Sri Venkateswara Vratha Kalpam

(A great Vratham that was given by Lord Venkateswara Himself)

INTRODUCTION

In this whole universe there is no place greater then Tirupathi. There is no God greater then Lord Venkateswara, till now nor will there in the future. 

Great are the leelas of Lord Venkateswara. Lord Venkateswara himself has come and lived at Tirupathi in Kaliyuga to help us all overcome our difficulties.

Lord Venkateswara loves his bhaktas a lot. If we leave out our egoism and desires for worldly things and pray whole-heartedly to Lord Venkateswara’s Lotus feet,  he will take care everything.  In Kaliyuga there is no greater God then Lord Venkateswara, That is the reason thousands of devotees go to Tirupathi to pray to the Lord everyday.

If we pray to Lord Venkateswara whole-heartedly we will feel very happy and know him as the supreme God.

‘Sri Venkateswara Vratha Kalpam’ has been written with Lord Venkateswara’s Grace.

In Kaliyuga  all human beings experience various kinds of difficulties.  If we want to get rid of our difficulties  we should do the Venkateswara vratham just once,  all our difficulties will vanish.

The first story in this vratham was written on Tirupathi Hill itself.  This was written with the grace and order of Lord Venkateswara himself.   The remaining four stories were written by great munis Vishwamitra, Bharadwaaja, Vasishtha and Aathri.

Tirumala is a divine place.  In Tirumala if we sit calmly at any place and meditate we can clearly hear the ‘Omkara’.  Not only that we can hear the Vedas, the Puranas and Upanishads too.   Even today Three Crores (mukothi) devathas and Mahamunis roam in Tirumala in invisible forms. Tirupathi is such a divine and holy place.  Only due to the fruits of good deeds earned for several lives we are able to set foot on the divine hill of Tirumala.   Only with great merit can we serve the supreme lord.

Doing this Vratham is very simple and easy.  Every one can do the vratham according to their means and convenience.   Any kind of difficulty goes away in a few minutes of doing this vratham.  Bhakthi and concentration is very important while doing the vratham.  With a peaceful mind, keeping full concentration on the feet of the Lord if this vratham is done,  one can reap the full benefit immediately.

Lord Srinivasa knows our limitations etc all the difficulties we face in Kaliyuga.  That is the reason he gave us this very easy way of pleasing him and getting our troubles removed.  That Lord will surely bless those who do this vratham, listen to the stories and eat the prasadam.  Their difficulties will be removed.

Writing this vratham has been a Mahayagnam.  For an ordinary human being like this great priviledge of writing this book has come only due to Lord Venkateswara’s grace and blessings of all the gods and saints.  

While writing this book my wife Srimathi Venkata Rukmini Vaidehi and my children chirajivi Anandi, Amukh and Aditya. Sri Vasavi Graphics and Sri and Srimathi P. Jagdish did the cover page of this book very nicely.  I pray that Lord Srinivasa and Goddess Lakshmi bless them.

Similarly in printing this book many of Srinivasas beloved devotees helped me a lot.  I pray that they and all their family members always get Lord Srinivasa’s grace.

What can be greater luck then being able to write such a vratha that is the Lords favorite.  I will spend my life in serving the Lord and taking his Tatwa closer to peoples hearts. 

I thank everyone who helped me in writing this book.

There is no difference in Bhakthi, like small Bhakta, big Bhakta etc.  Bhakthi is a divine quality.  Every ones Bhakthi reaches Lord Srinivasa. 

Sriye Kanthaya Kalyana Nidye Nidhyarthaman

Sri Venkata Nivasaya Sri Nivasaya Mangalam!!!

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PROCEDURE OF SRI VENKATESWARA VRATHAM

In Kaliyuga to gain the blessings of Sri Ventakeswara this vratha is the best and easiest way.  As soon as this vratham is done any kind of difficulties will be gone.  This great vratha that Great Lord himself thought is very easy to do.  This vratha can be done by anyone anywhere.   If you are facing financial or health problems or any other kind of problems,  if you do this vratham all difficulties will be resolved very soon.   Also when you are doing any auspicious things like Gruhapravesam or marriage you can perform this vratha before starting the auspicious work.   You can do this vratha for a good job, promotion or success in business you will see good results immediately.

This vratha can be done on any day,  doing it in Margashira, Magha, Kartika  Months or on Pournami, Panchami, Sapthami, Ekadashi days or on days in which Sravan Nakshatram (which is the lords nakshatram) comes it gives a superior results.

This vratham can be done in the morning or evening.  This vratham has 5 stories in it.  Lord Venkateswara told the first story.  Great Munis, Vishwamitra, Baradwaja, Vashistha and Athri told the remaining 4 stories.  This vratham can be done in your own house, rental house,  the temple or any holy place.

If possible invite friends and relatives and do the vratham.  First the place where the vratham is going to be done has to be cleaned properly.  Then a Mandapam should be made and Lord Venkateswara’s photo should be placed on it.   If you can keep the Lord Venkateswara’s photo along with Sridevi and Bhoodevi in a Kalyana Venkateswara phose.  It is much better then a normal photo.  You need to keep a small idol of Lord Venkateswara or  his form on a coin or just use a one-rupee coin.  Then arrange the kalasam.  You can also keep photos of other gods which are your favorite deities on the Mandapam.

Do prayer for the navagrahas and the ashtah dikpalakas or at least pray to them mentally.

Make a small Vinayaka with turmeric powder.  Pray to Vigneswara to make the vratham a success.  After the vratham puja you need to read the 5 stories of the vratham.

If anyone performs this vratham with full devotion and care (Bhakthi and Shraddha)  the lord himself comes to that place in some form and takes the prasadam.  This is a belief.

The lord himself told another important fact about the vratham.  If any of us have some difficulty and need to perform the vratham but cannot do it that elaborately, due to time constraint or some other situation.   We can do this vratham alone too.

Sitting in front of the Lord’s photo first pray to Vigneswara mentally,  then pray mentally to the navagrahas and ashtadikpalakas.   Keep Tulasi leaves, flowers,  and coconut and other fruits in the plate in front of you.   Pray to the lord and read all 5 stories in the mind itself.  Immediately all your difficulties will go away.

After every story one coconut has to be offered as naivaidya,   Maha prasadam has to be made of wheat rawa, sugar and ghee just like for Satyanarayan vratham.   A banana has to be put in this prasadam before offering it to the lord.  After each story we should say ‘” Govinda Govinda Govinda”.  

The Lord Venkateswara loves Tulasi leaves a lot.  So if you offer Tulasi leaves during the puja you get a lot of results.  After the puja if everybody takes the tulasi leaves as prasadam all kinds of diseases will go away and one will be bestowed with ashtaishwarya (eight forms of wealth,  money, knowledge, kids, courage, crop etc)  

After the vratham break a coconut offer it along with the mahanaivadyam made of rawa and give it to everyone as prasadam you will get a lot of punyam. 

As far as possible do this vratha as carefully as possible with a kalasam and all.   In case it is not possible we can do it in the second way as told above.

There is one thing we all need to remember.  No one knows all our difficulties like the Lord Venkateswara himself.   So if we pray to the Lord using this vratham,   we will resolve our difficulties and get health, happiness and wealth.  

Things Required for Puja

• • 6 Coconuts for kalasam and 1 to offer as naivaidya after each of the 5 stories
• • Flowers
• • Kumkum
• • Turmeric Powder
• • Prasadam (Rava Halwa)
• • Bananas for naivaidya
• • Tulasi leaves 
• • Small glass for kalasam 
• • Akshatas (dry rice made yellow with Turmeric powder)
• • Sandal wood paste or powder.
• • Panchambrutham (Mix 1 spoon each of  cows milk, curd, honey, sugar and ghee in a small cup)

Arranging things for the Puja

Create the Kalasam,  spread a new cloth,  put some rice on it,  put a small container of water on the rice and put a coconut on top of the container,  put kumkum mark on the coconut.  This is the Kalasam. Keep Lord Venkateswara s Photo in front of it if possible with Lakshmi devi and Padmavathi on either side.  

Light the lamps (with cows ghee if possible else oil)

SRI VENKATESWARA VRATHA KALPAM

Before beginning the puja make sure you have the following things all ready in front of the God in the Puja room.  Make sure to clean the room and the house properly before the Vratham.

SRI GANESHA DYANAM

Vakrathunda Mahakaya Kothi Surya Samarabha 

Nirvignam Kurume Deva Sarvakaryeshu Sarvada

Shuklam Bharadaram Vishnum Chathurbhujam

Prasanavadhanam Dhyayeth Sarva Vignophshanthaye   ||

Thadeva Lagnam Sudenam Thadeva Tarabhalam Chandrabhalam Thadeva|

Vidyabalam Devabalam Thadeva Lakshmipathe Tanpriyagam Smarami |

ACHAMANAM

Om Keshavaya Swaha Om Narayanaya Swaha Om Madhavaya Swaha Om Govindaya Namaha Om Vishnuve Namaha Om Madhusudhana Ya Namaha Om Trivikramaya Namaha Om Vamanaya Namaha Om Sridharaya Namaha Om Rishikeshaya Namaha Om Padmanabhaya Namaha Om Damodaraya Namaha

Om Sankarshanaya Namaha Om Vasudevaya Namaha Om Pradyumnaya Namaha Om Aniruddhaya Namaha Om Purushothamaya Namaha Om Adhokshajaya Namaha Om Narasimhaya Namaha Om Achutaya Namaha Om Janardhanaya Namaha Om Upendraya Namaha Om Harye Namaha Om Sri Krishnaya Namaha

BHUTHOCHATANAM

Uthishta Buthapisacha Ethe Bhoomi Bhaarake

Ethesham Virodhena Bramakarma Samarabh

( put some akshatas behind yourself, then touch your nose and do achamanya as below )

Pranayamam

Om Bhu   Om Bhuva   Om Suva   Om Jana    Om Thapa    Om Gam Sathyam 

Om Thatsuvithurvarenyam Bhargo Devasya Demahi Deeyoyoha Prachodhayathu 

Om Apojyouthr Rasamrutham Bhrama Bhurbhuvasuvarom.

Mamupatha Durithakshaya Dwara Sri Parameswara Preethayrdham 

Shubhe Shobhana Muhurthe Sri Mahavshnorajyaya Pravartha 

Manasya Ayabhamana Dvithiya Pararthe Shwetha Varaha Kalpe 

Vaymaswatha Manvanthare Kaliyuge Pradhamapadhe Jambudweepe 

Bharatha Varshe Bharatha Kande Merodakshina Digbaghe 

Srisailasya   Pradheshe Krishna Godavari Madhyabhage  Swa Shobane 

Gruhe Samastha Devatha Brahmana Harihaa Sanidhe Aasmina 

Varthamane Vyavaharika Chandhramanena Swasti Sri 

Say the current year telugu name  NAMA SAVACHARE  _____say the aayanam name (utharayanam or dhakshinayanam)  AAYANE  say current ruthu name  RUTHU

Say the current telugu month name  MAASE say  paksha name should be krishnapaksha or shuklapaksha PAKSHE  say the telugu thidhi name  THIDHE

Say the day of week name in telugu VASARE say your gotra then GOTRA

Say your name Namadeya Dharmapathni Samethasya Askakam 

Sahakutumba Shema Stayray, Dhayrya Vijaya Aayurarogya 

Aishwaryabhivradam Dharmartha Kaama Moksha Chathurvidha Pala 

Purushartha Sidyardham Mamopatha Durithakshya Dwara Sri 

Paramesara Preethyardham Sri Lakshmi Padmavathi Sametha Sri Venkateswara 

Devatha Madhishya Sri Venkateswara Vratha Kalpa Karishye Dravye Sambavadbhi 

Padarte Sambhavata Nivyaman Yavashakth Dhyana Avahaadhi Shodhashopachara 

Pujam Karishye

Touch the water in the little glass in front of you.

KALASARADHANA

This is the little kalasam you use for praying not the one arranged with the coconut.

Keep the little glass filled with water in front of you and pray to it with Kumkum,

 Turmeric and Sandalwood and put a flower in it.

Kalasasya Mukhe Vishnu Kante Rudhrasamasritha

Mule Tathra Sththo Bhrama Madyemathraganashritha

Kukouthu Sagarasarve Sapthadweepa Vasundhara

Rughvedho Yajurveda Samavedho Hadarvana

Angeshcha Sahita Sarve Kalsamba Samasritha

Kalashe Gandha Pushapksha Than Nikshiptha Hastheachadhya

Apoo Va Idgam Sarvam Viswabhothanyapa Pranava Aappa Pashava Aaponna

Vaapomrutha Maapa Samrudapo Visradapa Swaradapashchandhagapyapo Jyohigam Pyapo

Yajagamshyapa Sathyamaapa Sarva Devatha Aapobhoorbhvasuva Rap Om

Gangecha Yamunegheva Godavari Saraswathi 

Narmade Bandu Kaveri Jale Smin Sannidekuru

Kaveri Tunga Badhracha Krashnavenicha Gouthami

Kalshodhen Devamathmanam Puujaa Dravyani Cha Sanproksha

(Take the water from the little glass and sprinkle it with a flower or tulasi leaf on the god and all the things kept for the puja,  flowers, fruits, akshatam, kumkum, turmeric etc. and also on yourself and all people participating in the puja)

SRI GANESHA PUJA

Make a small Ganesh on a Pan leaf or small silver plate with turmeric powder mixing it with water to make it wet and like a thick paste.  It need not be in the correct form just make it like a small hill. Put kumkum on it and pray to it as follows.)

Shuklam Baradharam Vishnum Shashivarnam Chaturbujam

Prasannavadhanam Dyayethi Sarva Vignopashanthaye

Adhou Nirvignena Vratha Parisamaptha Rdham Ganapathi Pujam Karishye

Gananam Twangana Pathigam Havamahe

Kavim Kavina Maapamashravasthavam.

Jyeshtarajam Bramanam Brahmanaswath

Aanashrnya Nuthibhi Sidhasadhanam

Ganapathi Dyanam

Sri Mahaganadipathye Namaha Dyayami Dyanam Samarpayami

Ganapathi Avahayami

Aavahayami Rathna Simhasam Samarpayami Padye Paadyam Samarpayami Hasthe Argyam Samarpayami Mukhe Aachamanyam Samarpayami.

Aapohi Ppamayoubhoovasthana Urjdadaathana Maheranaaya Chaakshase Ya Vasivatha Mourasasthsya  Bajayatehanaha Ushathrana Matharaha 

Thasmaram Gamamavo Yasyakshayaaya Jinvadha Aapojnayadaachanaha 

Ganapathi Aachamanyam

Sri Maha Ganadipathye Namaha Sthapaami Snanantharam Shudha Achamayam Samarpayami

Abhi Vastrasu Vasananyar Shaabhidenusu Dukha Pujamanaha

Abhi Chandra Bartha Ve No Hiranyabhyaswn Rdhi Nodeva Sooma

Ganapathi Vastram Samarpayami

Srimaha Ganadhipathye Namaha Vasthra Yagyam Samarpayami

Ganapathi Yagyopitham Samarpayami

Yaghyopavitham  Paramam Pavithram Prajapathe Ryatsayhjam Parasthath

Ayushya Magrayam Prathimancha Shubram Yagyopavitham Baamasthu Thejaha 

Sri Mahagana Dhi Pathye Namaha  Yagyopaveetham Samarpayami

Gandhadwaram Duradarsham Nithyapushtham Karishinim 

Eeshwarigam Sarvabuthanam Tha Mihopahvaye Sriyam

Sri Mahaganadhiathye Namaha Dvyasri Chandanam Samarpayami.

Aayane  The Parayane Durva Rohanthu Pushpini

Hrudhashch Pundarikani Samudrasya Gruha Eme

Sri Maha Gana Di Pathye Namaha Durvadi Nana Vidha Pushapani Pujayami.

Nana Vhidhi Parimala Pushpani Samarayami

Vanaspathyarbhavairdvye Nana Gandas Sanyatha

Aapreya Sarvadevanam Dupoyam Prathigrahayatham

Sri Mahagaadhipathye Namaha Dhupamagramapayami

Sajyam Trivarthi Sanyaktham Vahnina Yojitham Priyam

Grahana Mangalam Dhipam Thrailokyathimiravaham

Bhakthya Deepam Prayachami Devaya Paramathmane

Trahi Mam Narakadhora Dhivyajyothi Rnamosththe

Sri Mahaganadhi Pathyenamaha Depam Samarpayami Dhupa Deepanantharam Achamanyam Samarpayami.

Naivaidhayam

Keep A Small Piesce Of Jaggery In Front Of Vigneshwara Put Water Drops Around It And Say

Om Bhur Buvaswaha That Savithurvarenyam Bharodevasya Dheemahi Dhiyoyona Prachodhayath

Sathyam Twartena  Parishanchami 

Sri Mahaganadhipathey Namaha Gudhopahara Naivaidhyam Samarpayami

Amrutha Masthu Amruthovastharanasi

Om Pranaya Swaha Om Apanaya Swaha Om Vyanayaswaha Om Udhanaya Swaha 

Om Samanaya Swaha Madhye Madhye Paniyam Samarpayami.

Amrutha Pidhan Masi Utharaposhanam Samarpayami

Hasthe Prakshalayami Shudhachamaniyam Samarpayami.

Pugipalai Sakarpur Ragavalidalairyatham

Muktha Churna Samayuktham Thamboolam Prathigrayatham

Thamboolam Samarpayami.

Gananam Thwa Ganapathigam Havamahe Kavim Kavinamapamasravasthavam   

Jyeshatarajam Brahmanam Brahmanasvth Aanashrnya Nuthibhi Sidh Sadhanam Sri 

Mahaganadhipathey Namaha Suvarna Manthra Pushpam Samarpayami

Mantrahinam Kriyaheenam Bhakthi Henam Ganadhipa

Yathpujitham  Maya Deva Paripoornam Thadhasthuthe

Aanaya Dyana Vahanadhi Shodha Shopachar  Pujaya  Cha Bhagvan Sarvathmika

Sri Mahaganadhipathi Supritho Varadho Bhoothva Uthare Karmanya  Vignamastyathi

Bhavantho Bravanthu Uthare Karmanye Vignamasthu Ganadhipathi Prasadam Sirasa 

Grahnami.

Sahastra Parama Devi Sthamula Sathankura

Sarvagam Harthu Me Paapam Dhurvdhusvapna Nasini

Ganapathim Yadhasthanam Udvasayami

Yagyna Yagyamaya Jantha Deva Sthani Dharmani Pradhaa Nyasana Tehanakam Mahiman Sachanthe  Yathra Purve Sadhya Santhi Deva Punarachamanam.

Prana Prathishta

Om Asunithe Punarasmasu Chukshu Puna

Praanamihaanodehi Bhogam Jyokvashyema

Suryamacharastha Manumthe Mradhayan Swasthi

Amruhtham Vaiprana Amruthamapa Pranaa Neva

Yadasdhanamaapahvayathe

(Touch The Lord’s Idol)

Sri Venkateswara Swami Avahayami (Welcoming The Lord)

Sthapayami Pujayami (Making Him Sit And Praying To Him)

Sthirohava

Vardhobhava Suprasannobhaa

Sthirasanam Kuru

Dyanam ( Meditating On The Lord Venkateswara, )

Shantakaram Bhujagasaynam Padmanabham Suresham

Vishwakaram Gagana Sadrusham Megha Varnam Shubham

Lakshmi Kanatham Kamalanayanam Yogihradyan Gamyam 

Vande Vishnum Bhavbhayahaaram Sarvalokayknatham

Dyanam Samarpayami

(Keep Flowers And Tulasi Leaves On The Lord)

Avahayami (Welcoming The Lord And His Divine Consorts)

Avahayami Devesha Siddhigandharva Sevitha

Yadrahasyamidam Punyam Sarvapaapahaarohara

Aasanam (Offering A Throne Of Gold Studded With All Precious Stones To The Lord)

Deva Deva Jagannadha Pranuth Ksheshanaasana

Rathna Simhaasanam Divaym Gruhan Madsudhana

Rathna Simhasanam Samarpayami 

(Place A Flower, Tulasi Leaf Or Akshathas On The Lord)

Paadyam (Offering The Lord Water To Wash His Feet)

Vanchitham Kurume Deva Duskrutham Cha Vinasaya

Paadyam Gruhana Bagavan Maturutsjga Sansthitha

Sri Laksmi Padmavathi Sametha Sri Venkateswara Swamine Namaha

Padye Padyam Samarpayami

(Take Some Water From The Little Glass Hand And Leave It On The Ground)

Aryam (Offering Water To Wash His Hands)

Kurushvame Dyam Dev Sapaararthi Bhayapaha

Dadikshira Palopetham Grahaanaaryam Namosthuthe

Sri Lakshmi Padmavathi Sametha Sri Venkateswara Swamine Namaha

Haste Yourargyam Samarpayami 

(Take Some Water From The Little Glass And Leave Some Water In A Small Plate)

Aachamanyam (Offering Water To Wash His Face)

Nama Sathyaya Sudhaya Nithyaya Janarupine

Grahabachamanam Deva Sarvalokaik Nayak

Mukhe Aachamaniyam Samarpayami

(Take Some Water From The Little Glass And Leave Some Water In A Small Plate)

Panchamrutha Snanam

(Bathing The Lord Venkateswara With Milk, Curd, Ghee, Honey And Suger)

Panchamrutha  Mayanitham Payoudhdhignatham Madhu

Sarkara Sahitham Chaivadevathvam Prathigrahyatham

Sri Laksmi Padmavathi Sametha Sri Venkateswara Swamine Namaha.

Panchamrutha Snanam Samarpayami

(Bath The Lord With The Panchamrutha Mixture Consisting Of Milk, Curd, Ghee, Honey And Sugar)

Shudhodhaka Snanam

(Bathing The Lord Venkateswara With Water Or Coconut Water)

Narikela Udhakam Ganga Yamunadhi Samanvitham 

Shudhodhakam Grahanesha Snanam Kuru Yadhavidhi

Sri Lakshmi Padmavathisametha Sri Venkateswara Swaminie Namaha

Samarpayami

(Bathe The Lord With Water)

Vastram

(Offering Lord Venkateswara, Goddess Lakshmi And Goddess Padmavathi Nice Silk Clothes)

Tapthakanchana Sankasam Pithambhara Midham Hare Sugrahana Jagannadha Srinivaasa Namosthuthe

Sri Lakshmi Venkateshwara Sametha Sri Vekateshwara Swamine Namaha Vastrayagyam Samarpiyami 

(If You Have A Pair Of New Clothes (Dothi or pant shirt) you can offer it to the lord and wear it later,  Also if there is a new sari you can offer it to Goddess Lakshmi and Padmavathi and use it later,  if not make a small thread with cotton,  apply little turmeric to it at 5 different places and offer it to the lord,  In the mind imagine that you are offering him very nice silk clothes with gold colored border, similarly imagine you are offering Goddess Laksmi and Goddess Padmavathi very beautiful exquisite silk saris,  The thoughts are very important)

YAGYOPAVITHAM

 ( Offering the Lord Venkateswara the sacred thread and Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Padmavathi Mangalsuthra )

Yagyopvitham Paramam Pavithram 

Pragya Patheryatsahajam Parsthth

Aayashyamgrayam Prathimaechashubram

Yagyopavitham Balamashtu Teja

Sri Lakshmi Padmavathi Sameth Sri Venkateswara Samamine Namaha

Yagyopavitham Samarpayami

( Make a small thread with cotton apply turmeric fully to it to make it yellow join the two ends for it to look like a small circle and offer it to the lord )

GANDHAM

( Applying Sandalwood to the Lord Venkateswara, Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Padmavathi )

Chandhana Garu Kasthuri Ghanasara Samanvitham

Gandham Grahana Govinda Nanagandhashchadarayya

Sri Lakshmi Padmavathi Sametha Sri Venkateshwara Swamine Namaha Divya Pari Mala Gandhana Samarpyami 

( Put sandalwood paste on Lord Venkateswara, Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Padmavathi )

AKSHATHAM

(Offering Akshatas to Lord Venkateswara, Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Padmavathi)

Govinda Paramanandha Haridra Sahithakshathan

Visheshwara Vishalaksha Grahaana Parmeshwara

Sri Lakshmi Padmavathi Sameth Sri Venkateswhara Swamine Namaha Akshathan Samarpiyami 

(put Akshathas on the Lord and his consorts)

PUSHPAM 

( Offering flowers to the Lord Venkateswara, Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Padmavathi )

Sugandhim Supushpani Jajikundhamakhanicha

Malathi Vakuladini Pujardham Rathigrahyam

Sri Lakshmi Padmavathi Sametha Sri Venkateswahara Swamine Namaha Pushpam Samarpayami

( Offer flowers to Lord Venkateshwara,  Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Padmavathi )

ADHANGA PUJA

(Praying to all parts of body of Lord Venkateswhara) 

offer the lord a flower, tulasi leaves, akshatha or kumkum after saying each line

Om Sri Venkateswharaya Namaha  - Padhou Pujayami

Om Sri Venkatachaladishaya Namaha - Gulbou Pujayami

Om Sri Pradayakay Namaha  - Janini Pujayami

Om Padmavathi Pathye Namaha -  Jampe Pujayami

Om Gyanapradhayakay Namaha  - Janini Pujayami

Om Mahabagaya Namaha - Kathim Pujayami

Om Nirmalaya Namaha  - Udharam Pujayami

Om Vishala Hrudhayaya Namaha - Hradhayam Pujayami

Om Porishudhatmene Namaha  - Sthanwe Pujayami

Om Swarna Hasthaya Namaha  - Hasthe Pujayami

Om Varapradhaya Namaha - Kantham Pujayami

Om Sarveswaraya Namaha  - Mukham Pujayami

Om Rasagyaya Namaha - Nasikam Pujayami

Om Punya Shravana Kirthanayanamaha - Srithre Pujayami

Om Pullombuja Vilochanaya Namaha  - Nethre Pujayami 

Om Varchaswinie Namaha – Lalatham Pujayami

Om Ramya Vigrahaya Namaha – Sarvanyangaani Pujayami

Om Sri Lakshmi Padmavathi Sametha Sri Venkateswara Paramathmene Namaha Divya Sundara Vigraham Pujayami.

ASHTOHTHARA PUJA

(Praying to the Lord with 108 names)

You can keep putting kumkum, turmeric, akshathas, tulasi leaves or flowers on the lord after each name or hold them in the hand and put them on the lord after the saying all the names

VENKATESWHARA ASHTOTHRAM SHATANAMAVALI

Say ‘Om’ before every name and ‘Namaha’ after the name while doing puja.

 Venkateswara  
Jagadvyapine

  Srinivasaya Chakradhraya Jagatmurthe

 Lakshmi Pathye Thridhame Jagatsakshne 

 Anaamayaya Trigunashrayaya Jagatpathye 

Amrthanshaya Nirvikalpaya Chintitharthapradhaya

 Jagadvandyaya Nishkalankaya Jishnuve

Govindaya Niranthakaya Dasharvaya 

 Shaswathaya Niranjanaya Dasarupaya 

 Prabhave Nirabhasaya Devakinandanaya

Sheshaadranilayayaa Nityatruptaya Shourye

 Devaya Nirgunaya Haigreevaya 

 Keshavaya Nirupadravaya Janardhanaya 

 Madusudhanaya Gadhadaraya Kanyashravanatharayeya 

Amruthaya Sharangapanye Janardhanaya

Madhavaya Nandkine Aanaghaya

Krishnaya Sankhadharakaya Vanamaline  

 Sri Haaraye Anekamurthey Padmanabhaya

 Gyanapanjaraya Avyakthaya Mrughayasakthamanasaya 

 Sri Vathsavakshase Kathihasthaya Ashwaroodhaya 

 Sarveshaya Varapradhaya Kadhgadharine 

 Gopalayaa Anekatmane Dhanaarjanasamatsakaya Purushothamaya Dhinabandhave Ghanasaralasandhya Kasthuri Thilakojwala

Gopishwaraya Aarthalokaabhayapradhaya   

Paramjyothishe Aakasharajavaradhaya Sachidanandaroopaya

 Vaikunthapathye Yogihrathwadmandiraya Jaganmangaladhayakaya 

 Avyaaya Daamodaraya Yagyarupaya 

 Sudhathanve Karunakaraya Yagyabhokthre

Yudhavendhraya Jagatpalaya Chinmayaya

Nithyayavanaya Papagnaya Parameshwaraya  Chathurvedhatmakaya Bhakthavatsalaya Paramardhpradhaya 

 Vishnve Thrivikramaya Shanthaya 

 Achuthaya Shinshumaraya Srimathe 

 Padmini Priyaya Jathamukuthashobithaya Dhordandhavikramaya 

 Dharapathye Shankamadhyolsananjalaya  Parathparaya 

 Surpathye KinKinyadhaya Karandkaya Parabrahmane 

 Nirmalaya Nilmeghshyamathanve Sri Vibhve

 Devapujithaya Bhilvapathrarchanapriyaya Jagadhishwaraya 

Sri Lakshmi AshtotharA SHATANAMAVALi

Say ‘Om’ before every name and ‘Namaha’ after the name while doing puja.

Om Prakruthyai  Namaha                                                                    

Om Vikruthyai  Namaha

Om Vidhyayai  Namaha

Om Sarva bhootha hitha pradhayai Namaha

Om Shraddhayai  Namaha

Om Vibhuthyai  Namaha

Om Surabhyai  Namaha

Om Paramathmikayai  Namaha

Om Vachyai  Namha

Om Padmalayayai  Namaha                                  

Om Padmayai  Namaha

Om Shuchayai  Namaha

Om Swahayai  Namaha

Om Swadhayai  Namaha

Om Sudhayai Namaha

Om Dhanyayai  Namaha

Om Hiranmayai  Namaha

Om lakshmiyai  Namaha

Om Nithya  Pushtyayai  Namaha

Om Vibhavaryai  Namaha                                         20

Om Adhithyai  Namaha

Om Dithyai  Namaha

Om Deepthaayai  Namaha

Om Vasudhayai  Namaha

Om Vashudharinyai  Namaha

Om Kamalayai  Namaha

Om Kanthayai  Namaha

Om Kamakshiyai  Namaha

Om Krodha smabavayai  Namaha

Om Anugraha Pradhayai  Namaha                              30

Om Buddhaye  Namaha

Om Anaghayai  Namaha

Om Hari Vallabhayai Namaha

Om Ashokayai  Namaha

Om Amruthayai  Namaha

Om Deepthayai  Namaha

Om Loka shoka vinashinyai  Namaha

Om Dharma Nilyayai  Namaha

Om KarunaYai  Namaha

Om Loka mathre  Namaha                                         40

OmPadma priyayai  Namaha

Om Padma hasthayai  Namaha

Om Padmakshiyai  Namaha

Om Padma sundhariyai  Namaha

Om Padmodhbhavayai  Namaha

Om Padma Mukhiyai  Namaha

Om Padma Nabha priyayai  Namaha

Om Ramaayai  Namaha

Om Padma malaa dhariyai  Namaha

Om Devyai  Namaha                                                  50

Om Padminyai  Namaha

Om Padma gandhinyai     Namaha

Om Punya ghandhayai  Namaha

Om Suprasannayai   Namaha

Om Prasadabhimukhiyai  Namaha

Om Prabhayai Namaha

Om Chandra vdhanayai  Namaha

Om Chandrayai  Namaha

Om Chandra sahodhariyai  Namaha

Om Chaturbhujayai  Namaha                                     60

Om Chandra roopayai  Namaha

Om Indhirayai  Namaha

Om Indhusheethalayai  Namaha

Om Ahladhajananyai  Namaha

Om Pushtaye  Namaha

Om Shivayai  Namaha

Om Shivakarthiyai  Namaha

Om Sathyai Namaha

Om Vimalayai  Namaha

Om Vishva jananyai  Namaha                                     70

Om Thustayai  Namaha

Om  Dharidya Nashinyai  Namaha

Om Preetha pushkarinyai  Namaha

Om Shanthayai  Namaha

Om Shuklamlyambhariyai  Namaha

Om Sriyai  Namaha

Om Bhaskaryai  Namaha

Om Bilva nilyayai  Namaha

Om Vararohayai  Namaha

Om Yashasvinyai  Namaha                                         80

Om Vasundharayai  Namaha

Om Udharangayai  Namaha

Om Harinyai  Namaha

Om Hemamalinyai Namah

Om Dhana dhaaana kariyai Namaha

Om Siddhaye Namaha

Om Sthrinya Soumyayai   Namaha

Om Shubha Pradhayai Namaha

Om Nrupa veshmagathanandharyai  Namaha

Om Vara lakshmiyai  Namaha                                      90

Om Vasuprdhayai  Namaha

Om Shubhayai     Namaha

Om Hiranya Prakarayai  Namaha

Om Samudhra Thanayayi  Namaha

Om Jayaayai  Namaha

Om Mangalaayai  Namaha

Om Vishnu Vakshasthala sthithayai  Namaha

Om Vishnu pathniyai Namaha

Om Prasanna akshiyai  Namaha

Om Narayana samashritha yai Namaha

Om Dharidra dwamsinyai  Namaha

Om Devyai  Namaha

Om Sarvopadhrava vaarinyai  Namaha

Om Nava durgaayai  Namaha

Om Maha kaaliyai Namaha

Om Brahma Vishnu shivathmikayai Namaha

Om Thrikala gyanana sampannayai Namaha

Om Bhuvaneshwaryai Namaha                                       108

   

PADMAVATHI ASHTOTRAM SHATANAMAVALI

Say ‘Om’ before every name and ‘Namaha’ after the name while doing puja.

Padmavathe Rathna Prakashkiritadharinye     Gandharvashapavimochakaya 

Devye Jaganmohinye         Krashanpathne

Padmodbhavaye Shakthi Swaropinye         Trilokapujithaya  Karunapradhaye         Prasannodhayaya           Jaganmohinye

Sahrudhayaya             IndradidevathaYakshakinnara     Sulabhaya

Thejaswarupine  Kinpurusha Pujithaya           Sushilaya

Kamalamukhe  Sarvalokanivasinye           Anjanasuthanugraha

Padmadhraya              Bhujayaya           Pradhayane

Shriye               Aishwaryapradhaynye           Bhakthatmanivasine Padmanetre Shanthaya           Sandhyavandinye   Padmakaraya               Unathasthanasthithaya           Sarvalokamathre 

Sugunaya Mandharakaminye           Om Abhimathadayinye  Kumkumapriyaye       Kamalakaraya           Lalithavadhutye  Hemavarnaye               Vedhanthagyanarupinye       Samasthasashtra Visharadhaya Chandravandithaye     Sarvasampathirupinye                  Suvarnaabharnadharinye Dhagadhaga-  Kotisuryasamaprabhaya              Ihaparalokasukhapradhayinye 

-Prakasha Shariradharine   

 Vishnupriyay Pujapaladhayinye             Karaveeranivasinye 

 Nithyakalyanye          Kamalasanadhi Sarvadhevathaya  Nagalokhamun -

          -nisahaAkashasindhu

 Koti Surya Prakashinye      Vaikunthavasine           Kamalesara Puritharadhagha  

 Maha Soundaryarupinye     Abhayadhayanye                  Munaye

 Bhakthavatsalaya                   Dhrakshapalpaayasapriyaya            SriSrinivasa Priyaya

 Bhramandhavasinye             Nrithyagithapriyaya               Chandhramandalasththaya

 Sarvavanchapaladayne         Shirasagarodhbavaya              Alivelu Mangaya

 Dharmasankalpaya Aakasharajaputrikaya Divyamangaladharinye

 Dhakshinyaktakshinye Suvarnahasthadharinye          Sukalyanapithasthithaya 

 Bhakti Pradhayane Kamaroopinye         Kamakavana pushapapriyaya

 Gunatrayavivarjithaye          Karunakatakshadharinye       Kotimanmadharoopinye

 Kalashodashasanyuthaya     Amruthasujaya               Bhanumandalaroopinye

 Sarvalokanjananye  Bhoolokaswargasukhadayinye   Padmapadhaya  

 Mukthidhaynye  Ashtadikpalakadhipatye         Ramaya

 Dayamruthayaye   Manmadharpasamrutha           Sarvalokhasabhanthardharinye 

 Pragyaye    Kamalardhabhagaya        Sarvamanasavasinye

 Mahadhrmaye     Svalpapradhashamaya         Sarvaya 

 Darmarupinye      Mahaaparadhashamaya         Vishwaroopaya

 Alankara Priyaya            Shatakothitheerthavasithaya         Divyagyanaya

 Sarvadharidradwansinye    NaradhadiMunishreshtapujithaya Swamangalaroopinye 

 Sri Venkateswara Vakshasthalasthithaya Sarvaanugrahapradhayinye

 Lokashokavinasinye Adhishankara pujithaya Omkaraswaropinye 

 Vaishnavye Prithidayinye Bhramagyanasambhootye 

 Thiruchanurupur Vasinye   Soubhagyapradhayinye Sri Padmavathye

 Vedhavedhya Vi Sharadye Mahakirthipradhaynye Sadhyovedhavathye

Vishnupadh Sevithaya Krishnathipriyaya Sri Mahalakshmye

Dhoopam

Dasangam Gugulopetham Goghrthena Samanvitham

Dhupam Grahani Devesha Sarvalokha Namskara

Sri Lakshmi Padmavathi Sametha Sri Venkateswara Swamine Namaha

Dhoopamaghrapiyami

(Light the joss sticks or agarbathis and show them to the lord,  If you have special dhoops you can light them too)

Dheepam

Thrilokesha Mahadeva Sarvagyana Pradhayaka

Deepam Dasyami Devesha Rakshamam Bhakthavatsala

Sri Lakshmi Padmavathi Sametha Sri Venkateshwara Swamine Namaha Deepam Darsiyami

(Sprinkle little water around the lamps and show them to the Lord)

Naivaidhyam 

Sarvabhaksheshcha Bhoashcha Rasepshdhi Samanvitham

Naiveidhyanthu Mayanitham Grahaani Purushotham

Sri Lakshmi Padmavathi Samehta Sri Venkateshwara Swamine Namaha

Naivaidyam Samarpayami

(If banana say ‘KADHALIPALAM” if coconut say “NARIKELAM”  if piece of jaggery say “GOODHOPACHARAM” NIVEDHAYAMI )

 Pranaya Swaha    Apaanaya Swaha    Vyanaaya Swaha

 Udhanayaswaha    Samanayaswaha    Parabhramaneye Namaha

 Bhoorbhuvaswaha Thatsuvithurvarenyam Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi Dhiyoyona Prachodhayath  Po Jyothirapo Mrtham Bhrama Bhorbhuvasuvar 

Madhye Madhye Paniyam Samarpayami

Amrutha Pidanamsi Utharaposanam Samarpayami Haste Prakshali Youmi Padou Prakshalayami Punaraachimaniyam Samarpayami

Thamboolam

Poogipalay Samarpura Ragvallidalairutham

Mukthi Choorna Samayuktham Thambhoolam Prathigruhyatham

Thamboolam Samarpiyami

Nirajanam

Sriye Kanthaya Kalyani Nidhye Nidhyerdhana

Sri Venknivasaya Sr Nivasaya Manglam

Sri Lakshmi Padmavathi Sametha Sr Vienkteswara Swamine Namaha

Irajanam Darsayami (Nirajanam Samarpanchi Udharinitho Udkaani Thisukoni

Nirajananantharam Punarachamaniyam Samarpyami.

Manthrapushpam

Datta Prasthdyamadhajahaar Sakr Pravidwan Pradisaschthastra

Thamevam Vidwanmrtha Ihaa Bhavathi Nasya Pandha Aayanaya Vidhyathe

 Sahastra Shirsham Devam Viswakshm Vishwasambhuvam

Vishwam Narayanam Deva Makshram Paramam Padam

Viswatha Paramanthyam Vishwam Narayanagam Haarim 

Vishwamevedham Purushastdwiswmapajivathi

Pathim Vishwasyathmeswaragam Saswathagam Shivamachutham

Narayanam Mahajyeyam Vishwatmanam Parayanam

Narayan Parojyothi Ratmanaarayana Para

Narayanaaram Bhramha Tatwam Narayana Para

Narayana Pro Dyatha Dyanam Narayana Para

Yacha Kinchijgtsaravam Drshyathe Shruythe Piva

Anthrbhahishchthtsarvam Vyapyanarayana Sthitha

Ananthamavyayam Kavigam Samadrentham Vishwasambhuvam

Padmakos  Prathikasagam Hradhayam Chapyadhukham

Adhonishtya Vithastyane Nabhyamapari Thishthi

Jwalmaalakulambaathi Vishwa Syayathanam Mahath

Santhathagam Silaabisthulabathya Kossanibham

Tasyane Sushiragam Suksham Thasmintsrvam Prathishtam

Thasyamdye Mahangni Rvisvarchi Rviswthio Mokha

Sograbhu Gwbhajanthisht Nahara Majam Kavi

Thiryagurdha Madhsaaya Rasmya Sasya Santhatha

Sathapyathi Swandeha Mapaadhthlamasthka

Niltho Yadha Madyastha Dwidyulekheva Bhaswara

Nivarasukhavathani Pithabha Snupam

Thasyashikhaya Medhyo Paramathma Vyavasthitha

Sabhrama Ashiva Sahari Sendhra Sokshara Paamaswarat

Bhuthagam Sahyamparam Bhrama Purusham Krishna Pingalam

Urdhareham Virupakshm Vishwa Rupaya Vai Namaha Namaha

 Narayanaya Vidmahe Vasudevaya Dimahi

Thono Vishnu Prochodhayath

Raajadhirajaya Prasahya Savine Namo Vayayay Sravanaya Kurmahe

Namekaa Manyamakamaya Prasahya Paahine Namovayavay Sravanaya Kurmahe

Namekaa Manaamakamaaya Mahyam Kaameswaro Vaisravano Dadhaathu Kubheraaya Vai Sravanaya Maharajaya Namaha

 Thadbhrama  Thadvayu  Tatatma

 Tahtsathyam  Thatsarvam  Tathvurm Namaha

Anthashcharathi Bhutheshu Guhaayam Vishwamaarthi

Twam Yagye Sthvam Vashatkarsthvagam Mindrasthwam Rudrasthavam Vishnustwam Bhramasthvam Prajapathi.

Twam Tadhapa Apojyothi Raso Mrutham Bhrama

Bhoorbhuva Suvara

Gada Punasjardajgkalvak Dvajaravindjyjyash Vajralashchitha

He Srinivasa Thwacharanambujhadwayam Madhiya Murdhana Malaja

 Niranjanaya Vidmahe Nirabaasaya Dimahi

Thano Srnivasa Prachodhayath

Sri Laksmi Padmavathi Sametha Sri Venkateswara Swmine Namaha

Suvarna Divya Mantrapuspam Samarpayami.

Pradhikshina Namaskaram

Yani Kani Paapaani Janmantharakrthanicha

Thani Thani Pranahyathi Pradhakshina Padepade

Paapo Ham Papakarma Ham Papathma Papasambhava

Thrahimaam Krapamaya Deva Saranagatha Vvatsala

Anyadha Sharanam Nasthi Twameva Sharanam Mama

Thaskathkarunya Bhaavena Raksha Raksha Janardhana

Sri Laksmi Padmavathi Sametha Sri Venkateswara Swamine Namaha Aathmapradakshina Namaskaran Samarpyami 

(Meditating On The Lord Turn In Clockwise Direction 3 Times And Then Do Sasthanghanamaskara

Vivodhopachara Pujam

Chatram Darayami Chaamaram Vichayami Nruthyam Darsayami Githam Sravayami 

Vadyam Ghoshayami Aandholikan Aarohayami Aaswani Rohaayami 

Gajaanaarohaayami Samastha Ranopachara Sakthyopachaar Yanthropcha 

Devopchar Sarvoupchara Pujam Samarpayami

Kshamarpanam

Mantraheenam Kriyaheenam Bhakthiheenam Janardhana 

Yathpujitham Mayadeva Paripurnam Thadhasthuthe

Anyaadyaana Vahanadhi Kshodha Shopachaara Pujaya Cha Bhagwaan Sarvatmkika Sri Laksmi Padmavathi Sametha Sri Venkateswara Swarupo Bhagwan Supritha Suprasanno Bhavthu.  

Sri Venkateswar Devprasadam Sirsaagrapayami

Akaal Mruthyu Harnam Sarvavyadhi Nivaranam

Samsth Papakshyokaram Sri Sri Nivaspadhodhakam Pavanam Shubham

SRI VENKATESWARA VRATHAM

First Story

In Kaliyuga on the holy hill of Tirumala there lived a Bhaktha called Vishwapathi.  The Lord Srinivasa himself told Vishwapathi to write the “Venkateswara Vratha Kalpam”.   The Lord said “Oh my beloved devotee Vishwapathi, I will tell you about a special Vratham.  This vratham is very dear to me and is very easy and can be performed by anyone.”

“In Kaliyuga human beings begetting the fruits of their past deeds and doing a lot of papams in the process get into a lot of troubles.  Many of my devotees ce and pray to me to get rid of their troubles.  They face lots of hardships to ce all the way to Tirumala and see me”

“I love my devotees a lot.  Those who trust me entirely and leave all their worries to me and live a life of Dharma.  I take all their responsibilities.”

“The vratham I am describing to you now is called “Sri Venkateswara Vratham”  It will be very famous”  I like this vratham a lot.  Anyone who does perform this vratham with Devotion and Shraddha.  Their difficulties will all vanish very soon.”

“Anyone can do this vratham and they can do it anywhere.   Doing this vratham in months of Maagha, Margasira and Karthika  or on the pournami, panchami, saptami, ekadasi days or on days in which Sravana nakshatra ces gives even more good results.”

“In this Kaliyuga I know what all difficulties you all (my devotees) face.  Whenever you have a problem, financial or health related or any other trouble.  
If you have problems with your job or business that take away your mental peace,  if you perform this vratham at such a time, all those difficulties will immediately disappear.  If you are performing an auspicious ceremony like a wedding, Gruhapravesam or beginning your education etc, if you perform this vratham, that auspicious ceremony will take place without any hindrances and will be a lot more successful.

“The procedure of doing this vratham is very easy.  I know the difficulties you face in Kaliyuga  that is why by performing this vratham only you get the result of the performing Great Tapas and Yagyas.”

“First the place where the vratham is going to be performed has to be cleaned properly.  Then a photo of me and my beloved consorts has to be placed in the Mandapam.   Keep the Mandapam close to the wall. Then pray to Navagrahas and Ashtadikpaikas or just mentally bow to them”

“First pray to the Vigneswara made of turmeric powder then pray to me and read the 5 stories of this vratham with full devotion and concentration.  This is the first story,  The other 4 stories were told by my beloved munis Bharadwaja, Vishwamitra , Vashistha and Aathri.  After reading these 4 stories you can read Stotrams that I like.  After each story you need to say Govinda, Govinda, Govinda.”

 “I know the difficulties faced by all human beings in this Kaliyuga.    If you cannot do the whole Vratha elaborately,  just remember Vigneswhara, Navagrahas and Astha dikpalakas in the mind.  Keep my photo infront of you and read the 5 stories.  Offer any fruit as naivaidyam and then eat it.  Even if you do it like that you still will get the full result.  All your difficulties will be removed and good auspicious things will happen”

“If anyone does this vratha with full bakthi and Shraddha I will ce to their house in se form and take prasadam.  All of you will always have my blessings.”

Sri Venkateswara Swami himself told about his favorite vratham to the bhaktha called.  Timaraju Vishwapathi, RamakrishnaMurthy or “Vishwapathi” on the holy hill of Tirumala.  So let us all people in the Kaliyuga perform this vratham with Bhakthi and Shraddha and get grace of Lord Venkateswara who is Kaliyuga Deva.  We can get rid of our difficulties and get a lot of good results by performing this vratha which the lord likes so much and which is so easy to perform.

Sriya Kanthaye Kalyan Niddhye Nidyardhna

Sri Venkata Nivasaya Srinivasaya Mangalam

 Govinda  !!! Govinda !!!  Govinda!!!

SRI VENKATESWARA VRATHAM

Second Story

This story was told to us by the great Tapasvi Maharishi Vishwamitra himself as follows:

“ Oh people of Kaliyuga!  Beloved devotees of Lord Sri Srinivasa!!  “Sri Venkateswara Vratham” is very pure and divine.  It is very powerful.  This is a very easy way of getting Lord Srinivasa’s grace in this Kaliyuga.  In olden days many of Lord Srinivasa’s devotees performed this vratha and got their wishes fulfilled.  Let us all bow and do namaskara to Lord Venkateswara who gave us such an easy vratham to get his grace.”  

“In Olden days in Magadha Samrajya, There lived a bhakta called   “Vishnuchitta”. He was a poor Brahmin who had nine daughters.  Although Vishnuchitta was very learned being very poor he could not take care of his family well.  His wife “Taramathi” was very devoted to Lord Srinivasa, she always meditated on the Lord.

Some times Vishnuchitta would go as a priest to perform, weddings and other auspicious ceremonies.  They all lived with much difficulty with the little money he got from serving as a priest in these ceremonies.

Oh devotees of Lord Srinivasa!!  Lord Srinivasa the protector of those who take refuge in him loves his devotees a lot as we all know very well.   That day was Maagha Pournami.  In the morning an old Brahmin came to Vishnuchitta’s house.

“Sir, I came fr Vanga Desa.   I am going for a Yagya and in the way I came to this place.  If you please let me stay in your house today I will go away torrow morning.”  He pleaded Vishnuchitta.

“Swami what can be a greater bhagya then that for me, Our puranas say that a guest who ces to your house should be treated like Lord Vishnu himself.  Please ce and stay with us without any doubts. ”  said Vishnuchitta.

He brought the old brahmin inside washed his feet and made him sit on a chair. 

That day afternoon after meals the old brahmin said to Taramathi,  “ Amma , you look unhappy.  What is your problem? Do tell me.”  Taramathi replied “Swami, You are a great tapasvi.  You look like the Lord Narayana himself.  There is nothing to hide from you.  My worry is all about my daughters marriages” 

To that the old Brahmin replied “Amma,  I do understand your worry,  for all your difficulties to vanish and for your daughters to get good husbands there is a very powerful vratham.  It is called “Sri Venkateswara Vratham”.  It is very easy to perform.  If you perform this vratham all your difficulties will vanish.”  Then he explained how to perform the vratham.

Listening to all this Vishnuchitta said,  “Swami, That is very good.  What could be more better then performing such an auspicious vratham.  Why wait too long.  Let us do it today.  Today is Magha Pournami, a very auspicious day.  If you agree we will perform the vratham today itself.

Vishnuchitta and Taramathi invited all their relatives that evening itself and sat with all their daughters and performed  the vratham with full bhakthi (devotion) and shraddha ( Concentration ).  After the vratham all the relatives took prasadam and thirdham and went back to their hes.  Then Vishnuchitta and Taramathi bowed at the old brahmins feet and asked him to bless them.  Then the Brahmin took the ‘thirtham’ and ‘prasadam’ and He blessed them saying “May all your desires be fulfilled,  May Sri Venkateswara and Goddess Lakshmi bless you”.

It was night time.  Since it was time to sleep Vishnuchitta gave the lord a torn blanket.  With tears in his eyes Vishnuchitta said “Swami,  I do not have a better blanket to offer you then this please sleep on this one today night and forgive me.  I am very poor.”  To this the old Brahmin smiled and told him not to worry since he would sleep outside.  After a while everybody slept.

At midnight there was thunder, lightening and heavy rain.  It was very  dark.  Vishnuchitta was worried what was the state of the old Brahmin sleeping outside with all this rain but it was so dark that he could not go out.  The whole family was awake and worrying about the Brahmin.  They all waited when it will be morning so they could go and see the Brahmin.

It was early morning and the rain decreased.  Taramathi and Vishnuchitta came out to see how the Brahmin was doing.  They saw a miracle the brahmin was not there! In place of the torn blanket was a shining silk sheet.  On the sheet was Lord Sri Venkateswaras idol.  It was smiling.  !!  Oh how lucky we are they thought.  But we could not recognize the lord.  They took the Lords idol and came into the house.
The house was full of gold.  They thought this miracle took place due to performing the Sri Venkateswara vratham.   They sang songs in praise of the lord and thanked him for his grace and help.”

“Did you see? Lord Venkateswara came to the devotee’s house told him about the vratham  got him to perform the vratham,  and also himself accepted the thirtham and prasadam.  So the lord himself comes to take Prasad at a devotee’s house when the devotee performs the vratham with full devotion (bhakthi) and concentration shraddha).  So you all perform this vratham and get the Lords grace.

Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara kataksha siddhirastu” said lord Vishwamitra.

Sriya Kanthaye Kalyan Niddhye Nidyardhna

Sri Venkata Nivasaya Srinivasaya Mangalam

 Govinda  !!! Govinda !!!  Govinda!!!

SRI VENKATESWARA VRATHAM

Third Story

Vashishta Muni told this story,  with the grace of Lord Venkateswara as follows:

“Oh Kaliyuga vasas! Lord Srinivasas beloved devotees!  The Lord Srimanarayana in Vaikuntha is the same as Lord Srinivasa in Tirupathi.   To help the devotees and remove their difficulties in Kaliyuga the lord took form as Srinivasa and lives in the Tirumala hill close to his devotees.  In order to get the grace of Lord Venkateswara this vratham is very easy means.  If one performs this vratham with bakthi and shraddha that devotee gets all kinds of wealth and happiness.

In olden days in Avanthi desa there was a town called “Bhagyanagar”.    As the name suggests in that town.  There were a lot of rich people.   These people were very proud of their wealth.  They looked down upon the poor people in the town.   They were so haughty that they always thought they were very great and hence could get wealthy.  They did not do their daily prayers.  They did not pray even on auspicious days.  Lord Narayana wanted to teach these rich people a lesson.

One day it was “Tholi Ekadasi”, A very auspicious day.  All the people were immersed in their own fun and feasting.  No one prayed or lit a lamp.  There was a Lakshmi Narayana temple on the east side of the town.    No one even lit a lamp in the temple.  In the evening a big storm came and by morning all the rich peoples houses and businesses drowned in the flood.  They lost everything, all their wealth was gone.  No one could understand why there was a sudden thunder and storm.  They also found another mysterious things.  All their strong cement houses and buildings were drowned and spoilt,  but the small houses on the other side of the town were perfectly fine.  They all were amazed and wondered what was the reason their houses were all broken while the huts were safe in such a big storm.

They heard a voice fr the sky say “Oh Fools!!  Since you always thought that your wealth was due to your greatness this, has happened.  In those huts there lives a poor person called “Devayya”  He is a very good devotee of mine.  A very poor person but he goes and lights lamps in the Laksmi Narayan temple in your town.  

Also every Ekadasi day,  He does Sri Venkateswara Vratham according to his means. As a result of that vratham he and everybody living around him in those huts have been saved.  If you all perform that vratham you will get your wealth back.   All the people ran to the temple.  They all did the Vratham with devotion.  When they returned all their houses and other belongings were safe as before.   Fr then the rich people changed they prayed daily and did the vratham on every Ekadasi day.  They lived happily and peacefully for the rest of their life and  at the end they attained Moksha.

Sriya Kanthaye Kalyan Niddhye Nidyardhna 

Sri Venkata Nivasaya Srinivasaya Mangalam  Govinda  !!! Govinda !!!  Govinda!!!

SRI VENKATESWARA VRATHAM

Fourth Story

In this “Sri Venkateswara Vratham”  which the lord likes a lot.  The fourth story was told by the great Bharadwaja Muni.  He told it as follows:

“Oh people of Kaliyuga!  Beloved bhakthas of Lord Sri Srinivasa!!  “Sri Venkateswara Vratham” that you  are performing is very pure and divine.  It is very powerful.  All your desires will be immediately fullfilled, This is a very easy way of getting Lord Srinivasa’s grace in this Kaliyuga.  In order to bless all of you Lord Venkateswara has made Tirupathi his he.  Only after merits of doing good deeds for several life’s do you get the opportunity to set foot on the divine hill of Tirupathi.

Similarly the wish to do “Sri Venkateswara Vratham” also ces only due to merit of many lives.  Those who perform this vratha, those who listen to these stories and those who eat the prasadam are gaining the grace of the Lord.

“Long time ago in a place called “Nagar” there used to live a trader called “Dhana gupta”.  Although he had a lot of wealth, he was very miserly.  He was also very proud of his wealth and thought of it as his greatness that made him rich.  However great a person may be, however knowledgeable or rich,  if he is haughty and proud that results in his downfall.  

Dhanagupta’s wife Kountimathi was very devoted to Lord Venkateswara.  She was a good lady.  They had three daughters the last one was called “Kumari”.  Kumari was very devoted to Lord Venkateswara and always meditated on him.  

Without her fathers knowledge she would go to the Venkateswara temple and have darshan of the lord when ever possible.   She would get prasadam he which everyone except her father would eat.  Kounthimathi worried about her husband’s attitude and behaviour.

One day “Kumari” went to hear the stories of  the “Sri Venkateswara Vratham” being performed at a friends place.  By the time the vratham was over it was afternoon.  She took the prasadam.  She packed a little of it in a small leaf and started for he.  Half way he the weather became very hot.  She felt very thirsty and remembered that her father’s shop is close by.  She quickly went there drank se water and ran away he before her father starts asking her where she was cing fr and getting angry.   In the hurry she forgot the prasadam wrapped in a leaf on her fathers table.

In that bazaar a big wild fire started and it started spreading very fast and se shops were cpletely burnt.  People started running into the streets and shouting and crying and all.  Dhanagupta was very worried.  In se minutes his shop and all his wealth would be burnt.  He did not know what to do.  He thought it is better he also gets burnt with the shop.  In the worry he touched sething soft on the table. 

Without thinking at all he opened the leaf and ate what was inside,  it was sweet and tasty and also he started feeling better, less tensed and more relaxed.   Immediately the fire stopped spreading right at the shop next to Dhanaguptas shop.  Not even a minor flame came to his shop.  He was astonished.   By that time everyone at he came to know there was a fire hazard at the bazaar,  Kounthimathi and her daughters came running all worried about Dhanagupta.  They were mentally praying to Lord Srinivasa all along the way.  As soon as they saw that the fire stopped at the exact next shop they were overce with happiness and amazement.

Kumari came and looked for the packet of prasadam she forgot at the shop.  Dhanagupta realized that he had eaten that prasadam only.  Kumari told them about the Sri Venkateswara vratham that she attended.   Dhanagupta realized that he had been saved fr such a big danger because of accepting the Lords prasadam.

Dhanagupta realized his mistakes and apologized to the lord.  That day evening itself they invited all the villagers and performed the vratham with bhakthi and shraddha.  Fr then on Dhanagupta always prayed to Lord Venkateswara and he finally attained Moksa.

Did you see how just by accepting the prasadam how Dhanagupta was rescued fr such a big fire hazard.  So all of you whenever possible do this vratha and attain the lord’s grace.”

Sriya Kanthaye Kalyan Niddhye Nidyardhna

Sri Venkata Nivasaya Srinivasaya Mangalam

 Govinda  !!! Govinda !!!  Govinda

SRI VENKATESWARA VRATHAM

First Story

The fifth story was told by Sri Athri Mahamuni:

Tirupathi Tirumala is the Vaikuntham on Earth.  There is no holy place equal to Tirumala.  There is no deity equal to Lord Venkateswara.  Sri Venkateswara who is a form of Srimmann Narayana  loves his devotees very  much.  Those who trust Lord Srinivasa, remember and pray to him always and live life doing their duties and good deeds, he always takes care of them.  To get the grace of such a great diety this vratham is a very easy means.

This amazing vrathams fifth story was told by Athri Maha muni as follows.    

“Oh Srinivasas Beloved Devotees! In Kaliyuga your luck is beyond words In  Krutha Thretha and Dwapara Yugas devotees had to do lots of prayers which were difficult to obtain the grace of Lord Narayana.  In Kaliyuga by just Namasmarana,  (repeating the lords name)  the lord will shower his blessings on you.  He will be by the side of devotees who call him with love and devotion.   Every step you take on the divine hill of Tirumala is the fruit of many good deeds performed in several births”

“In Olden days in Koumara Desa.  There lived a washerman called “Mithrudu”.  He used to do his duty and also make donations and do good deeds whenever he can.  He was very worried due to his lameness.  Because his leg was lame it was very difficult to deliver the washed clothes to each house.   He had lots of children and responsibilities.  If he did not work they had no food.  He always prayed to Lord Venkateswara.  He always believed that Swami Sri Venkateswara will surely bless him and remove his lameness seday.   Lord Srimmann Narayana who loved his bhaktas had been observing this.  For anyone after their past karma is cplete.  

( They have already bore the fruits of their misdeeds ) .  Lord Narayana will ce to help them in se form or the other.

One evening when Mithrudu was carrying a big wash load and delivering it,  struggling to carry it and move with his lame leg.   He met an old Brahmin in the way.  Because Mithrudu had devotion and good qualities in him,  he put the load down lifted his hands and did namaskaram to greet the Brahmin.  The old Brahmin said “Son,  how much difficulty you are facing with that lame leg”.  Then Mithrudu said, “You look like a great soul , I have to do this work to take care of my big family, please tell me a way to get rid of  my lameness.”

The lord who was in the old brahmins form said “I will surely tell you,  Listen carefully.   I will tell you a vratham that will help you get rid of your lameness but also will give you a lot of wealth.   As soon as you cplete the Vratham you will get 1000 gold coins. But there is a condition, you should give me half of them.  I will ce torrow evening at this time.” 

Mithrudu said “Great,  I will do the vratham today itself please tell me how to do it”

The lord explained in detail the “Sri Venkateswara Vratham” .

With great excitement Mithrudu came he told his wife the happenings, invited all friends and relatives and did the vratham nicely.  He took the prasadam. 

As soon as Mithrudu took the prasadam his son came he and said “Ayya,  The kings soldiers have ce for you.  The king has sent you gifts.”

The kings soldiers came and told him, that the king has invited Mithrudu to be the royal washerman and work at the palace.  He also sent 1000 gold coins to him. They gave him the bag of gold coins.  The king had asked him to ce next week. 

There was no boundary to Mithrudu’s happiness.  He said why wait till next week I am cing right now.  He packed his clothes and started for the palace, next day early morning.   In this happiness he forgot about the prise he made to the old Brahmin.  He remembered the old Brahmin in the way and thought what hurry I will meet him after a month.

After joining as a royal washer, he got busy and forgot cpletely the prise he made to the old Brahmin.   The great Lord Venkateswara who had come in the form of the old Brahmin got very angry.  “This is human nature”, thought Lord Narayana and decided to show his greatness.

That’s it,  the next day the queens jewellery vanished fr the palace.  The king blamed Mithrudu of the robbery.  Mithrudu was put behind bars.  Mithrudu was very tensed and prayed to Lord Narayana asking why he was blamed for sething he did not do.  That night Lord Narayana came in his dream and told him, that it was him who came as the old Brahmin.  He said the reason for his arrest was that he did not keep his surprise to the old Brahmin.  Mithrudu repented and apologized to the lord.  “Swami, I am a sinner.  I made a grave mistake.  Please show mercy on me, from now on every month I will do the vratham.   Also I will give you half of what I earn. “

Lord Narayana who loves his devotees a lot, became happy and forgave Mithrudu.

Due to Lord Narayana’s grace, the queen’s jewellery was found sewhere else and Mitrudu was released from jail. 

From then on Mitrudu always performed the Sri Venkateswara vratham every month.  He also gave half his earnings to the lord.  Mithrudu lived happily for the rest of his life and attained Moksha after he died.

Sriya Kanthaye Kalyan Niddhye Nidyardhna

Sri Venkata Nivasaya Srinivasaya Mangalam

 Govinda  !!! Govinda !!!  Govinda!!!