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Lord Srinivasa arriving at Venkatachala
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 3)
• Penance of Vayu deva and Lord Srinivasa arriving at Venkatachala: Lord Varaha told Dharani Devi about the arrival of Lord Srinivasa at Venkatachala. In the first Krita Yuga of Vaivasvata Manvantara Vayu deva was doing penance at Venkatachala. Lord Srinivasa was pleased with his penance and arrived at the bank of Swami Pushkarini accompanied by Sri Devi and Bhoomi Devi. Lord Srinivasa remained there in a splendid Vimana (palace or temple) called Ananda but was invisible to human beings. He was constantly worshipped there by Lord Kartikeya.• Penance of sage Agastya to make Lord Srinivasa visible: Lord Varaha then told Dharani Devi how Lord Srinivasa became visible to human beings. Once sage Agastya visited Venkatachala and saw the eternal Lord. He worshipped the Lord for twelve years praying the Lord to become visible. Lord Srinivasa was pleased and agreed to become visible to embodied beings till the end of the kalpa. But the Vimana will remain invisible. Sage Agastya was delighted and returned to his hermitage. Thus the Lord became visible to human beings and was always worshipped by Vayudeva and Skanda. Several Chaturyugas elapsed.
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