At TIRUMALA… “ Its not the darshan you get . It is the darshan ” LORD” bestows”.

The ardent desire of any devotee is to seek an everlasting darshan of Lord Venkateshwara at Tirumala  and…   If this darshan is without any  physical disturbance or interference by the volunteers ,  the soul dances in ecstasy. There is no dearth of pilgrims who wouldn’t stop gushing about their opportune darshan lasting for even a  fraction of second […]

At TIRUMALA… “ Its not the darshan you get . It is the darshan ” LORD” bestows”.

“Swami Thirukachchi Nambi ” who conversed with Supreme Lord Varadaraja of Kancheepuram

Swami Thiru-kachchi Nambi occupies a very unique position, both as an Acharyar, and as an advanced devotee in srivaishnava guru parampara . Swamy Nambi is one of the very few devotees with whom the Lord Himself conversed regularly. Swami Thirukkachchi nambi appeared in a place called poo irunda valli (currently called poonamallee, near Chennai ) […]

“Swami Thirukachchi Nambi ” who conversed with Supreme Lord Varadaraja of Kancheepuram

Ananthazhvan and the Tiger at Tirumala Hills

Swamy Ananthazhvan and the Tiger at Tirumala Hills– This incident happened few hundreds years ago  in Tirumala when the temple was very difficult to approach .Many wild animals used to move freely near the temple   .  Swamy Ananthazhvan  the ardent devotee of LORD VENKATESHWARA was once having  a holy dip in the  Swamipushkarini pond […]

Ananthazhvan and the Tiger at Tirumala Hills

Ananthazhvan and the Tiger at Tirumala Hills

Swamy Ananthazhvan and the Tiger at Tirumala Hills– This incident happened few hundreds years ago  in Tirumala when the temple was very difficult to approach .Many wild animals used to move freely near the temple   .  Swamy Ananthazhvan  the ardent devotee of LORD VENKATESHWARA was once having  a holy dip in the  Swamipushkarini pond […]

Ananthazhvan and the Tiger at Tirumala Hills

VenkaTAdri samam sthAnam brahmANDe nAsti kinchana; VenkateSa samo devo na bhUto na bhaviSyati

venkaTAdri samam sthAnam brahmANDe nAsti kincana; venkateSa samo devo na bhUto na bhaviSyati This sloka  taken from the Puranas  claims  ………… There is no place in the entire universe that equals Venkatadri, the place where the Lord resides and there is no God, neither in the past nor in the future who equals  Lord Venkateswara. Everything begins and ends […]

VenkaTAdri samam sthAnam brahmANDe nAsti kinchana; VenkateSa samo devo na bhUto na bhaviSyati

“Oh ! Lord Krishna, now at this moment let the royal swan of my mind enter the tangled stems of your lotus feet .. Prana-prayana-samaye kapha-vata-pittaih. kanthavarodhana-vidhau smaranam kutas tey.

Once a  great Acharyar  was  explaining to his disciples about the King Yayati life in Sri Vishnu Purana .  The discussion became more interesting . Two of his disciples asked.. Swamin ..  . Please tell us the difference between Bhakthi and Prapatti.. which is the best ?  Acharyar replied…… My child ! Bhakthi is […]

“Oh ! Lord Krishna, now at this moment let the royal swan of my mind enter the tangled stems of your lotus feet .. Prana-prayana-samaye kapha-vata-pittaih. kanthavarodhana-vidhau smaranam kutas tey.

A Unique school of learning

A    man inspired with Azhwars Divya Prabhandam  wanted to learn Nammazhwars Tiruvaimozhi .He proceeded to Swamy Nanjeeyars Ashram and was waiting for swamy’s audience . He was fortunate to be called immediately . Nanjeeyar was pleased with the man’s interest . Nanjeeyar  without any  thought , directed him to his disciple Nampillai. The man was a […]

A Unique school of learning

KALIYUGA DHARMA . Chant ..Chant .. the HOLY NAME …….. nAdu nagaramum nangaRiya namO nArAyaNA enRu pAdu manam udaip paththar uLLIr! vandhu pallANdu kURuminE…..

After the mahabharata war , Yudhishthir was ruling the kingdom  . Bhimasena  was assisting the King in public relations ministry . He used to help in solving the problems of people; therefore whoever had any questions/problems would come to Bhimasena and ask him for help.  One day,  a person  confessed  Bhimsena that he noticed a strange […]

KALIYUGA DHARMA . Chant ..Chant .. the HOLY NAME …….. nAdu nagaramum nangaRiya namO nArAyaNA enRu pAdu manam udaip paththar uLLIr! vandhu pallANdu kURuminE…..

Lord’s presence is our strength and HIS absence our weakness

Once a new  disciple  approached   Acharyar Bhattar  and asked him……….. … Swamin .. Please  clear my  doubt . What qualifications are needed to recite the Lord’s names ? Bhattar smiled and replied , My dear child  , When you stumble on the road  OR  unknowingly face a danger .., what do you say instantly ..the […]

Lord’s presence is our strength and HIS absence our weakness

The Lord who obeyed his dear devotee Tirumazhisai Azhwar request .. …..”Sonna VaNNAm Seyytha Perumal”.

Thirumazhisai is a holy place located equidistant to Kancheepuram , Mahabalipuram and Mylapur in the present  chengelpet district ( Tamilnadu) . This place is very famous for  Lord Jagganatha Perumal temple .  The holy place  has  cool streams  fruit and flower grooves yielding abundant fruits.  The  blossoming flowers all through makes it  a  perfect place for a […]

The Lord who obeyed his dear devotee Tirumazhisai Azhwar request .. …..”Sonna VaNNAm Seyytha Perumal”.