"There is no place equivalent to Venkatadri in this entire universe. There is no God so far who can equal Lord Sri Venkateswara. Nor shall there be any in future." This is the meaning of the above verse. Sri Venkateswara, the supreme Lord of the universe, has manifested Himself on Sri Venkatadri, known as the Vaikuntham of this Kali Yuga. He gives a glimpse of his vision everyday to his devotees and redeems them. Thousands of devotees throng this shrine to have a glimpse of the divinely auspicious idol of Lord Sri Venkateswara even "for a moment.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam has launched a series of books under the title "Tirumala Kshetra Darsini" Series commissioning scholarly writings. Aimed at enlightening the devotees about the gracious idol of the Lord, these writings highlight the unique features of the shrine, His pushkarini’, punya teerthas', the daily services offered with regal grandeur to the Lord, Brahmotsavas etc. It is on this Venkatadri Sri Venkateswara manifested Himself as a visible Lord to respond to our prayers and fulfill our desires as a master boon-giver.

We present this book to the devotees entitled `Unsaved of Lord Sri Venkateswara' by Julakanti Balasubrahmanyam, originally written in Telugu which is rendered into English by Prof. M. Rajagopalachari. We hope that this book serves the purpose of enlightening the devotees about the details of Lord's `unsaved' and other unique features.

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