| In the above story
there is a reference to the name of the hill, which is Vrishabhachala. In Tretayuga the
same hill is called Anjanachala and corresponding to this the Lord is known as
Ananagotrapati The lengend about this is given in Brahmanda Purana, and the legend is as
follows: In Tretayuga there was an Asura called
Kesari who was a great Siva Bhakta. He did Tapascharya and wanted from the Lord the boon
of a son. The Lord however told him that he was not destined to have a son, but only a
daughter, through whom he would get a grandson. The daughter was called Anjana and when
she became of age a Vanara, also called Kesari, sought the hand of Anjana and this was
granted. However, Anjana Devi did not have a child for long, and one day the Dharma Devata
came in disguise and told her that she would have a child provided she did Tapascharya on
the banks of Akasa Ganga in the Venkatachala hill. She did Tapascharya for seven thousand
years, and every day Lord Vayu gave her a fruit as food. Pleased with her Tapascharya Lord
Siva and Parvathi gave her the boon of a child, and in Sravana masa and Sravana nakshatra. |
