Smt Kanaka"s Questions

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Srimathi Kanaka:

 

(1)Yes. I have been to Gunasekharam. Others in the group might also have been

there.It

is a beautiful site,where Srinivasa Perumal presides. It is a Prarthanaa

Sthalam, where people

bring people with relatives with mental afflictions ( I guess, we all have one

form or the other)

to receive the grace of Lord Srinivasan.I think it is at a place called

Mukkudal, not far from

Sri Rangam , where Rivers Cauveri, Coleroon part with one another (?).People

stay

for few days to get their Prarthanas answered..

 

(2)Singaperumal Koil that I know is at a distance of 30 miles from Madras City

on the Main rail route to Kumbakonam.The icon of Narasimha is hewn out of a huge

Rock. Pilgrims, who want to do pradakshinam go around the rock out of which is

hewn.

 

2.1 A side note On Narasimha Temples in Tamilnadu:

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There are 13 other Sannidhis for Sri Narasimha Bhagavan in Tamilnadu besides ,

Singaperumal Koil. Number of them are part of 108 Divya desams or are in one of

the Divya Desams(*) as a separate snnidhi. These are: Telliyasingam at

Thiruvallikeni*, Thiruvelukkai *,Thirunermalai,*

Thiruvali-Thirunagari*, Thiru Nagai*, Kachipuram Varadaraja Temple(Guhai

narasimhar)*,

Thirukkatigai*, Thirukkoshtiyur*, Tanjayaali Koil*, Sri Rangam (Sudarsana and

Narasimhan in One Peetam as referred to By Sri Rangaswamy),*, Kondirajapalayam

near Tanjore, Niravaloor made famous by one of the Azhagiya Singars , and

Nammakkal near Salem. The Moortham at Thiruneer

-Malai is Saantha Narasimhan. The Moortham at Triplicane (Telliyasingam

celebrated by Thirumangai) has a Mudra or hand gesture , that symbolizes the

Lord"s invitation asking the child

Prahlada to come near. Narasimha Sannidhi at Thirunagari is in the Western

Praakaaram . This stalam is 6 miles from Seerkazhi.

A rare form of Narasimha , Ashta Bhuja Narasimha doing Punishmnet iof the evil

(Dushta Nigraham) and protecting the virtuous (Sishta Paripaalanam) with each

set of four hands is

worshipped here.This Moortham is a marvel of the Silpi.

 

Legend has it that Brahma got permission fromGuhai Narasimhan at Kanchi to start

his Vedic Sacrifice, that culminated in the appearance of Hastigiri Varadarajan

in the Flames of the Yaga.

Yoga Narasimhan Sannidhi at Sholingar *(Thirukkatigai) is a Divya Desam as well

as a prarthanaa sthalam. Thirukkoshtiyoor or Tenkotti* has two moorthams of

Narasimhan in the Northern Praakaram, where He is seen both in the aspect of

Chasing Hiranya and holding him on His lap.

 

Tanjayali Koil* is on the bank of Vennar and Narasimha is the presiding deity

there. Melattur , the home of Bhagavatha Melam on Narasimha is nearby.

 

At Sri Rangam* is the Mettu Azhagiya Singar Sannidhi, where Kambar Inaugurated

his Ramayana and got the approval of the Lord there. There is also a huge Statue

of Narasimha at a shrine close to Sri Rangam station. Kondirajapuram is 3 miles

from Tanjore,the seat of former Maratta Kings.Narasimha came to the rescue of a

Devotee by name Petha Dasa, who was ridiculed by the King. When the king sent

the Devotee to the gallows for a feigned insult, Narasimha is said to have burnt

the gallows and saved his Devotee. The king repented and built a shrine to

Yoga Narasimha at Kondirajapaalayam.

 

L.V.Gopalan describes the shrine at Niravaloor, where the Sixth Jeeyar of

Ahobilas Mutt performeed a Miracle and saved the village from the curse of

irate Auvyyar., that condemned the village to eternal drought.

 

Namakkal Narasimhan has the reputation as a Vara Prasaadi ( Immediate Boon

giver) abd His

consort, Namagiri Thayaar is famous for her infinite mercy to the devotees.

 

There are many famous Narasimha temples in Andhra Pradesh in addition to the

most celebrated Ahobilam. These are at Ananthavaadi, Mangalagiri, Simhaachalam

and Yadagirigutta.

 

3)Thiruvaheendrapuram is the Divya Desam, where Swami Desikan spent many years

and worshipped Devanatha Perumal and Hembjavalli Thaayaar. It is close to

Cuddalore on the same main line. This sthalam will be covered extensively in the

108 Divya Desam Project , because of its hoariness and also because of the many

famous Sannidhis, where Swami Desikan composed Stotras like Raghuveera Gadhyam,

Gopala Vimsati, Achyuta Satakam, Devanatha Panchasat, Sri

Hayagreeva Stotram, Garuda Panchasat.

 

Sadagopan

Yuva Year, Karthigai Krishna Paksha Ekaadasi