![]() When Annamayya decides to sacrifice his life because all his works were lost, a significant portion of his work is saved by Lord's grace from the fire. ![]() Priests and Brahmins unhappy with his social inclusion of lower caste people in the temple try to destroy his writings. Annamayya realizing the divine order takes to writing poems and sankirtans and reaches old age. Realizing that their husband was born for humanity and Lord's service, his wives give up their lives freeing Annamayya of any earthly attachment. Upon reaching Tirumala, he is enthralled by the beauty of God and settles there to write and sing hymns in praise of the Lord. Also weakened by fasting, Annamayya accepts Laddu - a prasadam from the food consecrated by the Lord himself. As his find pilgrims enter the holy hills, he is lost and is helped by Goddess Lakshmi herself in the form of an old lady by informing him that his footwear was preventing his progress. ![]() Upon discovering the beauty of Lord, Annamayya is lost in a different world and ends up making a pilgrimage to Tirumala Venkateswara Temple without planning or informing his parents. Lord Vishnu appears in front of Annamayya in disguise and accepts a challenge from him to show someone more beautiful than his cousins - GOD in the form of Lord Venkateswara in a temple in his village. Neighboruing villages Vellampalli and Mallavaram are named after Vemayya and Mallayya. Komati Venkareddy's five sons are Kumarayya, Vemayya, Doddayya, Annamayya and Mallaya. Later on, the village is called as Doddavaram after Doddareddy, 3rd son of the Addanki ruler Komati Vemareddy. Musicians and poets include, Annamayya, Rallapalli Anantha Krishna Sharma, Vellaala Subbamma etc. There are many notable actors in film industry such as, Chitturu Nagayya, Kadiri Venkata Reddy, Pasupuleti Kannamba, Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao, Chadalavada Kutumba Rao etc. It is near the birthplaces of Pothuluri Veera Brahmendra Swamy, known as the 'Nostradamus of India' and ' Annamayya' the devotional singer of Lord Venkateshwara of Tirupathi. Then, the Lord Venkateshwara, hearing the prayers of Lakkavaamba (Annamayya's mother), himself comes in the disguise of a Hunter along with his consorts and tells them that Annamayya lives in Tirumala. Meanwhile, Annamayya's parents get worried regarding Annamayya's whereabouts. He dedicated it to Lord Mallikarjuna of Srisailam.Īnnamayya is a spiritual guru, who wrote songs on Lord Venkateswara, Sri Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami, Ganapathi Sachchidananda, Satya Sai baba is a spiritual and religious savant, Jiddu Krishnamurtie. Sarveswara Satakam (Telugu: సర్వేశ్వర శతకము) is Shaiva Bhakti Satakam, a collection of Telugu poems written by Yathavakkula Annamayya. Jailed for not heeding to the King, Annamayya invokes Lord in the form of "Narashima" (human-lion) and to the surprise of the King, jailors and everyone - the iron rods burst into flames and releases Annamayya. On hearing a "Sringara Sankeertan", the King and Queen (Roja) request that Annamayya sing a sankeertan in their praise as well, something Annamayya rejects as he would sing only for the Lord and not for any human being. ![]() Through encounters with the local administrator (Tanikella Bharani), he comes in contact with the ruler of the country - Saluva Narasimha(Mohan Babu) who becomes a fan of his songs and make him the court poet. After the birth of children, Annamayya settles in Tirumala leaving his children in the care of his parents. The Lord personally conducts the wedding of Annamayya with his cousins - Timakka and Akkalamma. But, he is then convinced by the Lord himself who has now taken the form of a Brahmin. When Annamayya is asked to marry his 2 cousins, he refuses saying that his life is dedicated to the service of the Lord and marriage would become a hindrance to it. His tunes for Annamayya sankeerthana's has been published by TTD.ģVelugulo annamayya-cheekatlo Krishnamayya'a news item article published in "Vaartha", Telugu daily ![]()
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