The richness of
Hindu Sanatana Dharma is that it preaches
“Manava Sevaye Madhava
Seva” which means “
Service to Humanity is Service to Divinity”. Illustrious
acharyas like Tirumala Nambi, Ramanjuacharya, Ananthalvar and many others
dedicated their lives in the service of people thereby possed the heavenly
mukthi. The concept of Srivari Seva has been derived out of this noble thought
by TTD and was introduced in the year
2000 with an aim to serve the pilgrims who
throng Tirumala from far flung places to have darshan of
Lord Venakteswara.
Began with just 200 Srivari Sevakulu in the initial days, so far nearly five
lakh Srivari Sevakulu have rendered impeccable services to the fellow pilgrims
in their 14-long years of journey since its inception.
Srivari Sevakulu hail
from Telengana, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, Maharastra,
Orissa, New Delhi, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand states also apart from Andhra Pradesh.
On any given day not less than
1000 Sevakulu will be on service while during
festive and vacation seasons the figure triples. Srivari Seva will form as
integral part of worship at Tirumala.
The opinion of the Sevakulu is that “It
not only enlivens our spiritual life and also prepares our body and soul to act
as per the will of supreme Lord which is nothing but serving the fellow pilgrims
with love and affection”.