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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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