Additional Info on Sri Durga temple

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More than all this, this is very important kshEthram as this

is is the place where the first 3 mudhal aazhwaars joined together

and

delivered the first 300 pAsurams of 4000 in the presence of Sriman

nArayana

Himself.

No other literature has that status of being presented in front of

the Lord

Himself. Please advise me if you know of one.

Sampath Rengarajan

 

Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam was presented in the presence if Sri Krishna.

Besides all important Stotras such as Swami Desika stotras have been

presented in front of the Lord in their archa roopa. What sets the

4,000 apart, is their status of being equal to the 4 Vedas, which is

not given to any Paurusheya work.

 

Jaganath.

[Guest guest]

There is a famous vishnu durgai temple in patteeswaram near pApa nAsam (bewteen

thanjavur and kumbakonam), nearer to thiru nathi pura viNNagaram or nathan kOil

(nAthan kOil is one of the 108 dd).

 

There is also a Durgai temple present in thirukkOviloor ulagaLantha perumaL

kOvil. This temple is one of the 108 dd and is also one of the pancha krishna

AraNyakshEthram. More than all this, this is very important kshEthram as this

is is the place where the first 3 mudhal aazhwaars joined together and

delivered the first 300 pAsurams of 4000 in the presence of Sriman nArayana

Himself.

No other literature has that status of being presented in front of the Lord

Himself. Please advise me if you know of one. The temple for sri durgai is not

inside the sanctum sanctorum (garpa graham) of thirukkOvilur as per my

knowledge. However as per expert opinion and persons visited this kshEthram

last, The shrine for Durgai is inside the inner most praharam, not along side

PerumaaL. It is a (populated) crowded place as per pAdhma puRAnam and brahmAnda

purAnam with prahaladan, mahabali and sridevi, nila devi, and boodevi

sukrAcharyAr, dEvars, yatchars, sidhars, garudar, vishwaksEnar. Besides

thirumangai in his pAsuram praises this durgai as she left vindyAs and came

here to this *Sri krishna kshEthram* (please recall my original post on Thiruk

kaNNa puram wherein this is also listed as one of the 5 panch krishna aaraNya

kshEthram) and settled here and is *guarding* this kshEthram, as in thiru nedun

thAndagam,

 

2058:

vaRpudaiya varain^edundhOL mannar maaLa

vadivaaya mazhuvEndhi yulaga maaNdu,

veRpudaiya nedungadaluL thanivE luyttha

vELmudhalaa venRaanoor vindham mEya,

kaRpudaiya madakkanni kaaval pooNda

kadipozhilsoozh nedumaRugil kamala vEli,

poRpudaiya malaiyaraiyan paNiya ninRa

poongOva loorthozhuthum pOdhu nencE! 7

 

- Thiru nedun thAndagam

wherein thirumangai says,

 

"vintham mEya (mEvudai) kaRpudai madak kaNNi *kAval pooNda* kadi pozhil"

 

ie she was delighted to see the *Sri krishna kshEthram* and moved here and

settled here and is *guarding* (kAval pooNda) this kshEthram.

 

Though it is said that as per the temple protocol all *vazhi pAdu* (ie

worshipping) are done for Sri Durgai, I am not sure if this justifies

*srivaishnavas in Sri sampradAyam* for worshipping of Sri (pirAti) and Sri

Durgai (a derivative of Sri, as simha vAhini) simultaneously.

 

 

SripoongOval naachiyaar pushpavaLLithaayaar samEthara ThirukOviloor ulagaLantha

perumaL thiruvadikaLE charaNam

 

Sampath Rengarajan