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as oneself. In other words, one who is attached
to Kṛṣṇa should chant and hear from other pure
devotees who are also attached to Lord Kṛṣṇa. The
same principle applies for devotees attracted by Lord
Rāma, Lord Nṛsiṁha and other forms of the Lord.”
(SB 7.5.23-24, Purport).

The Lord appears in unlimited transcendental forms
as consecutive expansions of Himself. From Kṛṣṇa
comes Balarāma, after Balarāma is Saṅkarṣaṇa, then
Aniruddha, Pradyumna, Nārāyaṇa and then the
puruṣa-avatāras—Mahāviṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu
and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. All of them are avatāras and
their number is without limit.

Entering the sanctum of Srinivasa in

the Tirupati Temple complex
There is a protocol to approach Lord Srinivasa when
one visits the Tiirumala Tirupati temple. One should
first take a bath in the Swami Pushkarini, a large
lake located inside the temple complex. The lake is
said to be the favorite of Lord Vishnu (Narayana) in
His abode of Vaikuntha. It was brought to the Earth
planet and placed at the Tirumala Hills by Garuda,
the gigantic bird carrier of the Lord. The temple
dedicated to Lord Varaha is situated on the western

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