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Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya

Arrival of Lord Varaha at Venkatachala:

Sr Varaha 1. Sri Narada seeing Lord Varaha at Sumeru Parvata
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 1)

2. Lord Varaha telling about Venkatachala
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 1)

3. Lord Varaha departing to Vrishabhachala
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 1)

4. Lord Varaha telling about His mantra and meditation
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 2)

Arrival of Lord Srinivasa at Venkatachala:

Sri Venkateswara 1. Lord Srinivasa arriving at Venkatachala
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 3)

2. Story of Vedavati - To be born as Padmavati
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 5)

3. Story of Mitravarma and Akasaraja
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 3)

4. Appearance of Devi Padmavati to Akasaraja
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 2)

5. Meeting of Srinivasa and Padmavati
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 4)

6. Srinivasa sending Bakulamalika with marriage proposal
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 5 to 7)

7. Marriage of Srinivasa and Padmavati
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 7 to 8)

8. Lord Srinivasa staying at Venkatachala after marriage
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 8)

Devotees of Lord Srinivasa and early temple foundation:

Sr Venkateswara 1. Appearance of Lord Srinivasa to tribal devotee Vasu
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 9)

2. Darshan of Lord Srinivasa by boy devotee Rangadasa
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 9)

3. Building of the first temple shrine and worship by devotee Rangadasa
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 9)

4. Devotee Rangadasa born as devotee prince Tondaman
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 9)

5. Darshan of Lord Srinivasa by devotee prince Tondaman
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 9)

6. Prince Tondaman becoming the king
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 9 to 10)

7. Lord Varaha through Vasu instructing king Tondaman to install His idol
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 10)

8. King Tondaman installing the idol of Lord Varaha
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 10)

9. King Tondaman building temple structures for Lord Srinivasa
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 10)

10. Lord Srinivasa saving king Tondaman from a sin
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 10)

11. King Tondaman seeing potter devotee Bhima attaining Vishnu Loka
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 10)

12. King Tondaman performing penance and attaining Vishnu Loka
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 10)

Greatness of the Teerthas:

Sr Venkateswara 1. Kamalasaras - Penance of Devi Lakshmi
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 9)

2. Asthisarovara - Brahmana's wife getting resurrected
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 10)

3. Swami Pushkarini - Kashyapa getting relieved of his sin
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 11)

4. Swami Pushkarini - Dharmagupta getting relieved of his sin
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 13)

5. Swami Pushkarini - Sumati getting relieved of his sin
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 14)

6. Krishna Teertham - Penance of Ramakrishna
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 15)

7. Papavinasana Teertham - Sumati and Dridhamati getting relieved of their sins
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 19)

8. Papavinasana Teertham - Bhadramati blessed due to Bhudanam
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 20)

9. Akashaganga Teertham - Penance of Ramanuja
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 21)

10. Akashaganga Teertham - Punyashila getting relieved of his sin
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 22)

11. Chakra Teertham - Penance of Padmanabha and Sundara getting relieved from curse
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 23 to 24)

12. Jabali Teertham - Durachara getting relieved of his sins (Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 25)

13. Ghona (Tumburu) Teertham - Tumburu's wife getting relieved of curse
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 26)

14. Teerthas of Venkatachala
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 27)

15. Kataha Teertham - Kesava getting relieved of his sins
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 28)

16. Descent of River Suvarnamukhari - Penance of sage Agastya - Agastya Teertham and Sankha Teertham
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 29 to 38)

17. Vidyaganga - Penance of Anjana
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya - 39 to 40)


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