Srinivasa Vybhavam

For Kids

A Pictorial story of Lord Srinivasa

(adopted from the Varaha Purana*)
(*A collection of ancient Hindu stories)
 With Blessings From Our Jeers..
(Vasihnava Gurus)

H H Sri Srinivasa
H H Srimath Srinivasa Ramanuja Maha Desikan Brahmatantra
Parakala Jeer

This Presentation is dedicated to all the Three Holiness.

 Venkatadri Samamsthänam

Brahmände Nästhikinchana l

Venkatesha Samodevo

Na Bhootho Na Bavishyathi ll

‘There is no place in this universe

that would equal Venkatadri in greatness!
There is no God, in the past or in the future ,
who would equal Venkatesha in greatness!!
Who is Lord Srinivasa?
 Lord Vishnu, since the creation of
the Universe, billions of years ago,
has taken many Avathäras (forms)
to save the good from the evil.

 The most commonly known forms

are the Dashävathära (Ten forms).

 He did appear in other forms as

well- One such is Lord Srinivasa.

This is His Story..

Vishnu Saves The Earth!
 Once upon a time, more
“You will be
destroyed for
than a hundred million years
troubling ago, all of Earth was
mother
Earth”! immersed in water.

 A wicked demon
Hiranyaksha had tossed the
globe under water.

 Lord Vishnu took the form of

Sri Varaha (a large boar) to
help mother Earth.

 He dived into the water,

destroyed Hiranyaksha and
rescued mother Earth.
A New Age Begins!
 Brahma and the other Devas
(demigods) praised Sri Varaha
for saving the Earth.

 This marked the beginning of a

“You are
the savior new era in time: Varaha Kalpa.
of the
Earth !”
 Lord Vishnu stayed on Earth in
the form of Sri Varaha for some
time, to punish the wicked and
protect the Good.

 The place he lived, came to be

known as
Varaha Kshetra (present day
Venkata Hill or Tirumala)
 Naradha: AKA
Mr.Mischief Maker!
 Sage Naradha, the son of Lord
Brahma has a nickname:
Kalahapriya (one who loves to
“Narayana
create fights). He makes mischief
!
Narayana!
for a purpose: to help good win
Narayana!
”
over evil.

 You can always spot him with a

musical instrument known as
Thumburu-veena .

 He always utters the name of

Lord Narayana and has a role in
almost every avathara of Lord
Vishnu.
Naradha creates a problem!
 On the banks of the
“why are you
river Ganges ( the
performing longest river in
the Homam
and who gets
India)), some Rishis
the final (sages) headed by
offering?”
Kashyapa, began to
perform a Homam ( a
fire ritual).
 Our mischievous Sage
Narada arrived and
asked about the
Homam.
 The Rishis had no
answer to the
question asked by
sage Naradha.
 Meet Maharishi Brighu
 The Rishis approached
Maharishi (great
“I will
visit the
sage) Bhrigu, and
Trinity sought his help to
and
decide” solve their problem.

 Sage Brighu offered

to visit the Trinity :
Brahma, Vishnu and
shiva, and decide who
should get the
Mariyada (Honor)of
receiving the Final
offering.
Satyaloka: The land of the Creator
(the World of Brahma)

“May you
 Lord Brahma was
not be
worshippe
d on
busy reciting the
Earth!” Vedas (Holy texts) in
praise of Lord
Vishnu, with his wife
Shri Saraswathi. He
did not see
Maharishi Brighu.
 This angered the
Maharishi who put a
curse on him.
Kailasa: the Icy Mountain
(Lord Shiva’s Home)
 Lord Shiva and his
“You will
not be
wife Sri Parvathi loved
worshippe
d in your music and dance.
true form”
They were too busy
enjoying this to see
Brighu arrive.

 This made Brighu

super angry and he
put a curse on Shiva
as well.
Vaikuntam: The Milky Ocean
(Lord Vishnu’s abode)
“I can’t  Lord Vishnu was
take this
any resting on Adisesha
more! !” (the great serpent
who served as His
bed) while his wife Sri
Mahalaksmi soothingly
massaged his feet.
Brighu’s arrival went
unnoticed again.
 That was it!! Brighu
lost his temper and
kicked Lord Vishnu on
his chest.
Brighu: A 3 Eyed Rishi!!
“I hope
your feet  Lord Vishnu knew a
are not
hurt after secret: Brighu had
kicking
me” an eye hidden on his
right foot that made
him powerful to
curse the Gods!

 When Brighu kicked

him, Vishnu
apologized to Brighu
and quickly removed
the 3rd eye .
 Lord Vishnu :
The most powerful
 Brighu calmed down
“You are
after Lord Vishnu’s
the
most
apology.
powerful!
”

 He decided that Lord

Vishnu was the most
powerful among the
Trimurthi’s and
deserved to get the
final offering at the
Homam.
 An Angered Wife!
“I am  Lord Vishnu, with his
leaving
Vaikunta
apology, had made
NOW!” Brighu happy but his
wife Sri Mahalaksmi very
angry.

 Lord Vishnu’s heart

(chest) was her home
and Brighu had hurt her
feelings by kicking
there.

 Vishnu had honored a

person who needed to
be punished!!

 She left Vaikuntam right

away. She was not
moved by Lord Vishnu’s
Vishnu leaves Vaikuntam!
 After Sri Mahalakshmi
left, Vaikuntam was no
longer a happy place
to be, for Lord Vishnu.
el
f e
“I ely”  Searching for her, he
lon !! came down to Earth at
Tiruvenkatam hills (a
place we now know as
Tirumala) in Varaha
Kshetra.

 Here, he lived under

an ant hill, alone and
hungry.
Friends To The Rescue!!
 Brahma and Shiva
were Lord Vishnu’s
buddies - They could
not bear to see the
“I’ll be
the
calf” “I’l
lb
the e
suffering of their
cow
” friend.

 So they decided to
assume the forms of
a cow (Brahma) and
its calf (Shiva), to
help Him.
The Plot Thickens!
 Surya (Sun) told Sri
“Lord
Mahalakshmi of Lord
Vishnu Vishnu’s troubles and
needs
help!”
requested her to help.

 The Chola king’s cows

grazed onTiruvenkatam
hills.

 Buddy cow and her calf

needed to get there
soon, somehow…
because, once there,
they knew exactly what
to do…
Buddy Cow And Her Calf
Join The Royal Herd
 Sri Mahalakshmi
assumed the form
“I have a
very good
of a cowherdess
cow and
her calf to
sell”
and came to the
Chola king’s
palace.

 Her plan was to

sell buddy cow
and her calf to the
royal herd.
“Secret Feeding” Mission
 Everyday, Buddy
cow went to the
ant hill where Lord
I love
milk!!
Vishnu now lived
and fed him milk.

 Lord Vishnu was no

longer hungry!!
Queen Grows Suspicious!
 Buddy cow fed all
“If I don’t get
Buddy ‘s milk her milk to her
tomorrow, you
will be
punished!”
friend and had
none left for the
Queen.

 The Queen thought

that the cowherd
was stealing Buddy
cow’s milk and
scolded him.
Beware Buddy Cow!
“Your  The next day, the
game’s
up royal cowherd
Bud!!” followed buddy cow.

 He hid behind some

bushes and saw
Buddy pouring her
milk down an ant hill!!

 “So that’s where the

milk is disappearing”
thought the cowherd!
Vishnu saves Buddy!
• The cowherd was
very angry at
Buddy and raised
“You
cant
hurt my
buddy!”
his axe to hit her.
• Lord Vishnu knew
Buddy was in
danger and came
out of the ant hill-
just in time to save
Buddy!!
Vishnu Takes The Hit!!
 The axe had struck
Lord Vishnu on his
“I need
to get
face and hurt him.
help
NOW!” Very bad!

 When the cowherd

saw the Lord bleed,
he fell to the
ground and passed
out!
 Buddy Gets Help!
“I need • Buddy rushed to
to find
out why
Buddy
the Chola King to
looks
scared”
get help.
• She mooed in
fright and had
tears roll down her
face.
• The king realized
that Buddy had
been in danger and
decided to follow
her.
The King Becomes A
Demon!
“You
shall
 The Chola King
become arrived to see a
wounded Lord
a
demon”

Vishnu.

 Lord Vishnu had to

punish the king for
the mistake of his
subject.

 He cursed the king

to become a
demon!!
 Vishnu, The Merciful One!
• The Chola King was sad
about the curse and
“You will be
rid of the
begged forgiveness from
“I am curse when Lord Vishnu.
really you witness
sorry!” my
wedding”
• The kind, ever forgiving
Vishnu promised that
the king would be freed
from the spell when he
would witness the
celestial wedding of
Srinivasa (Vishnu) to
Padmavathi.

• But who is Padmavathi?

To find out read on..
Vishnu Gets A New Name!
 Lord Vishnu now
called himself
“Can I
stay here Srinivasa.
for some
more
time?”

 He planned on staying
in Varaha Kshetra for
some more time and
needed permission
from the landlord: Sri
Varahaswami.

 They made a deal..

The Srinivasa- Varaha Pact
 Srinivasa promised that
if Varaha let him stay
“You sure on, he (Varaha) would
can stay
but I need
get the first of
rent”
everything (instead of
money):
 Pooja (Hindu prayers
and rituals)
 Naivedyam (offering of
food to God)
 Even devotees to
Srinivasa would visit
Varaha first before
seeing
And he has stuck to his promise to Srinivasa!!
this day!!
Srinivasa Finds His Mother!!
 Yashoda(Krishna’s
mother) had been
reborn as Vakula Devi in
“My sweet Varaha Kshetra.
son! How I
missed
you!!”
 She heard of Srinivasa
living alone from Sri
Varaha and came to
take care of him at once.

 Srinivasa loved to have

his mom back!!
Vakula Asks Srinivasa to
get Married!
 Vakula Devi only had
one wish-to see the
“I wish to
see your
“You will
mom!!”
wedding of Vishnu
marriage
son!!” (Srinivasa).
 She really had missed
being there for
Krishna’s wedding.
 He began to narrate a
story which would tell
her about his future
wife.
Links From the Ramayana..!
 At that time, Ravana
“Go away! was a really mean,
You annoy
me!” demon King of
Lanka.

 Ravana had been

troubling the
beautiful Vedavathy,
A LOT.
Vedavathy Walks Into A
Fire!
 Ravana continued to
“I will bother Vedavathy.
punish
you
Ravana
 Annoyed, Vedavathy
”
cursed him that she
would cause his death
and entered fire to
escape Ravana’s
troubles.
 Agni (Fire God) rescued
her and took her home.
 Vedavathy was cared for
by Agni’s wife Swäha
Devi.
Ravana Plans A Kidnapping!
Let me
KIDNAP
Seetha!
!  Ravana could not
stop being
bothersome.
 Ravana now
wanted to trouble
Seetha, wife of Sri
Rama.
 He planned to
kidnap Seetha
when she was
alone at home.
 Secrets From the
Ramayana..
(even Ravana did not know about!)
 Agni found out about
Ravana
thinks I
Ravana’s evil plan.
AM THE
REAL  This was the perfect
Seetha!
! time for Vedavathy to
punish Ravana for
bothering her..Agni
appeared on the scene
and switched Vedavathy
for the real Seetha.
 Ravana was tricked into
thinking that Vedavathy
was the real Seetha and
kidnapped her instead!!
Real Seetha Returns!
 Rama destroyed
“We were
switched
Ravana and
by Agni,
Vedavathy was happy
My Lord! ”
he was punished.
 Rama asked Seetha
to walk through a fire.
 At that time, Agni
offered the real
Seetha to Rama.
 Rama then heard
about Vedavathy and
the “switching” story.
Seetha Asks Sri Rama
To Marry Again!
“Please
 Seetha wanted to
marry
Vedavath thank Vedavathy for
y, My
Lord! ” all that she had done
for her(Seetha).

 Vedavathy wished to
marry Sri Rama.

 Seetha asked Sri

Rama to do so.
Sri Rama’s Promise To
Vedavathy
“I will
marry
Vedavath
y when I
 Sri Rama refused, as
take the
form of
Srinivasa”
he had promised to
get married only one
time in that Avatära
(form).
 He did promise to
get married to
Vedavathy in her
next birth.
 Srinivasa Predicts His
Wedding!
 Vedavathy would
be born as Princess
“I will
marry
Padmavath
Padmavathy, the
y, mom!!”
daughter of Akäsa
Raja, when Rama
himself would take
the form of
Srinivasa. 
 Srinivasa would
marry Padmavathy
in Varaha Kalpa.
Srinivasa thus ended his story to Vakuladevi.
A Baby Is found In A Golden
Lotus!
“I can’t
believe  Thondamandalam, was a
this! A
baby neighboring kingdom of
inside
the Varaha Kshetra.
golden
lotus!!”  King Akäsha Raja who
ruled there, really
wanted a baby.
 He did a special pooja
for this and had to
plough the land.
 Voila! His prayers were
answered and his
plough hit a golden lotus
with a beautiful baby girl
hiding inside!
Pretty Princess Padmavathy
“Our  Akäsha Raja and
daughter
is so
cute”!
his queen Dharani
Devi named the
pretty baby-
Padmavathy (girl
from the lotus).

 They took good

care of the
princess and gave
her lots of love!
 Narada Reads
Padmavathy’s Future
“You will
marry
Lord
Vishnu”!
 Princess
Padmavathy grew
up into a beautiful
maiden .
 One day Sage
Narada visited her.
 He told her that
she would marry
Lord Vishnu. 
A Wild Elephant Scares
The Princess!
“A wild
 About this time, Lord
elephant!!
Yikes!!
Srinivasa, had gone on a
Run for
your
hunt in the woods.
lives!!”
 Chasing a wild elephant
in the forest, the Lord
came into a garden,
where Princess
Padmavathy and her
maids were picking
flowers.
 The sight of the
elephant frightened the
Princess and her maids..
 
Wild Elephant Bows To
Srinivasa
“The
elephant is
 The wild elephant
gone, girls!
Please do suddenly turned
not panic!”
around, saluted the
Lord and
disappeared into
the forest.
 Lord Srinivasa, who
was now riding a
horse, asked the
girls to not be
scared anymore.
 Srinivasa Meets
Padmavathy!
 Srinivasa introduced
himself to the group.
 The girls told him
“Padmavat
hy, will you
marry me,
about Princess
please?”
Padmavathy.
 Srinivasa came to
know that
Padmavathy was the
daughter of Akäsha
Raja-the girl he was
wanting to marry!!
 He told Padmavathy
right away he would
like to get married to
 Srinivasa Attacked!
 Hearing Srinivasa’s
“The
princess
words,
has
fainted” Padmavathy got
scared and passed
out!
 Her maids started
to throw stones at
Srinivasa who left
the place.
 His horse was hurt
by the stones.
Srinivasa Returns Home
Safe!
“Mom, Can
you talk to
 On returning home,
Padmavathy
’s parents Srinivasa told his
about our
wedding?” mother about
meeting
Padmavathy.

 He asked her to
talk to Akäsha Raja
about the wedding.
Vakuladevi Goes To The
Palace
 On the way to the
“Our
Princess palace, Vakuladevi
Padmavat
hy wants met Padmavathy’s
to marry
Srinivasa” maids returning from
a Temple.
 She learnt from them
that Padmavati had
fallen sick and she too
wanted to marry
Srinivasa.
 Vakuladevi went
along with the maids
to meet the King and
Queen.
 A Match Made In The
Heavens!
 In the palace, the king
and queen were worried
“Srinivasa
and about Padmavathy’s
Padmavath
y are made illness.
for each
other”  They learnt about
Padmavathy wanting to
get married to Srinivasa.
 Guru Brihaspathi (Priest)
told the royal couple
that the match was
perfect and the wedding
could take place soon.
Lord Srinivasa, The
Astrologer?!
 Srinivasa wanted to be
sure that he would get
“I can
tell
married to
your
future”
Padmavathy.
 He, therefore, dressed
up like a lady fortune-
teller and came near
the palace.
 Padmavathy's maids
saw the fortune teller
and invited her to see
their Queen.  
Queen Hears About
The Fortune Teller
“There is a
fortune teller
who seeks
your
audience,
 The maid-servants
your
Highness!” informed Queen
Dharani Devi about
the fortune-teller.

 The Fortune teller

was waiting for the
Queen's invitation
to enter the palace
 Queen Invites
The Fortune Teller!
“Please
read
my  The Queen invited
daught
er’s
future”
the fortune-teller
into the palace.

 The fortune- teller

was taken to the
presence of
Princess
Padmavathy.
 Fortune Teller Reads
Padmavathy’s Future!
 The fortune-teller read
“You will
the palm of the
marry
Srinivasa Princess and predicted
”
Padmavathy would
marry Lord Srinivasa.

 She also told the

Queen that a lady
would come to the
palace to formally
request Padmavathy's
hand in marriage to
Lord Srinivasa.
 The Fortune Teller’s
Prediction Comes True!
I am
Srinivasa’s
mother
 Soon, Vakuladevi
and I seek
your arrived at the palace
daughter’s
hand for
my son”
to meet the Queen.

 Vakuladevi told the

Queen about the
proposal.
The Wedding Is Finalized!
 Akäsa Raja decided
“Please
find an
auspicious
to get Padmavathy
time for
my married to
daughter’s
wedding” Srinivasa.

 He asked the Raja

purohits (Royal
Priests) to fix a
muhurtham
(auspicious time)
for the wedding.
Formal Announcement Of
The Wedding!
 Akäsa Raja made an
“I hereby announcement in his
announce the
wedding of kingdom about the
my daughter
Padmavathy wedding.
,to Srinivasa”
 At an engagement
ceremony, a letter
requesting Srinivasa to
marry the Princess, was
written.
 Akäsa Raja asked
Shukamahamuni (Parrot
faced saint) to deliver
the letter.
Lord Srinivasa Gets The
Invitation!
 Shuka went to Varaha
“Lord, I Kshetra (Venkata Hill)
bring this
letter with Vakuladevi.
from
Akäsa
Raja”
 He presented the
Lagna-patrika (Wedding
Announcement Letter)
to Lord Srinivasa, who
was very happy.

 The Lord sent his

garland, as a sign of
acceptance, to
Padmavathy, through
Shuka.
Lord Srinivasa Prepares for
His Wedding!
“Friends, I
 Srinivasa called all
invite you
all to my the Gods to discuss
wedding
with
Padmavath
plans for his
y”
wedding.

 The wedding plans

and preparations
were a lot of fun!
Lord Srinivasa Gets A Loan!
 Srinivasa needed
“Kubera, I
need a
loan to
money to help pay for
help pay
for my
his wedding expenses.
wedding”
 He asked Kubera (God
of wealth) to loan him
money.
 He was going to pay
back the loan (and the
interest) from the
money his devotees
offered him.
The Bridegroom’s Troop
“Srinivasa
looks so  Sri Maha Lakshmi was
handsome
” no longer angry at
Lord Srinivasa. They
had made up.
 On the wedding day,
Lakshmi, along with
Lord Srinivasa,
Garuda, Lord Brahma,
Saraswathi, Lord Siva,
Parvathi, started to
the palace of Akäsa
Raja .
The Wedding Festivities
Begin!
 At the entrance to the
palace, Lord Srinivasa,
“Welcom
e, my his family and friends,
Lord”
were all warmly
welcomed by Akäsa
Raja.

 They rode on a
decorated elephant to
the palace for the
marriage.

 Everyone sang and

danced. Everything
looked so colorful !
There was happiness all
 The Divine Wedding Of
Srinivasa With Padmavathy
 In the presence of all
their friends and family,
“Wish
you Lord Srinivasa wed
both a
happy Princess Padmavathy.
married
life!”  Lord Srinivasa got a
gorgeous golden crown
as a wedding present
from Akäsa Raja. The
king and all his family
were blessed.
 The Chola King was rid
of his curse on seeing
the wedding.
 Every living being on
earth rejoiced at the
event!
 Lord Srinivasa and Sri
Padmavathy in Tirumala:

After the wedding, Lord Srinivasa and Sri Padmavathy stayed on

in Varaha Kshetra (Tirumala) and will do so ,for as long as this

Universe exists.

 They bless all of human kind, providing happiness and peace,

 Kalyana Utsavam In
Tirumala
 Tocelebration)
(wedding this day, this auspicious
event is celebrated every day
in Tirumala by performing the
divine wedding of
Sri Srinivasa to Sri
Padmavathy.

 Millions of devotees perform

this pooja to get blessings of
Sri Srinivasa and Sri
Padmavathy.

 Next time, you are in

Tirumala with your family, do
not forget to witness the
wedding
May The Blessings of Sri Srinivasa yourself and
and Sri Padmavathy bewrite to of u
with all
 Did you know..?
 The temple for Lord Srinivasa in Tirumala,
is the most popular temple in India:
Millions of devotees visit Tirumala each
year!

 It is the second richest temple in the world

with annual collections exceeding US$ 1.5
Billion!

 Laddu is the most popular sweet and a

favorite treat for kids!
Some Beautiful Pictures of
Sri Varaha and Tirumala
 Credits:
 Idea:
Lakshmi Narasimhan Sridhar, Bangalore
 Religious mentor:
Sri V Sadagopan, USA
 Editing:
Padmashri Srinivasa & Prajval
Parthasarathy, USA
 Voice:
Pranav and Pragya Parthasarathy, USA
 Photos:
www.tirumala.org, Sri Gowri Shankar
Bhattar (Anjaneya temple ,Mulbagal ( Kolar dist , Karnataka)
: Varaha picture)