Sri :
Dear Sriman Narayana BhakthAs :
Miscellaneous Information on the VimAnams of Dhivya dEsa PerumALs
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I will assemble here the rest of the Names of the VimAnams from
the 108 dhivya dEsams and provide soem comments on the origin of
those names .
1. Those having links to PraNavam and Vedam
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PraNavAkruthi or PraNavAkAra VimAnam with Para VaasudEvan
in residence is seen at Lord RanganAthA's temple at Srirangam . It
is also known as Veda Srunga VimAnam out of which appeared
the Vaidhika VimAnam of Lord AarAvamudhan at Thirukkudanthai .
Veda Sundara VimAnam is at TanjayALi Nagar dhivya dEsam .
Veda VimAnam is at Thiru TeRRiyambalam and ThirunAvAi .
Purusha Sooktha VimAnam is at Thiru NilAtthingaL TuNDam .
Veda Saara VimAnam is at ThiruppuLingudi and Thiruvehhaa.
1.1: The name PraNavam is associated with the VimAnams of PerumAls
at : Thiru AadhanUr , ThirumaNimADa KOil and ThiruvallikkENi
MannAthan/RanganAthan Sannidhi; the other four vimAnams at
ThriuvallikkENi are : PaarTasArathy ( Aanandha VimAnam ) ,
TeLLiya Singar ( Pushpa VimAnam ) , Sri Raamachandran
( Sesha VimAnam ) and Dhaivika VimAnam for GajEndhra Varadhan .
2. AshtAkshara VimAnam is at ThiruvAli dhivya dEsam .
3.GaganAkruthi VimAnams are at ( Thirukkadal Mallai , Thiru Attabhuyakaram ,
Thiru Kapisthalam) . Gaganam means the vast universe .VishNu NaarAyaNan
pervades every thing in this Universe as GaganAkAran . Hence the Name
for this type of VimAnam . VimalAkruthi VimAnam is at ThiruveLLaRai .
4. Vijaya Koti (ThiruyevvuL , Thirupputtkizhi , Thiru VaraguNa Mangai) ,
PuNya Koti ( Thiru AtthiyUr , ThirukkaditthAnam ) vimAnams suggest
the infinite KalyANa guNams and aparAjitha tatthvam of the Lord thru
the addition of the "Koti " and "Vijaya" sabdhams .
5. Suddha Sathva VimAnam ( ThirukkUdalUr near Aaduthurai ) relates to
the Suddha Satthva Maya Sri Vaikuntam . Saathvika VimAnam is at
Thirucchitthirakootam .
6. KalyANa VimAnam ( Thiru UrayUr, ThiruppullANi ) stands for
Sarva MangaLam and SarvathO bhadhram . Sobhana VimAnam is
at ThirutthEvanAr Thogai and PuLLambhUthangudi dhivya dEsams .
Sobanam and KalyANam as well as Bhadram have the same meaning .
Bhadhra VimAnam is at Thiru Paadakam and ThiruppErai .
7. Srikara VimAnam is at ThirukkOLUr , ThiruttaNNkaa ) ;
SrinivAsa is the One who is Srikaran .The VimAnam named
after SrinivAsan as Srikaran is at ThirunaRayUr and Thiru NinRavUr .
8. Names for VimAnams relating to DasAvathArams
and AshtOttharams are :
Govindha VimAnam ( ThirukkuruhUr ) Vaamana VimAnam
( ThirukkaLvanUr, ThirukkArakam , ThiruvARan ViLai ) ,
Mukundha VimAanam ( ParamEswara ViNNagaram) , NaarAyaNa VimAnam
( Thiru Paartthan PaLLi) , Govardhana VimAnam ( Thirupirithi ,
Thiruvada Mathurai ) , PurushOtthama VimAnam ( ThiruppuliyUr) .
9. Hema Kootam ( Thiruvananthapuram) , MaNi Kootam ( ManikkunRa
PerumAl) , PravALa (Pavazham) VimAnam( ThiruppavaLa VaNNam)
10.Garuda VimAnam is at ThErazhunthUr . Garudan is on Sama Peetam
with GhOsakan here .
11. VimAnams with links to divine pushpams
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KamalAkruthi VimAnam ( ThirukkaNDiyUr ), Uthpala VimAnam
(ThirukkaNNa Mangai) , Uthpala VimAnam ( ThirukkaNNapuram ) ,
Kumudha VimAnam ( Thiru Tholaivili Mangalam) ;MandhAra VimAnam
( Thiru Nandhipura ViNNagaram) ,
12. Named after one of the Copious Rain drenching Megams ,
which took part in ThAyAr's Thirumanjanam before Her Svayamvaram:
Pushkala VimAnam ( (ThirukkAtkkarai) , ThirukkArvAnam) ,
PushkalA Varthakam at ThiruveLLiyankudi .
13. SvayambhU (Self-manifested) VimAnam ( ThirukkavaLampAdi)
14 . Names with links to Aanandham(Bliss Primciple) :
Aanandha Nilyam ( ThirukkuLanthai and Thirumalai ) , Nandha Vardhana
VimAnam ( SrIvara Mangai , SiRu puliyUr ) , SuddhAnanadha VimAnam
(ThiruviNNagar) , TatthvOdhaka VimAnam ( ThiruveLlakkuLam)
15. PanchakEthaka VimAnam , Kethaki VimAnam ( ThirumOhUr) . Ketaka
is a shrub like tree . It forms thickets .
16. Names with links to Gold ( Kanakam, Kaanchanam):
Kanaka VimAnam ( SaaLigram , Semponn sey Koil , ThirumaNikkUdam ,
Thiru VELukkai ) , Taptha Kaanchana VimAnam ( BadarIkAsramam) ,
Tatthva Kaanchana VimAnam( ThiruvitthuvakkOdu )
17. Guhai VimAnam (AhObiam ) ; AhObala Narasimhan's mouth
at avathAra Time was so huge like a Guhai .
18. Saara VimAnam ( ThirucchErai) . The KshEthram is Pancha
Saara KshEthram . One of the Five Saarams is SaaranAthan ,
the PerumAL of the Temple .
19. Soundharya VimAnam ( Thiruttanjai MaamaNikkOil , Thiru Naagai ,
and ThirumoozhikkaLam ). PerumAL's name at Thiru Naagai is
SoundararAjan . The name of the VimAnam follows that reality .
20. Names with links to Chandran/Soma :
Deva Chandra VimAnam ( ThiruttaNNkaal ) , Chandra VimAnam
( Thiru Talaicchanga NaaNNmadhiyam , Thiruvaheendhrapuram
and Sri Vaikuntam in PaaNDya dEsam) ; Soma Sundara VimAnam is
at ThirumAlirum ChOlai .
21. Jagdheeswara VimAnam ( Thiru Neeragam) . He is the Lord of
the Jagath (Worlds) containing the Chith and achith .
22. ThOyagiri VimAnam ( Thiruneermalai) . Literal translation of
the name in Tamil (Thiruneer Malai) . ThOyam means water or Neer
in Tamil .
23. Sri Hari VimAnam ( NaimisAraNyam) . PourANikars
assembled here to hear and recite Hari KathAs .
24. Indhraa VimAnam is at ThiruppErnagar .
Indhra KalyANa VimAnam is at ThiruvaNN ParichAram .
IndhrA here denotes MahAlakshmi .
25. Thirumayyam (Sathyagiri VimAnam ) . PerumAL's name is
Sathyagiri Nathan .The VimAnam's name follows that .
26. Sanjeevi Vigraha VimAnam ( ThiruvaNN PurudOtthamam).
Sanjeevi is one who brings back to life ,one who is near death
bitten by the snake called Kali Purushan . Our Lord is the rejuvenator.
27. Samsana VimAnam ( Sri VilliputthUr) ; Samsam means to extinguish
or issues that are settled or decided upon . ANDAL's Prabhandhams extinguish
(Samsanam) the SamsAra Taapams and put us on the track of Prapatthi to Her Lord
.
Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Oppiliappan koil Varadachari Sadagopan
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