SRI #VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “#TEERTHA #PRABANDHA” ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “#ತೀರ್ಥ #ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI  #VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “#TEERTHA #PRABANDHA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “#ತೀರ್ಥ #ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

#Tirupati #Sri Venkatachala Kshetra/ತಿರುಪತಿ ಶ್ರೀ ವೆಂಕಟಾಚಲ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ

ಸಂಯೋಜ್ಯಾಲಂಕೃತಾಭಿಃ ಶ್ರೀ ವೇಂಕಟಲಸಚ್ಛೈಲವಾಸೀ ದಾಸೀಕೃತಾಮರ:।

ಛಾಯಯಾ ಪಾತುಂ ಮಾಂ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸಸುರದ್ರುಮಃ||19||

SamyOjyAlankrutABhihi Sree VEnkaTalasachChailavAsee dAseekrutAmaraha|

ChAyayA pAtum mAm nityam SreenivAsasuradrumaha||19||

सम्यॊज्यालन्कृताभिः श्री वॆन्कटलसच्छैलवासी दासीकृतामरः।

छायया पातुं मां नित्यं श्रीनिवाससुरद्रुमः॥१९॥

SUMMARY: May the Kalpavruksha named Lord Srinivasa, who is residing on the bright hill known as Venkatachala and has made all the deities into his servants, protect me under his eternal shadow.

Why is Lord Srinivasa atop a mountain?/ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸನು ಪರ್ವತದ ಮೇಲೆ ಏಕಿದ್ದಾನೆ?

ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ದಿಶಿ ದಿಶಿ ಸ್ವೀಯಾನ್ ದಯಯಾ ಪಾಲಯನ್ನಿವ|

ವರ್ತತೇ ವಿಶ್ವತಶ್ಚಕ್ಷುಃ ವೇಂಕಟೇ ವೇಂಕಟೇಶ್ವರಃ||20||

DruShTwA dishi dishi sweeyAn dayayA pAlayanniva|

VartatE vishwatashchakShuhu VEnkaTE vEnkaTEshwaraha||20||

दृष्ट्वा दिशि दिशि स्वीयान् दयया पालयन्निव।

वर्ततॆ विश्वतश्चक्षुः वॆन्कटॆ वॆन्कटॆश्वरः॥२०॥

SUMMARY: It is believed that Lord Srinivasa gives a kindly look in all directions and protects his devotees, wherever they are; therefore, he has chosen the highest peak of Mount Venkata to have a clear view of all directions to choose his devotees and protect them.

What does Srinivasa preach to his devotees?/ತನ್ನ ಭಕ್ತರಿಗೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸನು ಏನನ್ನು ಬೋಧಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ?

ಶಂಖಚಕ್ರೋಜ್ಜ್ವಲಬಾಹುಯುಗ್ಮಾಃ ಸ್ವಾಂಘ್ರೀಂ ಭಜಂತೇ ಭವಸಿಂಧುರೇಷಾಮ್|

ಕಟಿಪ್ರಮಾಣಸ್ತ್ವಿತಿ ವೇಂಕಟೇಶಃ ಸ್ಫುಟಿಕರೋತ್ಯಾತ್ಮಕರಾಂಬುಜಾತೈಃ||21||

ShanKhachakrOjjwalabAhuyugmAha

swAnGhreem BhajantE BhavasinDhurEShAm|

KaTipramANastwiti VEnkaTEshaha

sPhuTikarOtyAtmakarAmbujAtaihi||21||

शन्खचक्रॊज्ज्वलबाहुयुग्माः स्वान्घ्रीं भजन्तॆ भवसिन्धुरॆषां।

कटिप्रमाणस्त्विति वॆन्कटॆशः स्फुटिकरॊत्यात्मकराम्बुजातैः॥२१॥

SUMMARY: Lord Venkatesha, who is adorned with the Divine Conch and Divine Disc, and surrenders unto his feet, clears assures that whoever meditates his name and surrenders unto his feet, will have the sorrow and miseries of family life only up to their waist. They will be able to cross the ocean of worldly life quite easily.

It may be recalled that in Ramayana, Ravana abducted Seetha Devi when Rama and Lakshmana were away from the hermitage. However, holy Scriptures make it clear that the woman abducted by Ravana was not the real Seetha but Vedavati, daughter of Fire God, who was there in the hermitage of Rama in the guise of Seetha Devi. It was for this reason that after killing Ravana, Srirama asked Seetha Devi to ‘prove’ her purity. Look-alike Seetha Devi decided to immolate. But in reality, Fire God Agni needed a platform to return Seetha Devi to Srirama and take away his daughter Vedavati. At that time, Vedavati expressed her desire to become the wife of Srirama. However, Srirama told her that he would incarnate as Srinivasa and she would then be born as Padmavati on Earth and that he would marry her during Kali Yuga.

When Sri Vadirajaru visited Tirupati, the entire Venkata Giri or hill appeared as a large stone of Saligrama, which is very sacred. That is why, Sri Vadirajaru did not want to walk on the Saligrama on his feet. It is said, he climbed the Venkatagiri on his knees.

Sri Srinivasa in Tirupati is one of the most popular pilgrim centres in the world. The concluding stanza on Sri Srinivasa by Sri Vadirajaru will be explained in the next episode.

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