What is the story behind Lord Venkateswara?
Lord Venkateswara is an incarnation of Vishnu, who is a resident of Vaikuntha. Goddess Lakshmi, once had a fight with Lord Vishnu, and left the Vaikuntha. She came and settled on the Earth in disguise. Lord Vishnu soon followed her and tried searching for her, alas with no success!
What is real story of Tirupati Balaji?
The Tirupati Balaji temple is rightly called the Bhuloka Vaikuntam – the abode of Vishnu on earth. Thus, it is believed that Lord Vishnu has manifested Himself in this temple during this Kali age to guide and direct His devotees towards salvation.
Who is the father of Lord Venkateswara?
In Kali Yuga, Lord Vishnu adorns the world as Lord Venkateswara and Yasoda is reborn as Vakula Devi, foster mother of Lord Venkateswara, to arrange his wedding with Padmavati the daughter of King Akasa Raja.
Why Tirupati Balaji eyes are closed?
Since the devotees cannot just withstand the powerful radiation emanating from the eyes of the Lord, the eyes are covered on most days excepting on Thursdays when the data-size of the white mark is relatively smaller enabling the devotees glimpse at the Lord’s eyes to an extent.
Why is Tirupati so powerful?
The two imprints on his chest represent the places reserved for Lakshmi and Padmavathi is his body. Since the Lord himself transformed into a stone, the idol is considered to be extremely powerful. Often referred to as the richest god, Srinivasa or Balaji, blesses his devotees with the wishes they ask for.
Is Venkateshwara an avatar?
Deity. Lord Sri Venkateswara, an avatar of Vishnu is the presiding deity of the Tirupati temple.
Is Lord Shiva black?
No. Shiva is snow white in color. SHIVA means the untouched and auspicious one. Untouched and purity has always been linked to White color, and Shiva being white can also be linked with the snow clad Himalayas.
Why is Krishna black?
Etymologically speaking, the Sanskrit word ‘Krishna’ means black or dark. At times, it is also translated as “all attractive”. According to Vedas, Lord Krishna is a dark-skinned Dravidian god. Even in traditional patta chitras (cloth art) in Odisha, Lord Krishna and Vishnu are always shown having black skin.
Who was Lord Venkateswara?
Lord Venkateswara is known by many other names: Balaji, Govinda, and Srinivasa. Srimad-Bhagavatam describes the history of Tirumala that during Satya yuga, Hiranyaksha, due to his exploitative activities created a situation where the earth was drowned to the bottom of the Garbhodaka ocean.
What is the meaning of Venkateswara in Telugu?
Venkateswara literally means “Lord of Venkata”. The word is a combination of the words Venkata (the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh) and isvara (“Lord”).
What does Lord Venkateswara look like in real life?
Lord Venkateswara is depicted as having a dark complexion and four hands. In his upper two hands, Lord Venkateswara holds a discus (a symbol of power) and a conch shell (a symbol of existence).
Why Lord Venkateswara is the presiding deity of Tirupati?
Lord Sri Venkateswara, an avatar of Vishnu is the presiding deity of the Tirupati temple. It is believed that the Moolavirat is Swayambhu (self manifested). Also the deity consists power of trimurthi: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, and some sects believe that Lord Venkateswara consists power of Shakthi and Skanda also.