SRI VENKATESWARA SWAMY IN ANANDA NILAYAM

SRI VENKATESWARA IN HIS ILLUSTRIOUS SANCTUM
UNDER THE GRAND GILDED VIMANA

Sri Venkateswara Swamy stands majestically to a height
of about 8 feet in the center of His sanctum sanctorum
beneath His Ananda-Nilaya-Divya-Vimana, ordinarily
wearing a gold Kiritam (crown) embedded with a big
emerald in front; and on special occasions such as the
Telugu New Year’s day, Anivara Asthanam (summer
solstice, accordint to the Indian Calendar, 15th or
16th of July), Brahmaotsavam and other important
festival days, is adorned with the newly made diamond
Kiritam; with the thick double patch of upwroght Namam
(white caste-mark) of refined camphor, even screening
His eyes, and Kasturitilakam (mark, lineament of musk)
in between the two whitepatches on His forehead, with
composed and compassionate looks towards His devotees
from His lotus-like eyes, and benign, beneficent,
gracious and charming appearance; His ears bedecked
with shining golden Makara-Kundalas (ornaments of the
shape of the alligator); His chin pressed with
refined camphor; His raised right hind hand fist
implanted with the gem-set Chakra (disc) and the
corresponding upright left hind hand fist with the
Sankha (Chank); the slightly outstretched front right
hand pointing with its fingers to His lotus feet as
the only recource to His bhaktas to attain oneness
with Him and enjoy eternal bliss, and the front left
hand akimbo indicating assurance of protection to the
devotees and further exhibiting that samsara-sagara is
only hip deep if they seek His refuge; the two front
hand adorned with get-set golden bracelets and
serpentine armlets (ahi-bhusana); His neck fully be
jeweled and His chest adorned with gold strings and
pendants set with precious stones, the Lakshmi-haram
of 108 gold medallions, the Makara-Kanthi of gem-set
gold plates hanging upto the knees, pearl strings, and
flower-kirtled especially with Vaijayanti and the
Vanamala (garlands of sweet basil stalks); His brest
garnished with the Kausthubha-mani (gem, brilliant),
Srivatsanka (emblem of the figure of Laksmi) and the
gold Yajnopavita (Brahmasutra, sacred thread) flowing
down crosswise from His left shoulder, and bearing Sri
Laksmidevi on His right chest and Sri Padmavathidevi
or Sri Bhudevi on His left chest; His body clothed
with the Pitambara (yellow silk cloth) engirdled by
gold strings and a gold belt with tiny jingling gold
bells, and a Nandaka or Kathari (sword) sheathed and
hanging from the belt in front; and His lotus feet
covered with gold frames and decked with clinging gold
anklets and with a strong curveted belt of gold
encompassing the legs arount the thighs.

Sri Venkatesa Cheranau Saranam Prapadhye.

శ్రీ వేంకటేశ చరణౌ శరణం ప్రపధ్యే!