Dear All,
Greetings. With the onset of Bhadrapada month ( Purattasi in Tamil) today as per solar calendar, it is time to worship Lord Srinivasa (Lord Balaji/Venkateshwara) of Tirupati especially on Saturdays. In this context, I am delighted to share a very rare Srinivasa Stotram by Bhadramati taken from Skanda Puranam, Vaishnava Khanda, Venkatachala Mahatmyam, Papanashana Tirtha Mahatmyam and Chapter 20. In the brief Phalashruti, Lord Bhagavan mentions that wealth, comforts, progeny and emancipation are bestowed upon the chanter.
The second canto of Skanda Purana is known as Vaishnava Khanda and the first 40 chapters are known as Venkatachala Mahatmyam and contains several hymns on Lord Srinivasa. In fact, I had shared another hymn several years ago. In Chapter 18, Sage Suta mentions the greatness of Venkatachala as below:
venkaTeshvaraM devaM yaH pashyati sakRRin naraH | sa naro muktiM Apnoti viShNu-sAyujyaM-ApnuyAt || 2 ||
dasha-varShais tu yat puNyaM kriyate tu kRRite-yuge | tretAyAM-eka-varSheNa tatpuNyaM sAdhyate nRRibhiH || 3 ||
dvApare pa~nca-mAsena taddinena kalau-yuge | tatphalaM-koTi-guNitaM nimiShe nimiShe nRRiNAm || 4 ||
niHsandehaM sarva-devashca munayaH pitaras tathA ||
Meaning : One who has the darshan of Lord Venkateshvara attains Vishnu Sayujyam. What is accrued by performing penances for 10 years in Krita Yuga is achieved in one year in Treta Yuga, 5 months in Dvapara Yuga and one day in Kali-yuga. But the benefit is multiplied by crore times if one has darshan of Lord Venkateshvara even for a minute.
May We Pray To Lord Venkateshwara in this Bhadrapada month with this beautiful hymn!
With best regards,
K. Muralidharan Iyengar (Murali)
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