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In Srivaishnava parlance the word nambi is reserved for one who is
replete with good qualities, guna. For this reason Chakrathazhwar at
Thirumoghur should be called Sudarshana nambi. It is said that this
figure of the Lord's mighty discus is chock-full with all the
attributes as prescribed in the agamas.
We are blessed by some truly magnificent  Sudarshanas in various divya
deshas. The chakra roopi Janardanah at Srirangam, the exquisite
Sudarshana at Kanchi Varadaraja temple etc etc. In Kumbakonam there is
a temple to Chakrathazhwar , the justly famous Chakrapani temple. But
the Chakrathazhwar at Thirumoghur, the domain of the peerless
Kalameghaperumal and Mohanavalli thayar, is unique and one of a kind.
He graces us in a truly disc form with teeth at the edges. It appears
to be constantly rotating even when stationary. His two legs are far
apart like an Olympic triple jumper at the height of his leap. This
signifies His unconditional willingness to come to the devotees' aid.
He is everready to jump into the fray to defeat His bhaktas' foes.
Being the will power, sankalpa shakti of our Lord, He is aparajitha,
one who can never be vanquished. 
He has three eyes and has flames, jwala , for hair. Being the
Hetiraja, king of weapons, He has 16 different weapons in His hands.
>From the centre to the rim he is a disc. The most significant
attribute is that He is full of bija, seed, mantraksharas. The maha
Sudarshana mantra is one of the most potent mantras known. The fact
that this particular icon of Sudarshana has all the seed letters of
the mantra makes it a complete one, without any  deficiency. Perhaps
that is why Thirumoghur Chakrathazhwar is renowned as a granter of
wishes, a maha vara prasadi, and thousands visit His shrine day in and
day out. In fact He is more famous than the main deity such is the
paradox of our Lord's grace. Lord Narasimha in a yogic posture with
four arms each with a discus in it is on the other side of the image.
Both Sudarshana and  Narasimha are handsome and one finds it difficult
to tear one's eyes away from them.
When we reached Thirumoghur on the Sunday 3rd of Aug 2008
Chakrathazhwar was in a balalayam as renovation was being done to His
sanctum. By Chakrathazhwar's grace, a gold covering for the vimana is
to be undertaken. The treasurer of the Sri LakshmiNarasimha Aptan
Kainkarya Sabha ,Shri U.Ve. Gopala Bhatter B.Com has requested one and
all to help in whatever capacity they can. His address is 1/8 East
Mada Street, Thirumoohur, Madurai 625017. He can be contacted at 99423
26069. Off.phone 0452 2422692. He invites all bhaktas to visit
Thirumoghur and get the blessings of Kalameghaperumal and Mohanavalli
thayar and of course the ever gracious Sudarshana nambi.


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