The Mooppil Swamiyar travelled all over Kerala and defeated all Pashandas (those who do not accept the authority of the Vedas) in debates.
The tree fell onto the ground assuming the form of Sri Ananta Padmanabha with his head at Thiruvallom, navel in Thiruvananthapuram and lotus-feet at Thrippadapuram.
Devesvara referred to in the stotra could either be his guru, Suresvara, or Sri Krishna, the Lord of gods.
Even today the Ettara Yogam, the once powerful governing body of the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple, holds its sessions only in the presence of the Pushpanjali Swamiyar.
The Kings of Travancore needed the permission of the Yogam even to adopt a new member to the royal family.
[2] In the past, if subjects of Travancore had any grievance they could raise Uthirakkura or Rudhirakkura (red flag) at the Western entrance of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple.
Maravanchery Thekkedathu Nilakanta Bharatikal is the current Mooppil Swamiyar of Naduvil Madhom.
He was born as the son of Maravanchery Thekkedathu Chitran Nambuthiripad and Neeli Antharjanam of Pandamparampathu Mana on 14 September 1935.
After leading the life of a grihastha, he accepted sannyasa on 1 July 2001 when Meppoyilathu Ashtamoorthi Bharatikal was the Mooppil Swamiyar of Naduvil Madhom.
Maravanchery Swamiyar was in news for strongly opposing the opening of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple's Vault B.