One who reads or listens to this hymn of scintillating poetry will find oneself lost in its devotional depths as well as enchanting lyrical and musical values and pronunciation. M.S.Subbulakshmi made its devotional stirrings spread throughout the world. Only after the recitation of this hymn the doors of the Sanctum Sanctorum of the Deity are opened.īy her masterly soulful rendering of this hymn, the late Queen of Music Smt. It is ennobling and soul elevating to hear this hymn being recited by the temple priests. The last Seva for the day is called Ekantaseva, which takes place alter 10.30 in the night.Īmong all the Sevas offered to the Deity, the Suprabhata Seva is considered very significant and much sought after because it is in the form of singing the Hymn of Morning Salutation to Lord Venkateswara. This is called Venkatesa Suprabhatam or a supplication to wake up The Lord from His Yoga Nidra. The first Seva of the day starts at 3 am. Daily Rituals or Sevasįrom times immemorial the daily routine of various Pujas or Sevas go on at fixed time schedules. The place where the Lord actually abides in the hills is Venkatachala. These hills in course of time came to be known as Tirumala while the town at the foot of the hills is known as Tirupati. Names of the Seven Hills at Tirumala, Tirupati The Tirumala hills that are presided over by Lord Balaji comprise of seven peaks or Shikharas which have the following names. From the early Pallavas, Cholas and Pandyas to the Vijayanagar Emperors and the East India Company of the British in India, almost all the kings and chieftains that ruled the land patronized this temple of Seven Hills. The image of Lord Balaji at the temple is said to be an Udbhavamurthi (spontaneously manifested) and does not conform to any known Agama traditions. To substantiate this story there is a temple for Varahaswamy on the bank of the Pushkarini tank at the left side of the main temple entrance at Tirumala. Lord Vishnu manifested Himself there as Srinivasa or Venkatesa to stay on the earth for the welfare of the mankind.
The story goes that Lord Vishnu as Varaha (the boar) decided to make the earth as His abode and Garuda brought down the hill of Vaikuntha to the earth for His residence. THE temple of Sri Venkateswara (Balaji) at Tirumala, Tiupati in Andhra Pradesh is perhaps the most popular of all the Hindu temples in our country. This essay originally appeared in the June, 1999 issue of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams’ illustrated monthly ‘Sapthagiri’ which is revised here.
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