the entrance to the holy Temple
It
is the holiest of the shrines for all of us ~ every visit rejuvenates us more
and even before we descend the hills, we start thinking of coming again. It is Thirumala Tirupathi – the abode of Lord
Srinivasa. The most auspicious and
sanctified temple of Sri
Venkateswarais located on the 7th peak
– Venkatachaladri of Tirupathi Hill and
here Lord Srinivasa the most benevolent, munificent, generous giver of all
boons to His bakthas. Crores of people
visit this temple and vie to offer to the Lord things in every possible
form. The Lord’s Presidency – the temple of Sri Venkateswara
Lakhs
of devotees of all ages, from all over the Country and from other parts of the
World throng to the hills, by walk, by vehicles of various hues and wait in the
queue for hours to have a glimpse of the Lord. Even today, Tirumala
maintains its glorious natural heritage, on the way you find green forestry,
water flowing along the ridges of mountains and more… till a few decades ago,
the path to Tirumala was difficult – yet our Acharyas did great kainkaryam in
reaching the Holy hill, spending time in service to the Lord.
Sri
Nammazhwar in Thiruvaimozhi [3rd Thiruvaimozhi – 3rd
pathu] sings :
குன்றம் ஏந்திக் குளிர்மழை காத்தவன்,
அன்று ஞாலம் அளந்த பிரான், பரன்
சென்று சேர் திருவேங்கட மாமலை,
ஒன்றுமே தொழ நம்வினை ஓயுமே.
He recalls the glory of
that Lord who once lifted Govardhana Giri to protect the subjects from the
[stone] rain and who in one of his Avatars scaled the Universe ~ when we reach
Him at Tirumala and pray unto Him all our [wrongful] karma will get wiped
away.
Had the fortune of
worshipping Lord Srinivasa at Tirumala on 3rd Mar 2013 and some
photos of Lord Srinivasar [Uthsavar] taken by me are here.
With regards – Adiyen
Srinivasa dhasan.
Photos of Uthsavar purappadu below:
Draft made
in 28.3.2015 and posted this day !
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