Venkatesa Ashtotharam(Varaha Purana)

Venkatesa Ashtotharam(Varaha Purana)

Translated  by 

P.R.Ramachander

(This Venkatesa AShtothara  of Lord Venkatesa   is   daily used to worship him at the Ekantha Seva  when only priests   are present after  the second bell rings  in the Thirumala temple. Afterwards only the God  can be seen by is other   devotees . It has got very many references to incidents and stories from Varaha Puranam. Due to this  it is not at all easy to give simple translations of names  used in this great ashtotharam. I fully acknowledge of having used  the meaning with translations to these  Ashtotharam by  Sri  Oppiliappan koil  Sri Varadhachari Sadagopan   from his website http://www.sadagopan.org/index.php/categories/doc_details/907-ss096-venkatesa-ashtothram-varaha-puranam

  I am sure this   simple translation would   make you read   the great commentary given in the  above reference

  Please remember that Thirumalai was  originally known as   Adhi Varaha Kshethra  and there is temple of Adhi Varaha moorthy   to the north of Venkateswara temple in Thiruppathi. It is believed  that for the pilgrimage to  THirumala is to succeed, we have to first visit the  Adhi Varaha temple.)

1.Om Sri Venkatesaya  Sri venkatesaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who destroys sorrow(Is the lord of Venkata  mountains)

2.Om Seshadri nilayaya Sri venkatesaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  is based on the Sesha  mountains

3.Om Vrushad Gocharaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is attainable through Vrushabadri

4. Om Vishnave Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is Lord Vishnu

5.Om Sadanchana gireesaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is the lord of  great Anjanadhri

6.Om Vrushadhripathaye Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is the of Vrushabadri

7.Om Meru puthra  gireesaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is Lord of Ananda hill , the son of Meru mountain.

8.Om saraswami thatijushe Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa  who  enjoys   sports  on the banks of the temple pond

9.Om Kumara kalpa  sevyaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa  who is served till this eon ends  by Lord Subrahmanya

  (Lord Subrahmanya got rid  of his sins of killing  Tharakasura by taking bath in Kumara Theertham in Thirumala)

10.Om Vajri druk vishayaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is being worsipped by  Indra

11.Om suvarchala sutha nyastha  senapathyabharaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa  who acknowledged as   commander   the son of  Suvarchala(Vishvaksena)

12,Om Ramaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is Rama

13,Om Padmanabhaya  Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who has a lotus on    his navel

14.Om Sadaa vayu sthuthaaya  Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is constantly praised by wind god.

15.Om Thyaktha Vaikunta lokaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who left   the world of Vaikunta to be with us

16.Om giri kunja viharine Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who lives in the foothills of the Venkata  mountain.

17.Om Hari Chandana gothrendra swamine Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is the lord of the hills   full  of Hari Chandana trees.

18.OM sankha rajanya nethrabjha vishayaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who was visible to the lotus like eyes of Shanka raja(A king’s son in Varaha Purana)

19,Om Vasoo parichara  thrathre Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who saved a famous  Vasu called Uparichara (THisa Vasu waslater born as Shankha Raja)

20.Om Krishnaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is Krishna

21.Om abdhi kanyaa parishvaktha  vakshase Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa whose chest is embraced by the daughter  of the ocean.

22.Om Venkataya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is the lord of Venkata  mountain

23.Om Sanakhadi maha yogi poojithaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is worshipped by great yogis  like Sanaka

24.Om Deva jith pramukh anantha daithya sangha pranasine Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who destroyed the endless   crowd of   Asura groups   lead by Devajit (Devajit was killed by Lord Vishvaksena)

25.Om Swetha dveepa vasan muktha poojithangriyugaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa whose feet is worshipped by   the  liberated souls  of the white island (Lord Aniruddha  presides over this island. The white clay worn by Vaishnavas  originates   from this island)

26.Om Sesha parvatha roopathwa  prakasana  paraya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who made Adhisesha asumme shining Seshadri mountain

27.Om Sanu sthapitha tharkshayai Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who consecrated  Lord Garuda    as the  mountain

28.Om THakshyachala  nivasine   Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who lives on the Garudadhri

29.Om Maya gooda vimanaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who had hidden his Vimana hidden by illusion (Maya)(Inspite of great penance the sages were not able to see  the Ananda Vimanam of the temple due to Vishnu Mayaa.It appeared to them one day suddenly)

30.OM Garuda Skanda vasine Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  lives on the Garuda’s shoulders

31.Om Ananthacharanaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who has endless feet

32.Om anantha sirase Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who has endless  heads

33.Om Ananthakshaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who has endless  eyes

34.Om Srisaila nivasaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who lives on the Srisaila mountain

35.Om Damodharaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa whose belly was tied by a rope

36.Om Neela megha nibhaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is similar to blue cloud

37.Om Brahmadhi deva durdarsa viswaroopaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who took the mega form that  could not be seen by Brahma and other Devas

38.OM Vaikuntagatha saddhema vimanathargathaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa whose Vimana   is concealed  in the maya from Vaikunta

39.Om Agasthabhya architha sesha jana druk gocharaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  based on the request of sage Agasthya  became visible to his  other  devotees

40.Om Vasudevaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is Lord Krishna(Who lives all over)

41.Om Haraye Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is lord Hari

42.OM Theertha panchaka  vasine Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who lives in the five scared waers

43.OM Vamadeva priyayai Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is loved by sage Vamadeva

44.Om Janakeshta pradhayai Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who is bestowed love  by Janaka

45.OM Markandeya maha theertha   jatha  punya pradhaya  Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who gave blessings to sage  Markandeya who bathed  in all sacred waters.

46.OM Vakpathi brahma dathre Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who gave  Lord Brihaspathi to a Brahmana

47.Om Chandra lavanya  dhayine Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who gave beauty to the  moon

48.Om Narayana nagesaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who took the form of  lord of the Narayana mountain

49.Om Brahmaklupthothsavaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who has the fixed celebrations of Brahmothsavam

50,OM sankha chakra varanamra  lasad  kara thalaya  Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  holds in his hand  the  blessed   weapons of conch and the wheel due to which his hands are bent.

51.Om dravankumudasaktha vigrahaya Sri venkatesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa whose  body is coated  with musk secreted by an animal.

52.Om Kesavaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  is served by  Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma( who has a pretty hair)

53.Om Nithya youvana nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   has a form that  is  ever young

54.Om Aarthi tartha  pradathre nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  Gives everything that is  desired

55.Om Viswa theertha aga harine nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  removes the sins of all  sacred waters.

56.Om Theertha swami saras snatha  janabhishta  pradhayine nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  fulfills the desires of all  devotees who  take bath in the  Swami Pushkarini(Temple pond)

57.Om Kunaradharikaa  vasa skandha   abheeshta pradhaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   fulfills  all desires of Lord Subrahmanya   who lives in the shore of Kumara Dhara (Kukke Subrahmanya)

58.Om Janu-dagna  samudhbhootha   pothrine nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  appeared as a bear from an anthill up to his knees

(Lord  according to Varaha Purana appeared as a white boar  from an ant hill  to a hunter and ordered him to tell the king to build a  Varaha temple.)

59.Om Koorma moorthaye nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   took the form of a turtle

60.Om Kinnara  dwandwa sapantha   pradhathre nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  libersted the kInnara husband and wife from a curse.

(A kinnara couple were cursed  to be born in Simhachalam (ahobilam)   as hunters and frequent  the Venkatadhri .They got back their form when the Svetha varaha(White boar)   appeared on the Venkata hills)

61.Om Vibhave nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   is the lord.

62.Om Vaikhanasa muni   sreshta   poojithaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   was worshipped by great sage Vaikhanasa

(This is the sage who wrote Vaikhanasa  Agama sastra followed in Thirupathi temple)

63.Om Simhachala nivasaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   lives in Simhachala hills.

(Simhachalam is another name for Ahobilam)

64.Om Srman Narayana nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   is Lord Narayana

65.Om sad bhaktha Neelakanda archaya    nrusimhaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  was worshipped by Lord Shiva in  his man –lion form.

66.Om Kumudaksha   gana sreshta  sainapathya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   appointed   Kumudaksha as   the commander  in Vaikunta

(Kumudaksha an assistant of Vishwaksena was appointed to kill an Asura called durmedhas)

67.Om Durmedha prana harthre nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   killed an asura called Durmedhas.,

68.Om Sridharaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  carries goddess Lakshmi

69.Om Kshtryanthaka   Ramaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   was Parasurama   who killed  the Kshatriyas

70.Om Mathsya roopaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   took the form   of fish

71.Om Pandava ari praharthre nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   killed the enemies  of Pandava

72.Om Srikaraya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  turns everything auspicious

73.Om Upathyaka  pradesastha  shankara   dhyana moorthye nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  was the form meditated by Rudra  , who lives in Kapila Theertha on the Venkata hills.

74.Om Rukmabja  sarasikoola   Lakshmikrutha   thapasvine nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  performed  meditation on the shores of lotus pond to get back Goddess  Lakshmi

(Goddess Lakshmi deserted Lord Vishnu when he accepted the  insult by sage Brugu and Lord Vishnu   got her back by doing penance)

75.Om Lasallakshmi   karambhooja  datha  kalharaka    sraje nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who 

Received the garland of Kalhara flowers from the very soft hands of Goddess Lakshmi (when she emerged from ocean of milk)

76.Om Salagrama nivasaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   lives in SAlagrama stones (occurring in Gandaki river)

77.Om Sukha druk gocharaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  appeared personally before sage Shuka. (Shuka organized Bramothsavam in Thirupathi and Lord appeared  before him.)

78.Om Narayana arthitha  asesha jana  drug vishayaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   appeared before  people of the  world at request of a Brahmin called Narayana (Narayana  asked for a boon with the lord to be present on the hills so that  everybody can see him. His place  of penance is Narayanadri)

79.Om Mrugaya raikaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   enjoyed hunting.

80.Om Vrushabhasura  harine nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   killed Vrushabhasura (Who was a devotee of Shiva  and tormented devotees on the mountain)

81.Om Anjana gothra  pathaye nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   is the lord of Anjanadri (Anjana is the mother of Lord Hanuman)

82.Om Vrushabhachala vasine nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   lives on Vrushanhachala(Vrushabhasura is  a great devotee who offered his head as flower at the feet of the Lord.)

83.Om Anjana sutha dathre nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   gave a son to Anjana

84.Om Madhaviyagha  haarine nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   destroyed  sins of a bRahmin called  Madhava (Madhava  who was a Brahmin lost his mind after  death of his low caste wife .When he stepped on the Thirumala . his sins left his body by burning it. Venkata the  destroyer of sins  got the name from this incident.)

85.Om Priyangu priya  bakshaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  likes the offering of millet made   his  devotee (A hunter devotee offered millet to the lord.

86.Om Sewetha kola varaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   took the form of white boar.

87.Om Neela dhenu   payodharaa  seka nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  appeared due to immersion in white milk of black cows.(Black cows   used to empty the milk at a particular spot   and the king got dug there and found the  God there.)

88.Om Shankara priya mithraya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   is the dear friend of Lord Shiva

89.Om Cholaputhra  priyaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   was form of Chozha prince (Called Akasa Raja   who married his daughter Padmavathi to   the Lord )

90.Om Sudharmini suchaithanya  pradahthre nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  rejuvenated   the child  of Sudaharminee (Sudharminee was the  was wife on Krishna Sharma who left her in the care of king Thondaiman  who  made her live her in a house  and provided  food only for six moths. She died because the king   forgot about her, Lord Of THirupathi gave Sudharminee and her child their soul back.)

91.Om Madhu gathine nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  killed an Asura called Madhu

92.Om Krishnakhya vipa Vedantha  desikathwa pradha nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  made Krishna Sharma an authority of Vedas  (in the next life he was born as Vedantha Desika)

93.Om Varahachala nadhaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   is the lord of Varaha mountain.

94.Om Balabhadraya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   was Lord Balarama

95.Om Trivikramaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   was Lord TRivikrama the mega form of Lord Vamana

96.Om Mahathe nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   is the greatest

97.Om Hrishikesaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  controls his five senses.

98.Om Achyuthaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   never leaves his devotees

99.Om Neeladri nilayaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   lives on Neeladhri(Blue mountain)

100.Om Ksheerabdhi nadhaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  is the lord of ocean of milk

101.Om Vaikuntachala vasine nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   lives in Vaikunta mountain

102.Om Mukundhaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   grants salvation to those   who seek it.

103.Om Ananthaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   is endless

104.Om Virinchabhyarthineetha   soumya  roopaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   assumed peaceful form  at the request of Lord Brahma (As man lion he was ferocious)

105.Om Suvarna  mukhari snatha manujabheeshta   dhayine nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  fulfills desires of  men who takes bath in in the Suvarnamukhari river (The river which  shined like Gold got this property as per boon given to sage  Agasthya)

106.Om Halayudha   janatheertha   samastha  phala dhayine nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  gives boons to those who take bath in the Paraurama theertha.(One of the sacred waters  in Thirumala.)

107.Om Govindaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who   is Govinda, the cowherd

108.Om Srinivasaya nama-Salutations to  Lord Venkatesa who  has  Goddess Lakshmi living on his chest.