The grand procession of Lord Venkateswara on the second
day of Salakatla Brahmotsavam on the beautiful
HamsaVahanam is colourful feast to the tens of thousands of eyes. Lord
Venkateswara as Malayalappaswami blessed his devotees as Veenapani Saraswati
atop Hamsa or Swan.
Swan or Hamsa also stands out for its capabilities to
weed out the good from the bad. In other words the celestial bird is known for
its in-born virtues to segregate the milk from water in a pot of this mixed
liquid. This denotes that Lord Venkateswara as Hamsavahanaroodha(the rider of
swan vehicle) will weed out the bad qualities in a human being and retain only
the good virtues.
As saint –poet Annamacharya put it “Hamsa-cheti palu neeru-natlaye batuku” . In his embodiment
as Veena pani atop
the golden swan , Lord Venkateswara
drives home the point among the
devotees to give up ‘Aham’(ego)and to contribute their might
in the service of mankind by
helping the poor and needy.
Srivari Hamsa Vahanam denotes the significance attached
towards selfless service of everyone towards mankind and that ego and personal
pride would keep them away from Lord Venkateswara and his divine blessings.
TTD Chairman Sri K.Bapi Raju and TTD Executive Officer
Sri L.V.Subramanyam released audio cd titled "Hodi Bheri" of Dasa
Sahithya and Sri Venkateswara Prabhatha Stavamu by Thallapaka Pedda
Tirumalacharya in front of Vahanam.