The father of the bride asked for a huge sum of money to marry his daughter. They both fell in love and decided to get married. During the search, he came across a beautiful girl named Padmavathi who was the daughter of the King of Tirumala. He could not find her and then settled in the Tirumala hills and continued his search as a Forester. Lord Vishnu soon arrived on earth looking for Goddess Lakshmi.
Story of Lord VenkateswaraĪccording to old puranas, once there was a fight between Lord Vishu and Goddess Lakshmi in Vaikunda (heavenly abode) Goddess Lakshmi left Vaikunda to earth and stayed in disguise. Srinivasa, Balaji, Venkata Ramana, Venkatachalapathi, Govindha, Perumal, Elumalai, Kesava, Kesavan, Kondasamy, Srinibash, Thimma, Thirumal, Thirumala, Venkataraman, Padmaraj, and Khee.
You can hear this song in radios almost all Hindu households especially in southern India. Listen to the Venkatesa Suprabhatham which is the wake-up song for Lord Venkateshwara in the morning. The temple Thirupathi has been referenced in the old sangam literatures and considered to be a part of Tamilakam (Ancient Southern India – which consisted of current Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadeep and Pondicherry). Venkata = Ven (= Sins) + Kata (= power of immunity) = Destroyer of Sins (According to Brahmanda and Bhavishyottara Puranas ).Venkateswara = Venkat (= name of the mountain in AP) + Ishwara (= Lord).There are a couple of known etymology for the lord Venkateswara name : Lord Venkateswara is another form of Lord Vishu. Lord Venkateswara Images: Lord Venkateswara is one of the prominent Hindu Gods who resides in the Tirumala Venkateswara temple in Andhra pradesh (AP), India.