In the morning it was dwajarohanam (பிரம்மோத்ஸவ கொடி ஏற்றம்). First it was Senai Muthaliyar and Nithya surigal in pallakku and bali – then Sri Azhagiya Singar had purappadu via Peyalwar koil street in Tholukku Iniyan to the vahana mantap. At around 8.30 am, it was grand purappadu in Dharmathipeedam, by some accounts this vahanam was rendered in 1906 and hence more than a century old.
Being day 1 ~ it is
Muthal thiruvanthathi of Sri Poigai alwar
வாய் அவனை அல்லது
வாழ்த்தாது கையுலகம்*
தாயவனை அல்லது தாந்தொழா
- பேய்முலை
நஞ்சூணாகவுண்டான் உருவோடு
பேரல்லால்*
காணாகண் கேளா செவி.
~ astounding words of
faith in Muthal Thiruvanthathi. Poigai Azhwar speaks of Lord Krishna who
strolled on Earth as a child, drank poison with relish from the breasts of
ogress… Alwar proclaims that his hands will salute none other than Him; lips shall
not extol anybody else; eyes will not see – other than His form ~ and ears
would not hear anything other than the name(s) of Sriman Narayana.
We live – we pray – we go
to temples….. in Sri Vaishnavism, in the various forms of God – the one which
is easiest and the form in which the Supreme God makes Himself available to us
daily is ‘Idol worship’ in Divyadesams and other temples – this is known
as ‘Archai’ ~ Archavatharam, where the Supreme Lord
Maha Vishnu manifests Himself in various idol forms and comes near us to shower
his munificence to us …… and this was perfectly experienced when we had darshan
of Sri Thelliya Singar in dharmathi peedam.
Sharing this darshan with
the photos taken this morning
~ adiyen Srinivasadhasan.
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