thiruk kaNNan kudi - part 2 - Logistics and References

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thiruk kaNNan kudi - History - purANam

 

My namskArams to the thirup pAthak kamalangaL of the

baktha kOdi bAgawathALs. I seek the forgiveness

of Sriman V. Sadagopan as I failed to acknowledge

that he has also written a wonderful thala

purAnam details of thiru kaNNa puram earlier.

 

 

The five Sri Krishna AraNya kshEthram are

 

1. thiruk kaNNa mangai

2. thiruk kaNNa puram

3. kabisthalam

4. thiruk kOviloor

5. thiruk kannan kudi

 

This is one of the panch krishna AranyA kshEthram

that is among the 108 Divya dEsams. This is

situated in tanjore district near thiruvArur

between nagappattinam and thiruvarur. One can

reach Kumbakonam by train from Madras and travel

to thiruvArur from Kumbakonam by bus which

frequent (1 hour). One can also reach Kumbakonam

(more buses are available to kumbakonam) or

thiruvaroor by bus from Madras.

 

Five miles away from thiru aaroor there is a

village known as Azhiyoor. This kshEthram is

closer to this place. One can also reach Azhiyoor

in the bus line between thiruth thuRai pooNdi

and nAgappattinam. One can also take a train from

thiru aroor and get down at keezh vElur and reach

this place from there.

 

Sri Garuda purAnam and Sri nAratha purAnam

discusses the thala varaLARu or puRAnam of this

kshEthram in great deatil. In Sri Garuda purAnam,

the fifth chapter has 320 slOkams on this

kshEthram alone.

 

Sri Sri lOkanAyaki samEtha Sri lOka nAyakap perumAL

thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan