One of the Nava tirupathi of Pandya nadu. The Moolavar is Vaikuntanatha. the Utsavar is Kallapiran. Perumal appeared to Somukhan, Indra and Brahma. the Moolavar is facing east holding a mace in his hand. Adisesha is seen with his hood spread over the head of the Moolavar. though the garbagriha is placed in quite some depth the suns rays fall directly on the Moolavar on one day during Uttarayanam and Dakshinayanam. i.e. chithirai (April May) and Ippasi (Oct Nov). the moolavar idol is made from saligramam. thayar is Vaikuntavalli / Choranayaki. Chandra Vimanam. the theerthams are Brighu Theertham, Kalasa Theertham, and Tambaraparani river.
VARAGUNAMANGAI.
The Perumal is known as Vijayasanar. seated posture facing east. the thayar is known as Varagunavalli. the Vimanam is Vijayakodi Vimanam, the theertham is Deva Pushkarini and Agni theertham. Knara God appeared to Agni Devatha.
Nammalwars Pasuram sung for the Lord here.9-2-4
Oh! God!
Seen in a lying down posture in Thiruppulingudi and in a sitting posture at Varagunamangai and in a standing posture at Srivaikuntam, you have lightened my worries and lessened my troubles. You have made e your slave with your grace. Oh! God! Please bless us with your darshan so that we can dance with joy. your coral mouth looks like a creeper on a dark rain bearing cloud.
again Nammalwar says.
Madhalar thuyazh mudi mayapiran
Kazhal vazhithinal adhuvae
Ival utra noikkum aru marundu agumae.
In these lines the alwar says that the best medicine to cure the sickness of the damsel is to sing pallandu to the lotus feet of the Perumal whose body is adorned with the honey sweet smelling tulasi garland. the advice given by the foster mother is sevil thai to match the sickness and the cure.
tirukkural in tamil has a verse that goes
Noi Nadi, Noi mudal Nadi, adhu thanickkum
Vai Nadi, Vaipa seyal.
First one must diagnose the sickness, analyse its cause, and then think as to which medicine will cure that illness and only then prescribe the correct medicine.
THIRUPPULINGUDI.
The third of the Nava tirupathis on the notheren bank of Tamabaraparani river the Perumal isKaisina Vendhan also Bhoomi Palar. the thayar is Malarmakal Nachiyar and also Pulingudivalli. the theertham is Varuna theertham and the Vimana is Vedasara. the Lord appeared toking Dharmapura, Visuvasakan. facing east the Moolavar is seen in Bhujanga sayana pose.
An interesting story of Ramanujar's life.
Sri Ramanuja was on his way to meet Nammalwar he stayed at Thiruppulingudi. he is said to have asked the daughter of a priest the direction for going to Kurugoor and the distance to Kurugoor from that place. The daughter of the priest is said to have repeated the pasuram of Nammalwar to Ramanujar and then said that Thirukurugoor was within ear shot of the place where Ramanuja was standing. Hearing the pasuram of Nammalwar repeated by this slip of a girl, Ramanuja felt stunned. He fell at her feet and thought that she was Nammalwar herself.
The Bhujanga sayana pose of the perumal has a lotus creeper that emerges from his nabi. here the creeper depicted in stone is made eye catching by the craftsman. also another feature is that while having seva near the Garbagriha both the feet of Perumal cannot be had in a satisfactory manner as one can see only one foot of the moolavar. However on doing the pardakshinaof the Garbagriha there is a window in the outer prakara, peeping through it one can have a satisfactory darshan of both the Lords feet.
THIRU KULANDHAI (PERUNGULAM)
the Perumal is known as Vengatavanan. the utsavar is Mayakoothan, the thayar is Alarmelvalli, Kulandhai valli, the vimanam is Anandha nilaya vimanam the theertham is Perungulam. God appeared to Bruhaspathi.
an interesting story of a five year old little girl doing penance and wanting to marry the lord alone and god appearing before her and takig her and placing her along with the Kousthuba mani on his chest.
THIRU THULAI VILLI MANGALAM (IRATTAI TIRUPATHI)
the fourth and fifth divya desam of Nava Tirupathis. both these places are considered as one divya desam.
The moolavar is Devapiran is seen in standing pose facing east. the moolavar in the other temple is Aravinda Lochanan also facing east but in sitting posture. the thayar is Karun thadankanni Nachiyar, the theertham is varuna theertham, Kumuda Vimanam. the God appeared to Indra Vayu and Varuna.
Once Upon A Time a rishi named Suprapar came to Kedara Nilayam and was taken aback by its beauty. he decided to perform a yaga there. he started clearing the ground to make it even he found a balance (Tharasu) and a Vil bow. at his touch both turned into a beautiful damsel and a young lad. they related their story of how they were cursed and were waiting for him to redeem them. The muni performed the yaga and prayed to the lord. Perumal appeared before him and he requested the Lord to continue to stay there and bless as the place had blessed the young couple it is equally deemed auspicious for others. the Lord was Devapiran. the place came to be known as Thulaivilli Mangalam. Suprapa rishi continued to stay there and offered prayers to the lord. he would go to the Padmadhara thadakam puck lotus flowers make a nice garland of it and offer it to the Lord. The Lord was pleased by the offerings. however one day he followed Suprapar to find out from where he was collecting all the lotus flowers every day. Lord Devapiran was taken in by the beauty of the tank and the cool breeze blowing softly he decided to stay on on the banks of the tank and would be hence forth known as Aravinda Lochana and that whoever worships him with a lotus will earn his blessings. this is how it became two sannidhis but one divya desam.
THEN THIRUPPERAI
one of the Nava Tirupathis Perumal is Makara Nedum Kuzhai Kadar (Mughil Vannan) thayar is Kuzhai Kada Valli. Badra Vimanam and the perumal is seen sitting facing east. Theertham is Sukra pushkarini and Shanka theertham. god appeared to Sukra, Eesanya Rudrar and Brahma.
Nammalwar has said:
"Veda Oliyum Pillai Kuzha vilayattoliyum Arattha" Literally translated this means that this place was resounding with the sound of repeating the vedas, the music associated with celebration of festivals and the sound of children playing.
Bhoomidevi offered Makara Kundalam to the Lord here and that is how he got the name Makara Kundala dhara.
The Makara theertham is also very famous as all the rivers are said to mix or merged here.
Rama on return from lanka is said to have gifted 18 towns in this area to Thalavakara swami veda families the descends of Jaimini muni followers of Sama Veda.
During the Sundara Pandian reign the king selected 108 families and gave them land and all other facilities to reside in Then Thirupperai. while distributing the said land and houses however he found only 107 and was much pained. that night the Lord came in his dream and said he was the 108 person.
another interesting feature is Garudar sannidhi is not in the ususl place facing the lord here as the Lord wished to see the children enacting the deeds of perumal and playing so he asked Garudar to move from being opposite. that is how we see the sannidhi is located on the banks of the channel.
THIRUKKOLUR
This is the birth place of Madurakavi alwar. The Perumal here is Nikshepavithan or Vaithamaanidhi Perumal seen in Bhujanga sayana pose facing east. thayar is Kolurvalli Nachiyar or Kumudavalli Nachiyar. Srikara vimanam Kubera theertham. god appeared to Kubera and Madura kavi alwar.
It is said once Ramanuja was on his way to Thirukkolur. people from thirukkolur and other places came to receive him outside the limits of the town. a lady who came to receive him prostrated before him. Ramanuja asked her as to where was she coming from. She replied she came from Thirukkolur. Ramanuja smiled and quoted a line from Nammalwar's pasuram 6-7-1. and said how is it when all women are waiting to go to Thirukkolur you have left the place and coming here. she answered his question by replying with a set of eighty rhetorical questions, which refered to various incidents in the lives of sages, saints and Gods. in each of them she compared the depth of devotion displayed by the characters mentioned in that question and said she in no way equalled them as to worship Perumal and had no right to expect that Perumal would treat her in any special way. this work is called Thirukkolur Pen Pillai Rahasyam and is found in Panneerayirappadi Guru Paramparai. written by a disciple of Pillai Lokacharya called Thiruvaimozhi Pillai. Little did Ramanuja anticipate the lady to be so devout and knowledgable.
the questions with brief explanations are the next topic. hope to do so tomorrow.
VARAGUNAMANGAI.
The Perumal is known as Vijayasanar. seated posture facing east. the thayar is known as Varagunavalli. the Vimanam is Vijayakodi Vimanam, the theertham is Deva Pushkarini and Agni theertham. Knara God appeared to Agni Devatha.
Nammalwars Pasuram sung for the Lord here.9-2-4
Oh! God!
Seen in a lying down posture in Thiruppulingudi and in a sitting posture at Varagunamangai and in a standing posture at Srivaikuntam, you have lightened my worries and lessened my troubles. You have made e your slave with your grace. Oh! God! Please bless us with your darshan so that we can dance with joy. your coral mouth looks like a creeper on a dark rain bearing cloud.
again Nammalwar says.
Madhalar thuyazh mudi mayapiran
Kazhal vazhithinal adhuvae
Ival utra noikkum aru marundu agumae.
In these lines the alwar says that the best medicine to cure the sickness of the damsel is to sing pallandu to the lotus feet of the Perumal whose body is adorned with the honey sweet smelling tulasi garland. the advice given by the foster mother is sevil thai to match the sickness and the cure.
tirukkural in tamil has a verse that goes
Noi Nadi, Noi mudal Nadi, adhu thanickkum
Vai Nadi, Vaipa seyal.
First one must diagnose the sickness, analyse its cause, and then think as to which medicine will cure that illness and only then prescribe the correct medicine.
THIRUPPULINGUDI.
The third of the Nava tirupathis on the notheren bank of Tamabaraparani river the Perumal isKaisina Vendhan also Bhoomi Palar. the thayar is Malarmakal Nachiyar and also Pulingudivalli. the theertham is Varuna theertham and the Vimana is Vedasara. the Lord appeared toking Dharmapura, Visuvasakan. facing east the Moolavar is seen in Bhujanga sayana pose.
An interesting story of Ramanujar's life.
Sri Ramanuja was on his way to meet Nammalwar he stayed at Thiruppulingudi. he is said to have asked the daughter of a priest the direction for going to Kurugoor and the distance to Kurugoor from that place. The daughter of the priest is said to have repeated the pasuram of Nammalwar to Ramanujar and then said that Thirukurugoor was within ear shot of the place where Ramanuja was standing. Hearing the pasuram of Nammalwar repeated by this slip of a girl, Ramanuja felt stunned. He fell at her feet and thought that she was Nammalwar herself.
The Bhujanga sayana pose of the perumal has a lotus creeper that emerges from his nabi. here the creeper depicted in stone is made eye catching by the craftsman. also another feature is that while having seva near the Garbagriha both the feet of Perumal cannot be had in a satisfactory manner as one can see only one foot of the moolavar. However on doing the pardakshinaof the Garbagriha there is a window in the outer prakara, peeping through it one can have a satisfactory darshan of both the Lords feet.
THIRU KULANDHAI (PERUNGULAM)
the Perumal is known as Vengatavanan. the utsavar is Mayakoothan, the thayar is Alarmelvalli, Kulandhai valli, the vimanam is Anandha nilaya vimanam the theertham is Perungulam. God appeared to Bruhaspathi.
an interesting story of a five year old little girl doing penance and wanting to marry the lord alone and god appearing before her and takig her and placing her along with the Kousthuba mani on his chest.
THIRU THULAI VILLI MANGALAM (IRATTAI TIRUPATHI)
the fourth and fifth divya desam of Nava Tirupathis. both these places are considered as one divya desam.
The moolavar is Devapiran is seen in standing pose facing east. the moolavar in the other temple is Aravinda Lochanan also facing east but in sitting posture. the thayar is Karun thadankanni Nachiyar, the theertham is varuna theertham, Kumuda Vimanam. the God appeared to Indra Vayu and Varuna.
Once Upon A Time a rishi named Suprapar came to Kedara Nilayam and was taken aback by its beauty. he decided to perform a yaga there. he started clearing the ground to make it even he found a balance (Tharasu) and a Vil bow. at his touch both turned into a beautiful damsel and a young lad. they related their story of how they were cursed and were waiting for him to redeem them. The muni performed the yaga and prayed to the lord. Perumal appeared before him and he requested the Lord to continue to stay there and bless as the place had blessed the young couple it is equally deemed auspicious for others. the Lord was Devapiran. the place came to be known as Thulaivilli Mangalam. Suprapa rishi continued to stay there and offered prayers to the lord. he would go to the Padmadhara thadakam puck lotus flowers make a nice garland of it and offer it to the Lord. The Lord was pleased by the offerings. however one day he followed Suprapar to find out from where he was collecting all the lotus flowers every day. Lord Devapiran was taken in by the beauty of the tank and the cool breeze blowing softly he decided to stay on on the banks of the tank and would be hence forth known as Aravinda Lochana and that whoever worships him with a lotus will earn his blessings. this is how it became two sannidhis but one divya desam.
THEN THIRUPPERAI
one of the Nava Tirupathis Perumal is Makara Nedum Kuzhai Kadar (Mughil Vannan) thayar is Kuzhai Kada Valli. Badra Vimanam and the perumal is seen sitting facing east. Theertham is Sukra pushkarini and Shanka theertham. god appeared to Sukra, Eesanya Rudrar and Brahma.
Nammalwar has said:
"Veda Oliyum Pillai Kuzha vilayattoliyum Arattha" Literally translated this means that this place was resounding with the sound of repeating the vedas, the music associated with celebration of festivals and the sound of children playing.
Bhoomidevi offered Makara Kundalam to the Lord here and that is how he got the name Makara Kundala dhara.
The Makara theertham is also very famous as all the rivers are said to mix or merged here.
Rama on return from lanka is said to have gifted 18 towns in this area to Thalavakara swami veda families the descends of Jaimini muni followers of Sama Veda.
During the Sundara Pandian reign the king selected 108 families and gave them land and all other facilities to reside in Then Thirupperai. while distributing the said land and houses however he found only 107 and was much pained. that night the Lord came in his dream and said he was the 108 person.
another interesting feature is Garudar sannidhi is not in the ususl place facing the lord here as the Lord wished to see the children enacting the deeds of perumal and playing so he asked Garudar to move from being opposite. that is how we see the sannidhi is located on the banks of the channel.
THIRUKKOLUR
This is the birth place of Madurakavi alwar. The Perumal here is Nikshepavithan or Vaithamaanidhi Perumal seen in Bhujanga sayana pose facing east. thayar is Kolurvalli Nachiyar or Kumudavalli Nachiyar. Srikara vimanam Kubera theertham. god appeared to Kubera and Madura kavi alwar.
It is said once Ramanuja was on his way to Thirukkolur. people from thirukkolur and other places came to receive him outside the limits of the town. a lady who came to receive him prostrated before him. Ramanuja asked her as to where was she coming from. She replied she came from Thirukkolur. Ramanuja smiled and quoted a line from Nammalwar's pasuram 6-7-1. and said how is it when all women are waiting to go to Thirukkolur you have left the place and coming here. she answered his question by replying with a set of eighty rhetorical questions, which refered to various incidents in the lives of sages, saints and Gods. in each of them she compared the depth of devotion displayed by the characters mentioned in that question and said she in no way equalled them as to worship Perumal and had no right to expect that Perumal would treat her in any special way. this work is called Thirukkolur Pen Pillai Rahasyam and is found in Panneerayirappadi Guru Paramparai. written by a disciple of Pillai Lokacharya called Thiruvaimozhi Pillai. Little did Ramanuja anticipate the lady to be so devout and knowledgable.
the questions with brief explanations are the next topic. hope to do so tomorrow.
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