thiru viN Nagaram - oppiliappan koil - part 8 - puNNiya theerththangaL

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It is the resolve of a prapanna that one must not ask for anything

after surrendering at the holy feet of the Lord. The following post may

conatin references to many fruits that one can attain from either

dipping in these holy theerththAs or even think about them. This is

presented for the benefit of crores of sAmANyALs who may do so

and march on in their spiritual ladder, eventually leading them

to attain the Lord thiruviN NagarAn's holy feet.

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ahorAthra pushkaraNi

 

Once a brahmin by name dEvasarma was living in this area.

He has mastered his understanding of vedas. He is born in

the clan of Sri baradhWaja muni. Once he happened to see

the daughter of saint Jaimini in their gurukulam. He fell

in love with her and forced her and consummated with her.

Hearing the plight of his daughter saint jaimini cursed the

brahim to become a a type of bird known as "kirownchi". There must

be some reason for the saint to choose this bird uruvam for

the erred brahmin. dEvasarma realised his mistake and fell at the

feet of the saint and pleaded for his forgiveness and requested

for the cure. Saint asked him to go to mArkaNdEya kshEthram once he

became a bird and stay on the branhces of the tree on the shores

of the pushkaraNi and that the viMochanam will be provided there.

 

One midnight this branch was broken by a strong wind in a cyclone and

the bird and the branch fell into the pushkaraNi. Once the holy water

of the pushkaraNi came into contact the body of the bird devasarma regained

his human form. Once he fell in that pushkarani the deivika vimAnam

also appeared and and he boarded for srivaikundam. Just then the

water God varunan's deputies turned up and tried to stall him saying

"No one is allowed to take bath or a holy dip after the first jAmam in the

night, since you violated this law you must be punished". Then Sri vishnu

dhoodhAs

appeared and advised varuna's deputies that "devareer, without knowing the

specialities of this pushkarani why are are you saying such ? One can take a

dip in this pushkarani both in day and night. if you must have doubt go and

ask your leader Sri varuna devan. For now you cannot stop anyone who have

boarded thsi daivika viManam for srivaikundam" and they left. Since then

everyone came to know of the speciality of this tank. The name of this

theerththam is also known to

suit the speciality ie . "ahoRaartha" pushkaraNi. The thulasi chedi on the

western banks of this temkple is the avathAra sthalam of mother boomadEvi.

Those who sit here and meditate ashtAksharam and provide "arusuvai akAram"

(anna dhAnam with all the special ingradients of a feast), dhakshinai and

thAmboolam to others will be cleansed of all his sins and will

certainly reach Srivaikundam. One must do a snAnam in this holy pushkarani on

Tuesday, Friday, saturdays and sravanam days and pray to lord Oppiliapppan will

certainly reach srivaikundam.

 

During the thai month sravanm the theppOrsavam is celebrated

in this tank where perumal and thAyAr appears together in the

theppam in the night(*).

 

Saarnga theerththam

On south western side of the temple there is a puNNiya theerththam.

The power of this theerththam is such that it will give the

desired boon to those the moment they think of this theerththam ie..

even prior to travelling to this theerththam and actually doing a snAnam in

this thErthatham. It is said that this theerththam is a crore times

special as compared to dhanuskOdi where Sri Ramar dwelled for sometime.

 

Soorya theerththaM

On the western side of the Saarnga pushkarani, soorya theerththam is situated.

Those who can think or see or hear about this theerththam will certainly

attain narKathi. It is said that Lord Shiva did snAnam in ahorathra pushkarani

prior to getting relieved from the brahma haththi dhosham (brahmS kabAlam was

struck in shivas fingers and it would not go untill Lord Vishnu relieved him of

that sin) he obtained the curse by cutting of Lord brahma's head. Shiva had to

do a severe poencance as advised by parvathi at thiruk kaNDiyoor and got this

sin cured by hara sAba viMochana perumAL. Lord Shiva and his entire army did

snAnam in this pushkaraNi on a sunday of thirk kArthigai month and sougt the

relief from the sins of killing parvathis father dakshan. After this it is

said that Lord shiva continued to do penance at the banks of soorya theerththam

seeking the blessings of Lord Sriman nartayana ,(as Lord oppiliappan) and

attained thEjas. While shiva was doing penance it seems soorya devan appeared

and attended to the maintenance work of this tank. It is beleived that all the

devas are doing snAnam in this theerththam everday even now. Those who do

snAnam in this theerthathm on the sundays of thiruk karththikai month and pray

to lord oppiliappan will attain all the narkathis ie good fotune and good life.

It is also believed that those who do snAnam here and go without worshipping

lord oppiliappan will goto hell for sure.

 

 

indra theerththam

On the north eastern side of thiruviNNagarappan, there is a pushkarani

Once Indran did snAnam here and prayed to Lord oppiliappan to get the sin he

acrued due to his mischief with ahalyai. It is beleived that those who do

snAnam here and worship the Lord will attain all the effects of performing

various yAhAs.

 

 

Brahma theerththam

There is a puskarani on southern side of inthra theerththam. Once one of

the holy soul did snAnam here and worshipped lord Oppiliappan and attained

the brahma patham (one of the several brahmas). Hence it is neamed after him.

 

DhAKshina gangai

This is also known as nAttAru. It is the vishnu maya or the viraja river. once

gangai, godavari and yamuna requested brahma to tell a way they can cleanse

all the sins deposited on them by various badhdha jivathmas. Brahma said,

"vishnu maya known as viraja river is flowing in booloiogam as kauveri and they

are flowing as a garland for the Lord in few places of which Sri SArangapAni

perumAl of thirukkudanthai is a very special one. You both must enter one of

the southern branch of such kauveri from there and enter mArkaNdEya kshEthram

and become two folded. Once you are there, you must serve the lord

thiruviNNakran for HIS thirumanchanam. Then you will be cleansed from all the

sins.". This is later proved from the fact that azhwars praised this Lord as

thiruvikaraman HIMself from whose holy feet this river itself orginated. Thus

gangai came here and resided in nAttAru. The thirumanchanam for the Lord is

performed mainly from the theerththam of this river even this day.

 

dhakshina gOdhAvari

On the southern side of nAttAru there is a river and is the second fold

of nAttAru known as dhaksina gangai.

 

Dhakshina yamunai

On the southern most of these rivers there runs a river known as "ari sol

aaru". This is currently called as "arasalAru" in tamil. While many of the

above theerththams cleanse the sins of many badhdha jivatams and even devas and

shivas and brahmas from their sins, these 3 northern rivers are here to

cleanse their own deposit of sins and as well to provide instant releif for

those who do snAnam here and worship lord oppiliappan.

 

 

Sri BoomadEvi samEtha Sri Oppiliappan thiruvadikaLE charaNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

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