Tirumala, Sept 26 (TIM Bureau): On the last day morning on Tuesday of the ongoing annual Brahmotsavam fete, the sacred Avabritha Chakra Snanam was performed on the holy disc-Sudarshan
Chakrattalwar. The temple priests performed ‘Snapana Tirumanjanam’ to ‘Utsavarulu’ and ‘Sri Sudarshana
Chakrattalwar’ recited ‘Purusha-Sri-Bhu Suktams’ as per ‘Vaikhanasa Agamavidhi’.
According to Hindu Scriptures, Sudarshana Chakra is a spinning, disk-like weapon with 108 serrated edges of Lord Sri Maha Vishnu. The Sudarshana Chakra may be depicted as an Ayudhapurusha (anthropomorphic form). He is depicted as a fierce form of Vishnu, deployed for the ultimate destruction of an enemy. In Tirumala, ‘Chakra Snanam’ is performed to Chakrattalwar four times in a
year during annual Brahmotsavams, Vaikuntha Dwadasi, Ratha Sapthami and during Anantha Padmanatbha Vratam.