Welcome to Adiyen Sri Ramanuja Dasan !
" Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha !"
(77. Ans. Contd...) By now, the Raakshasha had changed his mind. He did not want Nambaaduvan’s body anymore. Instead, he now asked for the fruits of all the praise that Nambaaduvan had secured through his visits to Lord Nambi every night. Nambaaduvan refused this at first saying he would give his body away as promised.
The Raakshasha explains the reason for his Raakshasha status. He was a Brahmin in his previous birth. Due to his arrogance of considering himself as the all knowing, he committed many sins including not completing a Yaagam. Hence, he had to take the ugly form in this birth.
The Raakshasha requested Nambaaduvan that he share with him at least that day’s praise so he could get Moksham and go to Vaikuntam. Finally, Nambaaduvan agreed and shared with him the ‘Kaisika’ songs, which he had sung that very night in front of Lord Nambi of ThiruKurungkudi, thus securing Vaikunta Moksham for the Raakshasha.
It is believed that any one who recites/reads or listens to the Kaisika Puraanam will get Vaikunta Moksham in this birth.
In Tirumala this festival is celebrated to the Ugra Srinivasa Murthy with the consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi before Sunrise.
This one and half feet idol represents fierce aspect of the Lord. This Murti is taken out in procession before sunrise on three occasions every year. Once during procession of this deity after dawn, a huge fire broke out.
The sunrays should not fall on this image.
And at that time the Lord invoked an Archaka and said that these idols (Ugra Srinivasa Murthy) can not be given rituals as utsava deities bcos of the fierce aspect and as such go and search in Malayappa Kona in Venkatachala Hills to find the Malayappa Swamy with consorts idols so as to keep that idols as Utsava bera's.
78. Q .: whenever tirumala pedda jeeyar swami is addressed the following title is used which i saw in the website,please let us know the meaning of each of the title words. " Srimad Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Periya Koil Kelvi Appan Sri Ranga Ramanuja Periya Jeeyar Swami " .
Ans .: Parama Hamsa means a highest spiritual state and parivrajakacharya means who searches or wanderers to propogate that highest spiritual state, periya means big and kelvi means aged, appan person so in all He who belongs to a big temple and an aged person (or acharya) who is wandering to propogate the highest spiritual state or dharma.
79. Q .: who is the chinna jeeyar swami of tirumala? where does he stay?
Ans .: Chinna Jeeyar Swamy is also one of the two jeeyars and his mutt is behind the temple in West Mada Street, its called Chinna Jeeyangari Mutt.
Jai Srimannaryana !
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