Thirumala as #Kaliyug Vaikunt

Do you know the temple that every Hindu is expected to visit at least once in their lifetime? What is the temple? Of course, it is the Lord Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala. In what way is it significant? This is known as Kali Yuga Vaikuntha. Actually, Tirumala is known as Kali Yuga Vaikuntha, while Srirangam is referred to as Bhuraka Vaikuntha. Why is Tirumala called Kali Yuga Vaikuntha? Sriranganatha appeared in this world during the time of Ikshvaku. That time he came in the form of a deity directly. He was the first deity formed, wasn't he? And we can see him in Srirangam. But Lord Venkateswara appeared in this world during this Yuga, which is the Kali Yuga. And he came directly from Vaikuntha in human form. And then he turned into a statue. A statue in the sense of Achyamurthy. So he is greatly revered. All Hindus worship Lord Vishnu in the form of Srinivasa or Venkateswara. There's a story behind it. We all know the story. Let us delve into the mythological background of Lord Venkateswara's arrival in this world from Sri Vaikuntha. We do not know how the Lord teaches us lessons. He uses various methods to teach us lessons. Once Sage Bhrigu went to Vaikuntha to see the Lord. But the Lord did not notice him. He was with Lakshmi Mata and did not notice the arrival of Bhrigu Maharshi. How could Vishnu ignore me? I am a great Maharshi. How could he ignore me like this? He thought proudly. He lost his temper, raised his leg, and kicked Lord Vishnu in the chest. Which is the residence of Lakshmi Mata? Goddess Lakshmi thought that Lord Vishnu would certainly punish him for his actions. Instead, Lord Vishnu approached Bhrigu Maharshi with great humility. and began pressing his leg, and his hand reached the sole of Bhrigu Maharshi's foot. Oh, Maharshi, you kicked me with your delicate foot. My chest is very tight. Maybe your leg is hurting. Lord Vishnu's hand reached the bottom of his foot, where there was an eye. He pressed the eye that made Bhrigu Maharshi so arrogant. Mata Lakshmi was utterly shocked. What is this? My husband is serving the man who insulted us in such a manner. She felt deeply insulted and left Vaikuntha. But Bhrigu realized how arrogant he had been toward the Almighty. and how he taught him a lesson by pressing the eye located at the bottom of his foot. Bhrigu fell at Lord's feet. By that time, Lakshmi Mata had already left Vaikuntha. Lord Vishnu could not remain in Vaikuntha without Lakshmi. So, he too came into the world searching for her. He found a tamarind tree where there was a snake hill. There he was, simply lying down, feeling exhausted. This is how Vishnu came into this world in human form. Brahma and Ishvara, Shiva, Paramashiva could not see Vishnu in that state. With their spiritual vision, they found Lakshmi Mata meditating in the place that we now call Kolhapur. They prayed to Lakshmi Mata to return to Vaikuntha so that Vishnu would also come back. But she had made up her mind to stay there. But at their request, she transformed herself into Golavanitha, while Brahma and Shiva turned into a cow and a calf, respectively. She sold them to a king. The king was so impressed by the glow of the cow and the calf. He called the cowherd and told them to take special care of those cows and the calf. Their intention was to offer milk only to the lord. Whenever the cowherd took them out, they would go there and give milk only to Lord Vishnu. Now he is in human form and has lost all his powers. There was no milk left when they were taken back home. Once the cowherd saw the cow giving milk to Lord Vishnu. They did not see Lord Vishnu. Angry, he threw the axe at the cow. Vishnu came out and took that pain. Then he was cursed to become a demon. When requested, Lord Vishnu said, "This demon form is only temporary." And later, he would again regain his original form and serve him by providing milk and curd. Later, the king also died and was reborn as the king known as Akashraj. He had a daughter named Padmavati. Later, Vishnu appeared in the same human form and went to Vaklamatha's hermitage. Vaklamatha was none other than Yasodha in the Indwapari Yuga. Vaklamatha was worried to see his forehead bleeding and asked who he was. He made her recall her previous life. In her previous birth, she was Yasodha. And he was none other than Krishna, who was raised by Yasodha. He even fulfilled her wish to be her son. Padmavati, the daughter of Akashraj, was none other than Bhumatha herself. He fell in love with Padmavati and married her. Lakshmimatha, who was meditating in Kolhapur, came to know about it. And was very angry with Srinivasa for marrying Padmavati. Later, Srinivasa accepted both as his wives and turned into a statue. He had taken the form we see now in Tirumala. This avatar of Lord Vishnu does not belong to the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu. The greatness of Lord Venkateshwara was that He was not born; He directly came from Vaikuntha. And he had assumed two forms in this Kali Yuga. That is human form, and even an auspicious idol. This entire situation was created by the Lord Himself through His yoga maya. It is also his yoga maya to protect all his devotees until the end of the Kali Yuga. Om Namo Venkateshwara.