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Sri kOmaLa vaLLi thayaar Sri Amuthan thiruvadikaLe Saranam

 

The proposed 108 DDD (Divya DEsam Document) is based on the 108 holiest

temples

of Sriman Naaraayanan. The "108" temples are collectively referred in "4000"

by

12 aazhwaars. In other words the holy and specific grouping to "108"

is

derived, termed and attributed to these dEsams only and only by the

Thamizh

MaRai "4000". There may be other literature referring to any of those in

the

list of "108". But the "108" together is in other words coined or grouped

due

to their reference collectively in "4000". That brings the importance to

"4000"

as the main literature support for these "108" DDD. This "4000" was

unavailable

untill Sri man Naatha muni heard Sri Nammaazhwaar's

 

"Aaraa vamuthE adiyEn udalam nin paal eNpaayE

Neeraay alainthu kaRaiya urukkukinRa nedumaalE

seeraar sen nel kavari veesum sezhu neerth thiruk kudanthai

Eraar kOlam thigazhak kidanthaay kaNdEn emmmanE"

 

and ten other paasurams on amuthan being sung at Sri Amuthan's sannithi. It

is

at this moment that Lord Amuthan Induced sriman Naathamuni's thiru vullam

(mind)

to find the rest of the 3989 paasurams. Ever since AMuthan is also known

as

"Amuthaazhwaar" as HE is the sole reason for seeking and revival of the

"4000"

through Sriman Naatha munikaL.

 

7 aazhwaars have sung 51 songs on Lord Amuthan and most of them

called

on Amuthan next only to "Arangan" and so he is also considered the second

most

important perumaal of the "108 DD". Thiru mazhisai aazhwaar the 4th aazhwaar

in

chronology, when the "4000" was offered, is a "sidhdhar" earlier lived as

a

Jain, and Budhdhist before he surrendered to Lord amuthan and went to

thirunaadu

or obtained moksham through "amuthan". It is believed that "sidhdhars"

mastered

the longevity of the life and learnt to live like the turtles (some of the

giant

turtles live on average 650 to 1000 years in south american islands as

reported

officially) is believd to have lived for "4000" years and realised

lord

"amuthan" as the causes of all causes. His brindaavanam is at saathaarath

theru

west of the temple (he is also known as saathaatha iyengar). He is best

known

for commanding the Lord to come after him bag and baggage, at kaanchi.

Being

tired of seeing HIM in yoga nishtai or (deep sleeping stage) aazhwaar

appealed

to the Lord amuthan to wake up and talk to him through

 

Nadantha kaalkaL nonthavO nadunga NYaala mEnamaay

idantha mey kulungavO ? ilangumaal varaich churam

kadantha kaal parantha kaavirik karai kudanthaiyuL

"kidanthavaa Rezhun thirunthu pEsu", vaazhi kEsanE !

 

so did the LORD ! The lord rose from his snake bed and opened his eyes

and

spoke to HIM. This sayanam is known as "kidantha sayanam" (easy chair pose)

or

uthiyOga sayanam. There are 7 other sayanams of perumal seen among the

"108

DD". We all know that Lord Ranganaatha is in yoga nishtai also known as

bujanga

sayanam. Thiruk kudanthai is the only place where one can see the lord in

his

snake bed in a half risen posture, wide awake and looking at you. 33000

kodi

devars and 7 (saptha) kannikais, 16 theerthaas or rivers including kauveri

and

gangai, and 11 rudraas, bramhaa and all others are present at his

feet

worshipping HIM in his sannithi. It is also believed that the LORD came in

his

chariot down from heavens, and decided to reside here for ever. This is

evident

from the sanctom sanctorium which is by itself situated on a charriot

with

several giant wheels and horses and elephants mounted for pulling it. It is

in

this context that thirumangai aazhwaar offered a complete chapter on

"amuthan"

known as "thiru ezhuk kooRRi rukkai". This paadal is an unique matrix

order

with numbers 1 to 7 as attributes of Lord, arranged in twice as many coulmns

and

rows to symbolically represent a stack of the "thiruth thEr" or "car" the

lord

is staying in kudanthai. This temple also has the second largest car or thEr

of

the entire universe (next only to thiruvaiyaaru). Thiruk kudanthai aandavan

of

periyaasramam mobilised enormous support to pull this car after a lapse

of

several decades, with new iron wheels and axle replaced by the BHEL,

Trichy.

His Holiness also arranged to depict this unique paasuram "thiru ezhu

k

kooRRirukkai" on tha wall near the Swami dEsikan sannithi in a pictorial

way

similar to "amuthan residing in his thiruth thEr".

 

There are also other unique thala puraanmas available for this

temple.

Perumaal once did "vaitheeka kaaryam" for a deceased bakthaa who has no-one

to

perform his last rites. The entire town had witnessed a stranger

performing

this rites and the next day "amuthan" was in a costume as if one had

performed

such kaaryam. From this day, every year perumal is costumed in this way on

that

particular thithi. incidentally The vimaanam of the temple is also known

as

"vaitheeka vimaanam" and "vEda vEda vimaanam". Thayaar incarnated as

the

daughter of hEma maharishi for whom amuthan has offered his sEvai

(appearance)

and got married to thayaar kOmaLa vaLLi. The marriage ritual of the lord

and

thaayaar is also known as "kodu mudi sErvai" is a classic one.

Thaayaar's

pinnal (back combed mudi or hair) is tied to perumaal's angavastharam in

this

sErvai to depict the togetherness of these dampathigaL. Ursavar is known

as

saaranga paaNi with the holy weapon "saarngam" in his hands. ursavar is

so

"expressive" like vaduvoor sri raamar and one is sure to feel his divine

grace

at the very sight of HIM. Thaayaar is seated on the lotus flower. Thayaar

is

also known as "padi thaandaap paththini" as she never crosses the steps of

this

temple for car festival or anyother such holy processions known as

"puRappadu".

Even during the holy kanu festival of sumangalis, Thayaar offers kanu

at

poRRaamarai kuLam or tank, being inside the temple at the west end door

step.

The potRRaamarai kuLam is also known for stationing the "gene" in a kumbam

or

container (hence known as kumbakOnam in short kudanthai) made out of the

"sEr"

or "wet-sand" taken from "thiruch chErai" (also one of the "108 DD", the

abode

of "thiru saaranaathan and saara naayaki" few miles away from here) during

the

"pralayam" or (also referred by other faiths as D day or judgement

day,etc..)

and was later un-earthed for subsequent "shrustis" or creation within a

"kalpa"

or the "great cycle of universe".

 

prathayksham " hEma maharishi

 

punya theertham : kauveri, hEma pushkarani (potRRaamarai), arasalaaru

 

thiru vimaanam : vaitheeka vimaanam

 

temple face : east

town :downtown "kumbakonam"

 

important hints for bakthaas : Every srivaishnavaa couple around this area

on

getting newly married will have a photo of perumal and thaayaar in

kodumudi

sEvai to bring harmony into their matrimony. Since "amuthaazhwaar is the

sole

reason for reviving the "4000" on "108" shEkthraas, it is also believd

by

analysts that those 11 paasurams of nammaazhwar that revived the "4000"

are

equated to "4000" in total and if one would think of amuthan and and chant

these

11 paasurams are blessed with the same yields of chanting "4000". And

visiting

this sthalam that was the sole reason for the revival of the prominance of

the

grouping through "4000" worship, also yields the same effect or punniyaas

of

visiting all the "108 DDs".

 

[Edited at the request of the sender.]

 

uhalai yenpin pEychchi mulai yoo

davaLai yuyiruNdaan

kazhaLkaL avaiyE saraNaak koNda

kurukoorch sadagOpan

kuzhalin maliyach sonna Oraa

yiraththuLip paththum

mazhalai theera vallaar kaamar

maanEy nOkkiyarkkE

 

Namaazhwaar thiruvadikaLe saranam