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On an auspicious day in the holy city of Tirumala, our Lord Sri Venkateshwara appeared in a vision to a young man named T V R K Murthy. While the latter was in a trance, the Lord instructed him to go forth and spread the message to His devotees about a powerful Vratam, which , if done with full respect and devotion , would completely remove all their troubles and worries, It was an easy Vratam and cold be done easily by one and all. It was the Sri Venkateshwara Vratam.
SRI VENKATESWARA VRATHAM can be performed in two ways.....
In the FIRST METHOD you can call a priest and perform it in an elaborate way like we do Sri Satyanarayana Vratam. Then read the five stories told by the Lord Himself and the four Holy Rishis... Sri Viswamitra, Sri Vasishta, Sri Bharadwaja and Sri Atri.
In the SECOND METHOD, you can go directly to the five stories and offer any Prasad to LORD SRINIVASA after reading the stories.
You can do it every Saturday or on every Ekadashi (usually twice a month) . You must perform a fast on the day of the puja.
After taking a bath (including a headbath) in the morning, sit in your puja room or any serene place and read the five stories. Keep a photo of Lord Srinivasa with Sridevi and Bhoodevi before you.If you can not get such photo,you can keep a photograph of Lord Sri Venakteswara alone too.
Pray to Lord Sri Ganesha (preferably in turmeric form) and all Gods (Navagrahas and Ashta Dikpalakas, etc) before reading the stories.
The SECOND METHOD is easier to perform and will offer you great comfort and peace of mind.
A link to an English PDF version of the five stories is given below.
Pl note that the stories are exactly as narrated by Sri T.V.R.K. Murthy. I have simply edited some parts to make it easier to read. The language is unimportant, if you read and take in the essence of the message which the Lord has given.
A Word about Sri T.V.R.K. Murthy
Mr. Thimmaraju Viswapathi RamaKrishna Murthy(T.V.R.K.Murthy.), more popularly known by his pen name 'VISWAPATHI' did M.Tech from Regional Engineering College, Warangal in 1983. He was with M/S Allwyn till 1988 and then joined M.V.S.R.Engineering College, Hyderabad where he was till 1998.
Incidently , I also did my B.Tech from Regional Engineering College, Warangal. However , I did not have the good fortune to meet him since I completed my course in 1980.
Mr. Murthy has done extensive research work on the application of Vedic astrological principles to various aspects of business organizations.
Under the name of SHRI DESIGNS Mr. Viswapathi has so far selected names and designed logos for more than 6000 organisations across the world based on his vedic logo design system. All these organisations are running successfully and are spread across continents.
Mr. Murthy has so far written twenty five devotional books, fifteen of them were on LORD SRI VENKATESWARA alone. All his books have become very popular with the devotees and are being distributed freely. Devotees are experiencing miracles after reading these books. All these are written in simple style and does not require any strict religious practices like fasting etc. Mr. Viswapathi wrote each of these books following the divine order. Among these books, Ten Vratham books have become very popular with devotees. Millions of devotees across the world read these vratham books regularly and have their wishes fulfilled and are leading peaceful lives.
You can freely download his books from www.lordofsevenhills.com