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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). [8] In Tamil, he is commonly called "Elumalayan", meaning Lord of Seven Hills.
Govinda Crystal mace, lotus, conch, discus Apa (water) Padma Vishnu Yellow lotus, conch, discus, mace Prithvi (earth) Padmini Madhusudana Red conch, lotus, mace, discus Shabda (sound) Kamalalaya Trivikrama Red (fire) mace, discus, conch, lotus Sparsha (touch) Ramā Vamana Red (dawn) discus, mace, lotus, conch Rupa (sight) Vrishakapi Sridhara White
Govinda is a name of Krishna and also appears as the 187th and 539th name of Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama, the 1,000 names of Vishnu. [3] According to Adi Shankara's commentary on Vishnu Sahasranama, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, Govinda has four meanings: [3] The sages call Krishna "Govinda" as he pervades all the worlds, giving them ...
The Govindaraja shrine [5] is dedicated to Vishnu and is one of the 108 holy temples of Vishnu called Divya Desam, revered by the 6th-9th-century saint poets of the Vaishnava (Vishnu-centric) tradition, the Alvars. Kulashekara Alvar mentions this temple as Tillai Chitrakutam, and equates Chitrakuta of Ramayana fame with this shrine. [6]
Abhimana Kshethram or Abhimana Sthalam are a list of 108 sacred Vishnu temples apart from the other 108 Divya desams. Abhimana desams or close abodes, these temples are the most significant temples in the Vaishnavite tradition which has similar greatness as Divya Desams.
Tiru Namam also called as moodu namalu or Tirumala Namalu is a Namam which includes one base line drawn with namakommu (white in color) and three vertical lines on this base line of which first and second are drawn with namakommu one at beginning of base line and other at end of base line.
'praise/seek Govinda'), also known as "Moha Mudgara" (lit. ' destroyer of illusion ' ), is a popular Hindu devotional poem in Sanskrit composed by Adi Shankara . It underscores the view that bhakti (devotion) is also important along with jñāna (knowledge), as emphasised by the bhakti movement .
Perumal (Tamil: பெருமாள், romanized: Perumāl) [2] or Tirumal (Tamil: திருமால், romanized: Tirumāl pronunciation ⓘ) is a Hindu ...