The Moolavar is known as Thiruthangal Appan. this name is given to him by the alwar. the moolavar is seen along with Sri devi, Bhoo devi and Neela devi in standing posture facing east. he is also called Nindra Narayana or Sthitha Narayana. the Thayar is known as Sengamala Nachiar or anna Nayagi. usually when there is a separate sannidhi for the thayar she is seen in sitting posture but here she is seen standing facing east She is very powerful and many a devotees have their wish fulfilled by praying sincerely to her. the vimana is Soma Sandha Vimana. the temple and Lord are located on a small hillock known as Thanga malai. there are four theerthams Baskara theertham, Sanga theertham and Padma theertham The Arjuna Nadhi is about two miles north but is considered one of the temple theerthams. The Lord appeared to Sri devi, Pururavas, Bana the asura, Lord Siva, Muruga, Markandeya, Brighu Maharishi and a tiger. the place is also known as Thiruthangal, Thiruthangalur and Sripuram. there is an old proverb that says if one visits thiruthangal there is no rebirth for him in this world. the figure of Garudar opposite the Perumal sannidhi is seen holding the Amudha Kalasam in his right hand, the left hand is seen holding a snake. Two other hands are seen in anjali pose.
In the Garbagriha along with the Moolavar there are idols of 11 others along with Narayana seen in standing pose. On the right side is seated Markandeyar and Garuda with his hands folded in standing posture. Visvakarma, Sri devi, Bhoo devi, Neeladevi and Aruna are also seen on the right side. Perumal has his right hand directed towards his feet and the left hand kept on the waist. (what an interesting pose) to the left of the Moolavar, Jambavati, Usha, Anirudhan, Brighu Maharishi are seen. In front of the Moolavar the Pancha berars are seen.
there are a number of stone inscriptions at the bottom of the vimanam on the top of the Garbagriham as also on the sides of the vimanam.
Once Upon A Time in Naimisaraniyam, Suthapuranikar was present. The rishis there asked him to relate the story of Sri Kshetram which is another name for Thiruthangal. Suthapuranikar said that the story relating to Sri Kshetra Mahatmiyam is very powerful and will confer blessings on all those who listen to it and that whoever listens or reads this story will be blessed with the presence of thayar in his/her house.
Budha, one of the Navagrahas, had a grand son. His name was Pururava Chakravarthi. He was a great warrior as also a person who upheld dharma. He was a great administrator. he was also very kind.when he became old, he entrusted the kingdom to his sons and along with his wife went to the forest. He met the rishis. They welcomed him. The rishis asked the king as to why he had come to the forest. The king replied that however wealthy and famous a man may be, if he does not have peace of mind, there is no purpose and pleasure in life. The king said that all the pleasure in the world are not permanent. They do not give true happiness and that an intelligent person would always want to attain moksha. The king said that he had reached that stage of enlightenment and so had sought the rishis so as to learn from them the means to attain salvation. The rishis replied " you please visit the Divya Desams where the Lord is having nithya vasams. You should also stay in those places and offer service to the sages and in due course you will attain your objective. amongst all the Divya Deshams, you should without fail, visit Sri kshetram (Thiruthangal)" they said they had heard from Narada the greatness of that Divya Desham andthat they would repeat to him whatever they heard from Narada.
In that place Para Vasudeva along with Thayar is residing. In that place there are five theerthams and a small hillock. It is full of wise men. all the sins can be washed away by having a bath in Papanasa theertham which is an important theertham in that place. The other theerthams like Bhaskara theertham, Sanga theertham and Padma theertham are also equally important. In the north Arjuna river flows. it is considered to be the amsam of Ganga nadhi itself. the small hillock is known as Thanga Parvatha. along with thirumangal thayar, Bhoo devi and Neela devi are also there. having related all this the sages continued to relate as to how this place got the name sri kshetram.
Once Upon A Time when Perumal was lying down in tiruparkadal in yoga nidra, there was a discussion between Sri Devi, Bhoo Devi and Neela Devi. They wondered as to who amongst them was greatest. The discussion became heated as the ladies in waiting of the three of them started putting their points forward. the ladies in waiting of Sri Devi said that Lakshmi alone is the greatest. She only is the embodiment of prosperity in this world. she is the eternal mother. she is mangala Devathai. she is the most favourite of Perumal. It is because of association with Lakshmi Devi that Perumal is known as Sripathi, Srinikethan and Srinivasan. Brahma, Indra and other Devas were all waiting eagerly to have a glimpse of this goddess of wealth. Only if her kataksham rests on a person, people get peace of mind. Vedas praise her only. so said those ladies. Immediately the ladies in waiting of Bhoo Devi said that it is Bhooma Devi who is the greatest amongst the three. Bhooma Devi is greater than others as she is the very foundation for this earth (Jagathaatharam). It is she who is bearing with immense patience this entire world. Vishnu is very fond of her. It is the earth that provides us with food, cloth and shelter. As she is the mother earth, it is with her blessings that we are able to live in this world. When Perumal took the form of Vamana he requested from Mahabali in the yaga salai three feet of this earth only. during the pralaya times Perumal saved mother earth from destruction. Vedas also praise her. She is known as Darani Darithri and sarvam Satra. the God manifests himself in his Varaha avathar in order to rescue this thayar. Even Lakshmi is very fond of BhooDevi who is the most important so said those ladies. Now it was the turn of the ladies in waiting of neela Devi to enumerate the points in her favour. they said that the other two Thayars are fully aware of the greatness of Neela Devi. The Vedas also praise her, as she is seen in Rasa roopa. vedas refer to the Perumal as "Rasovaisaha". she is seen as water. she is Athishtana Devatha of water. she was the person who was entrusted by Perumal the Purana Purushar with the task of creating this world. water is also known as Naram. As Perumal is lying down on the laps of Neela Devi i.e. cosmic ocean he is known as Narayana. the Neela suktham praises this Thayar so said the ladies. the argument continued. Sri Devi got annoyed and she left the place and went to Thiruthangal hill. In that hill she started her tapas. When thirumagal came to Thiruthangal hill, the rishis started worshipping her. Pleased with their bhakti the Goddess promised to give them whatever boon they asked. They said Oh Devi we are happy that we have your darshan. We feel we have achieved our life's objective; but even then we have one request. You should reside here with the name Aruna kamala Mahadevi. she consented and after the rishis left she continued her japa of Ashtakara mantram. Perumal was pleased and came down from tiruparkadal and assured her that she was the most important amoung the three Devis and so she was known as Periya Pirati he also assured her that it was because of her that he was known as Sriyah Pati. he said a slight glance from her would attain for the blessed the status of Indra brahma etc. she was pleased and requested the Lord to be seen in the same pose as that of Tiruparkadal here and that he should continue to stay there with her and bless the devotees. Bhoodevi and Neela devi also came and bowed before her. The Lord said henceforth the place would be known as Sri Kshetram.
In the Garbagriha along with the Moolavar there are idols of 11 others along with Narayana seen in standing pose. On the right side is seated Markandeyar and Garuda with his hands folded in standing posture. Visvakarma, Sri devi, Bhoo devi, Neeladevi and Aruna are also seen on the right side. Perumal has his right hand directed towards his feet and the left hand kept on the waist. (what an interesting pose) to the left of the Moolavar, Jambavati, Usha, Anirudhan, Brighu Maharishi are seen. In front of the Moolavar the Pancha berars are seen.
there are a number of stone inscriptions at the bottom of the vimanam on the top of the Garbagriham as also on the sides of the vimanam.
Once Upon A Time in Naimisaraniyam, Suthapuranikar was present. The rishis there asked him to relate the story of Sri Kshetram which is another name for Thiruthangal. Suthapuranikar said that the story relating to Sri Kshetra Mahatmiyam is very powerful and will confer blessings on all those who listen to it and that whoever listens or reads this story will be blessed with the presence of thayar in his/her house.
Budha, one of the Navagrahas, had a grand son. His name was Pururava Chakravarthi. He was a great warrior as also a person who upheld dharma. He was a great administrator. he was also very kind.when he became old, he entrusted the kingdom to his sons and along with his wife went to the forest. He met the rishis. They welcomed him. The rishis asked the king as to why he had come to the forest. The king replied that however wealthy and famous a man may be, if he does not have peace of mind, there is no purpose and pleasure in life. The king said that all the pleasure in the world are not permanent. They do not give true happiness and that an intelligent person would always want to attain moksha. The king said that he had reached that stage of enlightenment and so had sought the rishis so as to learn from them the means to attain salvation. The rishis replied " you please visit the Divya Desams where the Lord is having nithya vasams. You should also stay in those places and offer service to the sages and in due course you will attain your objective. amongst all the Divya Deshams, you should without fail, visit Sri kshetram (Thiruthangal)" they said they had heard from Narada the greatness of that Divya Desham andthat they would repeat to him whatever they heard from Narada.
In that place Para Vasudeva along with Thayar is residing. In that place there are five theerthams and a small hillock. It is full of wise men. all the sins can be washed away by having a bath in Papanasa theertham which is an important theertham in that place. The other theerthams like Bhaskara theertham, Sanga theertham and Padma theertham are also equally important. In the north Arjuna river flows. it is considered to be the amsam of Ganga nadhi itself. the small hillock is known as Thanga Parvatha. along with thirumangal thayar, Bhoo devi and Neela devi are also there. having related all this the sages continued to relate as to how this place got the name sri kshetram.
Once Upon A Time when Perumal was lying down in tiruparkadal in yoga nidra, there was a discussion between Sri Devi, Bhoo Devi and Neela Devi. They wondered as to who amongst them was greatest. The discussion became heated as the ladies in waiting of the three of them started putting their points forward. the ladies in waiting of Sri Devi said that Lakshmi alone is the greatest. She only is the embodiment of prosperity in this world. she is the eternal mother. she is mangala Devathai. she is the most favourite of Perumal. It is because of association with Lakshmi Devi that Perumal is known as Sripathi, Srinikethan and Srinivasan. Brahma, Indra and other Devas were all waiting eagerly to have a glimpse of this goddess of wealth. Only if her kataksham rests on a person, people get peace of mind. Vedas praise her only. so said those ladies. Immediately the ladies in waiting of Bhoo Devi said that it is Bhooma Devi who is the greatest amongst the three. Bhooma Devi is greater than others as she is the very foundation for this earth (Jagathaatharam). It is she who is bearing with immense patience this entire world. Vishnu is very fond of her. It is the earth that provides us with food, cloth and shelter. As she is the mother earth, it is with her blessings that we are able to live in this world. When Perumal took the form of Vamana he requested from Mahabali in the yaga salai three feet of this earth only. during the pralaya times Perumal saved mother earth from destruction. Vedas also praise her. She is known as Darani Darithri and sarvam Satra. the God manifests himself in his Varaha avathar in order to rescue this thayar. Even Lakshmi is very fond of BhooDevi who is the most important so said those ladies. Now it was the turn of the ladies in waiting of neela Devi to enumerate the points in her favour. they said that the other two Thayars are fully aware of the greatness of Neela Devi. The Vedas also praise her, as she is seen in Rasa roopa. vedas refer to the Perumal as "Rasovaisaha". she is seen as water. she is Athishtana Devatha of water. she was the person who was entrusted by Perumal the Purana Purushar with the task of creating this world. water is also known as Naram. As Perumal is lying down on the laps of Neela Devi i.e. cosmic ocean he is known as Narayana. the Neela suktham praises this Thayar so said the ladies. the argument continued. Sri Devi got annoyed and she left the place and went to Thiruthangal hill. In that hill she started her tapas. When thirumagal came to Thiruthangal hill, the rishis started worshipping her. Pleased with their bhakti the Goddess promised to give them whatever boon they asked. They said Oh Devi we are happy that we have your darshan. We feel we have achieved our life's objective; but even then we have one request. You should reside here with the name Aruna kamala Mahadevi. she consented and after the rishis left she continued her japa of Ashtakara mantram. Perumal was pleased and came down from tiruparkadal and assured her that she was the most important amoung the three Devis and so she was known as Periya Pirati he also assured her that it was because of her that he was known as Sriyah Pati. he said a slight glance from her would attain for the blessed the status of Indra brahma etc. she was pleased and requested the Lord to be seen in the same pose as that of Tiruparkadal here and that he should continue to stay there with her and bless the devotees. Bhoodevi and Neela devi also came and bowed before her. The Lord said henceforth the place would be known as Sri Kshetram.
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