Thread by @bhargavasarma

Today - the most auspicious lunar day - Vaisakha Sukla Dasami, the sacred day Lord #Srinivasa (Venkateswara) married Sri Padmavathi Devi that is reckoned as Sri #PadmavathiSrinivasaKalyana

कल्याणाद्भुतगात्राय कामितार्थप्रदायिने ।
श्रीमद्वेङ्कटनाथाय श्रीनिवासाय ते नमः ॥

ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಾದ್ಭುತಗಾತ್ರಾಯ ಕಾಮಿತಾರ್ಥಪ್ರದಾಯಿನೇ ।
ಶ್ರೀಮದ್ವೇಂಕಟನಾಥಾಯ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸಾಯ ತೇ ನಮಃ ॥

కల్యాణాద్భుతగాత్రాయ కామితార్థప్రదాయినే ।
శ్రీమద్వేఙ్కటనాథాయ శ్రీనివాసాయ తే నమః ॥

kalyANAdbhutagAtrAya kAmitArthapradAyine |
shrImadve~NkaTanAthAya shrInivAsAya te namaH
🙏🙏🙏

Kalyaana means marriage/auspicious. When it is Kalyaana of the Supreme God, the auspiciousness will be in abundance and it will be for the universal welfare and well being of the humanity. +

It is highly meritorious if one performs/sponsors or participates in Kalyaanotsavam of Lord Srinivaasa (Venkateswara) and also read/listen to the episode of Srinivaasa Kalyaana from Venkataachala/Venkatesha Mahaatmya. +

#ALMANAC (Panchanga) for the Divine Marriage Day... As per scripts the divine marriage took place in....

28th Kaliyuga (current),
Vilambinaama Samvatsara,
Uttaraayana, Vasantha Ruthu,
Vaisakha Maasa,
Sukla paksha,
Dasami Thithi;
Bhargava Vaasara (Friday)
++

#PRAVARA (Lineage)

#Srinivasa

Gothra: Vaisishta
Great Grandson of: Yayati
Grandson of: Soorasena
Son of: Vasudeva
Birth Star: Sravana

#Padmavathi

Gothra: Athri
Great Granddaughter of: Suveera
Granddaughter of: Sudharma
Daughter of: Akaasaraaja
Birth star: Mrigasira

++

During #KanyaaDaana, #AakaasaRaaja presented to Lord #Srinivasa One Crore #Gold coins (Suvarna); 100 Tholas worth #Kireeta (Crown) and other valuable ornaments studded with #Navarathnas. +

The divine event took place at #NARAYANAPURAM (currently called #NARAYANAVANAM) capital of #Aakasaraja; which is about 33 km from Tirupathi on the way to Chennai near Puttuur. +

#Aakasaraaja (son of Sudharma) was a #Chola king ruling a kingdom called #Thondamandalam with #Narayanapuram (present Narayanavanam) as its capital. He belongs to the Lunar Dynasty (Chandra Vamsa). +

In his previous birth #Aakaasaraaja was a Brahmana by name #Madhava. His younger brother was #Thondamanu Chakravarthi who went on to become a great devotee of Lord Sri #Venkateswara. +

#Akaasaraaja had no children and Goddess #Padmavathi was found to him in a Lotus while ploughing the field after performing Yajna. Therefore Goddess Padmavathi is his foster daughter and as such Aakaasaraaja is father-in-law of Lord #Srinivasa. +

Evidencing the marriage of Sri #Padmavathi Devi a hand mill (#grinding stone) said to have been used at the time of the divine marriage is still present in front of Sri Padmavathi Temple at #Narayanavanam.

In memory of the divine marriage, #Aakasaraja constructed two separate #temples in the same complex at Narayanavanam for Goddess #Padmavathi and Lord #Srinivasa and installed their idols. This is the only place where Goddess Padmavathi Devi (Vedavathi) has a temple exclusively.

There are two Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy temples under TTD. (1) At Narayanavanam (33 KM from Tirupathi) where Lord Srinivasa married Sri Padmavathi Devi. (2) At Srinivasa-Mangapuram 15 KM from Tirupathi where Lord stayed for six months after the marriage.

ಕಪಿಲ ಹಯಗ್ರಿವ ದತ್ತಾತ್ರೇಯ ಶಿ೦ಶುಮಾರ ಧನ್ವ೦ತರಿ
ಮಮಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಸರ್ವ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ
ಜಗದ೦ತಯಾ೯ಮಿ
ಜಗದೀಶ ಪ್ರಾಣೇಶ ದ್ವಿಜ ಫಣಿಪ ಮೃಢೆಶ
ಶ್ರೀರಮಣ ಭೂರಮಣ ದುಗಾ೯ರಮಣ
ಶ್ರೀ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ವೆ೦ಕಟರಮಣ
🙏🙏🙏