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Om Namo Venkatesaya! On listening to the promise of Srinivasa, Vakula Devi is determined to have a talk with Akasa Raju and his wife Dharani Devi and arrange the marriage of Srinivasa and Padmavati. So she visits the palace. Meanwhile, Srinivasa visits the palace in the disguise of Yerukala Sani. Yerukala Sani is a small community of soothsayers in Andhra Pradesh and adjacent states. These women speak in a typical Telugu accent 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) 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 Lord Vishnu Himself in the form of Srinivasa. And also tells that an old lady named Vakula Devi is coming to propose for the marriage. Saying s...

Om Namo Venkatesaya! Also Read: Part 1 of the story. Lord Venkateswara decides to stay in this place which is known by the name 'Varaha Kshetra'. According to 'sthala purana', Sri Varaha Swamy (the wild boar incarnation of Lord Vishnu) who decided to stay at this place (Tirumala) for sometime after He kills Hiranyaksha and re-positions Earth. Thus Sri Varaha Swamy becomes the 'Kshetra Palaka' of this place i.e the ruler of the place. Lord Venkateswara seeks Sri Varaha Swamy's permission to stay in His 'Kshetra'. Varaha Swamy happily permits Lord Venkateswara to stay in 'Varaha Kshetra' and bows down before Venkateswara who blesses Him saying that as Varaha Swamy is the ruler of the place, the devotees should first have the darshan of Varaha Swamy and then go for the darshan of Venkateswara Swamy. Lord Venkateswara with the bleeding wound on His forehead walks with pain in search of a shelter in the forest. He reaches the hermitage (kutir...

Sri Venkateswara Swamy is the presiding deity of Tirumala - Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. Every year millions of devotees visit the temple to fulfill their vows and seek His blessings. According to 'Sthala puranam' i.e the local ancient texts, here goes the famous story of Lord Venkateswara: The story of Lord Venkateswara Swamy In the ancient times much before Kaliyuga, the sages i.e rishis headed by Sage Kashyapa intended to perform a great sacrifice i.e maha yagnam for the welfare of the society. As it was a maha yagnam, the sages wanted to invite one of the Holy Trinity to be the Chief Guest of the occasion. Bhrigu Maharishi takes up the responsibility of inviting the Chief Guest as he has special access to all the lokas (i.e worlds). It is believed that Sage Bhrigu is born with an eye on the under surface of his right foot. According to the other version of the story, Sage Narada during his course of journey descends on the Earth and knows about the maha yagnam to be performe...

Lord Venkateswara Swamy is known by different names like Govinda, Srinivasa, Venkataramana and many more. But interestingly He became popular with the name 'Balaji' in the Northern and Western India. People from the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and other northern states call Lord Venkateswara as Balaji. There are 2-3 different versions / stories on this. The popular one is Hathiram Baba to whom Lord Venkateswara first appeared in the form of a small boy and this he called Lord Venkateswara as Balaji. Story of Hathiram Baba Hathiram Baba was an ardent devotee of Sri Maha Vishnu from his childhood. He had a strong desire to see Lord Vishnu. He came to know that Lord Vishnu has incarnated as Lord Venkateswara and is presided in Tirumala. In view of seeing Lord Venkateswara in live form, the Baba came all the way from Rajasthan (North India) to Tirumala. Here again there are two different versions. Version 1: When Hathiram Baba arrived at the temple gates of Tirumal...