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verses praising the Lord that he lifted one of his hoods
to listen and slightly loosened his grip. As soon as he
lifted one hood, Vayu blew with all his force under
the snake’s hood. Adishesha and the entire mountain
peak of Ananda Parvata went flying into space and
eventually landed on the Earth planet. Vayu followed
Adishesha to the Earth. He offered his apologies,
“Oh, I am so sorry! What have I done? Please come
back to Vaikuntha.” Ahishesha replied, “It must be
the Lord’s will. It is His plan that I remain here.”

Adhishesha became the Sheshachala or Sheshadri
range comprised of seven mountains which are
considered non-different than the body of the
snake servant of Lord Vishnu. The seven peaks are
named Sheshadri, Neeladri, Garudadri, Anjanadri,
Vrushabadri, Narayanadri and Venkatadri. The
sacred temple of Srinivasa (also known as Balaji,
Venkateshwara, Govinda) is on the seventh peak. It is
considered to be a replica of Vaikuntha, the spiritual
abode of the Lord.

The peaks are also known as Tirumala or sacred
hills. The place of residence is referred to Tirupati or
the Lord of Lakshmi. Tirumala Tirupati signifies the
sacred hill where the Lord of Lakshmi resides.

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