I landed in chennai on 26th October. 2013, traveling from Chicago. I was happy, being Saturday, that I had the opportunity to visit the famous and one amongst 108 divya desams, Sri parthasarathy kovil, also known as Brindaranya Kshetram. The beauty and majestic appearance of the Lord Venkatakrishnan and Utsavar Partha Sarthi are indeed a delight and treat to the eyes and takes one, to the days of Mahabharata war when Lord Krishna performed Geethopadesam to Arjuna. Lord Krishna (Parthasarathy) reveals His vibhuthi to Arjuna (Chapter 10 verses ). Lord Krishna says that he is the best amongst all(visit
if one gets the opportunity to get the divine darshan of lord VenkataKrishnan, the above vibhuthi description of Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita describes only a insignificant percentage of His mahima. Perhaps Lord krishna was very modest in narrating his Mahima in Gita.
Parthasarathi temple is so unique in that the temple hosts five moolavars namely Lord Rama, Lord Ranganatha, Lord Narasimha, Lord Varadaraja and Lord Venkatakrihnan. In addition there is separate sannathi for Andal. I was able to visit all above sannathi.
26th being Ayppasi punarpusam, purappadu (Procession) of Lord Rama Utsavar idol was going on. The famous Thiruvallikeni adhyapaka goshti chanted 105 pasurams of kulasekhara azhwar. I was happy to see some very young boys chanting the pasurams. Pathigams(group of 10 pasurams) ஊனேறு செல்வத்து உடல் பிறவி யான் வேண்டேன் and
மன்னு புகழ் கோசலைதன் மணிவயிறு வாய்த்தவனே are a great tribute to Lord Thiruvengadamudaiyan and Lord Rama from Kulasekara Azhwar.
மன்னு புகழ் கோசலைதன் மணிவயிறு வாய்த்தவனே are a great tribute to Lord Thiruvengadamudaiyan and Lord Rama from Kulasekara Azhwar.
Let me end the posting with a song on Lord Venkatakrishnan.
See video at http://srimannarayana108.blogspot.in/2013/05/rukmani-nayika-sametha-sri.htmlhttp://srimannarayana108.blogspot.in/2013/05/rukmani-nayika-sametha-sri.html
See video at http://srimannarayana108.blogspot.in/2013/05/rukmani-nayika-sametha-sri.htmlhttp://srimannarayana108.blogspot.in/2013/05/rukmani-nayika-sametha-sri.html
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HOW FAR TO GOD
Nammalvar (literally ’our Alvar’) holds the first place among the Alvars. His “Tiruvaaymozhi” is hailed as the essence of the Vedas & Upanishads. There are 108 Vaishnava (devoted to Vishnu) shrines considered sacred places of pilgrimage. Nammalvar has sung about some of these. Most of these shrines are in the south of India, many in Kerala. According to tradition, God came from the various temples to give the Alvar darshan (vision).
tentiruppErai: The image in which God is represented in this temple is called makara neDumkuzhaik kaadar (one who wears long ear ornaments shaped like a fish.) It is in a sitting pose. Here God, being an apotheosis of beauty, revealed to the Alvar his entire beauty of form (saundaryam.) The Alvar lost to this beauty his visible senses such as eyes and ears. In its turn, the Alvar’s non-perceptible mind (originator or seat of thoughts) too became extinct at the Lord’s feet. This is described in the following poem:
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