Thirumalai Ananthan Pillai 966 ThiruVavathara
Mahothsavam ~ Thirumala 2020
Wish to
experience the extreme Bliss ! ~ even as you start feeling the chillness, most
likely the mellifluous song of Sri Annamacharya would pervade you….
..ever been to Pandavapura near
Srirangapatna, Mysore.
adivo alladivo śrī hari vāsamu ** padivela śeṣula paḍagala mayamu ||
One may
not know or understand Telugu – still, it is divine, it is the sankeerthana
about the most sacred Seven Hills, the abode of Supreme Lord. Sure you would
have visited the holy Thirumala, many a times, next time, take a leisurely
stroll on the Mada veethis of the holy hill and feel Him fully.
திருமால் தன் அடியார்களை காப்பதற்கு எழுந்து
அருளி இருக்கும் திவ்யதேசங்களில் தலையானது "திருமலை" என போற்றப்படும்
"திருவேங்கடம் - திருப்பதி"- குளிரருவி வேங்கடம்; விரிதிரை வேங்கடம் என மிகுந்த அருவிகளை
உடையதாக புகழப் படுகிறது. இப்படி பல சிறப்பு வாய்ந்த திருவேங்கடத்தில், சமீபத்தில் நடந்த 'திருமலை அனந்தாழ்வானின்' 966வது திருவவதார மகோத்சவம் பற்றிய பதிவு இது : திருமலை
திருப்பதியில் பல முறை வரிசையில் பல மணி நேரம் நின்று பெருமாளை தரிசித்து
இருப்பீர் - பிரதான வாசலில் நுழையும் போது - ஒரு கடப்பாரையை எப்போதேனும் கண்ணுற்றீர்களா ?
The
Lord Srinivasa [Elumalai Vasa, Govindha, Venkata ramana, Venkatesa,
Thirumalesa, Seshadri, Bhaktavatsala, Bhagavatapriya,
Nityanirmala, Neelameghasyama, Nandanandana, Navaneeta Chora,
Papavimochana, Durita Nivarana, Aapathpandhava, Aanatha rakshaga….. Sri
Balaji] is likened to the exceptionally shining divine lamp –
He is primordial; He is the fullest nectar gotten from all the
divine Vedas; He is The blemishless Lord
of Thiruvengadam – Thiruvengadam Udaiyaan Srinivasar.
எழுவார் விடைகொள்வார்
ஈன்துழாயானை*
வழுவாவகை நினைந்து வைகல் -
தொழுவார்,
வினைச்சுடரை நந்துவிக்கும்
வேங்கடமே, வானோர்*
மனச்சுடரைத் தூண்டும் மலை.
Poigai Azhwar says that
the hearts of even the celestials get aroused by this Holy Hill ~ offering
worship at Thiruvenkatam and thinking constantly of that Lord with Thulasi
garland will sure rid everyone of all their karmas.
The name 'Pandavapura'
means "Town of Pandavas". Pandavapura having
paddy and sugarcane fields is 130 km from Bangalore and 25 km from Mysore.
There are many jaggery manufacturing units too adding sweetness to the town
which has Cauvery water flowing through Visweswarayya Canal. To us,
devout Sri Vaishnavaites, this place – to be specific a small village known as
Siruputhur ‘Kiranganoor’ [Hale Kiranguru] in Srirangapatna taluk is of
significance as it is associated with one of our Acharyars ~ and can you
connect it the Holiest of places “Thirumala Thirupathi”.
திருமலையில் சிறப்பு வைபவம் -
திருமலை அனந்தான்பிள்ளை திருவவதார மகோத்சவம் :
Thirumalai
Ananthan Pillai Uthsavam at Thirumala 2020
Fortunate to attend the
966th Thiruvavathara Uthsvam of Thirumalai Ananthan
Pillai held at Thirumala Tirupathi on Sunday 1st Mar 2020. As
ordained by Swami Ramanujacharya, Thirumalai Ananthalwan, a great Acharyar did
devoted service for Thiruvengadamudayan, about 1000 years ago. Sure you
would have had darshan of Lord Venkateswara – Tirupathi Balaji so many times –
have you not noticed the ‘crowbar’ kept at the Main entrance to the temple and
do you know it's legend. If not, do observe and bow obeisance the next
time, you enter the Holy entrance at Thirumala.
Of the many divyadesams
sung by Azhwaargal, Thirumala occupies a very prominent position. Our
Acharyan Emperumanaar (Udayavar, Ramanujar, Bashyakarar……….) did many service
to the Lord here and Udayavar was instrumental in many of the religious
practices being established in Thirumala. His disciple ‘Thirumalai
Ananthazhwaan’ served the Lord here as ordained by his Acharyar.
Sri Ananthazhwaan was
born in year 1053 near Mysore in a village called ‘siruputhoor’ ~ now called
Hale Kiranguru. When Udayavar was rendering kalakshepam on
Thiruvaimozhi, (the verse – sindhu poo magizhum Thiruvengadathu – meaning the
place replete with flowers), Udayavar asked
whether anybody would do the pushpa kainkaryam at Thirumala. Remember,
Tirupathi was a very dense jungle ridden with wild animals with adverse
weather. Ananthazhwaan readily came forward and said that he would go, if
Udayavar so desires. Udayavar was so elated that he praised Ananthazhwaan
as the real man and till date, his descendents have the name ‘Thirumalai
Ananthanpillai’ meaning manly.
the legend of
Acharyar Ananthazhwan
Legend has it that
Ananthazhwaan was organizing ‘a flower garden’ – he was constructing a lake for
supply of water on the hills – an extremely arduous work. Acarya’s pregnant
wife too was helping him in that difficult task. Lord Srinivasa in one of His Thiruvilayadals, came to the place
and tried helping him. Wrongly assuming the person as hindering the work,
Ananthazhwaan threw the crowbar at the Lord (without knowing Him); later
realised his folly and got the Divine Blessings of Lord. This
crowbar is now seen at the entrance of the Templeof Supreme
Lord Thiruvengadam Udaiyaan. Thirumalai Ananthazhwaan continued his
floral and other services to Lord Srinivasar for many years. He was so devoted
in his service ordained by Ramanujacharya that for him, it was service that was
of primary importance, even when compared to God. In the holy
shrine of Thirumala, there is the beautiful sannathi of Sri Ramanujacharya.
The Vigraham of Sri Ramanujar that we worship inside
the Sri Vari Temple was given by Udayavar himself and
installed by Ananthalwar.
The garden created by
Ananthazhwaan is now known as ‘Puraisaivari Thottam’. It lies on the back
side of the temple near Chinna Jeeyar Mutt and one can reach this place through
the Thirumala Museum also. Now there is a beautiful brundavanam
at this place maintained by the descendents of Thirumalai Ananthazhwaan.
The lake created by him now stands majestically as ‘Ramanuja lake” replete with
water on the hill !! Twice in a year, Sri Malayappar visits
this place [Baag Savari] and honours Ananthazhwaan now in the form of
Magizha maram. ‘Sri Venkatesa Ithihasa maala’ is considered the best
amongst the many works of Thirumalai Ananthazhwaan
For the past few years,
anniversary Uthsavam of Sri Ananthazhwaan is being celebrated at his place at
Thirumala. It is being organized by his descendents, well supported
by Thirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam, through its ‘Alwar Divya Prabandha
Project’. Almost a decade back, when it was organized for the first
time, the place wore not so great looks, but over the years has been improved
and maintained so well that it is a fitting tribute to Thirumalai Ananthazhwaan
who did yeoman service to Lord Srinivasar.
This year it was 966th
Birth celebrations which was very
well organized. His Holiness Thirumalai Periya Kelviappan Sri Satakopa
Ramanuja Periya Jeeyar Swami, His Holiness Thirumalai Ilaiya Kelviappan
Sri Govinda Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Swami, His Holiness Vathikesari
Azhagiya Manavala Jeeyar Swami presided over the divyaprabandha goshti.
There were hundreds of Kalakshepa Athigarigal, Athyapakars from various
divyadesams, Ubaya Vedantha periyavargal and many youngsters who participated
in the ‘Thiruvaimozhi Goshti’. There were kalakshepams by renowned
scholars too.
பற்பல சிறப்புகள் வாய்ந்த திருமலை
அனந்தாழ்வானின் 966வது திரு அவதார மகோத்சவம் 01.03.2020 அன்று சிறப்பாக கொண்டாடப்பட்டது. சில வருடங்கள் முன்பு [2004ல்] திருமலை அனந்தான்பிள்ளை வம்சத்தினர் , திருமலை திருப்பதி தேவஸ்தானம் ஆதரவுடன் அவரது
திருஅவதார உத்சவம் நடத்தினர். அது
முதல் ஒவ்வொரு வருடமும் இந்த உத்சவம் பொலிவுடன் நடைபெற்று வருகிறது. அப்போது இந்த
இடம் சாதரணமாக காணப்பட்டது. இப்போது இவ்விடம் மிக நன்றாக பராமரிக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது.
இவ்வருடம் நடைபெற்ற
நிகழ்ச்சியில் - திருமலை பெரிய கேள்வி அப்பன் ஜீயர் சுவாமிகள், திருமலை இளைய கேள்வியப்பன் ஜீயர் சுவாமிகள், ஸ்ரீ
வாதிகேசரி அழகிய மணவாள ஜீயர் சுவாமி; ஏராளமான உபய வேதாந்த விற்பன்னர்கள்; காலக்ஷேப அதிகாரிகள்; பல்வேறு திவ்யதேச அத்யபகர்கள் என பலர்
எழுந்து அருளி இருந்து – திவ்யப்ரபந்தத்தில் திருமலை திருப்பதி பாசுரங்கள்,
திருவாய்மொழி கோஷ்டி, கண்ணிநுண்
சிறுத்தாம்பு; இராமானுச நூற்றந்தாதி, உபதேச ரத்தினமாலை, நிறைய காலக்ஷேபங்கள் என இவ்விழா பரிமளித்தது.
ஞானம், பக்தி, வைராக்கியம், குருபக்தி எனும் நற்குணங்கள் அனைத்தும் திளைத்து
விளங்கப்பெற்ற அனந்தாழ்வான் எனும் மகாசார்யரை வணங்குவோமாக !!
Let us worship the feets
of Thirumalai Ananthazhwaan who was renowned for his knowledge, devotion,
steadfastness and more good qualities. Some photos taken during the
celebrations are here :
adiyen
Srinivasa dhasan. [Dhoosi Mamandur Veeravalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar]
02.03.2020.
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