TIRUMALA, JULY 18, 2026: Mareecha Maharshi is revered as a primary disciple of Vikhanasa Maharshi, the pioneer of the Vaikhanasa Shastra. He is considered the author of the Vimanarchana Kalpam, the sacred scripture that dictates the exact rituals and worship methods still followed in the Srivari Temple today, said Sri Deevi Raghava Deekshitulu, President of the Tirumala Sri Vaikhanasa Divya Siddhanta Vivardhini Sabha.
He was speaking at the Sri Marichi Maharshi Tirunakshatrotsavam, organised jointly along with the TTD Alwar Divya Prabandha Project at Asthana Mandapam in Tirumala on Saturday evening.
Sri Raghava Deekshitulu said the worship of Sri Venkateswara Swamy at Tirumala has been performed according to the Vaikhanasa Bhagavat Sastra, authored by Sage Sri Vaikhanasa, for thousands of years, and the procedures prescribed by Sri Marichi Maharshi in the Vimanarchana Kalpam and Ananda Samhita.
He noted that these sacred texts continue to guide the worship traditions at Tirumala till date.
Scholars Sri Ganjam Prabhakaracharyulu, Sri Yashwanth Deekshitulu, Sri Sesha Sai and Sri Sravan Kumar highlighted the importance of the Vaikhanasa Agama in preserving temple traditions, Sanatana Dharma and the worship of the Pancha Berams at Tirumala.
Faculty members, Vaikhanasa scholars and students of Dharmagiri Veda Vignana Peetham participated in the programme.
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