Om Namo Venkatesaya!
Yerukala Sani is a small social community of soothsayers in Andhra Pradesh and adjacent states. These women speak the Telugu words "sodi cheputanamma sodi cheputanu, unnadi unnattu cheputanu, telisindi telisinattu cheputanu". (translation: Whatever I know about your future, I'll tell you as it is), in a typical Telugu folk accent
Srinivasa in the disguise of Yerukala Sani meets Akasa Raju, his wife and Padmavati and says that the person who rescued Padmavati from the wild elephant and to whom the princess lost Her heart, is no ordinary man but is Sri Maha Vishnu Himself in the form of Srinivasa. He also tells that an old lady named Vakula Devi is coming to propose for the marriage. Saying so, Srinivasa disappears from the scene when Vakula Devi enters.
She is welcomed warmly by Akasa Raju and his wife who agrees for the marriage proposal without any hesitation. Thus Akasa Raju starts preparations for the divine wedding.
Vakula Devi being a saint has no money to meet the marriage expenses. Hence Sri Srinivasa borrows huge amount of money from Kubera - the Hindu god of wealth and He promises to repay the amount with interest (vaddi in Telugu). To keep His promise given to Kubera, Sri Srinivasa seeks His devotees to offer coins in order to keep repaying Kubera, along with interest.
Hence Srinivasa got the name 'vaddi kasula vadu' in Telugu which means the one who takes currency coins along with interest.
Thus Srinivasa Padmavati Kalyanam i.e marriage is performed in the grandest way. All the gods witness the divine marriage and bless the newly wed divine couple.
There is a small diversion in the story at this point. I came to know about this from my parents / grandparents.
As per Telugu custom, the parents of the newly wed bride send all the required stuff (known as 'puttinti sare' in Telugu language) which include foods, utensils etc along with the bride when she goes to her in-laws house along with her husband immediately after marriage. This is known as 'vidai' in Hindi, it's a send-off of the bride.
Akasaraju sent his newly wed daughter Padmavati along with 'sare'. As per Sthala Puranam, Sage Agastya advises the newly wed divine couple to stay downhills for around 6 months. So, Sri Venkateswara Swamy along with Padmavati Ammavaru halts in a place which is at a distance of around 12 Km from Tirupati (downhills). The place became popular as Srinivasa Mangapuram and the temple here is famously known as Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy temple. The idol here is a replica of Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy's idol.
The party resumes their onward journey to Tirumala. While they were moving in a procession, just for kidding, Sri Venkateswara Swamy tells Padmavati, "Dear, your parents have given everything but forgot to give curry leaves (karvepaku in Telugu) which are very important for preparing curries. Padmavati feels insulted, takes it seriously and She refuses to accompany Sri Venkateswara Swamy to Tirumala. The infuriated / insulted Padmavati leaves to Tiruchanur (Alivelu / Alamelu Mangapuram) and settles at this place even after Sri Venkateswara Swamy pleads Her to get back.
That's the reason why Padmavati Ammavaru's temple is in the downhills at Tiruchanur (aka Alamelu Mangapuram). This is just a story and there is no mention of it in the Puranas.
According to Puranas, while the newly wed divine couple enjoy their time, the divine news reporter - Sage Narada reports the matter to Sri Lakshmi Devi who resides in Kolhapur (in Maharashtra). On hearing the news, Lakshmi Devi gets furious and rushes to Tirumala Hills. On seeing Padmavati who takes Her position (as Sri Vishnu's i.e Venkateswara's wife), Lakshmi Devi starts fighting / arguing with Padmavati.
As a typical humanly woman's nature, while the two divine ladies are involved in verbal attack / fight for their right (their husband), Sri Venkateswara Swamy steps back and transforms Himself into a shining statue made of black stone (the present idol of Lord Venkateswara Swamy in Tirumala).
The two divine women are shocked on seeing this transformation in their husband. Unable to digest the situation, Padmavati and Lakshmi Devi also transform themselves into gold impressions and remain in the heart i.e chest region of Sri Venkateswara's idol.
Thus, Sri Maha Vishnu and Lakshmi Devi re-unite and get back to Vaikuntham, while Sri Venkateswara Swamy resides in Tirumala in the form of black statue to bless His devotees. Hence, the place is known as 'Kaliyuga Vaikuntham'.
Venkatadri Samasthanam Brahmande Naasti Kinchanah
Venkatesa Samo Devo Na Bhuto Na Bhavishyasi
Govinda Govinda!
Yerukala Sani is a small social community of soothsayers in Andhra Pradesh and adjacent states. These women speak the Telugu words "sodi cheputanamma sodi cheputanu, unnadi unnattu cheputanu, telisindi telisinattu cheputanu". (translation: Whatever I know about your future, I'll tell you as it is), in a typical Telugu folk accent
Srinivasa in the disguise of Yerukala Sani meets Akasa Raju, his wife and Padmavati and says that the person who rescued Padmavati from the wild elephant and to whom the princess lost Her heart, is no ordinary man but is Sri Maha Vishnu Himself in the form of Srinivasa. He also tells that an old lady named Vakula Devi is coming to propose for the marriage. Saying so, Srinivasa disappears from the scene when Vakula Devi enters.
She is welcomed warmly by Akasa Raju and his wife who agrees for the marriage proposal without any hesitation. Thus Akasa Raju starts preparations for the divine wedding.
Vakula Devi being a saint has no money to meet the marriage expenses. Hence Sri Srinivasa borrows huge amount of money from Kubera - the Hindu god of wealth and He promises to repay the amount with interest (vaddi in Telugu). To keep His promise given to Kubera, Sri Srinivasa seeks His devotees to offer coins in order to keep repaying Kubera, along with interest.
Hence Srinivasa got the name 'vaddi kasula vadu' in Telugu which means the one who takes currency coins along with interest.
Thus Srinivasa Padmavati Kalyanam i.e marriage is performed in the grandest way. All the gods witness the divine marriage and bless the newly wed divine couple.
There is a small diversion in the story at this point. I came to know about this from my parents / grandparents.
As per Telugu custom, the parents of the newly wed bride send all the required stuff (known as 'puttinti sare' in Telugu language) which include foods, utensils etc along with the bride when she goes to her in-laws house along with her husband immediately after marriage. This is known as 'vidai' in Hindi, it's a send-off of the bride.
Akasaraju sent his newly wed daughter Padmavati along with 'sare'. As per Sthala Puranam, Sage Agastya advises the newly wed divine couple to stay downhills for around 6 months. So, Sri Venkateswara Swamy along with Padmavati Ammavaru halts in a place which is at a distance of around 12 Km from Tirupati (downhills). The place became popular as Srinivasa Mangapuram and the temple here is famously known as Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy temple. The idol here is a replica of Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy's idol.
The party resumes their onward journey to Tirumala. While they were moving in a procession, just for kidding, Sri Venkateswara Swamy tells Padmavati, "Dear, your parents have given everything but forgot to give curry leaves (karvepaku in Telugu) which are very important for preparing curries. Padmavati feels insulted, takes it seriously and She refuses to accompany Sri Venkateswara Swamy to Tirumala. The infuriated / insulted Padmavati leaves to Tiruchanur (Alivelu / Alamelu Mangapuram) and settles at this place even after Sri Venkateswara Swamy pleads Her to get back.
That's the reason why Padmavati Ammavaru's temple is in the downhills at Tiruchanur (aka Alamelu Mangapuram). This is just a story and there is no mention of it in the Puranas.
According to Puranas, while the newly wed divine couple enjoy their time, the divine news reporter - Sage Narada reports the matter to Sri Lakshmi Devi who resides in Kolhapur (in Maharashtra). On hearing the news, Lakshmi Devi gets furious and rushes to Tirumala Hills. On seeing Padmavati who takes Her position (as Sri Vishnu's i.e Venkateswara's wife), Lakshmi Devi starts fighting / arguing with Padmavati.
As a typical humanly woman's nature, while the two divine ladies are involved in verbal attack / fight for their right (their husband), Sri Venkateswara Swamy steps back and transforms Himself into a shining statue made of black stone (the present idol of Lord Venkateswara Swamy in Tirumala).
The two divine women are shocked on seeing this transformation in their husband. Unable to digest the situation, Padmavati and Lakshmi Devi also transform themselves into gold impressions and remain in the heart i.e chest region of Sri Venkateswara's idol.
Thus, Sri Maha Vishnu and Lakshmi Devi re-unite and get back to Vaikuntham, while Sri Venkateswara Swamy resides in Tirumala in the form of black statue to bless His devotees. Hence, the place is known as 'Kaliyuga Vaikuntham'.
Venkatadri Samasthanam Brahmande Naasti Kinchanah
Venkatesa Samo Devo Na Bhuto Na Bhavishyasi
Govinda Govinda!
Don't say mythology. The lord has given direct darshan to many serious devotees and how can you say it is mythology. Please disrespect the lord of seven hills.
ReplyDeleteNamaste sir / madam, I'm really sorry if I had mentioned the word 'mythology' in the post. But please re-read / re-check, I haven't mentioned the word 'mythology' anywhere in the story. Just like in your comment you mentioned 'disrespect' the lord of seven hills' which means 'not to respect the lord of seven hills'. But I understand that it is a typing mistake and you meant to say that 'Respect the Lord of Seven Hills'. Anyways thank you for the comment.
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