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Venkateshwara as we stand before Him. This is how the Azhwar
visualises the Deity on the Hills as Sri Krishna.

The saint interprets the Supreme Deity of Vehgadam as Lord
Rama too. He states that Sri Rama aimed an arrow at the fleeting
deer, the sight of which infatuated Sri Sita. To satisfy Her endearing
request, Sri Rama ran after the deer in hot pursuit and when it
could not be caught he shot a decisive arrow at it. This fascinating
deer was no other than the Rakshasa, Maareecha,—(the evil
lieutenant of Ravana)"in his new role to elude Sri Sita.

<c ............... ......... ^)<SV)L—u3GS)l—uS<SO

i8wr tJDiruJ LDrrfffn^ii^ GeursjffSL-u^ GLDQ<syrr(75^/T6yr
LDrrevr LDmu Qeiiiu^rresr eus^y"

The Azhwar gets the inspiration that Sri Rama who darted
the arrow at Maareecha now lives in Tiruvengadam.

Sri Venkateshwar again impresses the saint as Tiruvikraman
who blessed Bali. The Azhwar abbs thai Lord? Venkateshwara
removes the difficulty of all those who throng in numbers to the
Hills to pray for and enjoy His grace.

He states:

<tf IBiuGeuesr iSpn- Qurr^Ssn; j5srrQ<sfr<svr S^pn'QrrrrQs;

a-iL/Gcuow a^uJrfj5^eu<3(Trr(J) ^sowrrev!"

"I shall not touch others' property; never shall I befriend
the bad people; the society in God's thought, word and deed only
will I yearn for." Thus saying the Azhwar pines to live in God,
think of God and sing of God.

** UQfG^s ueDus^fil) QurruSevr <sr<ovr(^)i) <^/(OT^
^(ipCS^sw; ^[TwSswrGu^eo (SOTOT-Q? G)^/T(^pG^<syr"

Similar yearnings on the part of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
were noticed during his short span of life. He used to be doing
his pujas to Kaali, and when the farthest Temple Bell rang daily
at 8 P.M. in the night, he would exclaim:

" God! a day gone!
And I exist without seeing you!59

Lives of great men are trails of glory, and beacon lights for
posterity.