TIRUPATI: Goddess Padmavati took a pleasure ride on the glittering ‘Surya Prabha Vahanam’ in the guise of Panduranga Swamy on Tuesday on the seventh day of the ongoing annual ‘Karthika Brahmotsavams’ at Tiruchanoor.
On a bright sunny morning, the Goddess charmed Her devotees seated atop the vahanam as Panduranga Swamy with some marbles tied to one side of the vehicle (as if playing folk game ‘Gillankodi’ where in marbles are hit with a stick) and a conch on the other side.
Among all the vehicle processions, ‘Surya Prabha Vahanam’ has a unique place as the sun-god controls the affairs of the entire universe and represents the three Vedas -- Rig, Yajur and Sama -- and therefore he is known as Trayimaya, the form of Lord Narayana. He is also called Surya Narayana.
Puranas describe the chariot of Sun God thus: Its size is estimated to be 3,600,000 ‘yojanas’ (28,800,000 miles) long and about 900,000 ‘yojanas’ (7,200,000 miles) wide. The sun-god traverses a distance of 95,100,000 ‘yojanas’ (760,800,000 miles) at the speed of 2,000 ‘yojanas’ and two ‘krosas’ (16,004 miles) in a second.
Goddess Padmavati, appearing in all Her splendour, seemed proud to be riding on the Surya Prabha Vahanam, which was decorated with bright red Vrukshi flowers (Ixora) and blessing the devotees. TTD officials and a number of devotees participated in the procession.
On a bright sunny morning, the Goddess charmed Her devotees seated atop the vahanam as Panduranga Swamy with some marbles tied to one side of the vehicle (as if playing folk game ‘Gillankodi’ where in marbles are hit with a stick) and a conch on the other side.
Among all the vehicle processions, ‘Surya Prabha Vahanam’ has a unique place as the sun-god controls the affairs of the entire universe and represents the three Vedas -- Rig, Yajur and Sama -- and therefore he is known as Trayimaya, the form of Lord Narayana. He is also called Surya Narayana.
Puranas describe the chariot of Sun God thus: Its size is estimated to be 3,600,000 ‘yojanas’ (28,800,000 miles) long and about 900,000 ‘yojanas’ (7,200,000 miles) wide. The sun-god traverses a distance of 95,100,000 ‘yojanas’ (760,800,000 miles) at the speed of 2,000 ‘yojanas’ and two ‘krosas’ (16,004 miles) in a second.
Goddess Padmavati, appearing in all Her splendour, seemed proud to be riding on the Surya Prabha Vahanam, which was decorated with bright red Vrukshi flowers (Ixora) and blessing the devotees. TTD officials and a number of devotees participated in the procession.
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