Swarna Venkat's Divinity

  Narayaneeyam Dasakam 27 - Kurma Avataram Click here to listen to Narayaneeyam Dasakam 27 Sage Durvasa gifted a celestial Garland to Indra, which he obtained from the heavenly nymphs. Indra put the Garland on the elephant Irawatham and in-turn the elephant crushed it under its feet. Durvasa born of Rudra amsam, could not control his rage on the insult done and cursed Indra.  Indra, supposed to be young always, due to the curse, became very old and weak, started to lose battles against Asuras. Devas became worried and went to Shiva and Brahma, and then collectively went to Lord Vishnu and requested his intervention. Lord directed devas to make peace with asuras and churn the milk of ocean to get the divine nectar, which can keep devas young and alive always.  Devas made peace with asuras and lifted the Mandara mountain to use it to churn the milky ocean. The mountain slipped and fell down, which Lord himself picked it up and put it in to the ocean. With Vasuki, the mighty...

  Narayaneeyam Dasakam 26   Gajendra Moksham Click here to listen to Narayaneeyam Dasakam 26 Indradyumna, King of the Pandya region, once engrossed in his devotion to the Lord, failed to welcome Sage Agastya on his arrival. Sage Agasthya cursed the king to become an elephant. Indradyumna got the form of an elephant immediately, but was fortunate to remember his devotion to the Lord. Indradyumna became the leader of elephants, now known as Gajendra, sported with female elephants on the trikuta mountains and was living happily. One day, Gajendra, while roaming in the mountains, felt thirsty due to the heat and went to a lake nearby to drink water along with his female elephants. In that lake, there was a gandarva named Huhu, who had turned into a crocodile, cursed by the sage Devala. He caught the leg of Gajendra. Indeed, the Lord gives difficulties to his devotees, only to bless them later. Gajendra fought with all his might for more than a thousand years, but still the cr...

  Narayaneeyam Dasakam 25 -  Narasimha Avataram Click here to listen to Narayaneeyam Dasakam 25 Hiranyakashipu, angered by Prahlad's reply that God is omnipresent, struck the pillar hard, and the Lord appeared with a loud roar that shook the entire universe, even shaking Brahma off his throne.  From the pillar, emerged Lord in a form, which looked partly a beast, partly a human being, expanding into a shining body, white in colour, with stiff hair all over the body, eyes shining like gold, a wide-open mouth like a cave, a sword-like tongue rolling out, with Man-lion form, fierce-looking jaws, pointed claws in hands and roaring loudly. Hiranyakashipu realised it was the Lord who had come to kill him, and rushed towards him to kill him with his mighty mace. Lord held Hiranyakashipu's hands tightly by his stout arms, he slipped himself from the grip and came back rushing towards Lord with the sword and armour with valour to kill all the three worlds. Lord in the form of Nara...