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77) Sukha drig gOcharaaya SrI VenkatEsaaya nama:
 
Salutations to the Lord, who made Himself visible to Sri Shukha Brahmam
 
Sage Vyasa's son, renowned as Shukha Brahmam on account of his absolute detachment from all things mundane and his boundless devotion, once heard of the glories of Venkatesa. He immediately came to Padma Saras (wherefrom Sri Mahalakshmi emerged to reunite with Srinivasa), performed penance on its banks, established a village named after him and, out of 108 lotus flowers from the Padma Saras, created 108 Brahmins belonging to six gotraas and instructed them in Brahma Vidya. On the occasion of the Brahmotsavam at Tirumala, Sri Shukha reached the holy hills along with the 108 erudite brahmins and allotted to them the privilege of carrying the Lord on various vaahanams during the Utsavam.
 
On the final day of the Utsavam, known as the Avabhruta day, the Lord blessed Shukha with a darshan in person and, in response to the Maharshi's desire, ordained that the 108 brahmins would continue to reside at Tirucchuganur (named after the Maharshi), sustaining themselves with grains grown in its fields and performing kainkaryam as carriers of the Lord's vehicles, during every Brahmotsavam. Thereafter, Sri Shukha circumambulated the Padma Saras and the moorthies of Sri Krishna, Sri Balarama and Sri Sooryanarayana and ascended to Brahmalokam.



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