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During the Dwaparayuga, Vayudeva
(the Wind God) went to Vaikuntam to pay his obeisance
to Lord Sri Vishnu. The Lord was reclining in the company
of Sri Lakshmi. The doorway was guarded by Adisesha.
Vayudeva was incensed when Adisesha prevented him from
entering Sri Vishnu’s mansion. Adisesha and Vayudeva
began to fight with each other.
When Lord Vishnu intervened, each
was boasting of his superior valour and supreme might.
To test who was stronger, the Lord suggested that Adisesha
encircle the Ananda hill, an off-shoot of the Meru mountain
on its northern side, and that Vayudeva blow hard to
try and dislodge the Ananda hill from Adisesha's hold.
The contest waxed furiously, and as the World trembled,
Brahma, Indra and the other Divine Beings requested
Adisesha to yield victory to Vayudeva for the welfare
of the world.
Obliging them, Adisesha released
his hold on the hill. As a result, Adisesha and the
Ananda hill were blown away to the banks of the river
Swarnamukhi. Adisesha was dejected by his defeat. Lord
Brahma and the others appealed to him by saying that
he would be merged with the hill Venkatadri and Vishnu
would reside on him. Adisesha then metamorphosed into
the vast Seshadri, with his hood manifesting itself
as Venkatadri sustaining Sri Venkateswara, his middle
as Ahobila supporting Lord Narasimha, and his tail as
Srisailam bearing Lord Mallikarjuna (Lord Siva).
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