Swarna Venkat's Divinity

  Narayaneeyam Dasakam  32 - Matsya Avataram Click here to listen to Narayaneeyam Dasakam 32 Sathya yuga was about to end and Pralaya was to take place at the end of the sixth Manvantara. Brahma went to sleep, asura Hayagriva emerged from his face, stole the Vedas and hid himself deep in the ocean. The power for creation for Brahma came from these vedas, so Lord decided to incarnate as Matsya (fish) and save the world before the Pralaya. The king of Pandya Kingdom called Satyavrata, later known as Manu, was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu. One day when he was doing Deva Rishi tarpanam in waters of Kritamalaa river, the one which runs to the south of present vaigai river in Madurai, Lord entered into his hands as tiny fish. When Satyavrata was about to leave the fish in to water, the fish requested it to be protected. Satyavrata then left the fish in his kamandala of water, and took it to his ashram. Next day, it grew big in size and as the fish kept on growing bigger, it was ...

  Narayaneeyam Dasakam 31 - Mahabali Garvashamanam Click here to listen to Narayaneeyam Dasakam 31 Mahabali attracted by the Lord's luster, did the welcoming rituals and offered him seat. He then requested Vamana with folded hands as to what he desires to have, wealth or house or food or land or all the above. Vamana, hearing Bali's words was moved with compassion, praised the asura clan with sweet words and with intention of removing his pride, asked for three steps of land, measured with his foot.  Mahabali was taken aback by this and asked Vamana, why he is asking so less, when Mahabali who is conqueror of three worlds can even give him, the entire earth. Thus his pride got exposed. He was completely unaware that he will not be even able to fulfill three foot land in the end. Though Mahabali, a true devotee of Lord did not deserve this, Lord did this to free him from detachment. Vamana replied that one who is not satisfied with three steps of land, will not be satisfie...