A lay man’s definition of Bhagavatha Dharmam is chanting Hari Namasankeerthanam. Sri Anna’s Avatara is solely to rejuvenate Bhagavatha Dharmam. The Shastras & Srimad Bhagavatham speaks of The Bhagavatha Dharma as the only alternative, to redeem mankind from this sad plight. The nature of Kaliyuga does not allow any spiritual practice in its truest form. The previous yugas demanded strenuous spiritual exercises to be performed by a seeker to attain Mukthi or liberation from this vicious circle of birth and death. He follows `the Ekadasi vratham strictly – fasting, performing Abhishekam to Kolahalan, Pravachanam in the evening and Divyanama Sankeerthanam at night. What ever it takes, Sri Anna makes it a point to be in Paranur every Ekadasi. Ever since, the Divine couple is involved in Sri Kolahalan’s Kainkaryaram till date. Madhurambal (Sri Manni) in obedience to Sri Vasudeva Brahmam’s words. Though Sri Anna was always in tapas, he married Smt. The key among them are Sri Vasudeva Brahmam, Sri Ranganatha Iyer (Ramayana mama), Sri TC Srinivaan, Sri Krishnamurthy, Sri Nagarajan, Sri Balarama Sastrigal, Sri Nagaraja Srowthigal and Sri Venkatesan to name a few. Quite a few avathara purushas also descended along with Anna around the same time. These kirthanas are sung everyday for the Lord. Like Sri Thiyagaraja Swamigal who sang Utsava sampradaya keerthanas for his Rama, Sri Anna has composed Uthsava krithis for Sri Kolahalan’s seva. Sri Anna himself performs the Ashta-Yaama sevas to Sri Kolahalan right from Suprabhatham in the morning, the afternoon pooja, the evening rituals till Dolothsavam at night.
He founded a glorious sampradaya aptly named PremikaSampradaya. A new horizon of Prema Bhakthi and Hari Nama pracharam emerged. Yes! A path that captivates, enchants,exhilarates and easy for all to follow. With the advent of Sri Baktha Kolahalan (the supreme and presiding deity at Paranur) Sri Anna’s Upasana Murthi, Sri Anna’s spiritual path took a different turn from that of a yogi to a Krishna Premi. He took to the Srimad Bhagavatham as his pramana grantha.
With the blessings of his Gurus, Sri Siva Prakasha Anandagiri Swamigal and Sri Bhagawan Nama Bodendral began a different era in His spiritual life. Sri Anna had become a master yogi by the age of 12. Next came a period of rigorous Yogic practices and Dhyana. The young Ambi was joyfully engaged in composing soulful Bhajans and verses on Sri Krishna right from an early age of 8.
He charmed his family and the people of the village alike with his Bala leelas and came to be fondly known as “Ambi”. His family were the descendents of the renowned Vaishnavite Acharya Sri Periya Vachan Pillai. He was born on the Krishnashtami day in 1934 in the Rohini Star.
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