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Sri Venkateswara or Balaji is the Savior of Kaliyuga. The devotees have immense belief in Lord Venkateswara. The God in return is showering boons on His devotees, as per their desires. The devotees 1198 Praise the Lord's excellence, His pranks and other interesting stories in various ways. This book 'A Commentary on Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam, Stotram, Prapatti and Mangalasasanam' written by Late Sri V.S. Venkata Narayana is an appreciable work. The Sanskrit slokas are translated into English in a detailed prose form. The prissiness style is easy for any reader to understand. Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam comprises of four parts Suprabhatam, Stotram, Prapatti and Mangalasasanam. Suprabhatam is the awakening of Lord Venkateswara who was put to bed (Ekanta Seva) the previous night. In this part, devotees praise Lord Srinivasa and submissively request Him to wake up and start blessing the devotees who are eagerly waiting to seek His blessings. The next stage is presenting Stotra in praise of Swami. Here, the devotees describe the pious qualities and Glory of the God's chaitanya (kinetic) form. After praising the Glory, the devotee surrenders himself in Prapatti (Total Surrender) to Stipati. The believers feel that Srinivasa is the only God who will protect them from the evil aspects of this mundane world. The final part is Mangalasasanam in which the devotee puts forth his respect and divine feeling for Balaji. The auspicious offering in the form of `Harati' to Him is wishing for His well-being and in return get His blessings throughout this Kaliyuga. I am happy to submit that Sri. V.S. Venkata Narayana has described in detail, the Sanskrit Slokas in an easily understandable style. I hope that every reader will feel immensely happy after getting sufficient information in detail about the auspiciousness of their God. May God spirit every being.