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4Â 4Â  

History of Tirupa Balaji  

BalajiÂ isÂ aÂ nameÂ ofÂ theÂ LordÂ ofÂ theÂ UniverseÂ whichÂ meansÂ HeÂ isÂ all-powerful.Â 
BalaÂ inÂ SanskritÂ refersÂ toÂ spiritualÂ strengthÂ andÂ alsoÂ materialÂ prowess.Â WhenÂ 
theÂ LordÂ isÂ addressedÂ asÂ Balaji,Â itÂ meansÂ thatÂ HeÂ isÂ theÂ sourceÂ ofÂ spiritualÂ 
strengthÂ forÂ HisÂ devotees.Â Â 
TheÂ famousÂ DeityÂ ofÂ BalajiÂ isÂ situatedÂ onÂ topÂ ofÂ theÂ TirumalaÂ mountainÂ whichÂ isÂ 
aboutÂ 3000Â feetÂ elevaon.Â TheÂ preï¬xÂ TiruÂ meansÂ sacredÂ andÂ MalaÂ meansÂ aÂ hillÂ 
orÂ peak.Â TirumalaÂ isÂ aÂ sacredÂ mountain.Â Â 
Similarly,Â TirupaÂ meansÂ theÂ sacredÂ husbandÂ (Â TiruÂ â€“Â sacred,Â paÂ â€“Â husband)Â 
ofÂ theÂ GoddessÂ ofÂ  FortuneÂ LakshmiÂ devi.Â ThusÂ TirupaÂ BalajiÂ isÂ LordÂ VisnuÂ whoÂ 
isÂ theÂ husbandÂ ofÂ theÂ GoddessÂ ofÂ FortunesÂ LakshmiÂ devi.Â 
OnÂ HisÂ TirumalaÂ mountain,Â TirupaÂ BalajiÂ bestowsÂ HisÂ blessingsÂ onÂ sincereÂ 
devoteesÂ soÂ thatÂ theyÂ canÂ aainÂ theirÂ spiritualÂ desiresÂ toÂ pleaseÂ Him.Â OneÂ 
shouldÂ notÂ confuseÂ spiritualÂ desiresÂ withÂ materialÂ desires.Â TheyÂ areÂ notÂ theÂ 
same.Â SpiritualÂ desiresÂ areÂ meantÂ toÂ pleaseÂ GodÂ only.Â MaterialÂ desiresÂ areÂ forÂ 
pleasingÂ ourselvesÂ forÂ ourÂ ownÂ selï¬shÂ moves.Â Â 
TheÂ highlyÂ surchargedÂ spiritualÂ atmosphereÂ ofÂ theÂ TirupaÂ BalajiÂ templeÂ onÂ 
topÂ ofÂ theÂ TirumalaÂ mountainÂ awakensÂ feelingsÂ ofÂ devoonÂ (bhak )Â forÂ theÂ 
Lord.Â AllÂ theÂ millionsÂ ofÂ visingÂ devoteesÂ enthusiascallyÂ repeatÂ theÂ holyÂ nameÂ 
GovindaÂ asÂ theyÂ approachÂ theÂ deityÂ ofÂ theÂ Lord.Â Govinda,Â anotherÂ nameÂ ofÂ 
Balaji,Â meansÂ theÂ LordÂ isÂ theÂ objectÂ ofÂ pleasureÂ forÂ theÂ sensesÂ ofÂ humansÂ andÂ 
cows.Â OneÂ experiencesÂ ulmateÂ joyÂ andÂ sasfaconÂ byÂ seeingÂ andÂ servingÂ theÂ 
beaufulÂ formÂ ofÂ theÂ Lord.Â GovindaÂ doesÂ notÂ meanÂ thatÂ theÂ LordÂ isÂ ourÂ orderÂ 
supplierÂ forÂ materialÂ needsÂ andÂ pleasures.Â Rather,Â HeÂ isÂ theÂ ulmateÂ sourceÂ ofÂ 
pleasureÂ orÂ theÂ fountainheadÂ ofÂ spiritualÂ ecstasyÂ forÂ HisÂ devotees.Â GovindaÂ  
alsoÂ meansÂ thatÂ theÂ LordÂ isÂ theÂ well-wisherÂ andÂ protectorÂ ofÂ cows,Â BrahminÂ 
priestsÂ andÂ allÂ livingÂ enes.Â 
LordÂ BalajiÂ isÂ famousÂ asÂ theÂ oneÂ whoÂ canÂ extricateÂ HisÂ devoteesÂ fromÂ misfor-
tune.Â InÂ theÂ followingÂ descriponsÂ weÂ willÂ learnÂ howÂ theÂ LordÂ descendedÂ inÂ 
thisÂ worldÂ toÂ liveÂ  onÂ topÂ ofÂ theÂ TirumalaÂ mountainÂ andÂ relieveÂ theÂ suï¬€eringsÂ ofÂ 
humanityÂ inÂ theÂ presentÂ age.Â 
YetÂ anotherÂ nameÂ ofÂ TirupaÂ BalajiÂ isÂ VenkateshwaraÂ whichÂ meansÂ HeÂ canÂ freeÂ  </code></pre>
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