Significance of Venkateswara Worship in Kali yuga

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Significance of Venkateswara Worship in Kali yuga

• Kali sadhu - (Kali is the best) says Veda vyasa
  Its merit is Value for efforts least
  efforts yielding maximum results
• Kalis disadvantage is Austerity, honesty,
  Truth and virtues at the lowest ebb.
• The solution - Simple efforts in the right
  direction
• Let us refer to Rg Veda

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Rg Veda about Tirumala

• arAyi kAne vikatE girim gaccha satAnvE sirim
  pithasya satvabhi ebhistva sAtayAmasi if you
  are a destitute, lost your wealth, no saviour,
  march towards the 7 Hills, the abode of
  Srinivasa, chanting Govinda nAma as many times as
  possible along with like minded devotees.
• Is it sounding simple ? The etymological meaning
  of the word Venkata provides the answer Vem
  means the collection of sins and kata means
  burning to ashes. Staying for a while in Venkata
  giri burns our sins to ashes and sows bhakti in
  our minds.

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Kalou vEnkata nAyaka

• Lord Srinivasa is accessible to one and all
• He is impartial while granting the wish of all
• Our wish list is long wealth, health, marriage,
  employment, children, business it is never
  ending. Why cannot we leave the decision to Him ?
  Does He not know better ?
• The permanent solution is satisfaction and
  sAnti. In other words The Lord Himself.

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7 Simple practices

• Follow Rg veda and climb the 7 hills behold
  walk through these 7 simple steps and reach the
  8th Lord Venkatesa Himself.
• Venkatesa is pleased by floral offering as is
  evident from daily tOmala seva. Can we offer Him
  7 flowers He being the 8th.
• Ahimsa prathamam pushpam pushpam indriya nigraha
  sarva bhUta dayA pushpam kshamA pushpam
  visEshata gnAnam pushmam tapa pushpam dyAnam
  pushpam tathaiva ca satyam ashtavidham pushpam
  vishnO pritikaram bhavEt.

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The 8 flowers

• 1. Ahimsa do not offend anyone by speech, mind
  or body. The cruelty of bhagavata apacaram.
• 2. Indriya nigraha - control of senses control
  of food habits absorbing the Divine body of
  Venkatesa through our senses
• 3. Sarva bhUta dayA compassion towards all
  beings Ramas mercy towards rAkshasas and
  RavaNa Yudhishthiras svarga arOhaNa.
  kUrathazhvan and nAloorAn.
• 4. kshamA Forgive and forget Rama about
  vibheeshana, kAkAsura, samudra rAja Ramanuja
  about a launderer.

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8 flowers (contd)

• 5. gnAnam wisdom bhakti rUpApanna gnana a
  blend of gnAna and bhakti the unfailing means
  Vidura ?
• 6. Tapas research and nyasam surrender
  accept His saviourship
• 7. dyAnam meditation make a humble beginning
  with 15 minutes a day.
• 8. Satyam Truth satyam bhUta hitam proktam
  the Lord Himself sat (sentient) ti
  (insentient) yam (the controller).

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The ultimate objective

• The purpose of our birth is to please the
  Creator, Lord Venkatesa
• For sure He is pleased by offering these 8
  flowers.
• We are blessed with everything (initially) and
  with sAnti and bhagavat prapti (eventually).
• Let us begin ..