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Sri Parthasarathi thunai 
Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha 
Pranams, 
Let us now continue with more interesting features of
Brindaranya kshethram (Thiruvallikeni). 
As I have told earlier the left hand of the Moolavar
shows us his feet and there is something under his
feet! What?s that? It is the Adhisesha doing service
to the lord as the Maravadi. As Poigai Alwar in his
Mudal Thiruvandhadi says "sendral kudaiyam irundal
singasanamam nindral maravadiyam neelkadalul endrum
punayyam manivilakkam poompattam pulgum anaiyam
thirumarkku aravu".
In Krishna Avataram when Vasudeva carried Sri Krishna
to Gokulam it was raining heavily and Sri Adishesha
came as an umbrella protecting the lord and in Sri
Vaikundam the Adishesha is doing service to the lord
as his Simhasanam. So, where can we see the service
of Adishesha as Marvadi when Emperuman is in standing
posture. Yes, come to Thiruvallikeni and see the
excellent service of Sri Adishesha, as Maravadi. I
don?t remember any instance in the Puranas or in any
other Divya Desams where Adiseshan takes this form. I
would be thankful to anyone who could let me know if
there is one.
So this is another important feature of
Thiruvallikeni visuvalizing alwars pasuram. 
Then among all the Vibhava Avatarams three are
considered to be very important for Sri vaishnavaites.
The first one is the NARASIMHA AVATARAM, where
Emperuman came running to prove the words of his
Bhaktha Prahalada and showed that he is Bhaktha
Vatsalan. The second is the great RAMA AVATARA
adorned by all the Alwars and mainly by the Acharyas
for his great kalyana gunas. Nammazhwar says 'karpar
rama piranaiallal mattrum karparo'. The third is of
course our Nandalala, SRI KRISHNA AVATARA, as
Nammazhwar says 'ketpavar keshavan keerthiallal
mattrum ketparo'. All these avatarams are found in
Thiruvallikeni.
On hearing the name Narasimha everyone thinks of the
ugram and thinks he is a lord, who creates fear. But
for those who have had the divya darshanam of Sri
Telliyasingam/Sri Azhagiyasingar in Thiruvellikeni,
Narasimhar is full of charm and beauty. He doesn?t
create fear in our minds but instead he removes all
our fears and sows the seed of bhakthi in our hearts. 
Here there is even a practice of splashing the sanghu
Theertham of Azhagiyasingar for the persons who are
fearstriken. Thus we see Thiruvallikeni is a place of
wonders. Azhagiya singa Perumal Utsavar has a Agvana
Hastam, that is he calls the Bhakthas to come to him
to grant all their wants. Not only we will be struck
by his beauty and charm but also by his Apaara
Kaarunyam. The Moolavar is Yoga Narasimhar with a
face full of shanthi and which fills our minds also
with peace.
Let us now see a very important feature. In fact many
of the Divya Desams have Narasimhar, Ramar and
Krishnar Sannadhis then what is so special about
Thiruvallikeni? It is the importance each sannadhi
gets. Here both Narasimhar and Parthasarathi Perumals
have Brahmotsavams on a grand scale. There are two
Dvajastambams one each for Sri Parthasarathi and Sri
Azhagiyasingar. To take part in both the Brahmotsavams
one has to have Kodi janma punyam. 
All of us know that among the Avatarams, Emperuman
lived as a family only in the Rama Avatara and Krishna
Avatara. Here in Thiruvellikani Emperuman is supposed
to have come to take rest after the hardships he
underwent in doing the Avatara Karyams. Bridaranyam
was supposed to be a tulasi forest in those days and
it was an excellent place with cool atmosphere. So
Sri Rama had settled down here with his brothers and
wife. Sri Rama with Piratti, Lakshmana and Siriya
Thiruvadi at his feet is a common sight in most of the
temples but along with Bharatha and Shatrukuna is a
rare sight. Here Perumal with Piratti is seen
?Kudumba samedar? with all his brothers and Sri
Hanuman in a sannadhi opposite to the Ramar sannadhi. 
This is a great sight. 
When all other Emperumans have their Jheshtabheshekams
in their respective Mandabams, Sri Chakravarthi
Thirumagan alone undergoes Jheshtabheshegam in his
own sannadhi, as he wants to stay along with his
family , with his brothers and Siriya Thiruvadhi all
having their Thirumanjanams in unison at the same
time. This is a wonderful occasion for a Sri
Vaishnavaite to cherish for his life.
Sri Parthasarathi (Geethacharyan), getting tired
after the war came to Brindaranyam to take rest along
with his family. This you can see only in
Thiruvallikeni. Sri Parthasarathi, Sri Ruckmani
Thayar, Krishna's elder brother Balaramar, younger
brother satyaki, son Pradyumnan and grandson
Aniruddhan are all seen in the same sannadhi. 
Krishnar Kudumba Samedarai Ezhundarulum Ore Sannadhi. 
What an excellent place it should be if both the
Avatarams in which Emperuman lived as a family,
selected this place as his resting place. After any
work even we prefer to rest only in our houses or
places where we really feel very comfortable. 
Thiruvallikeni is one such place, the comfortable home
of Bhagavan.
Till now we have visited the Parthasarathi sannadhi
popularly known as Periya sannadhi in Thiruvallikeni,
then to the Ramar sannadhi, reference to Mannathan was
made in my separate posting made on Panguni Uttaram
and also to the Narasimhar (Azhagiyasingar)sannadhi. 
There are more sannadhis to visit. Let me reserve
them for the next post. Until then let our minds
meditate on the above Perumals. 
Adiyen Ramanuja Dasyai 
Sumithra Varadarajan 



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