Everyday, the cow used to pour her milk into the anthill to lessen the thirst of Vishnu. This cow and calf were being grazed daily by a shepherd of Chola kingdom in the Seshachalam hills. On the request of Parvati and Saraswati, Shiva and Brahma incarnated as a cow and a calf respectively, in the Chola kingdom. Vishnu sat inside an anthill in his disguise, which was situated under a tamarind tree, and started chanting the name of his wife, Mahalakshmi. This happened to be the spot in Tirupati where Varaha had rested and taught Karma Yoga to the people till the beginning of Kali Yuga, after having rescuing Bhudevi from the wicked Hiranyaksha.
He failed to find her, and instead settled on the Seshachalam hills. Vishnu soon arrived on earth, searching for his consort. She settled on earth in disguise as a young-sage like boy in the ancient city of Karvir, and meditated the name of Vishnu (Regarded by adherents to be the site of the Mahalakshmi temple). Lakshmi quarelled with Vishnu, as she felt that Bhrigu insulted her indirectly by hitting Vishnu on his chest where she lived, and thus left Vaikuntha.
Bhrigu was pleased, and ordered the sages to perform the rites to Vishnu.
Awakened, Vishnu started massaging Bhrigu's feet, and served him with great hospitality. When Bhrigu arrived, he first saw Vishnu's feet, and felt humiliated. Vishnu was sleeping on Adishesha, and Lakshmi was at his feet. Bhrigu cursed Shiva that he would be worshipped only in the formless Lingam. Shiva was busy in his Rudradhyanam with his wife, Parvati, at his feet. Brahma was busy with his four heads in chanting the Vedas, performing meditation, creating the world, and spending his time with his wife, Saraswati. Bhrigu cursed Indra that he would only be referred to as an egoistic soul, all over the universe. He first went to the King of Svarga, Indra, who ignored the sage, and was busy in enjoying the dance of apsaras in heaven. The sages appointed the sage Bhrigu to select the god. Once, the sages wanted to decide the deity to whom a ritual was to be dedicated. A legend provides the reason for the same. Venkateswara with consorts Bhudevi and Padmavati.Įvery year, hundreds of thousands of devotees donate a large amount of wealth at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
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