Greatness of Perialwar/Periazhvar/Periazhwar
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
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The slOka( declared in brahmAnda purAnam and varAha purAnam ) written in Telugu language that you see in the header of this page transliterated to English is:
which means...
"In this Universe there is no sacred place equivalent to Venkatadri(i.e.,There is no place in the whole Universe which is more auspicious than the hill Venkatachala). There is no God equivalent to Lord Venkateswara neither in the past nor in the future going to be(i.e.,There is no Archa murti (worshippable form) in all the three times (present,past and future) whose glories are comparable to the Lord of Venkatachala)"
Periazhvar was born in Srivilliputtur, as the fifth son of Mukunda Bhattar and Padmavathi Ammangar, in the star Swathi, and was called Vishnu Chitta. He is considered an amsa of Garuda. Even when young, Vishnu Chitta was seized with a desire to serve the Lord.
There are many types of services (kainkaryam) one can do for God, said Kidambi Narayanan. One way is through Nama Sankeerthanam. Another is by cleaning temples. God welcomes any kainkaryam of His devotees. Vishnu Chitta decides to string garlands for Lord Vatapatrasayee, the presiding deity in Srivilliputtur temple. He sets up a garden with all kinds of fragrant flowers, which he plucks everyday and makes garlands for the Lord. This Pushpa Kainkaryam is especially dear to the Lord. In His Krishna avatara, He and Balarama, on their way to meet Kamsa, first visit the house of a flower seller. The flower seller, who is moved, offers Krishna a garland of flowers, and the Lord says that this Pushpa Kainkaryam is the one he likes best among all the ways of serving Him.
Later Vishnu Chitta becomes the foster father of Andal, and unknowingly he adorns the Lord with garlands that his daughter has tried out on herself. Swami Desika says Vishnu Chitta later came to be known as Periazhvar because the Lord liked the garlands worn by Andal very much, and Periazhvar was instrumental in bringing them to Him.
One of the thaniyans for Periazhvar salutes him as the one, who, though he had not formally learnt the scriptures from an Acharya, established the supremacy of Lord Narayana. He is the father-in-law of Lord Ranganatha. The next thaniyan says we should bear on our heads the feet of those who say the word ‘Srivilliputtur’, for, it is the birthplace of Periazhvar and Andal. The third thaniyan says Periazhvar’s feet are our refuge.
An instance of Acharyas showing the same motherly concern for the Lord as Periazhvar showed is seen in the case of Mudaliandan and Koorathazvar. When the Adhyayana utsavam comes to a close in Srirangam, they embrace each other in relief that the Lord has emerged unscathed by evil eyes.
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There are many types of services (kainkaryam) one can do for God, said Kidambi Narayanan. One way is through Nama Sankeerthanam. Another is by cleaning temples. God welcomes any kainkaryam of His devotees. Vishnu Chitta decides to string garlands for Lord Vatapatrasayee, the presiding deity in Srivilliputtur temple. He sets up a garden with all kinds of fragrant flowers, which he plucks everyday and makes garlands for the Lord. This Pushpa Kainkaryam is especially dear to the Lord. In His Krishna avatara, He and Balarama, on their way to meet Kamsa, first visit the house of a flower seller. The flower seller, who is moved, offers Krishna a garland of flowers, and the Lord says that this Pushpa Kainkaryam is the one he likes best among all the ways of serving Him.
Later Vishnu Chitta becomes the foster father of Andal, and unknowingly he adorns the Lord with garlands that his daughter has tried out on herself. Swami Desika says Vishnu Chitta later came to be known as Periazhvar because the Lord liked the garlands worn by Andal very much, and Periazhvar was instrumental in bringing them to Him.
One of the thaniyans for Periazhvar salutes him as the one, who, though he had not formally learnt the scriptures from an Acharya, established the supremacy of Lord Narayana. He is the father-in-law of Lord Ranganatha. The next thaniyan says we should bear on our heads the feet of those who say the word ‘Srivilliputtur’, for, it is the birthplace of Periazhvar and Andal. The third thaniyan says Periazhvar’s feet are our refuge.
An instance of Acharyas showing the same motherly concern for the Lord as Periazhvar showed is seen in the case of Mudaliandan and Koorathazvar. When the Adhyayana utsavam comes to a close in Srirangam, they embrace each other in relief that the Lord has emerged unscathed by evil eyes.
UTSAVA MURTHY OF LORD SRI MALAYAPPA(VENKATESWARA) WITH SRIDEVI AND BHUDEVI
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"vEnkatAdri samam sthAnam brahmAndE nAsti kinchana,
vEnkatEsa samO dEvO na bhUtO na bhavishyati"
vEnkatEsa samO dEvO na bhUtO na bhavishyati"
which means...
"In this Universe there is no sacred place equivalent to Venkatadri(i.e.,There is no place in the whole Universe which is more auspicious than the hill Venkatachala). There is no God equivalent to Lord Venkateswara neither in the past nor in the future going to be(i.e.,There is no Archa murti (worshippable form) in all the three times (present,past and future) whose glories are comparable to the Lord of Venkatachala)"
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