Ekantha Sevai - Sri Parthasarathi Brahmothsavam day 3 - 2019
காண்காண் எனவிரும்பும்
கண்கள், கதிரிலகு பூண்டார் அகலத்தான் பொன்மேனி,
~ can there be a
better description than the words of Sri Peyalwar
Lord Sriman Narayana
adorns necklaces that dazzle on His wide chest, "Oh, see,
see!", craves my eyes”, says Peyalwar on the beauty of our Emperuman.
21st Apr 2019 was another Special day ~ day 3 of Sri
Parthasarathi Brahmothsavam and hence Garuda SEvai -
thousands thronged the main entrance of Sri Parthasarathi Swami before
05.30 am to have a glimpse of Him arriving on Garuda Seva – known as
Gopura vasal Sevai – this is special. Then there was Garuda Sevai purappadu
which ended almost around 10.30 am.
Closer to 12.30 (noon)
there was Ekantha Sevai ~ and hundreds were waiting to have darshan of Ekantha
Sevai. Ekantham may mean solitude or loneliness ... in a different
parlance, it would mean privacy ... in Temple parlance, it is construed to mean
‘Lord being alone – especially with lesser or no garlands and ornaments’ that
is the stage when one can have darshan of the Thirumeni. Everytime, you
have darshan of Sri Parthasarathi, you get carried away by the most beautiful
garlands made of most fragrant flowers..... today, it was a simple (rather most
grand) garland made of roses and another one of Pachai sampangi adorned Perumal and got beautified by that. It
was indeed a very great darshan, as Perumal very slowly walked to the
mellifluous tunes played by Nathaswara vithwan. Here are some photos of the
grand event.
~adiyen Srinivasa dhasan
[Srinivasan Sampathkumar]
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