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 Complete, 
but????. 
     Its all eagerness in 
the minds of every devotee in this world at the moment as the most famous 
utsavam is just around the corner. 
    
It is none other than the Vaisaka utsavam (brahmotsavam) of Sri 
Devarajaswamy, which is to start on 29th of the May. 
     
The  utsavam has the unique distinction on many fronts. 
First of all ? the god, who appeared in the yagina of Brahma.  
Then the place where the yagina was held ? satyavrathakshetram (meaning 
the place where truth is observed like penance).  Then comes 
the Alwars and Acharyas devotion and dedication towards this lord.  
It may be noted that without lord Varadharaja, no sampradhayam 
(Vaishnava) could exist today.  Then comes the most esteemed 
part of the utsavam which can never be seen in any other temple equal to this in 
this whole universe ? even Srivaikuntam.  The prabhandam of 
periyazhwar aptly suits this lord only. 
     
?Adiyomodum ninodum pirivinri aayiram pallandu? 
     
The manpower i.e. the baktas who come to seek the blessings of the lord 
on various vahanams that adds to his beauty as Swami Desikan expressed 
?Adhikamadhikamanyam aatma shobham dhadhanam?. 
     These bhaktas are of 3 
types.  Of this, first one is ordinary bhaktas who come to 
seek the lord?s blessing.  The second and third are like 
Nithyasuris ? they are the persons who enable the lord to keep his sannithyam 
intact even in this kaliyuga.  They are none other than the 
persons who chant Veda and divyaprabhandham. 
     
No one can question, or even come close to the standards of Veda or divya 
prabhandam of this temple.  They are the best in every aspect 
? style, clarity, harmony, etc.  This is because they (the 
devotees) are doing their job without expecting anything.  
Such is the fame of the temple which is complete in every aspect 
including discipline, time keeping etc. has one incompleteness which hurts many 
ardent devotees i.e. the chanting if divya prabhanda in the 
utsavam. 
     
They are not chanted fully only the first word of the first line and 
third line is chanted for most part of every utsavam.   
Only 8 prabhandhams are chanted fully ? Thirupavai, Thiruvirutham, 
Thiruvaasiriyam, Periya thiruvandadhi, Thirvezhukutrirukkai, 2 madals and 
Ramanuja nootrandhadhi - of the 24 prabhandhams sang by the Alwars, its very sad 
that in such a big occasion only 8 is chanted fully.  But to 
the contrary, all the prabhandhams are chanted fully in this temple in daily 
routine (50 pasurams per day). 
           
As an ardent devotee of the lord and a keen observer of the temple, I 
would like to know the reason for chanting the prabandham like this. 
 
          
The biggest irony is the fact that with such a big veedhi it is not 
chanted fully. On the contrary these same persons chant it fully in the utsavam 
of Yathokthakaari , who doesn?t have 1/4th of Lord Varadaraja?s 
veedhi. 
       
When will this great lord hear it (divya prabandham) fully in the great 
utsavam. 
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