The Supreme deity “Venkata Krishnan” is worshipped as Parthasarathy, that is as a Charioteer of Arjuna. The primary sanctum enshrines the majestic Lord of Lords of all incarnations along with his entire family (three generations!) – his consort Rukmini, his brother Balaraman, Satyaki, His son Prathyumnan and His grand son Aniruddhan.
As I enter the sanctum, like every time, I become speechless. The Lord stands at 9 feet tall towering majestically, giving a Vishwaroopa darshnam. He has a moustache and his Eyes glow, his Universal form just radiates compassion. (His Eyes, moustache and Namam are drawn in white). He is the all powerful Supreme Spiritual master.. Mere words of mine cannot describe Him, His attractive presence takes away all our worries, and reassures that he is the Bhaktha Valsalan, who would take care of us.
Facing east, Lord Krishna is adorned in stunning silk dhoti-sari and jewellery. His wardrobe is awesome and He is so dear, I am awe struck! He has only his conch (Sangu) and does not have a Chakra, as he promised that he would not take any weapons for the war. He has only two hands, and holds his conch in his right hand and his left hand shows Varadha Mudhra – sometimes adorned with a diamond glove – with the wordings – “Mam Ekam Saranam Vraja” – He has a small knife tucked in his hip and also a big sword behind his Varadha Hastam.
One Darshan of the Utsava Murthy will evoke a strong feeling and would move you to tears.. There are war scars all over the face caused by Bheeshma’s bow during the Mahabharatha war. He shielded the greatest of his devotees – Arjuna!
Within this temple, there are separate shrines for Rama, Ranganathar, Vedavalli Thayar, Gajendra Varadhar who is in a seated posture mounted on Garuda, Narasimhar and Andal.
Since He is recuperating from war, groundnut oil and chillies are not used in the preparations offered to the Lord for Neivedhyam. (Got to know that they use pepper for the Puliyodharai and Vadai, that’s the reason for its awesome taste!)
Signing off with my favourite slokams from The Bhagavad Gita,Simply Surrender to Krishna! :
Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami ma sucah
"Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear"
Yatra Yogesvarah Krushno, Yatra partho Dhanur Dharah Tatra Srir Vijayo bhuthir dhruva nitir matir mama
"Wherever there is Krishna, the master of all mystics, and wherever there is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, victory, power and morality"
Paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam dharma-samsthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge
"In order to deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself millennium after millennium".
Ekam sastram devaki-putra-gitam
(Let there be one scripture only for the whole wold, Bhagavat Gita)
Eko devo devaki-putra eva (Let there be one God for the whole world – Sri Krishna)
Eko mantras tasya namani yani –karmapy ekam tasya devasya sevaan (Let there be one mantra and one prayer – the Chanting of His name)
