditam 2- 7

In that amorous gardens and romantic playgrounds, Goddess lakshmi took the form of a
beautiful lakes with golden steps and pure water. In those lakes, She took the forms of
yellow, blue and red lotus flowers with hundred to thousand petals. In those lakes, She
also took the forms of fishes, tartoises, swans, and as honey sucking bees. The Lord takes
rest in such places and hence, Lakshmi took those forms.

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In the center of those lakes, She took the form of diamond studded platform to play with
the Lord and She took the form of golden seats in the lakes, the seating places for the
Lord.

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The Mother of the lOkAs, lakshmi, worships the You the Lord, (seated in those diamond
studded seats), in sixteen ways (shODashOpacAra pUjAs) and She offers You rice
pudding (pAyasam), cooked rice, five types of curries, five types of snacks, five types of
nectars, five types of roots like carrot, potatoes, etc. She also offers You the purest and
fresh fruits like grapes, coconuts, bananas, mangoes, dates, etc. She also offers You
ginger and other roots like peanuts, etc. and pure and delicious water in golden pots. She
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You have lakshm,i the inseparable form of all the things (sarva sampadas) at Your heart,
and have vAyudEva as a son in Your lap. You are the greatest and best person. You are a
complete personality with contentment all the time with fully fulfilled desires. Yet, She
is

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jAmbUnada vitAnADhyam muktAstabakaramjitam

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In order for the Lord to take rest after meals, lakshmi takes the form of a beautiful swing
which has golden chains. That swing is awesome, pure, virtuous and huge one. It has
studded foot steps with cross- stitched laces studded with all kinds of precious jades and
stones. The swing has golden pillows studded with precious jades and stones. Because the
Goddess lakshmi is all wealth, every form of Her is precious, awesome and studded with
jades, diamonds and invaluable stones, especially, if these items are intended for serving

the Lord.

SvEta dvlpam, anamtAsana, and vaikumTham

are three residential places of the Lord and every item like His dresses, Crown, His
armour, His arms (SastrAs and astrAs) the flowers, etc. are all the forms of lakshmi.
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sarvANyaBudramAdEvI dEvAyA nantatEjasE
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mahAnandAmbudhau magnA ramatE sA ramA tvayA
ramasE ramayaiva tvam vaikumThAdishu dhAmasu 2-68

In such a swing, in order to please You, the mightiest and the prosperous Lord, the
Goddess lakshmi takes: 1) the form of earth (BUdEvi) to serve You as the resting bed; 2)
the form of SrlrUpiNi to serve You as a soothing pillow; 3) the form of durgAdEvi to

massage Your feet; 4) the form of fragrant powder, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, etc. to
serve You as chewing pawn; 5) takes the form of a lightning glowing-like fan with
golden rod to provide You pleasant and soothing air; 6) takes the form of umbrella
studded with precious stones, diamonds and jades; 7) takes the forms of diamond studded
shoes. She takes the forms of all the luxurious items to treat You with royal pomp and
glamour as You are the Lord of the Deities like brahma, etc. Thus the Goddess lakshmi
serves You and plays with You in a romantic way.

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the sole worshipper of Yourself. Hence, there is no difference between the worshipper

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O laksmlpati, SrlnivAsal The Deity brahm a resides in Your naval, the Deity rudra
resides in Your soul, indra and other Deities are resident in all Your body parts. In an
appropriate manner, the sages and four types of living beings are created by You. The
four types of creation are: 1) born out of womb due to the mother and father like human
beings; 2) born out of sweat like lice; 3) born out of eggs like birds,

etc.;

4) born like

plants, etc.

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good or bad karmas, they are programmed

protecting them by Your existence within them

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one

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dependent on some body or other and each one of them

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needs support from some body or other. Where as

do not need any body's support.

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always happy and content, Yet, You are

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make

true

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O Lord! You are prompter for lakshmi, brahma and others. You ordain

the liberated as

You are the supreme expert and nothing is

You can make things happen which cannot be achieved by others.
No body can count Your immensely great virtues and hence, You are the greatest and
well as the souls that are not liberated.

impossible for You.

complete person without any deficiency. Usually, however great one

deficient in

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thing or other but such

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You

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amazing for any body. You are inside the

universe as well as outside the universe. You are smaller than the smallest atom and yet,
with tremendously superb power. Usually, the smallest atom will not have any greatness
associated with it and if some thing is great, it will not be small. You are much bigger
than the biggest one. You are all pervading and uniquely insurmountable one.

Your

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O Lord! You are the sole supporter of the

all the creatures including brahma. You being

and outside of every creature, closely watch their deeds. Hence, You are the
witness for their actions and wait for the right moment to make them reap the
consequences according to their actions. You are the most handsome and much superior
to the Deities like brahma, lakshmi and others. You know every thing and You are the
Lord for all the creation. You always exist in the past, present and the future.

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You

are the mightiest one to do every thing. Your mighty deeds are always
incomprehensible to the unworthy fellows. For the noteworthy devotees, You make
Yourself feasible to comprehend Your mighty deeds. You are the same all the time. You
are always praised by the vEdAs. Even at the end of the yuga (when every thing perishes),
You still exist and hence, You are called SEsha. At time of creation, You are every where
and hence, You are called aSEsha without any blemish and defects. You love the
brAhmaNas who really aspires for brahma j~nAna. You do not go through various stages
like childhood, teenage, youth, Adulthood and old age like all the creation and hence,
You are steady and sound all the time. That is the reason, You, the Lord for everybody
can bestow benefits to all.

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Non-existence, loss of body, grief and incompleteness/non-fulfilment are the four

disastrous states which are experienced by all the creatures. But You do not face those
four disastrous states. In Your avatArAs, You demonstrate and teach (by doing Yourself)
to the brAhmaNa, kshatriya, vaiSya and SUdrAs, the right way of living. You propagate
the four stages of a life like celibacy (doing the ceaseless thought of the Lord alone),
family life, seclusion from all the distractions and renunciation. You bestow dharma,
artha, kAama and mOksham to the creation as per their deeds and worth.

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You are not comprehensible directly from all the normal methods and measurements.
You do not have any attachment to the world. You are eternally great and supreme. You
are the prime source for every thing and hence,
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ananta vEdavEdyasthai@h avEdyO@2nanta sauKyada@h 2-80

Your names like rAma, kR AishNa, etc. are everlasting. Your wisdom,
and other virtues are also everlasting. You may be only comprehensible via
the eternal vEdAs and yet, may not be fully comprehensible! You grant eternal bliss to
the Deities like brahma and others.

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feet,

grant

in the

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them endless joy not only during their life time but also after death (i.e.,
paradise). Such is their fortune! What a great fortune indeed!

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II--2-82

1-2-82

tava prasAdalESasya lESa lESAtilESata@h

2-82

lavamAtram yaistu labdham tairalaByam na kimcana

O SrlnivAsal

Those,

who

profusely abundant to
achieve.

obtain the smaller than the smallest Grace of Yours, find it

desires and hence, for them nothing is impossible to

fulfill their

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II

2-83

1-2-83

caritrANyaticitrANi mahAnti subahUnyapi

tava nAnAvatArEshu darSayasyanuvartinAm

2-83

avatArAs like rAma, kR AishNa and others, you did numerous

amazing and superb performances to demonstrate Your Might and Grace to Your
followers and sincere devotees.

O SrlnivAsal In various

Ss^tfatf^Sosstf^ 335s*a33S 11-2-84

c=kMKM^<HM +

^T^TTt^RT:

n-2-84

kITO@2pi tvadyayAlESAt sAmrAjyamanuBuktavAn

tvatpA dapadm as amp arka lESalESA tilESat@h 2- 84
dR A ishTadivyAmganA@2BUddhi cEtanAnAm tu kirn bruvE

Once an insect touched the lotus feet of You, when you were in the form of vyAsa muni.
The insect got blessed to become a king even with the slightest touch of Your feet. A
stone (ahalyd) was similarly blessed by the mere touch of Your lotus feet and got her
original form of ahalya. If that is the case, it is needless to say that You yield immense
influence on the living beings with Your unlimited Grace.
3 bzr&t
GP 6s^iel&^ 11-2-85

Sr^B^a

ata EvArjunE sJJtO balESca

dvArapO@2pyaBU2-85

indrE tvam dayayA cElAm balim yAcitavAnasi

O svAmi\ In order to bless the devotees, You took the

form {avatar) of kR A ishNa. Having

on arjuna, You became his charioteer and destroyed evil fellows like duryOdhana
You became the gate keeper of the king ball and helped indra by begging
land from ball.
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pity

and

others.

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1-2 -86

gajEndrarakshaNE dUtAn dvArapAn vApyanAdiSan 2-86

anvadhAva@h svayam SIGram kshudranakramumukshayA
O praBO In order to save gajEndra from the evil cobra, You did not send Your army.
You Yourself appeared immediately on the scene to save gajEndra.
!

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112-87

11-2-87

vaikumTham vA parityakshyE na BaktyAm styaktumutsahE

mE@2tipriyA hi madBaktA iti samkalpavAnasi

O dEvA You declared "I do not mind abandoning

!

2-87

vaikumTham but not my devotees

as

they are very dear and intimate to me."

5&3&8
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o^SS^ aoeP&e6a gc&<SJ 112-88

WFpT: pMwftlRR

^RTR" 1-2-88

t^T ^^TRr

sfTFr <H<=KHd:
kAmadhEnu@h kalpavR A iksha@h cimtAmaNiriti trayam
vEmkaTESa tvamEvAsi SeshAgE sarvadAnata@h

O vEmkaTESa]

In the paradise,

all

the desires of the people.

all

the above three

and

2-88

kAmadhEnu, kalpavRHksham and cimtAmaNi grant

in the vEmkaTAcalam, You assume the role of

By residing

fully satisfy the devotees

by granting them whatever they

11-2-89
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& srSsStf^ &^6E} sr ^irE) 353^ e^tf^

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desire.

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t =^Twf^ ^pf^ ^t %^tr; $rf%ag- m^ft
^Tf?t

dadAti kAmAnannadAdln maNirdhEnuSca pAdapa@h--2-89

na cApavargam svargam vA tEshAm SaktiSca tAdR AiSI
Those,

who

request the kalpa vR A iksham, kAmadhEnu and cimtAmaNi to fulfill their

You only can grant the mOksha (the liberation from

desires, get all the material wealth.

bondages).

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^ ^ ^rwt^Rr *hM^

^<*i^Ri

"--2-90

yadi tavm suprasannO@si sarvArthAn sampradAsyasi

jAtyandAnAm ca cakshUmsi

O vEmkaTESal
mOksham

and

please

If

rAti

112-90

2-90

tvanmUrtidarSanam

You are pleased with the devotee, You will grant dharma. artha, kAma
You will not only give eye sight to the born blind fellow but also

to him.

him immensely by showing Your blessed form and

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figure to him.

11-2-91

3sSj<Jtf<5J II 2-92

r^rPrT5R^; Wlji-2-91

^t^Pmr wrf?!"^

II

2-92

badhirANAm ca SrOtrANi tvatkathASravaNam param 2-91

jaDam mUkam ca vAcAlam karOshvadhyayanAnvitam
mandabuddhim prAjnatamam sAmKyayOga saMAdhim 2-92

You will grant hearing capacity to the deaf people and in turn, make them hear Your
Graceful story. You will make the dumb fellow talk and in turn, make him to praise You
via vEda chanting and nAma smaraNa. You not only make the wise and good orator to
become sincere expert in sAmKya yOga but also make him great intellect and mystic in
the

supreme divine knowledge.

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STK^T T% ^r^T

r^W^RTWrR;

1-2-93

akarasya karau dattvA karOshi tava pUjakam

apadasya padau dattvA tvattlrthakshEtragAminam

2-93

You provide hands to the one who does not have hands and make him to worship You
with his hands. You give feet to the one who does not have feet and make him to go
round all the pilgrimage centers where You reside.

85

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cTrR^T ^RwjRl

yadyuddu@hKam BavEdBaktE tattsyadyO

harishyasi

2-94

kubjatvam kushThatAm YiAnArOgAnapyABicArikAn

hR A itvA

dadAnyamgadArDhyam saundaryam tvaddayAdButA

O Srlharil You will take care of all

the miseries and sorrow of Your devotees. You will

take care of their sufferings like, deformation due to old age, death from weapons, food
poisoning, psychological depressions and other associated physical as well as mental
ailments. In addition, You will grant them handsome and able-bodied figures. How
graceful and bene volant You are!

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SrlnivAsa! bahUktyA kirn BaktasrvArti

ii

-2-95

nASanE2-95

sarvArthapUraNE cApi tvatsamO@2NDE na kutracit

O SrlnivAsal

What more can I say? You are unique and no body is a match to
granting boons to the devotees as well as in relieving their sufferings.

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You

in

S^a&s^&asSg 2-96
II

pTtwf%Rrnrm" ^tf ^?^i^=t>:

1-2-96

prasannO nllamEGastvam SrIBUvidyutsamanvita@h 2-96

hR A idvyOmagastritApaGnO Bakta sarvEshTavArshuka@h

O /zari! You are pleased with the

devotees and keep on drenching them like an intense

rain with Your Grace to make them happy. Your body shines like a precious blue stone.
In Your heartland, the Deities BUdEvi and SrldEvi are glittering like lightning. You are

taking
boons.

away

three types of sufferings from

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Your devotees by

granting them

all

types of

3ss> 11-2-97

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fw;

snflaia+^kisft'

f^n^rf^RTR;

^rMwf^TfpT

W^M^ft:

11-2-98
1-2-97

11-2-98

aBIshTAshTamavArASau njyOnmajjitam nijam 2-97

AnandAshTamanudvIpE samsthapayasi cAdarAt
sarvasauKyam ihAmutra svarmuktvA nandavardhana@ h

2- 98

Beyond

the seven oceans, there is an eighth ocean called Your Grace, the endless bliss
and happiness. In that ocean of Grace, You are drowning the devotees by fulfilling all
their desires. That is, You are not only granting all the material things desired by Your

devotees but also granting the

mOksha

to them.

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3.

Om

Chapter 3

daSa avatArAs of the Lord and the eminence of the Lord in

The great vEdic sayings are also reiterated to expose the
supremacy of the Lord. The SlOkAs in this chapter can be used for regular prayers to
invoke the Lord. The devotee dEvaSarma invokes the Lord thus:
In this

Chapter

those avatArAs

three, the
is

described.

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3

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113-1

11-3-1

ananthavEdasam vEdya lakshmlnA thAND akA raNa@h

j~nAnanandaiSvaryapUrNa namasthE karuNAkara 3-1

comprehensible via the eternal vEdAs. You are the root cause for the entire
You are well-rounded and complete in wisdom, eternal bliss and happiness as
well as wealth. You are the husband of the Goddess lakshmi. O Lord vEmkaTESa my

You are

universe.

salutations to

You.

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sr

113-2

n-3-2

nakshatrANi ca gaNyantE pAmsavaSca kshaNAdaya@h

tadvIryANi na gaNyantE brahmaNA ramayA@2pi vA 3-2

O Lord! One may be able to count the stars in the sky, the each particle in the sand, and
each split second in the time-line. But it is impossible even for the Deities like brahma, a
lakshmi and others to count Your mighty deeds and the associated great virtues.

^So

S^S 3ogfir63 &2fi& ^jGg&sdSj* 11-3-3

^t\fH cTTR;

t^T^T

c^xb: M^T^FTT

11-3-3

tathA@2pi tE BaktadAsadAsadAsO yathAmati

staumi tvAm vEmkaTAdhlSa tvadBakta@h prEritastvayA

O vEmkaTESal

3-3

Your virtues

are so profound and great, that Your devotee Goddess

servant
vAyudEva, the devotee and myself (i.e., dEva Sarma)
lakshmi, her devotee and
the student of vAyudEva as well as Your devotee, as prompted by You, is invoking You

limited

by

my

abilities.

SteSSS^o *

f^N&*r

*kMr*M

S^So&Joa^&^^S

Sj^SJ 11-3-4

h^iHH ?iMM^
*fr

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R^JdRvl^TT^^ tttr;

n-3-4

SrlvEmkaTESa matsvAmin j~nAnAnanda dayAnidhE

Baktavatsala BO viSvkuTumbinnadhunA@2va mAm 3-4

O vEmkaTESal

You, the most affectionate friend of the devotees, are the source and
wisdom, divine bliss and unabated compassion. You treat the creation
of the universe as your own family members and take care of their welfare. O my Lord!
Please have mercy on me and protect me.
sustainer of divine

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<Hc^h4 <Hc^4lPl

113-5

1-3-5

satyESam satya samkalpam satyam satyavratam harim

satyacaryam satyayOnim satyaSIrshamaham BajE 3-5

O Lord! You are the husband of satyaBAm a and the establisher of the true world. You are
with solid determination (i.e., You made an vow that "You will rather abandon
vaikumTham but never let down the devotee who is near and dear to You"). Your middle
name is Truth and your determination is to protect the devotees always. You always
mitigate the grief and sufferings of the devotees and redeem them from their sins. Hence,
You are called hari. Your true behavior is not comprehensible ordinarily may be
comprehensible via vEdAs whose protector is no other than Yourself. You have the
satyalOka as your hat sitting on Your head. You are the vEmkaTESa, the virATsvarUpa
(cosmic form) who has thousands of heads, the embodiment of thousands of Truthful
souls. I pray to You, the greatest Lord.

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FWHlR^fiw

f%^j

^uikhISK

$s? 113-6

ST3t 11-3-6

SravaNA tsarvapApaGnam m ananA tpuNyavardhanam

svadhyAnAtsiddhidam viShNum prEkshaNAnmOkshdam BajE

3-6

O Lord! By hearing

Your Greatness from the masters and recapitulating the teachings

from them, all the sins disappear and one gets divine wisdom. By hearing Your glorious
stories, one gets purified and progresses steadily towards divine knowledge. By
meditating on You, one becomes austere and intellect which in turn yields all the good
virtues. By seeing You, one gets blessed with eternal bliss and happiness. I pray to You
the greatest Lord.

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*TlPNl*i

SFS^f^TR;

11-3-7

11-3-7

SrlvEmkaTESam lakshmlSam anishTaGnamaBIshTadam

caturmukEratanayam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam 3-7

O Lord of vEmkaTAcalam

and the Goddess lakshmi\ You destroy the devotee's vices like
egoism, doubts about true knowledge and perverted
knowledge. You bless the devotee with divine knowledge, true devotion, austerity and
other great virtues. You also bless the devotee with all the worldly as well as divinely
happiness. You have two great sons like brahma and vAyudEva. O such a supreme Lord
vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
desires, anger, jealosy, greed, lust,

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h^kmiRrmmih, sflR^w

II3-8

srs^f^TR;

1-3-8

yadapAmgalavEnaiva brahmAdyA@h svapadam yayu@h

mahArAjAdhirAjAnam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam 3-8

O Lord!

Great Deities are ruling various lOkAs (indra rules svarga lOka, rudra rules
kailAsa lOka and brahma rules satyalOka) due to a small speck of Your kindness. You

are the

O such a supreme Lord

supreme commander of all such great Deities.

I always pray to You!

vEmkaTESa,

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3&jo kp^r^o $is_aS&

aiJlPsi'MH,

R^yxr^

^Ptmra"

II

3-9

^r^^rq;

1-3-9

anamtavEdasamvEdyam nirdOsham guNasAgaram

atlndriyam nityamuktam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

3-9

You are only comprehensible via the everlasting vEdAs. You are without any blemish.
You are like a great ocean full of virtues like divine wisdom, eternal bliss, etc. O such a
supreme Lord vEmkaTESa,

tftf

always pray to You!

jsy&^StfoSSo gps-SSo ^is-a^S

^Mi^Rb^^rR;

^tf^rra"

^^tW^

113-10

11-3-10

ww araNA tsarvapApaGnam stavanA dishTavarshiNim

darSarAnmuktidamcESam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

3-10

chanting Your holy name, all the sins disappear. By invoking You, You will be
pleased so much that You will grant all the boons. By seeing You, one gets blessed with
eternal bliss and happiness.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

By

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O
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1sWte&1Zio

IS^So

iS

$&s-&$S*

113-11

arctasTwj; stasTwj; st*reiiPH*t

sR^T^RR; ^

ftRTRT

^^R^

II 3-11

aSEshaSayanam SEshaSayanam SEshaSAyinam

SEshA drISam asEsham SrlnivAsam BajE@2n iSam

You are
the time

You

in everything.

universe, all alone

You

3- 1 1

Even at the end of the

on the leaf of a fig tree (vaTa vR A iksha). In the rest of
your bed. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I

are in the heart of every creature.

exist laying

You sleep on AdiSEsha

as

always pray to You!

gSSS^I^dSbSo S^sj3o $*_&$&

^t^r^r^rr;

^rrt

sr^f^rq;

11-3-12

1-3-12

BaktAnugrAhakam vishNum suSAntam garuDadhvajam

3-12
Prasannavaktranayanam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

O all pervading Lord

vishNu, You are always with bliss and happiness. You give peace
and happiness to the devotee. Your conveyance is a huge winged bird called garuDa.
You appear with pleasant and smiling face and eyes to the devotees. O such a supreme
Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

Stfs^qr^tf&^o Spsj*5o #i^_ag&

*h+iR^h^ihh,

*nRi*i

113-13

^^Pt3R;

BaktiB aktisupA SEna baddh as atpA dap amkajam

1-3-13

sanakAdidhyAnagamyam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

3-13

lotus feet are always tied down with the so called thread of deep devotion of the
devotees. In the universe, if one gets tied down with a thread, one only experiences grief
But if one is tied down with devotion to You, one experiences nothing but eternal bliss.
You are comprehensible to the meditative minds of the sages like sanaka and others.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

Your

o^$^3$di>S$6o S^^jSo $>-zl&$S) 113-14

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$i<sM9M*WcK^ %nPNl*i TSt^f^Pi;
'HI led *T*H+

gamgA tlrthajanaka pA dap adm am

11-3-14

sutA rakam

sanKacakrABayavaram SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

3-14

Pure water flows like ganga and others originated from Your glorious lotus feet (from
whose worship, the devotees are liberated from all bondages and sins). O such a supreme
Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
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113-15

^tmra" sr^f^rR;

1-3-15

suvarNam uKitlrastham suvarNEDyam suvarNadam

suvarNABam suvarNarAgam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

3-15

O vEmkaTESa] You reside at the banks of suvarNamuKi river.

Glowing vEdAs praise

grant the devotees with wealth (wisdom of vEdAs) and You are glowing with
lustrous golden color (i.e., shining with glowing vEdAs). Your body parts are shining
with golden crown and ornaments (i.e., You are with glowing with Goddess lakshmi on
Your body).
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
You.

You

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to^So li^_ag&

sfta^rq; ^Ftf^RrR; ^fteR; ^Ftf^rra"

113-16

sr^f^rR;

n-3-16

Srlvatsavakshasam SrISam SrllOlam Srlkaragraham

Srlmantam Srlnidhim SrIDyam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

3-16

O vEmkaTESa! You have

a beautiful mole called Srlvtsam on Your chest. You are the

Lord of the Goddess lakshmi and You play with Her amorously. You take Her in Your
lotus arms. You are the knower of all the vEdAs and SAstrAs. You are the wealthiest
person. You are worshipped by the Goddess lakshmi in the form of the mother earth and
durga. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

o}oo&3o S^oo^sso S^sr^o $^)lx) 113-17

tj^TRTH; tj^TTrrH;
tf^TH;

tJOTK^

RJ6MH^R

CH'H

*F3|"s.f^PJ 1-3-17

vaikumThavAsam vaikumThatyagam vaikumThasO daram

vaikumThadam vikumThAJam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

3-17

You reside in vaikumTham. You also abandon vaikumTham and stay at vEmkaTAcalam
to bless the devotees. You have a brother named vaikumTha. You bless the devotees with
eternal mOksha called vaikumTham. You were born out of the
called vaikumTham.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

womb

~>S

ur6o &&^&ro jS^tav^tfo

dS^6^iS\dSj-

&^3 ti6o

3o kpzr&o ^tel^S)

113-18

HrH^HH, W-^l+K+t *Tf^Tl

<Hc^dW<^ ^c^^R^m' ST^f^TR; n-3-18

3<4)yi<*t

vEdOddhAram matsyarUpam svacCAkAram yadR A icCayA

satyavratOddaram satyam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam 3-18

Out of Your own wish, You assumed the form of a

fish. In that form, You killed the

called hayagrlva to liberate the vEdAs, stolen by him. Thus, You handed over the
vEdAs to the four-faced Deity brahma. You assumed the name of satya by uplifting the
great sage-king satyavrata at the time of turmaoil in the ocean due to praLaya, the
dissolution of the universe.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

demon

&)o<forotfo

^K<Mi*t

iS

fr&So Spsj3o $is.a$&

11-3-19

^ mRkh, ^tmro" ^^PterH;

4

n-3-19

mahAgAdhajalAdhAram kacCapam mandarO ddharam

sundarAmgam ca gOvindam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

3-19

are the sustainer and support for a deep ocean and You assumed the form of tortoise
the mountain called mandara at the time of churning the milky ocean for obtaining
amR A itam, the divine nectar. Even though You assumed the forms of such animals, You
are still supremely handsome.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

You

to

lift

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w<gi^i^^<i^i<H, % nR^i^ ^r^-fW];

113-20

11-3-20

varum SvEtAvarAhAKyam samhAram dharaNIdharam

svadamshTrAByAm dharO ddhAram SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

3-20

You assumed

the form of a handsome bodied white bore and killed hiraNyAksha to

mother earth from the clutches of the demon by uplifting the mother earth
with Your fangs. Thus, You gave stability to the mother earth. O such a supreme Lord
vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
liberate the

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to^So $*.&$&

^tf^TRf *T^ft*R;

113-21

n-3-21

prahlAdAhlAdakam lakshmlnRHsimham Baktavatsalam

3-21
daityamattEbadamanam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

the form of half man and half lion (nR A isimha) and pleased the devotee
prahlAda by killing the demon hiraNyakaSipu. You are like a wild elephant to put down
the demons.
such a supreme lakshmi nRHsimha, the Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to

You assumed

You!
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vAmanam vAmanam pUrNakAmam BAmanamANavam

mAyinam balisammOham SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam 3-22

You assumed the beautiful form of vAmana with the determination to curb the
acrimonious and vicious nature of the demons to please the devotees, thus enriching their
devotion further. Hence, you appeared as a young batchalor to tease the demon bali and
destroyed his vicious nature. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
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candrAnanam kundadantam kurAjaGnam kuThAriNam

sukumAram BR AiguR AishE@h SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

3-23

You took the form of paraSu r Ama, the son the sage BR A igu. In that handsome and
tender form, you appeared with beautiful round face like a moon. The jasemine like
white glowing teeth embellished the beauty of Your face. You went round the earth 21
times and killed the cruel kings with the battlle axe which You were wearing. O such a
supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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SrlrAmam daSadigvyAptam daSEndriyaniyAmakam

daSAsyaGnam dASarathim SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

3-24

You are rAma because You are married to rama, and You play amorously with the
Goddess lakshmi. You are rAma because You are the eternal bliss and the great sages
always find eternal bliss just by thinking of You. O such great rAma! You rule all the

10

sides of the universe (i.e., north, northeast, east, south, southeast, southwest, northwest,
west, upabove and down below sides). You also rule all the 5 organs as well as 5 senses
of the body. You destroyed the ten-deaded demon rAvaNa. You were the son of king
dasaratha.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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1-3-25

gOvardhanOddharam bAlam vAsudEvam yadUttamam

dEvakltanayam kR A ishNam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

3-25

When You were a child, You lifted a huge mountain called gOvardhana with Your little
You were the son of vasudEva. You are everywhere in the universe (i.e.,
omnipresent) and hence, You are called vAsudEva. You were the greatest among the
yAdavAs. You were the son of dEvaki. You are always happy and blissful kR A ishNa
finger.

glowing with the tinge of black color.

pray to You!

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nandanandamAnandam indranllam niranjanam

SrlyaSO dAyaSO dam ca SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

3-26

You were the

beloved son of nandana. You are ever blissfully happy and You grant
eternal bliss to the devotees. You body shines with the tinge of emerald color. You are
without any blemish. You are the kR AishNa who brought fame and name to the
prosperous

yaSOda who

vEmkaTESa,

fostered

You

always pray to You!

in

Your childhood.

O such

a supreme Lord

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gOvRHmdAvanagam bR AimdAvanagam gOkulAdhipam

urugAyam jaganmOhanam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam 3-27
You are very much interested in protecting the cattle. You reside in bR A imdAvanam. You
are the leader of gOkulam. You are always extolled tremendously by the vEdAs. You, the
kR A ishNa,

lure the entire universe.

O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa,

always pray to

You!

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pArijAtaharam pApaharam gOpImanOharam

gOpIvastraharam gOpam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

You

3-28

from devalOkam to please Your beloved

are the destroyer of all the sins of the devotees. You give soothing
pleasure to the minds of gOpikAs. You stole the dresses of gOpikAs when they were
taking bath in the river yam una. You, kR A ishNa are the protector and ruler of the cattle
herd.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
stole the fragrant flower tree pArijAtam

wife satyaBAma.

You

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kamsAmtakam Samsanlyam samSAtam samsmR AiticCidam

samSayacCEdi samvEdyam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam 3-29

You were the killer of kamsa. The Deities like brahma and others always worship You.
You are always peaceful and blissfully happy. Still, You give happiness to the devotees
and deny the same to the evil people. You grant mukti to the
deserving devotees and liberate them from the cycle of births and deaths. You destroy the
doubting knowledge about You and bless the devotees with divine knowledge. O such a
supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
as per their credentials

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kR A ishNApatim kR AishNagurum kR A ishNAmitramabIshTadam

kR A ishNAtmakam kR AishNasuKam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

3-30

You are the husband of satyaBAma. You were the teacher of BIma and arjuna as well as
the protector of draupadi. You always fulfill the wishes of the devotees. You assumed the
form of great sage vyAsa. You were the closest friend of arjuna. You are the kR A ishNa,
the greatest of the yadavAs.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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3-31

kR AishNOpavana lOlupam

gOpai@h
mahOtkRHshTam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam

O Lord! You trampled the

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11-3-31

also played

black snake called kR AishNa.

amorously with gOpikAs

3-31

You played with the gOpa boys.

yamuna river

as well as in the
surrounding flower gardens. You are the creator of river called kR AishNa vENi. O
SrlnivAsa, who assumed the form of kR AishNa, are the greatest Lord amongst the Deities
like lakshmi, brahma and others. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to
in the

You!

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Buddham subOdham durbOdham bO dhAtmanam budhapriyam

vibudhESam budhairbO dhyam SrlnivAsam BhajE@2niSam 3-32

O Lord! You teach the True knowledge to the good people and You are not
comprehensible to the wicked as well as evil people. You are the embodiment of divine
knowledge. You impose True knowledge and only comprehensible to the good people. O
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, the embodiment of divine knowledge, I always pray to
You!

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11-3-33

SrlvEmkaTESam lakshmlSam anishTaGnamaBIshTadam

caturmukEratanayam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam 3-33

O Lord! You will

assume the form of kalki, the horse rider and kill the demonic kali in
order to liberate the devotees from the sins associated with kali.
such a supreme Lord
vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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SrlvEmkaTESam lakshmlSam anishTaGnamaBIshTadam

caturmukEratanayam SrlnivAsam BajE@2niSam 3-34

O supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You because You are no other than:
hart One

who

hamsa: The

destroys

killer

One without any

all

the sins

of the evil ones and the protector of the good ones and the supreme

blemish,

kR A ishNa: Complete avatAra purusha who destroyed the evil ones and protected the
good people, who took the side of pAnDavAs to establish dharma by annihilating the
kauravAs in the battlefield of kurukshEtra, One who preached the Bagavadglta to arjuna,
there by exposing to the world the right way of living to reach liberation, One who
always pleases the devotees, One who is the ultimate shelter (ASrayam),
'

On of the avatArAs
protect the devotee prahlAda,
narasimha:

assumed to

kill

One who never perishes and always

anamta:

demon hiraNyakaSipa

the

in order to

exists,

madhuripu: The destroyer of the demon madhu,

hR A ishIkESa: One who

yaj~na:
kapila:

gives happiness to the senses of the body,

One of the avatArAs and

the True

form of sacrificial

One of the avatArAs to preach True knowledge

RAishaBa: One of the avatArAs assumed to please

fire,

to the mortal world,

dEvAs and One who

is

the

embodiment of dharma (righteousness)

hayagrlva.

One of the avatArAs with the

face of a horse,

vishNu: The supreme Lord of the great Deities like lakshmi,

pervades the entire universe,

brahma and

others,

One who

vyAsa: One of the avatArAs the embodiment of True knowledge the Greatest one to
write vEdAs, SAstrAs, purANAs, etc in a lucid manner so that a common person can
understand and the one who pervaded all over the universe,

nArAyaNa: One of the avatArAs, One who exists even at the time of the end of the
universe, One who was born out of water, One without any blemish, One who puts end
to the devilish qualities, One who is the source of True knowledge and vEdAs, One who
is the ultimate shelter [sadASraya], One who is worshipped by the human world, One
who is the prANa, the sustaining strength of the creation,

anaGam:

the only

One without any

blemish,

AtmAnam: One who

is (by definition of the vEdAs), a complete embodiment of all

True knowledge, eternal happiness and bliss,

virtues,

amR A itam: One who

has eternal seat (anamtAsand), One who always exist, the divine
nectar who is always (please see the madhurAshTakam) sweet and bestows sweetness in
the lives of the devotees, On who established all the vEdAs and SAstrAs.

dattAtrEya:

anasUya

One of the

at the

avatArAs, vishNu

who was

born to Sage

atri

and

his wife

request of the devotee anasUya,

dhanvantari: At the time of churning the milky ocean (i.e., kshlrasAgard), vishNu took
the form of dhanvantari to carry the vase full of amRHtam, the divine nectar in His hand
fir distribution of the amRHtam to dEvatAs, One who is the embodiment of AyurvEda,
the oriental hindu knowledge of healing medicine for all body ailments,
existed even before the creation, One who blesses the devotees with
(mOksha), One who takes away all the sins of the devotees, One who
resides in all the bodies of the creation, One who has all the six virtues, One who is the
root cause of all the avatArAs and not to mention of the entire creation in the universe,

purusha:

One who

total liberation

mahidAsa: One who was born as mahidAsa to iterAdEvi due to her intense meditation
(tapas) and taught vishNu tantra (called as pAncarArta Agamam) to the sage nArada,

One who is invincible and cannot be defeated by war,

material as well as spiritual means.
ajita:

by argument and by any

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anantarUpam svamanantacaryam anantavEdyai ranuvarNanlyam

anantanAmAnamanantadEvam (vEdyam) anantakalyANa guNABirAmam

O Lord! You assume

in the

3-35

unlimited number of forms and Your works and deeds are limitless

You assume. You and Your virtues are extolled by the eternal vEdAs. Your
limitless and You are known as ananta. You may be understood by the

forms

names are
limitless names and

virtues.

O the auspicious abode of True knowledge and eternal bliss,

to

You!

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anantaSaktISamanantavikramam anantadEhE ca SayAnamlSvaram

anantasauBAgyam anatanEtrakam anantapA dA dim anantasauKyadam

3- 3

O Lord! You are with unlimited powers and in each of such powers, you exhibit and
unleash unlimited mighty and tremendous acts and deeds. You reside and rest in the
unlimited bodies of the creation of the universe. You are the most prosperous and
supreme Lord with unlimited number of eyes and feet. You are the embodiment of
eternal bliss and happiness and You bless the same to the devotees. O such a supreme
Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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asurAcalauGa haracakradharam duritAcalauGa haravajradharam

karnNAcalauGaB aracittavaram kanakAcalauGa dharapadmakaram

3-37

O Lord! You wore the weapon called disc (cakrAyudha) to kill the band of mountain-like
gigantically huge demons.
evils

of unparalleled

scale.

You wore a diamond sword to put an end to the all the wild
You a great person with tremendously compassionate mind.

In order to bless the devotees with unlimited divine knowledge, prosperity and wealth,
You have in Your hand Goddess lakshmi as a lotus flower. such a supreme Lord

vEmkaTESa,

always pray to You!

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3-38

cEdvyaktatayA tvam bahUnnatasthAnE kutO vasasi

O Lord!

In the universe, You are the only dexterous expert in granting the devotees with
boons associated with dharma, artha, kAma and mOksha. If that is not the case, why do
You reside at the highest peak of the mountain vEmkaTAcalam (yaikumThamfl O such a
supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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BajE vEmkaTESam PaNISAdrivAsam sadA mandahAsam SriyA sadvilAsam 3-39

O Lord! You are well known to be the embodiment of divine

knowledge, eternal bliss

and happiness. You wear the glittering diamond necklace. You annihilate the pain as well
as sorrow of the devotees by merely chanting Your name and You always fulfill the
desires of the devotees. You reside at the SEshagiri. You always exhibit a smiling face
because You are pleased with the devotees. You always play amorously with the Goddess
lakshmi. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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vEmkaTESa caraNE tava vandE sarvatlrtha SaraNESaraNE mE
mAvidhlra SivavISa PaNIndrArka sOmahuta Bu~m muKavandyE 3-40

O Lord!

River ganga and water flows like pushkaraNi have originated from Your blessed
Great devotees as well as the Deities like lakshmi, Siva, AdiSEsha, garutmAn,
vAyu dEva, indra, sun, moon, agni and others worship Your blessed lotus feet. O such a
supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
lotus feet.

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SrlnivAsa caraNE tava vandE lOkapAvana sukumkumavarNE

SrlpradEkila surarshi narANAm SrIR A igAdi nigamAgamavEdyE@h

3-41

O Lord! By worshipping

Your blessed

of the world disappear, 2) all

ambarlsha as well as great Sages acquire divine
knowledge, 3) one also acquires the True divine knowledge of nigamAs, AgamAs,
SAstrAs, purANAs and other scriptures. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always
pray to You!
lotus feet: 1) the sins

the Deities, the devotees like king-sage

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BajakasauKyam nijakaTAksha samprEkshaNam

varAt varatarm dharam daramarim gadAmambujam
caturBujam adhOkshajam kam alajESa pUrvA rcitam
varOddhataKalAn bahUn bahujavEna samhAriNam 3-42

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O Lord! You bless AdiSEsha,

garutmAn and others who carry You. You always look

Your devotees with great compassion and love. You are much superior to the
Goddess lakshmi, brahma and other great Deities. You appear superb by wearing
sa~NKa, cakra, gada and lotus flower in your four hands. You are imperceptible to the
human organs like eyes, etc. You are worshipped by Siva, brahma and other Deities. You
killed the mighty demons like rAvaNa and others who were in turn blessed by Siva,
brahma and other Deities. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
after

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Aj~nAnasAgara samuttaraNE praSastam

suj~nAnasEturacanE nipuNam budhEDhyam
laksmlpatim suravarArcita

vEmkaTESam

dA ridrya p UrvaduritauGa niSAcaraGnam

3-43

O Lord! You are the expert in navigating the people, lost in the deep ocean

of ignorance,

most secure shore. You are also the expert in building the bridge called Divine
knowledge in order to provide a high way to the devotees to reach You. You are
worshipped by the brahma and other Deities of wisdom. You annihilate poverty, grief
and other sins, the qualities of a demon. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always
pray to You!
to the

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lakshmlnAtham kamalanayanam hArakEyUraBUsham

aNDavyAptambahuguNaBaram dOshadUram dayAbdhim

svAnAm tApatrayaharajam nirviSEsham viSEsham
lOkAtltam purushamatulam bhAvayAmlshTa dEvam 3-44

O Lord of the Goddess

lakshmil Your eyes are like lotus petals and You wear golden
ornaments (studded with diamonds, pearls and other precious stones ) around Your neck,
Your ears, Your hands, shoulders and Your body. You are every where in the entire
universe. You are the only One with great compassion , virtues and without any blemish.
You can only liberate the devotees from grief and sins. You do not have a birth or death
like the entire creation and You are the One above all the rules and regulations of the
universe. You are different from the universe. You are incomprehensible to the universe
and hence, nobody can surpass You by any means and ways. You are my most beloved
Lord, the liberator from bondages. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to
You!

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SrlmadvEmkaTanAthapAdaj anitA gamgA jagatpAvanl

yasyApA mganirlkashaNam vidh iBavEndrArkAdisarvEshTadam
yannAmasmaraNam mahAGaharaNam svargyam ca mOkshapradam

yatpA dA mbujayugm a sEvanaratO brhmA diB i@h p UfyatE@

O Lord!

3- 45

River ganga and other water flows originated from Your blessed feet and
consequently those water flows are purifying the places where ever they flow. By Your
mere compassionate eye sight only, the great Deities like brahma, rudra, indra, sUrya
and others are holding onto their positions with due respect. They also get all their
wishes fulfilled by worshipping Your blessed feet. By mere chanting Your name, all the
sins of the devotees are washed away and they obtain dharma, artha, kAma and liberation,
the mOksha. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to Your blessed lotus
feet!

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1-3-46

sR A i(dR A i)StyA dyatyastadUram n igam anicayasam vEdyamA hA tmyap UrNam

sarvESAnAdimitram raviSaSinayanam pUrNakAruNya dEham
nirvANam niSprapam camniravadhikasamAmnAyasamgairasamgai@h
glrvANA dyairajasram stutinatin iyam aiktyA dip Uj'yam 3- 46

Lord! You are not disturbed by the birth, prosperity and the demise of the universe and
the associated creation, even though You are the prime cause of every thing. Hence, You
are not perceivable to the normal (external) organs and the senses associated with them.
You are such a well rounded person in every thing that You may be comprehensible to
some extent via the knowledge of the vEdAs, SAstrAs and purANAs. You are the
protector of the Deities like brahma and others. You have the glowing eyes like sUrya
and candra. You are the embodiment of compassion. Unlike the entire creation, You do
not have a body made of the five elements earth, water, fire, air and the ether (AkASani).
Hence, You do not go through the cycle of births and deaths and the associated bondages
as well as the attachments. That is why, You are dear and near to the most sincere
devotees, great sages who always dwell in the knowledge of vEdAs extolling Your great
virtues and who always worship Your blessed lotus feet.
such a supreme Lord

vEmkaTESa,

always pray to You!

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1-3-47

kimkaraSamkara bahukaruNA tava bahucaritam caturdaSaBuvanEshu@h

j~nApayasi tava BaktavargEBya@h PaNiSukapaila nAradapramuKai@h 3-47

O Lord! You are always

dear to the Deity Samkara who serves and bestows prosperity to

You are always compassionate to the ardent devotees who serve You. The
reason being, You propagate and exhibit Your credentials of compassion and other great
his servants.

virtues in the universe through Your great devotees/sages like AaiSEsha, Suka, paila,
nArada and others.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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113-48

3-48

O Lord!

Following the advice of You, those who worship Your devotees are always
praised and revered in the universe. Such devotees of Your devotees are blessed with
prosperity and bliss not only during their life time but also afterwards attaining the
mOksha.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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SrlnivAsamapahAti madAndha@h tasya du@hKamasamam daSadikshu

Aihikam narakarauravakumBI pAkavahnimahadandhatamAmsi 3-49

Lord! Those, who insult You with pride and prejudice, lead life with pain and grief due
to a lot of difficulties in all directions and eventually suffer the drudgeries of the hell
after death.

Even though people say "O! the God gave me these difficulties even though I do not
deserve, etc." the Lord is always merciful. He will not cause any hardship to the
individual by Himself But a person experiences grief and sorrow due to his/her own bad
deeds (done either in his/her current life time or in the previous births) as ordained by the
Lord, the supreme witness of one's deeds. But by devotedly worshipping Him with
remorse, He will be so pleased that He will totally mitigate or reduce (or give strength to
bear ) the grief and sins of a person depending on the level of devotion. If one insults the
Lord with pride and prejudice, the Lord will be simply watching the fun while the
,

individual has to suffer fully his/her share of suffering due to the consequences of the
individual's accumulated and current bad deeds. That is the law of nature. One has to
suffer the consequences of one's actions and deeds. Unfortunately, under those
circumstances, the people start cursing the God for the difficulties facing them. That is
nothing but ignorance.

O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa,

always pray to You!

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vipadGnam SuBadOgdhAram BakiAnAm vaSavartinam

lOkapUjyam ramArAmam BajE@2ham pratijanmasu@h

3-50

O Lord! You not only remove the drudgeries of the hell but also bless the devotees with
prosperity and happiness and eternal bliss. You, according to Your free will, behave
subservient to the devotees. You are worshipped by the devotees with wisdom in the
universe and You play with the Goddess lakshmi amorously in order to please Her.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You in every birth I undergo!

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3-51

BaktauGAnugrahArthAya tyaktvA vaikuNThamuttamam

dharaNyAmabvatIrthO@2si varENyO varadO@2rcita@h

3-51

O Lord! You are the

suprem one worthy of praise by the devotees with wisdom as well

by the Deities like brahma and others. Hence, You are so compassionate that You left
vaikuNTham and are residing in vEmkATAcalam to the devotees in order to please them.
O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
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atyalpamAtram paravastu lOkE nai vApahAryam kila satyasandha@h

janairanEkai@h bahujanmayatnai@h AyAsasAdhyam bahupApa same ayam

3-52

harasyaSEsham smR AitimAtratastvam gOgOcarO dR A ishTipathAdyagOcara@h

vilakshaNAm sthAvarafamgamAtmakam paSyE bahUpAyaviSAradam tvAm 3-53

Lord! You, the embodiment of Truth and divine wisdom, always preach the people not
to steal other's wealth and property however small it is. But the moment that particular
individual chants Your holy name ^ vEmkaTESa' with devotion, You, even though not
perceptible to the external senses and organs, will rob in total the smallest speck of
grief/sin of an individual, accumulated birth after birth. Hence, You are called the sinrobber (pApa cOrd). This is not at all the end of Your story! You are comprehensible via
vEdAs and You are indifferent to the universe which was created by You only. Yet, You
the dictator and director of the universe, find ways and means to protect and bless the
devotees. I can confidently say this based on
own experience.
such a supreme
Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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tava rUpANyanantAni caritrANi tathai va ca

smaratAm BaktipUrvam tu mahAviBavadAni ca

3-54

O Lord!

Those, who devotedly keep thinking of Your invaluable forms and the
associated great virtues, find their sins destroyed and experience prosperity, happiness

and

bliss.

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113-55

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3-55

O Lord!

Even those, with the least amount of devotion, who understand the smallest
amount of Your greatness, are blessed by You to have prosperity and happiness not only
in their current life time but also afterwards enabling them to experience the bliss, Your
true form. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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prapadyE puNDarlkAkshamlSam BaktAnukampinam

lOkOttaram lOkanAtham parAtparataram viBum 3-56

O Lord with eyes like lotus petals! You are the Lord of every thing and You are full of
compassion towards devotees. You preach divine knowledge to the devotees and liberate
them from cycle of births and deaths as well as the related bondages. You are the best in
the universe and You are the leader of the universe. You are the supreme One and are
superior to the great Deities like lakshmi, brahma and others. You voluntarily assume
innumerable great forms. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always seek protection in
You!

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puNyAt tvaddayayA labdham viSEshAdakutOBayam

Bagavamtam viSvavandyam BUtaB avyaB avatpraBum

3-57

O Lord vEmkaTESa]

You, the embodiment of six types of prosperity, the One

worshipped by the entire universe, the Lord in the past, in the present, in the future as
well (i.e. all the time), are very near and dear to me. This is all because of the fruits of
my good deeds from previous births, Your compassion towards me as well as due to the
blessings of my guru. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always seek protection in
You!

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yafO ButAni jAyantE yEna sarvamidam tatam

yEna jAtAni jlvanti yam prApsyanti mahAlayE3-J#

O Lord! You alone created the entire universe and You pervaded the entire universe.

The

of You only and at the end of the universe,

all the creation is absorbed in You who is the sole sustainer and supporter of the Deities
like brahma and others. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always seek protection in
entire creation in the universe exists because

You!

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11-3-59

dip avidyuttA rakAgn i candras UryA tidlptimA

yOgAyOgairyOgyayOgai@h dR A iSyO@2dR A iSya@h SrutO@2Sruta@h3-59

O Lord! You glow much brighter than brightest light, lightning, sUrya,

candra, agni, and

nakshatrAs. Scriptures describe Him as kOtisUrya sama praBa (i.e., equivalent to ten
million of sUryAs grouped together in one place). You are only perceptible and
comprehensible to the ardent devoted yOgls and others cannot experience the same.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always seek protection in You!

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4.

Chapter 4

In this Chapter four, the viSvarUpam of the Lord is described which is like a summary of
purushasUktam. The following SlOkAs can be used for regular prayer (pArAyaNam). The
devotee dEvaSarma invokes the Lord thus:

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j~nAnanandadayApUrNa! Vij~nApanamidam SruNu

4-i

O svAmi! You are take way the grief and sorrow from the devotees. You are a well
rounded and full fledged personality with the virtues like divine wisdom, compassion,
and happiness. O Lord vEmkaTESa hear my earnest appeals for mercy and
compassion.

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yanmuKam brahmajanakam yadbAhU kshatrakAraNE

yadUruByAm vaiSyakulam pAdAByAm sEvakO@2Bavat 4-2

O Lord!

The brAhmins from Your face, kshatriyAs from Your shoulders, vaiSyAs from
Your thighs and the SUdrAs from Your feet came out. Since all parts of the Lord's body
are equally worthy of praise and worship, all the four casts need to be respected equally
without any discrimination.

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SirasO dyauraBUdyasya sahasrAmSuSca nEtraja@h

muKAtpuramdarO@2gniSca digdEvA@h SrOtratO@2Bavan

O vEmkaTESal

4-3

From Your head the svarga lOka, from Your eyes sUrya, from Your
Your ears the Deities of all the sides came out.

face

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SItAmSurmanasO jAta@h prANAdvAyurajAyata

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4-4

O vEmkaTESal From Your mind camdra,

vAyuvu from Your prANa, from Your naval the

sky and from Your feet the earth came out.

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yatkOmalAmgai raBavan BuvanAni caturdaSa

kOmalE nABikamalE brahmANDam brahmAdhishThitam

O Lord!

From Your handsome and

Your tender

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4-5

tender body parts, fourteen lOkAs

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naval, the residing place of the Deity brahma, the entire universe

can find the same description in Adi purANam and BAgavatam.

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Sriya@hpatE kOpijayEnna mAyAm yayA janO muhyati vEdanArtham

Tarn nirjitAtmAnamanantamAyinam mAyApaham tvAm SaraNam prapadyE

4-6

O vEmakaTESa, Lord of the Deity lakshmil

The entire creation is under delusion due to

understand or get over such a delusion. Even the wise people also
are under the spell of the delusion and they also cannot estimate the magnitude such a
spell. Hence, You are the undefeated conqueror of the entire universe. Only by showering
Your Grace, You liberate the devotees from the delusion and the associated bondages. I
seek protection in You the greatest Lord and I plead You to bless me to get over the the
spell of delusion. In fact, Bagavadglta stresses these aspects of getting over delusion in
Chapter 7, SlOkAs 13-14.

You and nobody can

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namO@2tarkyAya tarkyAya saguNAyAguNAya ca

namOnantAyAntakAya vEdyAvEdyasvarUpiNE 4-

O Lord! One who is

a doubting "Thomas" (i.e., doubts about You and Your virtues), You
You help the sincere devotees in understanding Your virtues
and the greatness of Your Grace. You are the well rounded person with virtues like
compassion, bliss and happiness. You destroy the persons with demonic qualities. You
are incomprehensible. Yet,

enable the wise and good-mannered people to understand You in an appropriate form
based on their abilities. At the same time, You are imperceptible to the evil people. You
are also comprehensible to some extent via the true knowledge of the vEdAs. O such a
supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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siddhipradastvam kila dEvavarya tvatprEritOham tava pAdamApta@h

tvatpAdaBaktO bahirantarAtman kimasti vijnApyamaSEshasAkshiN@h

4-8

O Lord! You are much superior to

the Deities like brahma and others who grant all the
Prompted by You, I am bowing to Your Lotus feet in order to be
blessed by You. Myself being the worshipper of Your lotus feet, should I appeal to You
and express my concerns as You know every thing. Are You not present every where
inside and outside of the entire creation? O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always
pray to You!

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nR A ipAlA@h

O Lord! You are the enjoyer of supreme happiness, prosperity and bliss.

Kings

like

ambarisha, indra and others as well as the Lord brahma and other Deities find protection
in Your Lotus feet and as a consequence they are appropriately enjoying the happiness,
prosperity and bliss according to their level of devotion. O such a supreme Lord
vEmkaTESa who blesses the Deities, Sages and devoted kings! I always pray to You to
liberate me from the sufferings and grief while leading this horrible family life.

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utpattyadhvasyaSaraNa uruklESadu rgA ntakOgravyA!AkR A ishNE vishayamR AigatR AishNAtm agEhOrubAra@h

avandvaSvaBrE KalamRHgaBayE SOkadAvEjnasArtha@h

4-10
pAdau Sastau SaraNada kadi yAmi kAmOpasR A ishTa@h

Day-to-day life is like a jungle. A jungle is a place where wild animals thrive on the
philosophy "survival of the fittest" by killing one another and the weakest ones (which
are without any protection) become "a prey" to the strongest ones. Similarly the samsAra
(i.e., the day-to-day life) is full of obstacles, suffering from diseases, poverty, distress,
fear, erosion

due to ego,

pride, prejudice, jealousy, selfishness, lust as well as immorality.

O Lord, I am

entangled in the clutches of such a deplorable samsAra without any

protection and safety net. For such a deplorable samsAra, You are the only One who can
offer proper protection. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I am always eager to pray
to Your lotus feet in order to get relief from distress by seeking Your Grace for
protection!

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BavAbdhitAram kaTivartihastam svarNAmbaram ratna kirlTa kuNDalam

AlambisUtrOttamamAlya BUshitam namAmyaham vEmkaT aSailanAyakam

4-11

You steer me safely out of the so called ocean-like samsAra. You always put Your hands
around Your waist to indicate to the devotees "I am determined to steer you out of the
ocean-like samsAra if you seek protection in my feet". You wear the dress glittering with
golden color, a crown studded with diamonds and precious stones, a sacred thread and a
long garland of sacred flowers whose fragrance is capable of destroying the ignorance of
the devotees. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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jAmbUnadam guNiBirvarENyam vaksha@hsthalE dakshakucOrdhvabAgE

Srlvatsalakshmyamkita divyarUpam SrlvEmkaTAdhlSamaham prapadyE

O Lord! You shine with a tinge of

4-12

golden color. Deities like brahma and others worship

You because You are the embodiment of virtues like divine wisdom, devotion, austerity,
etc. You have a handsome mole called Srlvatsa, the icon of the Goddess lakshmi on Your
left breast and hence, You are the extraordinarily handsome and divine personality. O
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa,

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Samsthitam suvimAnAntarvirimcAdyaiSca sEvitam

cAmarairvyajanaiSCattrai@h SaradindumuKam BajE

4-13

O Lord vEmkaTESal You reside in the top level of the cathedral of the temple called
Anamdanilayam. The Deities like brahma, rudra and others sooth You by providing
shade via umbrella and a comforting gentle breeze by waving the hand held fans. O full
blooming moon-like faced supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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BaktAnukampI garuDadhvajastam skandham samAruhya kirlTakuNDall

pltAmbaraScAru sumandahAsa@h SrlkaustuBaSca varA@2BayAmkita@h

4-14

Lord! You are very much dear and near to the devotees. You display the banner
bearing garuDa (eagle) and the garuDa carries You on his mighty wing, the so called
shoulder. You wear a crown studded with precious stones. You wear a dress with golden
color and kaustuBa maNi around Your neck. You always display pleasant smile on Your
face. You are always with the Goddess lakshmi and wear sanKa, cakra and the icons like
vara and aBaya. Thus in that form, You bestow divine wisdom to the devotees in the
universe in order to liberate them from bondages.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I
always pray to You!

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sajayO vijayaiScaiva dR AiSyO@2sR AiSya@h

SrutO@2Sruta@h
samBAshaNO@2BashaNaSca vAcyO@2vAcyO vR AishO@2vR Aisha@h 4-15

O vEmkaTESa).

While You wander around the world, You are face submission as well

as

Even though, You are extolled as invincible, You bow down to

the devotees and do act as per their whims and fancies. You are imperceptible and yet
You are perceptible to the devotees. You hear them clearly via their rendering of the
vEdAs, purANAs, etc. But You do not care for the evil doers and are imperceptible to
them. You are making the devotees to announce loudly about Your eminence. You
conquer

in the universe.

cannot be completely assessed and established ordinarily. Yet it is possible to establish

those facts via SAstrAs rendered by the name- worthy sages. You are above the six sins
like kAma, krOdha, etc. You are the embodiment of six types of prosperities.
such a
supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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11-4-16

mAnasA
samgam brahmAdyAssamupAsatE

tvatpAda padmayugaLam SrEyOnissakta

visR A ijyOBayata@h

4-16

O Lord!

In order to serve You with Your blessed Grace, the Deities like brahma and
other devotees as well are giving up the desire for family life and the associated
happiness as well as the purushArthAs (i.e., dharma, artha, kAma and mOksha). All of
them are worshipping You with sincerity and austerity.
such a supreme Lord

vEmkaTESa,

always pray to You!

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mAhAtmyam kEna samdR A iSyam ramAyA ramaNasya tE

yatkimcit drashTumicCAmi mAyinO@2mAyinaSSuBam 4-17

Lord, the One who plays amorously with the Goddess lakshmil You as per Your own
wish, You assume an avatAra and create lust in the world. Yet You do not generate lust
in the souls of the devotees. Is it possible for anybody to look at Your blessed greatness
and Grace.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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11-4-18

sarvaprANi hR AidAvAsam vAsudEvam jagaddhitam

SaraNyAgram dEvadEvam pradhAnapurusham

4-18

Lord! You reside in the hearts of the entire creation. You are omnipresent in the
universe and hence, You are called vAsudEva. You are the well wisher of the universe as
well as the best one among the protectors of the universe. You are the Lord of Deities
like brahma, rudra, etc. You are the greatest One amongst the existing as well as the
perished ones.
such first and foremost Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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11-4-19

namO@2vyaktAya sUkshmAya parAtparatarAya ca

jagatkAraNakartrEca sAkshiNE@2kshayamUrtayE

4-19

O Lord! You are imperceptible to the external senses

and organs of a being (i.e. You are

only perceivable to some extent via the vEdic and divine wisdom level of the individual).
You are omnipresent and You reside in the living beings as the smallest particle. You are
superior to the great Deities like brahma as well as lakshmi. Even the mightiest Deities
like brahma pray to You, the ever lasting One. the creator, the sole witness of the events
that are occurring/occurred/will be occuring in the universe. O such a supreme Lord
vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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11-4-20

namstE vAsudEvAya nama@h samkarshaNAya ca

pradyumnAyAniruddhAya yOgihR A idpadmavAsinE

4-20

O Lord! You

grant dharma, artha, kAma and mOksha to the devotees and hence, You are
called vAsudEva. You are samkarshaNa because You take away the grief and distress of
the devotees. You are pradumna as you are the embodiment of divine knowledge and
superbly radiant glow. You are aniruddha as You reside always in the hearts of the
devotees and thus being controlled by them. You live in the lotus-like hearts of the great
sages like sanaka and others.
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pancaB UtavisR AishTaya pancamAtrAtm akAya ca

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4-21

O Lord! You created the five elements (i.e., earth, water,

air, fire and ether [sky]) and

are neither controlled by them nor You assume a form with these five elements.
Hence, You are the embodiment of eternal joy, bliss and divine wisdom. You are the
primal cause of the five senses. You are prompter for the Deities in-chrge of the sensory
organs (karmEndriyAs) and the extra-sensory organs (j~nAnEndriyAs) to function in a
person. You are called hR A ishIkESa because You give pleasure to the karmEndriyAs,
j~nAnEndriyAs as well as to the Deities like brahma rudra and lakshmi.
such a
supreme lakshmi nR A isimha, the Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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vishNavE vaishNavESAya jishNavE jayadAyinE

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4-22

O Lord! You are residing in every thing and You are omnipresent in the entire universe.
Hence, You are called vishNu. You dictate the devotees how to behave and You are
always successful in all Your attempts. You bless the devotees who want to get rid of the
kAma, krOdha, mOha, lOBa. mada and mAtsaryAs. You are always very dear and near to
the devotees, thereby granting all the boons as per the their wishes. You assume the
avatArAs of vyAsa, vAsishTha, and kRAshNa. You do great performances like creating
the universe and annihilation of the devils. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always
pray to You!

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ksharAksharOttamAyAtha svaksharESAksharAya ca
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O Lord! You are superior to the fcs^ara-named brahma and rudra as well as to the
afe^ara-named lakshmi. You are also superior to the imperishable v"<ia~described
akshara Deities. You have the entire creation in Your womb. You are the destroyer of
the devils and benefactor of the good people. You take away the distress and sufferings
of the devotees. You enhance the fruits of their good deeds (please see a similar saying
in Bagavadglta, Chapter 15, SlOkAs 16-17 for more details). O such a supreme Lord
vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
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O Lord! You are the ultimate resting place of eternal bliss for the good people. You

are
the prime cause of prosperity and progress. You are always pleased with the divine
wisdom associated with the deep devotion of the people. You are the altar of the entire
universe and hence, You are the greatest One. You are the source of energy for the
creation. You assume the mightiest body to do tremendously superior tasks. You assume
the avatArAs of the great Sages vyAsa, kapila and others.
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namO nArAyaNAyAtha sAdhAraNadharAya ca

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O Lord! You are the

last resort at the time of collapse of the universe (yuGAmtam). You

wear the mighty universe as if it is a tiny thing. The Deities brahma, rudra and others
find You worthy of great worship. You are the Lord SrlmannArAyaNa who killed the
hiraNyAksha, the powerful foe of the dEvatAs and uplifted the earth via Your tusk. O
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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arcyArcyAyAcyutAyApi vandyAvandyapadAya ca
hiraNyagarBagarBAya nama@h SivaSivAya ca 4-26

O Lord! You Deities like Indra worship Lord brahma. Lord brahma worships the
Goddess lakshmi. All these great Deities worship Your blessed lotus feet because You are
imperishable and You are beyond time and space. You have at Your navel the great
brahma who is responsible for the creation of the universe. You provide good will and
prosperity for the blessed Deities who in turn bestow good will and prosperity to the
people. O such a supreme benevolent Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
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skandAya SipivishTAya saccidAnandarUpiNE

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4-27

O Lord! You grant eternal bliss and happiness to the liberated souls. You are at the focal
point of the bright radiation of the sun and hence, You are called SipivishTa. You are the
embodiment of eternal bliss and happiness. You preach divine wisdom to the people who
do good deeds. You are the so called Lord hari because You are the prime source for the
vEda, vEdAmgAs and SAstrAs which teach the people the right path for salvation.
such
a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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yamAya niyamAyAtha dAnavratakarAya ca

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4-28

O Lord! You bestow the disciplines of celibacy

like non-violence, etc., to the devotees.

grant happiness and prosperity to the devotees via
their benevolent charities given to the deserving people. You assume the avatArAs of
vyAsa, kapila and other sages doing the tapas (dhyAnam) in badarikASramam. You make
the devotees do the tapas (dhyAnam) and take away their three types of distress and grief.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

You establish different worlds. You

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prasannalOkAnuguNAya samBavE SuddhAya SaSvadguNvarshmaNEnama@h

O Lord! You leave vaikunTham

and reside

4-29

in different places in order to protect as

well

as uplift the good people. You are every where in the universe and bestow prosperity and
happiness in the universe. The sacred water flows like ganga river and others emanate
from Your blessed lotus feet. You liberate the devotees from the human bondages due to

worldly

life.

the level of devotion, You grant prosperity and happiness

are without any blemish. Hence, You are pure and You are the
of great virtues like eternal happiness and bliss.
such a supreme Lord

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to the devotees.

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always pray to You!

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nityamuktAya harayE nityamuktipradAyinE 4-30

You are the

doer of the magnificent deeds like creation of the entire universe.

You as You annihilate the demons. You are embodiment of
divine knowledge and You grant the True divine knowledge to the devotees. You are
always free from attachments and bondages. You take away the distress and grief of the
devotees and grant them eternal bliss and happiness. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa,
1 always pray to You!
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BUmim dyulOkamuta tattvamatim

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4-31

O Lord! You grant pure body to the good people so that they can worship you with
austerity.

You

also grant

them

all

the prosperity, wealth and

all

the authority in this life

of their good deeds, with

Your Grace, they take rebirth on this earth. In their new birth, with Your Grace, they
follow the path of austerity, sincerely dedicated concentration and deep devotion to pray
to You. With Your Grace, they give up vices like anger, greed, etc., and they lead an
ascetic life with dedicated devotion. Please see a similar purport in Bagavadglta (Chapter
9, SlOkAs 20-21). O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always seek protection at Your

and heavenly pleasures

after this life. After they reap the fruits

feet!

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sulaBam durlaBam vandE Bagavantam sanAtanam

sadasat kshEtragam vishNum mUrtAmUrtam SuBASuBam

4-32

O Lord! You are easily approachable to those who follow

the devotional paths. But

are not within the reach of those who follow evil and demonic paths. You are the
embodiment of virtues like prosperity, wealth, Truth, righteousness, glowing

You

illumination, divine knowledge, austerity, etc. You are the embodiment of every thing,
of. You are beyond time and space. You are in the bodies of the good
as well as evil living things. You are every where and every thing is I you. Because of
You, all the universe exists. You grant Your blessed Grace on the good persons and You
put the evil doers in trouble. Hence
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always seek
protection in Your feet!

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gOvindam gOgaNAtltam kalmashaGnamakilmasham

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4-33

O Lord! You established all the vEdAs. Yet You cannot be fully defined by the vEdAs.
of the sins of the devotees. You are without any blemish. You are such an
unending everlasting potential source (kalpa taruvu) that You keep on granting all types
of boons all the time (i.e., in all yugAs and kalpAs). O such supreme Lord vEmkaTESa,
always pray to You!

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brahmahatyAdipApAni dahyatyEva na cAnyathA

O Lord!

Even if one misbehaves like a devil with demonic qualities (ego, anger, greed,
jealousy, pride, prejudice, annoying and killing the ones making efforts to
understand the God), You will nullify his/her sins if only he/she sincerely remembers
Your name, fame and virtues. Your name is really such a supreme one. One who does
not even remember Your name, there is no salvation for that being.
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Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
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Lord! Even if one pronounces Your blessed name ignorantly or cunningly, such
person's sins are burnt as a stack of cotton by Your Grace.
such a supreme Lord
vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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du@hKita@h SrAnta@h tvannAma yani samsmarEt

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O Lord! By pronouncing Your

blessed name, You get rid of the sufferings of a person

hungry or grief stricken or physically tired because of hard labor. O such a
supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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4-37

O Lord!

Ignoring You, if one does not chant Your name, such a snob has to go through
of awful grief and sufferings caused due to his/her evil deeds. Of course, the
Lord will be simply watching the fun when one goes through consequences of his/her evil
deeds. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
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na tlrthayAtrA na ca dAnayaj~nA vratam tapO nArcanamanyadaivam

yat SrlninvAsasya ca nAmaklrtanam tadEva sarvArthasuvR AishTikAraNam
yAtrA yaj~nA vratA dharmA dAnanyanyA nyasamKyayA
4-39
tava nAmasmR AitE rBaktyA kalAm nArhanti shODaSIm

4-38

O Lord!

Visiting the pilgrimage centers, ritualistic worship, different kinds of yaj~nAs,

different kinds of vratAs, severely serious tap as (austerity, dhyAnam, etc., undergoing
self-imposed difficulties), worshipping different Deities, charitable donations of all kindsas a matter of fact nothing matches even with a small speck of the Grace showered by

You due

to chanting of

vEmkaTESa,

Your name with

sincere devotion.

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O Lord!

4-40

who constantly chant Your Graceful name with sincere

are really the most fortunate and prosperous fellows because they do not
under go the drudgery of facing the sufferings due to ill fate. Prosperity, bliss and eternal
happiness are the direct benefits of Grace showered by You as a consequence of chanting
Your blessed name.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!
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varNitam kEna SakyatE

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ayamEna mahAdharmO narANAm tAraka@h smR A ita@h

4-42
vishNau sadA BaktiyOga@h tannAmagrahaNAdiBi@h

O Lord! How can

anybody explain the superb significance of chanting Your blessed

name? It is impossible to make an attempt to do so. Just by remembering Your blessed
name at the time of death, ajAmila, the sinner, obtained mOksha with Your Grace. O
such a supreme benevolent Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You! Such a devoted
chanting of Your blessed name can only enhance the devotion of an individual. Because
such devotion is the tool to liberate one from all bondages leading to mOksha, it must be
considered as the most desired right royal path. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I
always pray to You!

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yannAma smaraNA@2mR A itAmbudhinimagnOdyA@2pi gaurlpati@h
yaddhyAnE niratA@h prajApatimuKA@h prAptA mahAvaiBavam 4-43

O Lord! By chanting Your holy name, aj Amila was not the only person who got blessed
by You. For example, prdhlAda, gajEndra, and other devotees also got out of the grief
and suffering due to the drudgery of life and obtained mOksha. Even today, the great
Deity rudra is also immersed in constant chanting of Your blessed name "rAma". Even
the most powerful and prosperous Deities like brahma and others are deeply immersed in
chanting Your holy name. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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4-44

O Lord! You are the mightiest One because by chanting Your holy name, all the
mountain-like huge evils are destroyed. You are the embodiment of the universe and You
are the invincible and undefeated Lord. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I am the
devotee chanting Your name and hence, please be compassionate to bless me!

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anugrahArtham BajatAm padAbjam anAmarUpastva guNO hyajanmA

nAmAni rUpANi guNAn kriyAScajanmAni gR A ihNAsi mAm praslda 4-45

O Lord! You do not have really

a physical body, name, figure, virtue, actions, birth and

deaths. Yet, in order to bless the devotees who worship Your blessed lotus feet, You
assume the holy names like rAma, kR A ishNa, etc. You also assume pure white physical
figures. You also exhibit divine wisdom and other virtues. You also do the creation and
destruction of the universe. You also assume the physical forms like a fish, tortoise, bore,
etc.
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janmA diBarjanE mOhAnugrahA vadhikArata@h

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4-46

O Lord!

As a result of Your avatArAs, You are creating delusion to the ordinary folks
depending upon their credentials. You are also blessing some people according to their
credentials. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, please bless me profusely to please
me!

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dayApAmgalavO BuyAdihA@2mutrEshTa varshaNa@h

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4-47

O Lord!

Your compassionate eyes are so great that they grant all types of blessings to the
devotees not only in their life time but also afterwards leading to mOksha. It is my form
opinion that if You are not compassionate, nobody can fulfill the desires of the devotees
in spite of their best efforts. I do not have any doubts about this. O such a supreme Lord
vEmkaTESa, please bless me profusely!

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Om namO vEmkaTESAya purushAya mahAtmanE

mahAnuBAvAya mahAmAyinE@2mEya karmaNE 4-48

O Lord!

As mentioned in the scriptures, I keep chanting "namO vEmkaTESAya" to get rid

of my sins. You are the Lord with endless prosperity. You reside in the hearts of the
devotees in the universe and give them steadfast mind, austerity and other virtues in order
to fulfill their desires. You show great interest in providing them with safety and shelter.
You are with inexplicable supreme grace and are with mesmerizing power. Your
historical background is incomprehensible to any body. O such supreme Lord
vEmkaTESa, I always salute to You!

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nAmnaiva BAvyam Kalu sarvarakshaNam mAyAvinO viSvakuTumbina stE

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O Lord! You are the protector of

4-49

all the universe and all the creation in the universe. You
delude the non-devotees. Your family is the universe. All the existing creation in all the
places, in all the unapproachable places like thick forests, in the rivers, in the oceans, in
the ether (AKASam), in all the child bearing-wombs, in all the externally appearing things
is liberated from distress and grief as a result of chanting Your blessed name. According
to BAgavatam, in order to protect the creation, You assume the role as a fish in water, as
vAmana on the earth, as trivikrama in the ether and as narasimha in the thick forests. O
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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mahAvipattu tvannAmasmaraNE tadvinASanam

bahusampatsu tE nAmavismR Aitau tadvinASanam

4-50

O Lord! One is blessed with prosperity if

is

faced with

many insurmountable

the person chants Your name when the person

obstacles. Similarly if one gets lots of wealth and

prosperity due to his/her good deeds (i.e., good karma), You should be remembered and
profusely thanked. Because of You only, that person is prosperous. If such a person is
ungrateful, the prosperity may dwindle in due course of time as the sole owner of the
prosperity is You, the Almighty. After all, You allowed the person to share Your property
(because every thing belongs to You only) due to His/her good karma.
such a supreme
Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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tasmAttannAmasktO@2ham sarvadA tvadanugrahAt

tvatprErita stvadlyatvAn matpuNyam tvaddayAbalAt

4-51

O Lord!

As per the reasons mentioned in the SlOka 4-50, prompted by You, with Your
Grace, I am very much interested in chanting Your name. Because I am considered as one
belonging to the elite group of Your sincere devotees, I find the fruits of my good karma
enriched due to Your merciful Grace. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray
to

You!

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na kadAcidBayam mE@2sti divyanAmaratO yata@h

tathA@2pi tE kR A ipA@2pAmgalESO@2stu mayyahO 4-52
Lord! As I am an oath to chant Your holy name always, I need not fear any time from
anybody. In spite of that, please grant Grace to me. It does not matter how small that
Grace is and I shall consider that as a great fortune. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa,
1 always pray to You!

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4-53
sarvaj~na mE kadA kim vA vadE tvAm kR AipayA@2va mAm
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4-54
tarn dR ishTvA prlyasE vishNO tata@h satkarmasamgrah@h
karmaNA j~tiAnasiddhiSca tEna prltistavAdButA
4-55
aparOkshamagarBaSca muktirAnanda vardhanam

O Lord of Goddess

lakshmil Due to several of my bad deeds, I am not in a position to

understand Your acts and deeds bearing a variety of interesting stories. You know every
thing. It is needless to narrate to You about my limitations. O such a supreme Lord

vEmkaTESa, be merciful!

By

chanting Your holy name, all the dreadful sins disappear. Thus, the body and the soul
of a person are getting purified. O the Omnipresent Lord! You are not only pleased to
see such a purified person but also blessing that person. Later, You are making that
person to do good deeds only.

By

doing good deeds, one gets to know the divine wisdom. Such a divine wisdom helps
get near and dear to You. Ultimately it helps me to understand and experience Your

me to

Grace which liberates me from pains due to getting into wombs and the associated births.
Thus, Your Grace helps me to get mOksha, the true ultimate goal of life. These three
SlOkAs narrate the Glory and Grace of chanting the Lord's name. O such a supreme
Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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durBikshE jAhnavItlrE pratyaham kOTiBOjanam

4-56

tulyam nAmamAhAtmyamIdR A iSam

tvannAmasmaraNE
tasmAnnAmasmR A iti@h SuddhA sulaBA purushArthadA

4-57
Innumerous worthy charities like gOdAna (giving away cows), BUdAna (giving
away land), kanyA dAna (giving away brides by celebrating marriages), suvarNa dAna
(giving away gold, cash, etc.), etc., do not match the fruits yielded by the Glory of
chanting Your holy name. Similarly, performing sacred sacrificial yqj~nAs, feeding the
scholarly brAmhmins and poor-feeding in sacred places daily, etc., yield insignificantly
small benefits as compared to the Grace due to chanting Your blessed name. Such is the
awesomely superb and pure Grace, yielded by chanting Your holy name which does not
involve any expenses at all. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

O Lord!

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mArga@h prajAnAmakutOBaya@h
nAmasmR AitiparAyaNA@h 4-58

yatra BaktivaSAdvishNO@h

O Lord!

Chanting Your holy name alone will destroy all the sins of a devotee. That
of doing good deeds, makes the world happy, destroys all fears,

virtue enhances the fruits

makes an individual very prosperous and ultimately liberates the person leading to
mOksha, the eternal bliss. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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yEnaikadA vishNupadAbjayugmE samarpitam cittamananyabuddhyA

ya mO@2pi taddUtagaNAssapASA@h vaSyantyaGauGASrayamapyahO na

hi

O Lord! One should be wise enough to think

one towards

that the sincere devotion leads

4-59

mOksha. If that person, (may be a sinner - does not matter) has his/her
mind fixed on Your holy feet, all the sins will be nullified. Such a person cannot even be
troubled by ropes of death of yama( known as the Deity of death). It is needless to say
that Your name is so superb and powerful. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I pray to
liberation, the

You!

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5.

Chapter

Om

In this Chapter five, the great virtue of the Lord

vEmkaTESa's Grace

is

described.

The

devotee dEvaSarma says: The great Deities like brahma and others are protected by the
Goddess lakshmi who is also the mother of every body. Even She worships You with
great devotion. If that is the case who am I? The devotee dEvaSarma invokes the Lord
thus:

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sarvalOkajananl kamalA yA dESakAlavitatA ramaNI tE

sAtimR A idvatasikAkusumABOtsamgagA@2pi tava hR A itkamalasthA

5-1

O sv^mz!

The mother of the universe Goddess lakshmi, who is equally omnipresent like
time and space, is Your beloved tender wife sitting in Your lotus-like heart. She
is glowing like a Linseed flower (atasi pushpd) residing in Your heart and is meditating
on You. O Lord vEmkaTESa I pray to You!

You

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brahm aSam kara p adA rp aNadakshA sarvalO kaSuB adA dravac ittA
yatkaTAkshalavamA tra padasthA @h prA rthayantyajaSivEndram uKA h

5-2

O Lord!

The Goddess lakshmi is capable of allocating ruling powers to Deities like

brahma, Samkara, indra and others to rule their respective lOkAs (domains). She is
compassionate and benevolent as well as capable of granting prosperity and wealth to the
universe. [The devotee dEvaSarma implies that She is able to manifest these awesome
powers because of You only]. Even though those Deities got their powers to rule their
lOkAs through the Goddess lakshmi (residing in Your heart), they still pray to Her for
mercy.

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BA ratlpram uKasundara yOshudgaNam atlta bahusundararUpam

Alilingasi

catushkarapadmai@h mandahAsavadanAm sarasArtham

O vEmkaTESal

The Goddess lakshmi is much more beautiful than pArvati, BArati and
much more amorous with smiling face than the others. You completely
Her desires amorously and yet, You embrace Her with Your four hands with

sarasvati.
fulfill all

5-3

She

is

love in order to please Her.

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nityamuktA dOshadUrA tvadUnAdhikasadguNA

tvatpAdapUjanE nityam baddhakamkaNaBUshitA

5-4

O vEmkaTESal

The Goddess lakshmi is free from all bondages and totally flawless. She
of great virtues and hence, She is superior to the Deities like brahma and others. Yet,
She is not as great as You are. Such a supreme Goddess lakshmi is always happily
determined and steadfastly disposed to worship Your lotus feet.
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aBIshTadAnE BaktAnAm kalpavRHkshAyitA ramA
cintAmaNi kAmadhEnu karuNAsAgarAyitA 5-5

O Lord!

The Goddess lakshmi behaves like a tree of all wishes, cintAmaNi (touch stone)
and a great ocean of compassion and mercy (only because of You).
Lord wishes to bless a devotee, the Goddess comes forward
She backs off if the Lord wishes otherwise.
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lakshml@h purastAtpaScAcca dakshiNOttarataSca yA

UrdhvAdharAdibhAgasthA JagatsR A ijati pAti hi 5-6

O vEmkaTESa, Lord of the Deity lakshmil

As

Goddess lakshmi is
up above the sky, down
below, every where). She creates and rules the universe (of course with Your Grace only).
in all sides

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guNaistatA prasavitR AivaraNIyaguNO rjitA

prakASamatimUrtiSca dhyEyA buddhipracO dikA

5-7

O Lord!

The Goddess lakshmi is with virtues like divine knowledge, eternal bliss and
She is creating the universe and is playful with the
creation (of course with Your Grace). The wise sages always desire for Her. She is
supreme as She is gifted with the virtue of protecting the universe. Hence, She is worthy
of worship. She is the prompter of the intellect of the good people.
others as per the gAyatrl mantra.

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durannAd durgrahatvAcca pAtakAdupapAtakAt

5-8
svagAyakatrANadakshA gAyatrltyuditA ramA

O Lord!

Those,

who

Goddess lakshmi
all

praise the greatness

of Goddess lakshmi, are really praising You.

with Your Grace in directly)from

liberates all such devotees (of course

types of sins like eating bad food (that

is

not offered to you for Your Grace), taking

and undeserving charities as well as doing bad deeds. Hence, She is called gAyatri.
If one worships You and Goddess Lakshmi meditating with gAyatri mantram all the sins
of that person disappear. This SlOkam exposes the meaning of Sri lakshmi nArAyaNa
gAyatri mantram (gAyamtam trAti - hence, gAyatri; One who praises the Grace of You is
illegal

O such

always protected by the Goddess lakshmi).

pray to You!

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Savitu rdyOtakatvAcca BaktEshTaprasavE ratA

carAcaraprasavitA sAvitrl kamalA

O Lord!

5-9

smR AitA

Goddess lakshmi (of course with Your Grace) makes the sun shine, fulfills
She is called sA vitri.

all

the desires of the devotees and creates the universe. Hence,

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1-5-10

vaglSatvAt vacOdAnAt klrtitA ca sarasvatl

kAntiratyAdi dAnAt sA BAratltyAdinAmikA

5-10

O Lord!

Goddess lakshmi is fond of about rhetoric and diction. She is also fond of
worships. She is called BArati (BA means effulgence, rati means pleasure)
because she grants divine wisdom, pleasure, effulgence, purushArthAs (dharma, art ha,
kAma, and mOkshd) to the devotees (of course with Your Grace). Hence, She is superior
to sarasvati(i.Q., vagdEvata) and BArati.
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guNapUrNatva yOgEna brahma brahmavaSE sthitA

brahmANDAntarbahirvyAptA sthUlA sUkshmA ca madhyA

J- 11

O Lord!

Goddess lakshmi kept the great Deity brahma under Her thumb (of course with
Your Grace) and hence, She is called brahma. She, with Her omnipresent cosmic from
(with Your Grace), is pervading inside and outside of the universe and hence, She is
(i.e., inexplicably huge). She also resides along with You at the heart of all
beings (of course with Your Grace) and hence, She is called sUkshma (small like an

called sthUla

atom). She is visible in the forms of sit a, rukmiNi, satyaBAma and others and hence, She
is called madhyama, the well wisher of all (of course with Your Grace).

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karmaNAm guNarUpANAm sarvEshAm ca niyAmakA

yaddayApAmgalESEna tvaihikl@h sarvasampada@h

5-12

O Lord! Of course with Your Grace, Goddess lakshmi is

appropriate disciplines and the associated virtues to

all

imposing the proper duties,

the beings including the Deity

brahma. Due to a speck of the Grace of such Goddess lakshmi, the universe is enjoying
is all because of Your Grace given to Your wife, the
Goddess lakshmi.

the wealth and prosperity. This

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svarviraktISa sadBaktijnapti muktlrvrajanti hi

lOkAtltA IDkapUjyA tavAtyastapriyA

5-13

O Lord vEmkaTESa\

The Deities like brahma get to know austerity while enjoying the
pleasures of the heaven. They also become devotees of You and obtain divine knowledge
leading to mukti (i.e., liberation from bondages for achieving the eternal bliss). All those
things are possible as the Goddess lakshmi (of course with Your blessings) bestows Grace
on them. These facts are as per the holy scriptures. She is far superior to the universe and
She is worshipped by the all the creation in the universe due to the reason that She is
Your beloved wife.
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sarvaSaktA sarvasuKA sarvalakshaNa samyutA

anEkaguNa sampUrNA pUrNakAmA ca sarvadA

5-14

O Lord!

Goddess lakshmi is all powerful to create the universe and She has innumerable
great virtues and good qualities. She is the embodiment of all desires and is capable of
fulfilling all the desires of the devotees. All these attributes of Her are due to Your super
Grace only.
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apramEya pramEyApi sam asta purushA rthdA

mahadaiSvarya sauBAgya tathA@2pi tvA@2nuvartinI

O vEmkaTESal

5-15

Goddess lakshmi 's wisdom, abilities and exhibition of extroardinary

powers may be comprehensible to the people depending upon their level of devotion
towards Her. She is capable of fulfilling all the desires of the devotees. She grants great
powers, wealth and prosperity to the Deities lik brahma and others. She is able to
function with these capabilities only due to Your Grace and yet, she is always obedient to
You to receive orders from You.

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Smarati dhyAyati stauti samatyarcati paSyati

Tapati tvAm japati ca sEvatE tvAm pratlkshatE

O Lord!

11-5-16

5-1

Goddess lakshmi always chants Your name, meditates upon You,

offers prayers

You and worships You. She always keeps on staring at You and does the tapas
keeping You in Her mind. She always serves you sincerely and waits upon You to follow
Your orders. She always prays to You for Your Grace and mercy. O such a supreme Lord

to

vEmkaTESa,

always pray to You!

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nityA@2viyOginI namrA samprArthayati sarvadA

kimutA@2nyE@2lpajIvASca mAdRHSA vR A ittivarjitA 5-17

O Lord!

Goddess lakshmi, who is always associated with You residing at Your heart,
always worships you with utmost sincerity and devotion. If that is the case, why should
others, who are none compared to the Goddess lakshmi, should hesitate to worship You?
Persons like me, who do not have any other business, should definitely keep worshipping
You. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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daridrA bamdhurahita anAthA JivanArthina@h

tEshAm tvatprArthanAkAMkshA nAScaryam BuvanatrayE

O Lord!

5-18

not a surprise in the three lOkAs of the universe if the persons like poppers,
forlorn, the ones who care for their daily lively-hood,
must be willing to worship You. O such first and foremost Lord vEmkaTESa, I always
pray to You!
It is

who do not have any relatives, the

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SrlvEmkaTESa matsvAmin j~nAnAnanda dayAnidhE

SaraNAgata santrANA varaNABIshTavarshaNa 5- 1

O vEmkaTESa You are my Lord, the embodiment of divine wisdom,

!

eternal bliss

and

unabated compassion. You are the protector of the helpless people and You fulfill all the
desires of the devotees. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, please show compassion on
me and please me!
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5-20

agaNyAni hyavEdyAni hyacintyAtyadbhutAni ca

O Lord of the Goddess

lakshmil Your inexplicably amazing avatArAs and historical

anecdotes are so many that the great Deities like brahma, rudra and others cannot even
count them, think them and understand them. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I
always pray to You!

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Evam pUrNE tvanmahimni nA@2ham SaktyO@2smi varNanE
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kaScAham kA ca Sakti@h kimiti staumi mandadhl@h

5-21

O Lord!

Thus, Your superbly powerful virtues are so complete, unfathomed and

inexplicably amazing that nobody can describe them. If that is the case, who am I? How
can a dull minded fellow like me can dare to praise Your virtues?
such a supreme
lakshmi nR A isimha, the Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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1-5-22

alasO@2hamahamkArI cAj~nO mUrKa@h SaTha@h khala@h

jnaBaktyAdihlnaSca kAmakrOdhAdipUrita@h

O Lord! am
I

right or

wrong.

unwise, stupid fellow who cannot discriminate what is

cunning and arrogant fellow who is not devoted to You.

dull, ignorant,
I

am

an

evil,

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1-5-23

manOj ayAdihlnAm sadA vishayalampaTa@h

5-23
sR AishTibindUnAm maddOshANAm mitirnahi@h
O Lord! I do not have a steady and stable mind. I am always indulged

pAmsUnAm

My

pleasures.
vices are so many that no body can count them.
particles of sandy land or water droplets in a shower.

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1-5-25

guNAstvayi yathA pUrNA@h dOshA@h pUrNAstathA mayi

5-24
alasatvAdahamkArA aj-nAnAllOBatO maA@h

damBAdpramAdAd dAkshiNyAt svaBAvAt samgata@h kRHtAn

apArAnaparAdhAn

mE hyaguNEyAn kshamasva mAm 5-25

in vices and cheap

are innumerable like

O Lord!

Just as the countless great virtues are associated with you, there are innumerable
my ignorance, arrogance by assuming that I only
make things to happen, zero wisdom as a result of hot-headed mind, greed, jealousy and
carelessness, I must have done innumerable bad deeds. I also must have done numerous
evils due to bad friendship and bad guidance from the so called friends. Please do not
count
vices and show compassion. Please consider me as worthy of redeeming me

bad vices associated with me. Due to

from

my
my sins. O such a supreme

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1-5-27

pitAmAtA gurUrBrAtA saKAbandhustyamEva mE

vidyA satkarma vittam ca pura@h pR A ishThE ca pArSvayO@h

5-26

mUrdhni hR AitkamalE mE@2ntarbahirjanmani janmani

kulasvAmlshTadEvO nO vR A ita@h pitR A ipitAmahai@h 5-27

O Lord! You are the wisdom-teaching father, the caring-like mother,

the director-like
teacher, the loving brother, the unselfish friend, the helping relative, the wise preacher,
the prompter to enable me to do things in the right way, the well-wisher and the One
protecting me in all directions (left, right, behind and upfront).

residing in my head, heart, inside and outside of me (i.e. every where), You are
protecting me always. You are proclaimed by
father, grand father and Great grand
fathers as the Lord of our house and our dynasty.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa,

By

my

always pray to You!

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tvatsmR A itim sampradEhyadya tvatsamO nAsti mE priya@h
tvanmanA stvadgata prANa@h tvatpAdAmbuja samSrita@h 5-29
O Lord of the Goddess lakshmi! You are every thing. I will not call any body as the
greatest excepting You. Please get rid of my bad vices like vicious thinking, bad
friendship and stupid involvement in materialistic pleasures and desires. Please remind
me of Your presence and also please make sure that I always chant Your name as well as
meditate on You. There is nobody who is so dear and near to me excepting You. I
surrendered my mind, soul and my life to You. I always worship Your blessed lotus feet.
O Lord! O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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O Lord! I am Your devotee, servant, student,

care of this unmiverse and protecting

it. I

and son as well. You are the One taking

only think of You day and night.

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O Lord!

Your are residing at my lotus-like heart. You are handsomely shining with blue
glow like a precious stone while residing at my heart in a lotus posture (padmAsana one of the yOga postures sitting with crossed legs) O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa,
always pray to You!
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O Lord! Your tenderly lotus petals-like feet are glowing with thick red color like
kumkuma. Your feet, which bear the icons of vajra, amkuSa, dhvaja and lotus, are shining
with reddish nails. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always seek protection in Your
feet!

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O Lord!

Your lotus feet with nice sounding jingles around Your ankles shine like the
beautiful flowers of linseed.
such supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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O everlasting Lord!

Your Gracious waist is dressed with yellowish silk cloth and there is
a glittering golden belt around it. Your imposing golden tinged lotus-like navel is the
residing place for the Deity brahma. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray
to

You!

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5-35

O Lord!

Your tender stomach, which

is hiding the entire universe, has three small lines.

breasts that generate all the righteous things in the universe. You have the
back which generates the un-righteous things in the universe. Your hair is very smooth.
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

You have the

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O Lord! You have a nice mole called Srlvatsa, flower garland (yaijayantlmAld) with
precious stone called kaustuBa on your huge handsome chest. You have huge shoulders,
large hands and a handsome head. You are always ready to bless the helpless.
such a
supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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O Lord!

Your reddish colored hands, You hold the blessed Sa~mKa (conch) and cakra
golden bracelets and other ornaments on Your tender lotushands. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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5-38

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5-39

Lord! You have a beautiful neck like a conch, handsome lips, jasmine-like white teeth
and smooth temples which shine like a pure and clean mirror.

You have a nice nose, beautiful eyes which do not close, handsome eye brows like a
rainbow, the most compassionate eyes, handsome as well as pleasing face like a full
bright moon and beautiful long blue curly hair locks. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa,
1 always pray to You!

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O Lord! You have a uniquely

superb beautiful dot (tilakam) on Your forehead. You have

handsome golden ear rings studded with precious stones. You have precious stonestudded golden crown on Your head. You are the embodiment of all types of superb
virtues. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to You!

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anantavEdairbrahmAdyai@h avEdyO@2prAkR AitO hari@h
SrldharAByAm namASlishTO brahmarudrEndra sEvita@h 5-42

O Lord! You are the reflection of myself.

Yet, You are indifferent to the universe. You

are the richest fellow, ever blissful and happy. You have the glowing glitter of an
aggregate of a ten million bright suns put together. At the same time, You are very cool
like an aggregate of a ten million cool bright moons put together.

O Lord! You are not comprehensible to the Deities like brahma and others, even

through
vEdAs. You do not have the visible physical virtues like all the others. You are embraced
by the Goddess lakshmi and the Mother earth. You are always worshipped by the Deities
like brahma, rudra and others. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I always pray to

You!

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5-43

O Lord! You are the embodiment of total eternal bliss, divine wisdom

and compassion

as

well as the eternal source of goodwill. All Your limbs grant wealth, prosperity, and
goodwill to the devotees. Hence, You grant the best of things to the devotees.
such a

supreme Lord vEmkaTESa,

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O Lord!

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You are looking at me all the time with Your eyes

filled with total compassion.

Hence, there is no need for me to worry. Your are getting rid of all my sins. O such a
supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I pray to you!

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O Lord! As I always have faith in Your blessed feet, You are fulfilling all my desires.
You are such a great Deity with abundant Grace, I keep remembering You day and night.
Hence, I am under Your protection.
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You are such an embodiment of Grace, wealth and prosperity that You fulfill the desires
of the devotees. You are the most unselfish One and yet, out of Your own free will, You
assume different forms in order to please the devotees. O such a supreme Lord
vEmkaTESa, I pray to You!
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5-48
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O Lord! In order to protect the good people, You did amazing

mountains like gOvardhana, mandara,

across the mighty ocean.

etc.

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stunts like lifting the

also constructed the massive bridge

In a matter of a split second, You create the unbelievable huge universe. You also contain
such a huge universe like a smallest thing (i.e., as an atom) in Your smooth and tender
belly. O such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, I pray to You!

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SrlvEmkaTESa m atsvAmin j~nAnAnandadayAnidhE
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O Lord!

Thus You lifted the huge weights (like gOvardhana, mandara mountains) and
the universe is Your family because You are very compassionate. In this universe, I am a
very small fellow. I am Your devotee. Is it difficult for You to uplift me when compared
to the huge tasks undertaken by You?

You are the

You are my

ultimate source and shelter for divine wisdom, eternal bliss and compassion.
beloved Lord, the vEmkaTAcalapati. Why do not You uplift me from the
unfathomable ocean-like grief and sorrow?
such a supreme Lord vEmkaTESa, please
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BaktabamdhO dayAsimdhO tvatpAdAbjE namAmyaham
sUktAsUktamidam sarvamaparAdham kshamasva mE-5-52
O SrInivAsa\ You are full of compassion and are dedicated to save and protect the
devotees. I am lost in the thick jungle-like samsAra. Why do not You show compassion
to rescue me and protect me?

O Lord! You are the relative of the devotees.

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SrlsvAmi tlrtha dugdhabdhau svEtadvIpE sumaNDapE
SrIBUByAm vihAran vishNO muktim BaktayA dEhi mE5-54
O vEmkaTESal You are the Lord to fulfill all the desires of the devotees. Please bless me
so that I remember Your holy name day and night. Please bless me such that I understand
the True Wisdom from all the holy scriptures. Please also bless me with prosperity in this
life as well as after this life (by granting mOkshd).

The blessed pushkaraNi lake, the pilgrimage center, is pure and white as milky-ocean
(where the Lord vishNu stays). In that pushkaraNi, You are enjoying the vacation with
Your lover BUdEvi in a gracious hall which looks like a pure white island. You are the
pervading Deity. O the son ofvasudEva, Lord kR A ishNa, You are the one who grants

mOksha

to the devotees.

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tUshNIm ButO dEvaSarmA suBakta@h

BaktEByO@2BIshTArthavarshaprabuddham
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athastOtrENa samtushTa@h SrInivAsa@h satAm gati@h
mEGagamBIrayA vAcA varadAna mathAbravIt 5-56
The great sage Sri Suta says:

(i.e., as described so far from the beginning of First Chapter to the SlOka 5-54), the
great devotee dEvaSarma prayed to the Lord vEmkaTESa and stood for a while calmly
and steadfastly with sincere and dedicated devotion. Later, he prostrated before his
beloved Lord vEmkaTESa who is dedicated to the devotees in fulfilling their desires.

Thus

Then, the Lord SrlnivAsa, the One who liberates the devotees from bondages, did please
with the above invoking SlOkAs and spoke to dEvaSarma with thunder-like resounding
voice in the following manner:

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kRHtavAnasi tasmAt tvam mABAishTAtra paratra hi

matpriyaprANaSishyasya gurupAdAvalam bin@h-5-58
vipannASassamvadApti@h BuyAt tE madanugrahAt
mamaBaktasya tE svarNAvR A ishTi rdinE dinE --5-59
The Lord, SrlnivAsa is saying:
I am extremely pleased with your prayer and meditation. You did
me with the most superb prayer which can yield prosperity and good will. So you
not be afraid of the sins and the consequent terrible distress. You followed the

"O good brAhmin\

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do

instructions

and directions

set

by vAyudEva, the most devoted student of mine. Hence,

with my blessings, your distress and sufferings will disappear and you will become
wealthy and prosperous (You will see the rain of gold in your home.) day by day."

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The Lord continues "

5-60
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am

granting long life to you, your sons and your grand sons. You
and wealth during your life time and later you will be with me in
vaikumTham." Thus the Lord spoke and kept quite.
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BO@h SaunakAyA munayO nissamgASca tapasvin@h

BaktavaSyO vEmkaTESa@h prasannO Bavati dhruvam
yAyAm gatvA vEmkaTESam ramESam

5-62

vEdavEdyam suBaktyA
BaktE@2ByOBIshTArthavarshaprabuddham
samprlNIdhvam tvEnO vO@2BIshTsiddhi@h 5-63
SrlvEmkaTESasya kathAmR A itam tvidam mahAtmyasAram stapasvigamyam
SrlvEmkaTESasya mahApriyapriyam lOkOttaram dEvaRHshipriyam ca 5-64
The great sage sUta is telling: "O Saunaka munls\ You do not indulge in anger and
natvA stutvA

attachment. You are austere and immerse in meditation. The Lord, SrlvEmkaTESa, is
attached to the devotees all the time and hence, definitely, He will show Grace to you.

You should

vEmkaTAcalam where

One

by the vEdAs and

devotion,
the Lord of the Goddess lakshmi. After going there, with dedicated
you should
invoke Him with prayers to please the Lord. The Lord will grant you purushArthAs
visit

(dharma, artha, kAma, mOksha), thus

the SrlnivAsa, the

fulfilling all

your desires.

extolled

is like a nectar which gives salvation to the devotees by

them from the cycle of births and deaths. This is the key note of all the great
and superb purANAs. The taste of the nectar is so powerful that it is not easily available
for every body. This is of course within the reach of great people who are indulged in
meditation.. In the Universe, serving the Lord in sixteen ways (shODashOpacArAlu) is
the most pleasing thing to Him. This is the most suitable tool for salvation for the Deities,
Sages and also the good people in the universe."

The

story of SrlvEmkaTES a

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samastapApaugGa vinASakAraNam samasta puNyauGa samR A iddhikAraNam

SrlvEMkaTESasya padAravindayO@h sadBaktivR A iddhAvasamAn kAraNam 5-65
vaktu@h SrOtu@h pAThakasya pArAydNaparasya ca
parAtparO vEmkaTESa@h prasannO Bavati kshaNam 5-66
stOtrENainahi samtushTO vEmkaTESO ramApati@h
yAnyAn kAmAn kAmayamtE tAmstAn muktim dadAti ca5-67

Sri sUta continues "The nectar-like story of the Lord SrlnivAsa destroys all the sins.
embellishes the pure and virtuous deeds. It is supremely unique in promoting the
devotion in the blessed feet of the Lord.

Those,

who narrate,

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hear,

make

the story of the

others to read and chanting ritualistically

mAhAtmyam

It

(i.e.,

of the Lord SrlvEmkaTESa, will achieve the

blessings of the Lord.

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this

mAhAtmyam

gets pleased

and

fulfills

end. There

This

is

is

with dedicated devotion, the Lord of the Goddess lakshmi,

the desires of the devotees.

He will

also grant salvation at the

no doubt in this statement."

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