Thursday, December 31, 2020

Different Names of Tirumala - Part 3

 Hare Krishna!

8 . Anjanadri

Anjana=Anjana devi, mother of Sri Hanuman; Adri=hill;

Anjana devi did penance on this hill and blessed as the mother of Hanuman. So, this hill is also called as Anjanadri.

9 . Varahadri

Varaha= Varaha swamy, Adri= hill; Hill on which Sri Varaha swamy resided

Sri Varaha swamy, after killing Hiranyaksha said Garuda to bring Kridachalam from Sri Vaikuntam and after bringing he resided on that hill itself which is Tirumala. So, as Sri Varaha swamy resided, this hill is also called as Varahadri.

10 . Srinivasa Giri

As this hill is the residence for Sri (Sri refers to Maa Sri Mahalakshmi and prosperity), and also Srikar Vishnu self manifested himself as Sri Venkateswara, this hill is also called Srinivasa Giri. (Giri = hill)

11 . Anandachalam

Vishnu feels happy when he sees his devotees happy. So, having Sri on his chest, he is giving boons and prosperity to his devotees and feeling very happy seeing their joy. So, this is also called Ananadachalam.

12 . Kridachalam

Krida=Krida, Achalam=hill; Hill on which Lord plays

As Srimannarayan does Krida on that hill with his consorts Sri Mahalakshmi devi and Bhudevi, it is also called Kridachalam.

13 . Garudadhri

Garuda=Sri Garuda, Adri=hill; Hill brought by Sri Garuda

As this hill was brought by Sri Garuda from Sri Vaikuntam, this is also called as Garudadhri.

to be continued…...

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