Worshipping Ezhumali Govindhan 2024 ~ Okkade ekanga veerudurviki daivamaunaa

 

Wish to experience the extreme Bliss ! ~ even as you start feeling the chillness, most likely the mellifluous song of Sri Annamacharya  would pervade you…. ..that excited divine experience of being in Thirumala – lakhs of devotees aspire to have a glimpse of Thiruvengadamudaiyan and as you come out of the Temple, one starts dreaming again of another darshan of His. 

திருமால் தன் அடியார்களை காப்பதற்கு எழுந்து அருளி இருக்கும் திவ்யதேசங்களில் தலையானது "திருமலை" என போற்றப்படும் "திருவேங்கடம் - திருப்பதி"- குளிரருவி வேங்கடம்; விரிதிரை வேங்கடம் என மிகுந்த அருவிகளை உடையதாக புகழப் படுகிறது. 

ஸ்ரீவைணவம் ஒரு எளிய மார்க்கம் - நமக்கு எல்லா பிணிகளுக்கு அருமருந்து ஸ்ரீமந்நாராயணன் தானே ! -  மூப்பு, பிணி வியாதி முதலிய கருமபலன்களைத் தொலைத்தருள்வதற்காகத் திருமலையிலே எழுந்தருளி நிற்கிற அற்புத திருவேங்கடமுடையவன் ஏழுமலையான் திருப்பதி வெங்கட்ரமணனின் திருவடித் தாமரைகளை நெஞ்சினால் நினைத்து வாயினால் துதிக்குமவர்களுக்கு ஜன்மஜென்ம  வினைகள் அனைத்தும் தொலைந்து ஓடிடும் என்பது திண்ணம்.  

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.  

“Look and behold, this is abode of Hari- the place where He resides” sang Tallapaka Annamacharya [popularly Annamayya], the 15th century musician who composed  many keerthanas on Lord Venkateswara. Of his very many beautiful keerthanas – here is another one on Thirumala Lord Venkateswara - Okkade Daivambunna perhaps lesser heard !!

ఒక్కడే ఏకాంగ వీరుడుర్వికి దైవమౌనా

యెక్కడా హనుమంతుని కెదురా లోకము  

  Pallavi: Okkade Daivamunna (ఒక్కడే దైవంబున్న) Ragam: Salangam

Okkade ekanga veerudurviki daivamaunaa

yekkada hanumamtuni keduraa lokamu

 

Mumdata neledi pattamunaku brahmayinaadu

amdaru daityulachampi hariperainaadu

amdi rudraviiryamu taanai harudainaadu

yemdunaa hanumamtuni keduraa lokamu

 

Chukkalu mova perigi suuryudu taanainaadu

chikku paataaLamu duuri seshudainaadu

gakkana vaayujudai jagatpraaNudainaadu

ekkuva hanumamtuni keduraa lokamu

 

Jaladhi putamegasi chamdrudu taanainaadu

malasi merupupomta simhamainaadu

balimi sriivenkatesu bamtai mamgaambudhi

ila ee hanumantuni keduraa lokamu

 

Annamayya laments  that he will forget the various troubles he has in life, the various relations/relatives and attachments  but humans forget to  think of salvation path which is supposed to be the purpose of human life!  He extols  Venkateswara swamy  who rules him with a smile and puts him in this illusion.   "You smile and rule me. You seem to be happy to be ruling over me but apparently you are tricking me. Why is this illusion to me???"    

You may wish to hear this keerthana beautifully rendered by TTD Asthana Vidwan Balakrishna Prasad :   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RncmDiCD4j4  

Garimella Balakrishna Prasad  a devotional singer was conferred  Sangeet Natak Akademi for year 2020; he is  T.T.D Asthana Vidwaan and Ahobhilamatam Asthana Vidwaan. He served Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam's Annamacharya Project as Special Grade Vocal Artiste from 1978 to 2006.  He is regarded as a pioneer in composing and rendering Annamacharya Sankeerthanas in various Indian musical genres like classical, semi-classical, light and folk styles. He composed tunes for the lyrics of nearly 1400 songs composed by various poets. Of these nearly 1000 of them were Annamacharya sankirtanas.     

Recently on 11.2.2024 was fortunate to have darshan of the Lord of Seven Hills, Thiruvengadamudaiyan.  Here are some photos of Holy Thirumala and Uthsavar Sri Malaiyappa Swami.

 
adiyen Srinivasa dhasan
Mamandur Veeravall Srinivasan Sampathkumar
19.2.2024