Many times it is difficult for us to trace our historical records. We do however are able to bring together a view using the scriptures or literature from that era. The composition Venkateshayanam is one such piece of literature containing 74 shlokas composed 400 years ago which traces the history behind how the current vigraha … Read more
Gosripuram is another name for present day Kochi (erstwhile Cochin) and Gosripuresha is the Lord of Gosripuram – Shree Venkataramana. According to one version Gosripuram was a name given to the place by Keshavendra Teertha Swami of Kashinath and it is derived from three words “Gomanthak”, “Srimanth” and “Puram” ie., the settlement (Puram) of the … Read more
Gosripuram is another name for present day Kochi (erstwhile Cochin) and Gosripuresha is the Lord of Gosripuram – Shree Venkataramana. According to one version Gosripuram was a name given to the place by Keshavendra Teertha Swami of Kashinath and it is derived from three words “Gomanthak”, “Srimanth” and “Puram” ie., the settlement (Puram) of the … Read more
गोश्रीपुरेशा! वेंकटरमणा! आश्रितवत्सला हे संकटहरणा ।।पल्लवी।। शड़्चक्रगदाधारी देवा मन्दहास वदना ।संकटनिवारक शुभमंगलसदना । दयेचो तू सागरु मोक्षदायका ।भय ना करता तू वेंकटनायका ।।१।। लक्ष्मीपति तूंवे प्रसन्न जावका । रक्षकु आमका आन्त तुवे पावका । रमारमणतू भवभयहारी ।क्षमा करि आम्का पाप संहारी ।।२।। gośrīpureśā! veṁkaṭaramaṇā! āśritavatsalā he saṁkaṭaharaṇā ।।pallavī।। śaḍa़cakragadādhārī devā mandahāsa vadanā ।saṁkaṭanivāraka śubhamaṁgalasadanā । … Read more