SrI: Dear BhakthAs : After Thirumanjanam at Thiru Naagai , there was a brief window of opportunity to visit nearby ThirukkaNNangudi and be back for the ThirukkalyANa PrasAdhams . Off we went in the Midday heat to ThirukkaNNangudi , a sleepy village nestled amidst the paddy fields . Sthala VisEsham ****************** The dhivya Dampathi's names are Sri Aravindhavalli SamEtha Sri DhAmOdhara NaarAyaNa PerumAL. The vimAnam is known as UthphalAvadhAkam . PushkaRaNi is Nithya(SravaNa ) PushkaraNi. On the South Eastern bank of the SravaNa PushkaraNi , there is a Moolavar known as VeeRiruntha PerumAL , who is an ancient ( Pazhaya) PerumAl of this dhivya dEsam . This is one of the Pancha KrishNa kshEthrams among the 108 dhivya dEsams ; the other four are ThirukkaNNapuram , ThirukkaNNamangai , Thiru Kapisthalam and ThirukkOvalUr . This dhivya dEsam is also revered as Pancha Bhadhra or a dhivya dEsam having Five auspicousness : River , forest , agrahAram , temple and PushkaraNi . This sthalam is also known as the Pancha NaarAyaNa Sthalam . The five NaarAyaNa sthalams in and around this dhivya dEsams are: 1. Sri Ananatha NaarAyaNan in the south at AabharaNa dhAri. 2. Sri Varada NaarAyaNan at Periya AalatthUr ( South West) 3. Sri Deva NaarAyaNan at ThEvUr 4. Sri Yaadhava NaarAyaNan at KeevaLUr 5. Sri DaamOdhara NaarAyaNan at ThirukkaNNangudi. AarAdhana Kramam & MangaLAsAsanam ******************************************** ThirukkaNNangudi follows the VaikhAnasa Aagamam . This KshEthram has recieved MangaLAsAsanam from Thirumangai with ten Paasurams . "OorAkk- kiNaRu , uRangAp-puLi , thErA Vazhakku , ThirukkaNnangudi " is the proverb associated with this dhivya dEsam . DhyAna slOkam ***************** Garuda PurANam gives us the dhyAna slOkam : "uthpalAvathakE dhivyE vimAnE KamalApathim vandhE Maadara mukthaisthu vanthitham Loka Naayakam " PerumAl is prathyaksham to Sage Maadarar and three other Munivars here . Sthala Vruksham/ Holy tree inside the temple *********************************************** Sthala Vruksham here is MangaLa Mahizha maram (VakuLam), the flowers of which are dear to Swamy NammAzhwAr. This Mahizha Maram is known as "KaayA Mahizh " since this tree flowers and produces fruits but the seeds from the tree will not lead to new trees . Under this Mahizham tree rested Thirumangai during his journey to ThirunAgai to take control of the golden BuddhA statue at the Buddha VihAram . Manthra Japam under this Mahizha Maram will multiply the fruits of that Japam . The watering of the Mahizha Maram with the waters of SravaNa Pushkarani theerttham will yield great puNyams . The four Rishis ( Maadarar , Gouthamar , Bhrugu and Chaithyar) did severe penance under this tree about Sreeman NaarAyaNan and were blessed to have Him appear before them as DhAmOdhara NaarAyaNan on a Panguni RohiNi dinam. Thirumangai Mannan's Ten Paasurams ***************************************** The ten Paasurams of Thirumangai end with the salutation: " ThirukkaNNankudiyuL NinRAnE " . First Paasuram ****************** In the first Paasuram , Thirumangai( Kaliyan) visualizes the Lord of this dhivya dEsam (DhAmOdara NaarAyaNan) as the PadhmanAbhan resting on top of the Milky ocean and salutes Him as " ShyAma Maa mEni , Yenn Talaivan " Kaliyan observes the Vaidhika Sri of the dhivya dEsam and pays tribute to the VaishNavAs , who are experts in the four Vedams and tend the three types of fires to perform the Yaj~nams . Second Paasuram ******************** Here , Kaliyan instructs us that ThirukkaNNangudi KaNNan is the same one , who saved the GajEndhran from the cruel jaws of the crocodile ( " thuvaLa mEl vanthu thOnRi vann mudhalai thuNipadac-chudupadai turanthOn ") . The natural beauty of this dhivya dEsam with many kinds of lotus flowers and banana trees are described by Kaliyan in this Paasuram . Third Paasuram: ******************** Here , Kaliyan reveals to us that ThirukkaNNngudi KaNNan is the One , who took MathsyAvathAram to retrieve the VedAs at one time , when deluge prevailed ( " MeenuruvAhi viripunal variya kattoLithOn ") .Kaliyan decribes the fragrant scent from Punnai , Mallikai , Mouaal pushpams spreading in all directions at this dhivya dEsam . Fourth Paasuram ****************** In this Paasuram , Kaliyan visualizes DhAmOdhara NaarAyaNan as the Aadhi VarAhan , who rescued BhUmi Devi from the depth of the oceans ( " PanRiyAi anRu Par MahaL payali theertthavan Panchavar pAkan " ) . Kaliyan notes here the tall ramparts and upparikais of this affluent dhivya dEsam . Fifth Paasuram **************** The dhyAnam and visualization(SaakshAthkAram ) of Kaliyan shifts now to Thrivikrama svaroopam of this dhivya dEsa EmperumAn ( " Mannavan periya vELviyi kuRaLAi moovadi neerodum koNDu , pinnum yEzhulahum YeeradiyAhap-perumdisai adangida nimirnthOn " ). Sixth Paasuram ***************** Here , DhAmOdhara NaarAyaNan presents Himself as ParasurAman before Kaliyan to recieve his mangaLAsAsanam : " Mazhuvinaal avani arasai moovezhukaal maNi mudi podi padutthu uthira , kuzhuvuvAr punaluL kuLitthu venkOpam tavirthavan ......ThirukkaNNangudiyuL ninRAnE " Seventh Paasuram ******************** Here , Kaliyan's bhAgyam is to have the Sevai of the Lord of this dhivya dEsam as Valvili Raaman , who cut off the ten arrogant heads of RaavaNan with His KodhaNdam : " ilankayak-kOnai bhAnu nEr saratthAl panamkani pOlap- parumudiyuthira vill vaLaitthOn ...ThirukkaNnangudiyuL ninRAnE " ). Eighth and ninth Paasurams ******************************* These two paasurams celebrate ThirukkaNNangudi EmperumAn as PaaNdava DhUthan and PaarTasArathy . This being KrishNa kshEthram , two paasurams among ten are devoted to KrishNAvathAran by Kaliyan . The eighth pasuram visualizes KaNnapirAn arriving at DuryOdhanan's court as the ambasaddor for PaaNDavAs and seating Himself majestically to negotiate a deal to avoid the MahA Bhaaratha war : " aravu neeL kodiyOn avaiuL aasanatthai anjidAthE idavatharkkup- periya MaamEniyaNda mooduruvap-perumdisai adangida nimirnthOn " . Our Lord arrived at the court of evil minded DuryOdhanan with the snake as his emblem in his flag and spread Himself in a seat that stretched across directions to foil the cunning plans of DuryOdhanan. In the ninth Paasuram , Kaliyan pays tribute to GeethAchAryan , who served as the charioteer (Saarathy ) for Arjunan to engage in Bharathap-pOrr to reduce the burden of BhUmi dEvi and reestablish dharmam . Tenth Pasuram : **************** This is the Phala sruthi Paasuram that pays tribute to RaamAvathAram , where the Lord invaded the kingdom of RaavaNan with the army of monkeys and bears to destroy the dushtan RaavaNan and his retinue: " Perum padyodum senRu , silayinAl Ilankai theeyezhac-cheRRa ThirukkaNnangudiyuL ninRAnai ( paRRiya ) Kaliyan vaayolikaL -- -- vallavarkkillai nalkuravE " . Kaliyan assures us that those who recite his ten paasurams on DhAmOdhara NaarAyaNan of ThirukkaNNngudi and comprehend the meanings of these paasurams will never suffer from poverty of any kind . Next , we will cover the visit to ThirukkOshtiyUr dhivya dEsam . NamO Sri DhAmOdhara NaarAyaNAya , Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. 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