SRI VENKATAKRISHNAN SWAMY

We know that according to our sampradayam, tattvas are three: Achit, Chit and Ishwaran. Ishwaran refers to Sriyapathi Sriman Narayanan. Ishwaran has 5 forms, namely para, vyuha, vibhava, antaryami and archai. Among these, para form is seen only by the Nityasuri's and even the Devas are not eligible to see this form. Then Perumal by his Nirheduka krupai came to the Thiruparkadal as the vyuha murthy so that the Devas can come to see him and tell their miseries to him. Even this form cannot be seen by the baddha jivatmas. So Emperuman took the vibhava avatara, but the difficulty of this avatara is, he can be seen only by the people in that time and it is difficult to understand him. Then, comes the antaryami, who can be seen only by great people, like the alwars. So the easiest form and the one, seen, even by a nastikan is the archavataram. Among the various archavatarams of the bhagavan, 108 have been sung by the divyasuris(the alwars) and hence are called the divya desams. Thiruvallikeni is one such divya desam. Thirumangai alwar, Peyazhwar and Thirumazhisai azhwar have given their Mangalasasanams to the Emperumans of this divya desam.

Even Arjuna for whom Krishna showed this kolam couldn’t have enjoyed it, since he was filled with confusion and vishadam. But even today we are able to enjoy that arpuda divya mangala vigraham in Thiruvallikeni. Even today he shows his feet and says 'mam ekam charanam vraja' and assures that he will release us from all our sins and grant us moksham. The moolavar has only two hands, a site not seen in any other divyadesam(except nachiyar koil). On the right he holds the Panchajanyam, the only Ayudam which Emperuman had with him during the Bhaarada Uddham.

Even when he sacrificed all other Ayudams and said he will not touch any, so he gives a divine seva keeping a Sankam in his right hand to protect us and in the left is the varada hastam which says 'Mam Ekam Charanam Vraja'. To show the warrior vesham the Emperuman has a moushtache and a small knife in his hip and also a vuzhavu kol as acharya puts it(since he is a Edayan he needs a kol). And he has Adhiseshan doing the kainkariyam of protecting his divine foot.


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