Annamayya Taught Devotees Saranagati - SVIMS Director

The Director of SVIMS super specialty hospital Dr. Ravi Kumar stated that saint poet Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya preached the devotees that there is no other way to know the philosophy of God but to surrender to Him with devotion.  

As part of the 521st Death Anniversary events of Sri Thallapaka Annamacharya, literary conferences began on Friday at the Annamacharya Kalamandiram in Tirupati.

Dr. Ravi Kumar, who presided over the conference, lectured on the topic "Annamayya - Yoga Sankeertans" and said that the Ashtakshari Mantra imparted by the famous Sri Vaishnavacharya Bhagavad Ramanuja was propagated by Annamayya through his Sankeertans.  Dharma, Bhakti, Surrender and Non-Violence are mainly taught through Annamayya Yoga Sankeertans, he opinioned.

Dr. Rama Rao, an eminent literary scholar from Narasapuram, gave a lecture on 'Annamayya - Bhavukatha' and said that Annamaiya wrote kirtans to sensitize the common people.

Later, the Telugu teacher from Tirupati Sri Ramulu gave a lecture on the topic 'Vaggeyakarulu- Annamayya Pratyekata' and stated that Annamacharya created his literature by combining the essence of Saranagati,  Public pulse and Vedas.

Annamacharya Project Director Dr. Akella Vibhishana Sharma and others participated in this program.