48-518: (Redirected from Balaji Temple ) Balaji Mandir may refer to a number of temples dedicated to the Hindu deity Balaji, also known as Venkateswara : India [ edit ] Rajasthan [ edit ] Mehandipur Balaji Temple , a temple of Hanuman in Rajasthan, India Punrasar Balaji , a temple of Hanuman in Rajasthan, India Salasar Balaji ,
96-464: A consensus that it is impossible to meaningfully date most of the Puranic corpus due to their extremely fluid nature. Gustav Glaesser reiterates this argument to highlight how the surviving manuscripts of Bhavishya Purana are neither the ancient nor a medieval version of some original Bhavishya Purana. Despite being labelled a purana or "tales of ancient times", the work relates only a few legends. It
144-536: A discussion of Dharma particularly vrata (vow) and dana (charity). The text also has many Mahatmya chapters on geography, travel guide and pilgrimage to holy sites such as Uthiramerur , and is one of the Tirtha -focussed Puranas. The Bombay edition contains: Some manuscripts of the text do not have these Parvans and have different number of chapters. A few manuscripts assert that it has five parts (Sanskrit: parvans ), but all extant editions contain only
192-481: A history through the 18th century. It is considered by scholars as an 18th or 19th century creation. The fourth part of the text called Uttaraparvam , is also known as Bhavisyottara Purana . This last part describes festivals, vrata (vow), dana (charity) and pilgrimage sites. In the Padma Purana , it is classified in the rajas category, which contains puranas related to Brahma . Scholars consider
240-486: A quo would also apply to Pratisargaparvan's first khanda Genesis-Exodus sequence where its author is aware of both Arabic and English sources. Further, mention of Queen Victoria 's palaces, Calcutta and several 18th century historic events place the terminus ad quem (completed before a year) at mid to late 19th Century. Hiltebeitel states that this part of the Bhavisya Purana was mostly likely composed in
288-492: A reference to Scythia . This overlaps with Zoroastrianism-related views, and may be related to ancient migration or interaction between Persia and central Asia with Indian subcontinent. These chapters are the most comprehensive and important source of sun-worship tradition in India, and may be related to the escape and resettlement of people from Persia into western India during the mid to late medieval era. The second part of
336-1006: A temple of Hanuman in Rajasthan, India Other Indian states [ edit ] Balaji Mandir, Pune , in Pashan, Pune, India Balaji Temple, Ketkawla , in Pune, Maharashtra, India Chilkur Balaji Temple , a temple of Balaji near Hyderabad, India Shreebalajimandir , in Mumbai, Kandivali, Charkop, India Sri Balaji Temple, T. Nagar , in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Unao, Balaji , in Madhya Pradesh, India Elsewhere [ edit ] Tividale Tirupathy Balaji Temple , in Tividale, West Midlands, England Sri Venkateswara Temple of Austin , in Austin, Texas Topics referred to by
384-612: Is Venkateswara Temple situated at Tirumala , a suburb of Tirupati . Venkateswara is also the primary deity at the following temples: Bhavishya Purana Divisions Sama vedic Yajur vedic Atharva vedic Vaishnava puranas Shaiva puranas Shakta puranas The ' Bhavishya Purana' ( Bhaviṣya Purāṇa ) is one of the eighteen major works in the Purana genre of Hinduism , written in Sanskrit . The title Bhavishya means "future" and implies it
432-471: Is a Tantra -related work. The "prophecy"-related third part Pratisargaparvan includes sections on Christianity , Islam , Bhakti movement , Sikhism , Sultanate history, Mughal history, British rule, and others. The fourth part of the text called Uttaraparvam , is also known as Bhavishyottara Purana . This last part describes festivals related to various Hindu gods and goddesses and their Tithis (dates on lunar calendar ), as well as mythology and
480-417: Is a work that contains prophecies regarding the future. The Bhavishya Purana exists in many inconsistent versions, wherein the content as well as their subdivisions vary, and five major versions are known. Some manuscripts have four Parvam (parts), some two, others don't have any parts. The text as it exists today is a composite of material ranging from medieval era to the modern era. Those sections of
528-417: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Church building disambiguation pages Venkateswara Traditional Venkateswara ( Telugu : వేంకటేశ్వరుడు , Sanskrit : वेङ्कटेश्वरः , IAST : Venkaṭeśvara ), also known as Venkatachalapati , Balaji and Srinivasa , is a Hindu deity, described as a form or avatar of the god Vishnu . He
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#1732776084335576-494: Is lacking in many of the traditional five characteristics of a purana, but which offers an interesting study of vows, festivals, and donations from sociological and religious point of view. The Bhavishya Purana also includes Mahatmya (travel guides) to pilgrimage sites such as Uthiramerur . Indologist Theodor Aufrecht had noted the Bombay manuscript edition to be a modern era "literary fraud" that plagiarized excerpts from
624-465: Is one of several puranas in which a list of royal dynasties of the "past" are followed by lists of kings predicted to rule in the future. The first 16 chapters of the first part of the Bhavisya Purana is called Brahmaparvam . The second part of the text, called Madhyamaparvan , is a Tantra-related work. The "prophecy"-related third part Pratisargaparvan includes sections on comparing Upanishadic ideas to those found in non-Indic religions, as well as
672-574: Is the presiding deity of Venkateswara Temple , Tirupati . His consorts, Padmavathi and Bhudevi , are avatars of the goddess Lakshmi , the consort of Vishnu. Venkateswara literally means "Lord of Venkata ". The word is a combination of the words Venkata (the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh) and iśvara ("Lord"). According to the Brahmanda and Bhavishyottara Puranas , the word "Venkata" means "destroyer of sins", deriving from
720-589: Is the presiding deity of the Tirupati temple. It is believed that the deity is Swayambhu (self manifested). Ten Puranas state that Tirupati is a form of Lord Vishnu. Even deity appears similar to 108 Divya Desams - Vaishnava temple Vishnu deities. The deity is believed to be as old as the "Shila thoranam" in Tirumala. Tirumala has tremendous fame from the ancient period. The deity is referred to as 'Balaji' by North Indians. The scriptures state that Venkateshwara
768-579: Is the saviour of all suffering people in the Kali Yuga . In the 12th century, Ramanuja visited Tirupati to settle a dispute that had arisen between the Shaivites and Vaishnavites regarding the nature of the deity set up in the Tirumala temple. Until that, Deity was worshipped as Shiva for six months and Vishnu as another six months in a year. Ramanuja streamlined the rituals at Tirumala temple according to Vaikanasa Agama tradition, and introduced
816-635: The Bhagavad Gita . Lord Venkateswara is known to stand for goodness. His disc is believed to annihilate evil, while the conch is presumed to produce the cosmic sound that puts an end to the world's ignorance. Venkateswara is also known as Sat-Chit-Ananda . Venkateswara finds his mention in the Puranas , mainly in Padma Purana and Skanda Purana (as a form of Vishnu). Other Puranas also describe him as an avatar of Vishnu. Additionally,
864-529: The Bhavisya Purana has 62 chapters on Tantra . This is not mentioned in other Indian text, states Hazra, to have been a part of the Bhavishya Purana , and therefore might be "a late appendage" abounding in Tantric theories of the 2nd millennium. However, states Rocher, these sections were likely integrated by about 1500 CE. The Pratisarga Parva has 100 chapters, which deal with topics such as
912-692: The Moolavirat , which are together referred to as the Pancha beramulu in Telugu (pancha means five; beram means deity). The five deities are Dhruva Beram (Moolavar), Kautuka Beram, Snapana Beram, Utsava Beram, and Bali Beram. All the pancha berams are placed in the Garbha griha under Ananda Nilayam . In the Venkateswara Temple over 433 festivals are being observed in 365 days of a year suiting
960-522: The Sattva-Rajas-Tamas classification as "entirely fanciful" and there is nothing in this text that actually justifies this classification. This part of the text has 215 chapters. It covers topics such as rites of passage, ceremonies and feasts. It also covers the duties and rights of women, a discussion on the nature of people and how to identify good and bad characters, and a caste-related discussion. According to Arora, and other scholars,
1008-537: The caste -related and women's rights related discussion in the Bhavishya Purana is egalitarian, similar to those found in Brahma Purana and Vajrasuchi Upanishad , thus challenging Manusmriti. The Brahma Parva also includes sections on festival dates and methods for worshipping Brahma , Ganesha , Skanda , and the Nāga . A considerable section deals with Sun worship in a place called "Śākadvīpa" which may be
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#17327760843351056-673: The 13th century, and consist of 70 slokas in four parts, including Suprabhatam (29), Stotram (11), Prapatti (14), and Mangalasasanam (16). The Dayashataka , a Sanskrit work containing ten decads, was composed by the philosopher Vedanta Desika in praise of the deity. Tallapaka Annamacharya (Annamayya), the poet saint of the 14th century, one of the greatest Telugu poets and a great devotee of Venkateswara, had sung 32,000 songs in praise of Venkateswara. All his songs, which are in Telugu and Sanskrit , are referred to as Sankirtanas and are classified as Sringara Sankirtanalu and Adhyatma Sankirtanalu. The most prominent shrine of Venkateswara
1104-531: The 14th century. The author of this parvan of the Bhavisya Purana seems to know both English Biblical and Arabic Islamic texts, but virtually all terms used here are derived from Arabic words and names, not the English sources. Thus, this part of the text must have been composed after the start of the Mughal empire and after Arabic sources were available in India. This section has led numerous scholars to question
1152-610: The 19th century. The Uttara Parva is large with 208 chapters. Though nominally attached to the Bhavishya Purana , is usually considered to be an independent work, also known as the Bhaviṣyottara Purāṇa , and as such is included among the Upapuranas (Lesser Puranas). The Bhaviṣyottara Purana is primarily a handbook of religious rites with a few legends and myths. Rajendra Hazra characterizes it as "a loose collection of materials taken from various sources" that
1200-650: The Lord of the Seven Hills. In Tamil, the hill name was 'Venkatam, Vēṅkaṭam', which is another form of 'Vaikuntam', and it follows that Lord Venkateswara means Lord Vaikunteswara or God of Vaikunta. Vaikunta refers to the residence of Lord Vishnu. The Venkateswara mantra is " Om Namo Venkateshaya " Every year, hundreds of thousands of devotees donate a large amount of wealth at the Venkateswara Temple at Tirupati , Andhra Pradesh . A legend provides
1248-545: The Sanskrit words vem (sins) and kata (power of immunity). Venkateswara is known by many names such as Srinivasa ( in whom Lakshmi dwells ), Narayana ( The Primordial One ), Perumal ( the great lord ), Malayappa ( the lord of the Hill ) and Govinda (Protector of Cows). In Tamil, he is commonly called "Elumalayan", meaning Lord of Seven Hills. In Telugu, he is commonly known as "ఏడు కొండలవాడా,” (Ēḍu Koṇḍala Vāḍā), also meaning
1296-468: The above four parts. The text is sometimes titled Bhaviṣyat Purāṇa . In records of land grants of the fifth century CE, verses are quoted which occur only in the Padma , Bhavishya , and Brahma Puranas . On this basis Pargiter in 1912 assigned these particular Puranas to the early centuries CE. However, Moriz Winternitz considers it more probable that these verses, both in the inscriptions and in
1344-569: The authenticity of much of the Bhavishya Purana , and as evidence that these Puranas were not scriptures, but rather a document of history that was constantly revised and thus of a living nature, both over time and over geography. According to Alf Hiltebeitel, the second quarter of the eighteenth century marks the terminus a quo for the text's history of the Mughals because it mentions Nadir Shah (calling him Daitya Nadira) and Muhammad Shah in section 3.4.22. This c. mid-18th century terminus
1392-402: The day on which it is believed that Vaikunta Dwarams will be opened. The Tirumala Venkateswara Temple will be flooded with devotees, to have a darshan of Venkateswara through special entrance which encircles inner sanctum called "Vaikunta Dwaram". Ratha Saptami , is another festival, celebrated during February, when Venkateswara's processional deity (Malayappa) is taken in a procession around
1440-580: The expenses for the wedding as well as provide proof of his wealth. According to legends, Venkateswara married Padmavathi at Kalyana Venkateswara Temple, Narayanavanam , after which they moved to Tirumala. About six months after the celestial wedding, Brahma and Shiva explained to Lakshmi her consort Vishnu's desire to be on the seven hills for the emancipation of mankind from the perpetual troubles of Kali Yuga . Lakshmi as well as her form as Padmavathi also turn into stone idols as an expression of their wish to always be with their deity. Lakshmi stays with him on
1488-538: The first part of the Bhavisya Purana is called Brahmaparvam . It shows similarities to, and likely borrowed verses from some version of the Manusmriti . However, some of the caste -related and women's rights related discussion in the Bhavishya Purana is egalitarian and challenge those found in the 19th century published manuscripts of the Manusmriti. The second part of the text, called Madhyamaparvan ,
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1536-488: The genealogy of the kings and sages, and prophecies. It is written as a universal history with the first and the second chapters (called Khandas) dealing with old time, the third part with the medieval, and the fourth with the new age. The text includes the plundering of regions and major massacres in India after the 12th century, including those of Timur-Tamburlaine in section 3.4.6 (the text calls him Timiralinga, or "linga of darkness"). It compares "Upanishadic" religion with
1584-516: The great Lord, on account of his association with other people, or out of curiosity, or due to covetousness or on account of fear, he shall not be miserable here or hereafter. One who glorifies and worships the Lord of Devas on Veṅkaṭācala shall certainly attain Sārūpya with Viṣṇu. There is no doubt about it. Just as a well-kindled fire reduces firewood to ash in a moment, so also a visit to Veṅkaṭeśa destroys all sins. Venkateshwara, an aspect of Vishnu,
1632-399: The king heard this news, Vakula announced herself to the king and asked for his daughter's hand in marriage to her son, Srinivasa. The overjoyed king agreed and his advisor Brihaspati wrote the invitation for the wedding between the two deities. Srinivasa asked the gods for consent to his marriage with Padmavathi. The deity also obtained a large loan from Kubera , the god of wealth, towards
1680-655: The left side of his chest while Padmavathi rests on the right side of his chest. The idol of Venkateswara has the attributes of both Vishnu and Shiva - the preserving and destroying aspects of the Hindu Trinity. The deity wears ornaments associated with Vishnu, but also ornaments such as the Naga, associated with Lord Shiva. As such, followers believe that Venkateswara represents the vishwarup, or universal form, encompassing all of God's forms as described in Chapter 11 of
1728-515: The puranas, were taken as quotations from now nonextant dharmaśāstras . According to Winternitz, the text which has come down to us in manuscript form is certainly not the ancient work which is quoted in the Āpastambīya Dharmasūtra ; a quotation attributed to the Bhaviṣyat Purāṇa cannot be found anymore in extant editions. It is now accepted that the four parts have different dates. However, Puranic scholars have increasingly arrived at
1776-595: The reason for the tradition of providing donations. Narada once observed a few rishis performing a holy yagna . Unable to decide who the yagna should benefit, he recruited sage Bhrigu to decide after he had met with each of the Trimurti in their abodes. Bhrigu visited Brahma in Brahmaloka and Shiva in Kailasha and went unnoticed by both of these deities. He finally reached Vaikuntha and met Vishnu , who
1824-637: The recitation of the Naalayira Divya Prabandham . He also set up the Tirupati Jeeyar Matha in 1119 AD, in consultation with Tirumalai Ananthalwan to institutionalise service to the deity and supervise the temple rituals. The Jeeyars, to this day, ensures that the rituals ordained by Ramanuja are observed. According to the Vaikhanasa Agamas, Venkateswara is represented by five deities (berams) including
1872-404: The region of Varaha Kshetra and performed an intense penance for twelve years, after which she was born as Padmavathi to Akasha Raja. After Lakshmi left, Vishnu went to Venkata Hill, sat in an anthill under a tamarind tree beside a pushkarini (lake), and started chanting the name of his wife, Mahalakshmi. He then reincarnated as Srinivasa (or presented himself after penance in the ant-hill) as
1920-417: The religions of the mlecchas in a way "comparative religions" studies do, states Alf Hiltebeitel , along with historical characters whose ideas and actions impacted India between the 11th and 14th centuries. It includes critical comments about the Mughal history (the texts calls them "Mukula") and refers to a Mahamada who is a Last Prophet of the "mlecchas". This suggests this section was written well after
1968-436: The restless deity came to the city in the disguise of a fortune-teller. Princess Padmavathi also fell in love with Srinivasa and fell ill after returning to the palace. Unable to diagnose the cause of her sickness, the maids invited the fortune-teller into the palace to foretell the future of the princess. When the fortune-teller revealed that Padmavathi was born to marry Vishnu in his current avatar as Srinivasa, she recovered. As
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2064-411: The son of the elderly woman Vakula Devi , who was the rebirth of Yashoda the deity Krishna 's foster-mother. Unhappy that she had been unable to attend Krishna's wedding to Rukmini , the deity promised that he would be reborn to her as a son, as Srinivasa. Vakula Devi travelled from her hermitage to approach Akasha Raja with her proposal of marriage between Srinivasa and Padmavathi. In the meantime,
2112-413: The surviving manuscripts that are dated to be older, are partly borrowed from other Indian texts such as Brihat Samhita and Shamba Purana . The veracity and authenticity of much of the Bhavishya Purana has been questioned by modern scholars and historians, and the text is considered an example of "constant revisions and living nature" of Puranic genre of Hindu literature . The first 16 chapters of
2160-554: The temple on seven different vahanams starting from early morning to late night. The Venkateswara Suprabhatam is the first and pre-dawn prayer performed to Venkateswara at Sayana Mandapam, within the inner sanctum of the Tirumala Temple. 'Suprabhatam' is a Sanskrit term, which literally means 'morning salutations', and is meant to wake up the deity from his celestial sleep. The Venkateswara Suprabhatam hymns were composed by Prathivadhi Bhayankaram Annangaracharya during
2208-461: The text, Shri Venkatachala Mahatmyam glorifies the deity and has hymns related to his worship. Skanda Purana extols the significance of worshipping this deity: If people wish for perpetual happiness and kingdom in heaven, let them joyously bow down at least once to the Lord residing on Veṅkaṭādri. Whatever may be the sins committed in the course of crores of births, all of them perish by visiting Venkateswara. If anyone remembers Veṅkaṭeśa,
2256-440: The title "Nitya Kalyanam Paccha Toranam" where every day is a festival. Sri Venkateswara Brahmotsavams , a nine-day event, which is celebrated every year during month of October, is the major event of Venkateswara Temple. During brahmotsavams the processional deity Malayappa along with his consorts SriDevi and BhuDevi, is taken in a procession in four mada streets around the temple on different vahanams. Vaikuntha Ekadashi ,
2304-451: Was absorbed in meditation with his feet being attended to by his consort, the goddess Lakshmi . A furious Bhrigu kicked Vishnu's chest (the abode of Lakshmi) and angered Lakshmi. But a calm Vishnu asked for forgiveness of Bhrigu, and served the sage by massaging his legs. During this act, he squashed the extra eye that was present on the sole of Bhrigu's foot, which destroyed the sage's egotism. Lakshmi then departed from Vaikuntha , arrived at
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