God is my priority and I am prepared to forgo anything

God is my priority and I am prepared to forgo anything
-The above was a stand taken by Maharaja of Tiruvanathapuram in year 1900.
Read : Tiruvanathapuram as Tiru + Ananta + Padma naaban
Tiruvanathapuram , the Kerala's capital is named for its temple .The main deity of this Thiruvanandhapura Kshetram is Sri Anantha Padmanabhan.Here Lord Vishnu reclines on the sacred serpent Anantha,from this temple.
 Padmanabhaswamy temple is considered one among the 108 sacred temples (Divya Desh-am) in India dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The ancient texts of Padma purana and Skanda purana have mentions about this temple.This temple in its present form is built by Maharaja Marthanda Varma (1729-1758), one of the most powerful rulers of Travancore. The work on the temple was started in 1731. In 1750, the Maharaja dedicated his kingdom to Lord Padmanabha, the presiding deity of the kingdom and assumed the title Padmanabhadasa or the servant of Lord Padmanabha.
 From that day onwards the rulers of Travancore carry out all their princely and spiritual duties as the servants of the Lord.

Now comming back to our Title, why Maharaja of Tiruvantapuram took such a stand and his preparedness for renunciation is explained in the below article appeared in the newspaper. Here is the Link.
 http://beta.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article75146.ece

I request you all to follow this link and read the article.