namaskaram!

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Dear Sri Chakravarthy :

 

It is a pleasure to learn about your

connection to ThirukkOLUr .

 

The following additional particulars

might be of interest to you on this divya desam :

 

PerumAL : NikshEpa Vitthar ( Vaittha Maanidhi )

 

ThAyAr : Kumudavalli and KOLUr Valli

( Two Tanikkovil NaachiyArgAL--Unusual )

 

Theertham : KubEra theertham

 

VimAnam : Srikara VimAnam ( what an appropriate Name!)

 

Prathayksham : KubEran , Madhura Kavi AzhwAr

 

Sthala PurANam : Parvathi cursed KubERan for a trespass

and he lost his nava nidhis and became a pauper.

KubEran did penance here and got blessed by the Lord of

this divya dEsam , who protected the navanidhis

( sangha Nidhi , Padma nidhi et al ) .The Lord

thus become the Vaittha maa nidhi ( NikshEpa Vitthan )

He is supposed to protect them under His control

even today .KubEra's curse dissolved here (Saapa-

vimOchanam ) . This sthalam is also known as

adharma pisunam ( telling tales by Adharmam ),

since Adharmam lost its battle

with Dharmam here .

 

The 12 pasurams are by NammAzhwAr . AzhwAr

is taking on the ParAnkusa Naayaki rUpam

and is hurrying towards ThirukkOLUr . The mood

of the Naayaki is total absorbtion in the Lord.

 

The first paasuram is the most famous one ,which

summarizes the mood of a great one for whom

the GeethA Vaakyam holds a mirror : VaasudEva

sarvamithi sa mahAthmA dhurlabha :" The passuram

comes from the mouth of the bewilderd mother , who

feels rightfully that she has lost her lovely , little

daughter to the maayAvi of ThirukkOLUr .

 

AzhwAr describe this divya desam as

" tenn disai tilatham anaya ThirukkOLUr "

( this divya desam , which is a veritable tilakam

on the forehead for the southern part of the world ).

 

The first paasurams commented on by AlavandhAr ,

RaamAnujA is " UNNum sORu paruhu neer--" In the tenth

paasuram, the mother concedes grudgingly about the

power of attraction of this divya desam this way :

" -- others will follow suit to the same place ;

yes, yes ,through her , many can reach this Lord's

abode " . ParAnkusa nayaki is described as the

maarga darsi or trend setter , who leads others

thru her own longing pilgrimage .

 

The Azhagiya MaNavALa PerumAL NaayanAr has

tersely pointed out in his sUthram about the

significance of this divya desam this way :

" kaimudal izhandhAr uNNum nithiyin

aapathsakathvam puhumUrilE samrruddham ".

 

The particular guNa visEsham of the Lord here is

coming to the help of those in distress ( Appath

sakhathvam ) . He is a foul weather friend for

those , who have lost everything , but consider Him

as the nourishing food , thirst quenching water et al .

AzhwAr enters this divya desam to come into contact

with "her" nidhi ( PuhumUr samruddham ) .

 

The Lord ( Moolavar )offers His sevai by

supporting His head with uplifted left hand

as if he is looking at KubEran and us .Azhwar

acknowledges that Bhujanga sayana sevai with

the paasuram words : " Selvam malhiyavan

KIDANTHA ThirukkOLUr " .The mood of the words

used by AzhwAr thru the mouth of the mother

are most enchanting and moving .

 

NammAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

V.Sadagopan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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My pranams to all,

Let me introduce myself,I hail fro a small village near Thirunelvelli

called Anantakrishnapuram.My parents and I have been living in Madras

for the past 2 generations(i.e., since my grandfather)I am currently

studying a Masters in Industrial Relations program at the London School

of Economics,London and thus seem to be the youngest(aged 22yrs)

amongst those in the 'living room of sorts' so my purpose would be to

learn more about our sampradaya than perhaps contribute to the

discussions per se.

I have for the past few years been intensely drawn towards The

Shri.Kumudhavalli Thayar samedha, Shri Vaithamanidhi Perumal

Koil,Thirukolur.(One of the Navathirupathis).The village is also the

avathara sthalam of Shri.Madhurakavi Azhvar.I would appreciate any

information on the shrine as to date I have only the relevant pasurams

sung on the Lord in the DivyaPrabhandham.

 

Yours Respectfully

Pradeep Chakravarthy

(KasturiRangan)