TIRUMALA KSHETHRA - Why Tirumala is called Sapthagiri Kshethra? What is its significance?
Originally shared by nirikhi krishna bhagavan TIRUMALA KSHETHRA - Why Tirumala is called Sapthagiri Kshethra? What is its significance? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Giri; Achala; Adri; Parvatha means hill. Tirumala kshethra the sacred abode of Lord Venkateswara is located in the midst of a group of seven sacred hills called Sapthagiri. Popularly they are.... #Seshaachala (Seshaadri) named after the 1000 headed divine serpent God Aadisesha. In Sri Venkatesha Stothram (Brahmanda Purana) we find Lord Venkateswara eulogized as "Seshadri patih eva cha" meaning the one who is the Lord of Seshadri Hills (Lord of AadiSesha) on the top of which Lord Sriinivaasa is eternally stationed. Tirumala hills the abode of Lord Venkateswara is said to be manifestation of AadiSesha. That's why it is also called as Seshaachala. From a distance Tirumala hills appear in a serpentine form. How AadiSesha got manifested as Seshachala Parv...