Thiruppadagam
Pandava Dootha Perumal here is seen in a sitting pose facing east under the Badra Vimana.
the Lord appeared to Janmejaya the great grand son of Arjuna and a rishi named Hareeta who performed severe penance and wanted to have a view of the Lord as he appeared in the court of Duryodana.
The lord here is 25 ft tall and has a beautiful smile. this idol of Krishna is one of the biggest ever. He seems to be amused at the way the worldly people think and live. just as we enjoy to watch a child play so too God may be enjoying at how we handle situations and make our actions. Pada means big and agam is stay hence he seems to be displaying his visvaroopa form.
Thirutanka
Deepa prakasha the god appeared as a shining light to dispel darkness and assist in performing good deeds.
the Lord is seen in a standing pose facing west, the goddesses is Margatha valli and the sri Kara vimana.
Tiruvehka
Lord Bhujagasayana also known as Yadokthkari. The Lord is said to have listened to his ardent disciple here and a famous story well known for which the Lord got a special name too as Sonnavannam Seitha Perumal both the names mean the one who listened to and did as requested. his posture too before and after the incident changed implying that a change had taken place, and how powerful praying to the idol is. some people may not understand this though.
the consort is Komalavalli, the Vimanam is Vedasara Vimanam and the Lord is facing west. mention of this temple and incident is made in very many old literature proving this temple to be an ancient one.
Poigai alwar is said to have been born in a lotus of this temple tank.
Ashtabhuja Perumal.
Beneath the chakragosha vimana the lord with eight hands is seen standing facing west. the four arms on the right are seen holding Sudarshana chakra, a sword, a lotus flower and an arrow. the four arms on the left are seen with celestial conch, a bow, a shield and a mace. this is the only vaishnavite shrine in kanchi to have a vaikunta vasal. the goddess is Puspakavalli. she is worshipped before one worships the lord.
Velukkai.
Vel means desire and irrukai is the place where he stays. Lord is Mukunda Nayaka seen in the form of Narasimhar. seen standing facing east under the Kanaka vimana first know as Mukunda Nayaka, later in the form of Narasimhar facing west. the transformation has a story which runs that the Lord took up this form to fight a demon who wanted to stop Brahma from performing a yaga.
There are three sannidhis here one for the Lord one for the goddesses amruthavalli and one for Garudar.
Nilathingal thunda Perumal.
this shrine is in one of the prakaras of Ekambaresvara temple. there is a saivite priest who does the worship in this shrine. the Lord is known as Nilathingal Thundathan or Chandrachooda perumal seen in standing posture facing west under the Purushasukta Vimana. There are two stories connected with this kshetram but one is very interesting.
Once goddess Parvathi for fun covered the eyes of Lord Siva with her hands. As the two eyes of Lord Siva are considered to be the Sun and Moon the whole world was covered in Darkness and Siva had to open his third eye to illuminate the world. the Lord was angry with Parvathy and asked her to perform penance on earth to atone for the unthinking act. the goddess came as a child to Badarikasrama. Katyayana rishi brought Her up and gave her the name Katyayani.the rishi being aware of the purpose of her birth sent her to the south giving her 13 articles namely a Yogadandam, a rosary, skin of a tiger, a holy book, fried green gram, sand from the ganges, an umbrella, a fan made of palmyra leaves, two chowries (fly whisks) a water pot, vidyadharam,deepastambham and Ganges water. He told her as soon as she reached Kanchipuram the 13 articles would be transformed into a trident, a bilva garland, somvritta, kamadhenu, sprouted green gram dhal, a lingam, an ornament shaped like a serpent, a parrot, two beautiful women, the pedestal for the lingam and a needle respectively. accordingly she set out to Kanchi on reaching Kanchi she made a siva lingam out of the sand and requested the two beautiful women to stand guard. She then stood on top of the needle and performed severe penance under the mango tree. Lord siva wanted to test her penance and let out ganges from his mated hair. As the flood waters were aproaching the site of Her penance, Parvathy checked the floods with the help of the two shaktis who tookthe form of Kaliand stored the waters in the skull held in her hand. she was known as maha Pralayabandhini, Lord siva then made the waters flow out of the skull head too. then Katyayini prayed to her brother Narayana for help. Vishnu asumed the form of Visvaroopa, prevented the flood and advised His sister to embrace the sand lingam with both her hands to prevent it from dissolving. At the time Vishnu took the form of Visvaroopa the rays of the moon fell directly on His throat and hence he got the name Nilathingal thunda perumal. siva too was pleased and Parvathy joined Siva.
Sri Pavalavannar Temple.
Pavalavannar dwells under Pavala Vimana, seen sitting on the divine couch of the five headed Adisesha facing west, with one foot bent majestically at right angle almost upto his waist with abhayahasta mudra. famous stories related are of Bhrigu Maharishi, the Thayar is Pavallavalli thayar. opposite this shrine rater close by is a shrine of Pachaivannar temple which has a mention in the Puranas. the lord Pavalavannar is said to assume different hues in the different yugas.
Sri Vaikuntaperumal Temple
The Vaikunthaperumal dwells under the Mukunda vimana seen sitting facing west, his consort is known as Vaikunthavalli thayar.
the temple is in three tires wherethe Lord is seen sitting standing and reclining unique features are seen in the build up of the temple.
the story goes that Virosana maharaj who was ruling vidarbha had no heir. he worshipped Lord Kailashanatha, and due to his grace the two dwarapalakas of Vishnu were born to him as his sons. these sons performed an Asvamedha yaga and the Lord appeared to them.
Sri Adivaraha Perumal temple Kalavanur.
In the prakaram of Goddesses Kamakshi temple, seen with four hands in a sculptured piece of a pillar facing east.
there is an image of Apoorva Lakshmi in the temple of Kamakshi and all the devotees who pray at the shrine of Kamakshi are given kumkum in good quantity and they apply the said kumkum to the aporva Lakshmi which is said to have got Lakshmi back her beautiful form and the devotees were blessed by both Kamakshi and Lakshmi. the lord is said to have come stealthily to look at the beauty of Lakshmi too here so we see the figure of the lord in a pillar.
The story goes that during the churning of the milky ocean, Lord Vishnu appeared in the form of a tortoise Kurma bearing the lofty mandara mountain on his back, he was svethavarna in colour due to the poison that was emanating on churning the ocean. Goddesses Lakshmi who has a golden hue is said to have looked at Vishnuand said that he was no match for her because of his dark complexion. the Lord who is known for his quick loosing of his temper is said to have cursed her to loose her beauty. goddesses Lakshmi is said to have prayed to Goddesses Kamakshi to help her. Goddesses Kamakshi is said to have requested lakshmi to remain in the left of her sannidhi in the gayathri mandapa, and that all the devotees who receive the kumkuma prasada at her shrine will offer it to Goddesses lakshmi and through the efficacy of that she would regain her lost beauty. though the Lord Vishnu came stealthily to view her Goddesses lakshmi recognised him and called him Kalvar, meaning a loveable thief. hence the name. though these days due to the heavy pilgrim crowd thronging the kamakshi temple people are not allowed to enter this prakara. we were able to go visit this prakara with an influential dr. who was now in textile business in Kanchi. and the group of sixteen women thanked him for arranging this very special darshan for them.
Sri Ulagalanda Perumal Temple
The Ooragam, Neeragam, Karagam and Kaarvannam Divya desams. four divya desams.
Ulagalanda Perumal the one who is said to have measured the world with his three steps, the Lord is known as Peragathan. Seen standing facing west under a Srikara vimana. The idol which is 35 ft in height has two fingers of the right hand pointing upwards, conveying the meaning that two steps taken covering the earth and heavens, the left hand points one finger downwards, asking Mahabali where he has to place the third step which was promised to him. the left foot is seen pressed on the head of Mahabali. the point to be noted is the right foot is in a lifted posture indicating the foot having measured the earth and heaven. the story of Mahabali wanting to conquer heaven from Indra is well known. Doing good too with greedy intentions are wrong. Mahabali was a great king and was a greater donor too but his intention of wanting to take the place of Indra was not right so he had to scumb, but being a great soul he did realise his folly, also to be noted is the advice of Sukracharya. Mahabali could not see the full figure of the lord as Ulagalanda perumal. to enable Mahabali to see him, the Lord took the smaller size of Adisesha, this vishnu shrine is known as Ooragam. the consort is amritha valli thayar.
In the same temple in the second prakaram there is a beautiful 16 pillared mandapam behind which a shrine for Neeragathan also called Jagadeeswara perumal, under the Jagadeeswara vimanam, seen standing facing east. the consort is known as Nilamangai Nachiyar. he is said to have appeared before Markandeya Rishi who wanted to see his pralaya form.
In the third Prakaram of the temple we have the Karagam shrine, the Lord Karunakara Perumal seen in a standing posture facing south under the Ramya vimana. the consort is Padmamani thayar, he gave darshan to Niketana rishi.
there is also the shrine of Karvannam in the prakaram of the Ulagalanda perumal temple, the Lord is known as Navaneetha chora who dwells under the Pushpaka vimana seen in a standing posture facing west.the consort is Komalavalli thayar. having given darshan to Parvathy Mahabali and Asvathama.
to be continued.
Pandava Dootha Perumal here is seen in a sitting pose facing east under the Badra Vimana.
the Lord appeared to Janmejaya the great grand son of Arjuna and a rishi named Hareeta who performed severe penance and wanted to have a view of the Lord as he appeared in the court of Duryodana.
The lord here is 25 ft tall and has a beautiful smile. this idol of Krishna is one of the biggest ever. He seems to be amused at the way the worldly people think and live. just as we enjoy to watch a child play so too God may be enjoying at how we handle situations and make our actions. Pada means big and agam is stay hence he seems to be displaying his visvaroopa form.
Thirutanka
Deepa prakasha the god appeared as a shining light to dispel darkness and assist in performing good deeds.
the Lord is seen in a standing pose facing west, the goddesses is Margatha valli and the sri Kara vimana.
Tiruvehka
Lord Bhujagasayana also known as Yadokthkari. The Lord is said to have listened to his ardent disciple here and a famous story well known for which the Lord got a special name too as Sonnavannam Seitha Perumal both the names mean the one who listened to and did as requested. his posture too before and after the incident changed implying that a change had taken place, and how powerful praying to the idol is. some people may not understand this though.
the consort is Komalavalli, the Vimanam is Vedasara Vimanam and the Lord is facing west. mention of this temple and incident is made in very many old literature proving this temple to be an ancient one.
Poigai alwar is said to have been born in a lotus of this temple tank.
Ashtabhuja Perumal.
Beneath the chakragosha vimana the lord with eight hands is seen standing facing west. the four arms on the right are seen holding Sudarshana chakra, a sword, a lotus flower and an arrow. the four arms on the left are seen with celestial conch, a bow, a shield and a mace. this is the only vaishnavite shrine in kanchi to have a vaikunta vasal. the goddess is Puspakavalli. she is worshipped before one worships the lord.
Velukkai.
Vel means desire and irrukai is the place where he stays. Lord is Mukunda Nayaka seen in the form of Narasimhar. seen standing facing east under the Kanaka vimana first know as Mukunda Nayaka, later in the form of Narasimhar facing west. the transformation has a story which runs that the Lord took up this form to fight a demon who wanted to stop Brahma from performing a yaga.
There are three sannidhis here one for the Lord one for the goddesses amruthavalli and one for Garudar.
Nilathingal thunda Perumal.
this shrine is in one of the prakaras of Ekambaresvara temple. there is a saivite priest who does the worship in this shrine. the Lord is known as Nilathingal Thundathan or Chandrachooda perumal seen in standing posture facing west under the Purushasukta Vimana. There are two stories connected with this kshetram but one is very interesting.
Once goddess Parvathi for fun covered the eyes of Lord Siva with her hands. As the two eyes of Lord Siva are considered to be the Sun and Moon the whole world was covered in Darkness and Siva had to open his third eye to illuminate the world. the Lord was angry with Parvathy and asked her to perform penance on earth to atone for the unthinking act. the goddess came as a child to Badarikasrama. Katyayana rishi brought Her up and gave her the name Katyayani.the rishi being aware of the purpose of her birth sent her to the south giving her 13 articles namely a Yogadandam, a rosary, skin of a tiger, a holy book, fried green gram, sand from the ganges, an umbrella, a fan made of palmyra leaves, two chowries (fly whisks) a water pot, vidyadharam,deepastambham and Ganges water. He told her as soon as she reached Kanchipuram the 13 articles would be transformed into a trident, a bilva garland, somvritta, kamadhenu, sprouted green gram dhal, a lingam, an ornament shaped like a serpent, a parrot, two beautiful women, the pedestal for the lingam and a needle respectively. accordingly she set out to Kanchi on reaching Kanchi she made a siva lingam out of the sand and requested the two beautiful women to stand guard. She then stood on top of the needle and performed severe penance under the mango tree. Lord siva wanted to test her penance and let out ganges from his mated hair. As the flood waters were aproaching the site of Her penance, Parvathy checked the floods with the help of the two shaktis who tookthe form of Kaliand stored the waters in the skull held in her hand. she was known as maha Pralayabandhini, Lord siva then made the waters flow out of the skull head too. then Katyayini prayed to her brother Narayana for help. Vishnu asumed the form of Visvaroopa, prevented the flood and advised His sister to embrace the sand lingam with both her hands to prevent it from dissolving. At the time Vishnu took the form of Visvaroopa the rays of the moon fell directly on His throat and hence he got the name Nilathingal thunda perumal. siva too was pleased and Parvathy joined Siva.
Sri Pavalavannar Temple.
Pavalavannar dwells under Pavala Vimana, seen sitting on the divine couch of the five headed Adisesha facing west, with one foot bent majestically at right angle almost upto his waist with abhayahasta mudra. famous stories related are of Bhrigu Maharishi, the Thayar is Pavallavalli thayar. opposite this shrine rater close by is a shrine of Pachaivannar temple which has a mention in the Puranas. the lord Pavalavannar is said to assume different hues in the different yugas.
Sri Vaikuntaperumal Temple
The Vaikunthaperumal dwells under the Mukunda vimana seen sitting facing west, his consort is known as Vaikunthavalli thayar.
the temple is in three tires wherethe Lord is seen sitting standing and reclining unique features are seen in the build up of the temple.
the story goes that Virosana maharaj who was ruling vidarbha had no heir. he worshipped Lord Kailashanatha, and due to his grace the two dwarapalakas of Vishnu were born to him as his sons. these sons performed an Asvamedha yaga and the Lord appeared to them.
Sri Adivaraha Perumal temple Kalavanur.
In the prakaram of Goddesses Kamakshi temple, seen with four hands in a sculptured piece of a pillar facing east.
there is an image of Apoorva Lakshmi in the temple of Kamakshi and all the devotees who pray at the shrine of Kamakshi are given kumkum in good quantity and they apply the said kumkum to the aporva Lakshmi which is said to have got Lakshmi back her beautiful form and the devotees were blessed by both Kamakshi and Lakshmi. the lord is said to have come stealthily to look at the beauty of Lakshmi too here so we see the figure of the lord in a pillar.
The story goes that during the churning of the milky ocean, Lord Vishnu appeared in the form of a tortoise Kurma bearing the lofty mandara mountain on his back, he was svethavarna in colour due to the poison that was emanating on churning the ocean. Goddesses Lakshmi who has a golden hue is said to have looked at Vishnuand said that he was no match for her because of his dark complexion. the Lord who is known for his quick loosing of his temper is said to have cursed her to loose her beauty. goddesses Lakshmi is said to have prayed to Goddesses Kamakshi to help her. Goddesses Kamakshi is said to have requested lakshmi to remain in the left of her sannidhi in the gayathri mandapa, and that all the devotees who receive the kumkuma prasada at her shrine will offer it to Goddesses lakshmi and through the efficacy of that she would regain her lost beauty. though the Lord Vishnu came stealthily to view her Goddesses lakshmi recognised him and called him Kalvar, meaning a loveable thief. hence the name. though these days due to the heavy pilgrim crowd thronging the kamakshi temple people are not allowed to enter this prakara. we were able to go visit this prakara with an influential dr. who was now in textile business in Kanchi. and the group of sixteen women thanked him for arranging this very special darshan for them.
Sri Ulagalanda Perumal Temple
The Ooragam, Neeragam, Karagam and Kaarvannam Divya desams. four divya desams.
Ulagalanda Perumal the one who is said to have measured the world with his three steps, the Lord is known as Peragathan. Seen standing facing west under a Srikara vimana. The idol which is 35 ft in height has two fingers of the right hand pointing upwards, conveying the meaning that two steps taken covering the earth and heavens, the left hand points one finger downwards, asking Mahabali where he has to place the third step which was promised to him. the left foot is seen pressed on the head of Mahabali. the point to be noted is the right foot is in a lifted posture indicating the foot having measured the earth and heaven. the story of Mahabali wanting to conquer heaven from Indra is well known. Doing good too with greedy intentions are wrong. Mahabali was a great king and was a greater donor too but his intention of wanting to take the place of Indra was not right so he had to scumb, but being a great soul he did realise his folly, also to be noted is the advice of Sukracharya. Mahabali could not see the full figure of the lord as Ulagalanda perumal. to enable Mahabali to see him, the Lord took the smaller size of Adisesha, this vishnu shrine is known as Ooragam. the consort is amritha valli thayar.
In the same temple in the second prakaram there is a beautiful 16 pillared mandapam behind which a shrine for Neeragathan also called Jagadeeswara perumal, under the Jagadeeswara vimanam, seen standing facing east. the consort is known as Nilamangai Nachiyar. he is said to have appeared before Markandeya Rishi who wanted to see his pralaya form.
In the third Prakaram of the temple we have the Karagam shrine, the Lord Karunakara Perumal seen in a standing posture facing south under the Ramya vimana. the consort is Padmamani thayar, he gave darshan to Niketana rishi.
there is also the shrine of Karvannam in the prakaram of the Ulagalanda perumal temple, the Lord is known as Navaneetha chora who dwells under the Pushpaka vimana seen in a standing posture facing west.the consort is Komalavalli thayar. having given darshan to Parvathy Mahabali and Asvathama.
to be continued.
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