Dasaavataara Sannidhi

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If this Sannidhi alone is to be deemed a " Divya Desam " based

on the criteria

cited in Jagan's post, anyone of the myriad Sannidhis dotting

the entire

landscape of not only Bharata Varsha but also the entire

oriental and

occidental Worlds (where ever newer Sannidhis are springing up,

as a testimony

to the vibrant resurgence of Hinduism in general and Vaishnavam

in particular

) deserve to be called "Divya Desam".

 

 

There is a difference however. The "myriad sannidhis" do not have

swayam vyakta vigrahas. Nor did these vigrahas appear because

Thirumangai Azhwar requested them to do so. Nor have these myriad

temples been built by Thirumangai Azhwar. Thirumangai Azhwar built the

temple that houses the Dasaavatara vigrahas today. It has its own

little Gopuram. It has a vigraham of Thirumangai Azhwar sculpted by

Thirumangai Azhwar Himself. These deities have a closer and more direct

association with an Azhwar than many of the other divya desams which

have been visited by the Azhwars only through their Yoga siddhi.

 

 

Well if Dasaavatara Sannidhi is disqualified as a divya desam, then

adiyen's vote is for Ahobilam. If we have a vigraham of Nammazhwar

worshipped in a temple, then who is responsible for it? Malolan is. He

made Adivan Satakopa change Azhwar Thirunagari from a Saiva to a

Vaishnava sthalam. If Srirangam temple can boast of a Raja Gopuram,

then Malolan is responsible for that. Numerous temples and tanks have

been repaired or rebuilt. There are two schools that ensure that the

Sampradayam is kept going strong and vibrant. Malolan is the only

"divya desam" that keeps roaming and goes to people rather than have

people come to them. adiyen is not sure in how many of the other divya

desams, Bhara samarpanams or the Tengalai SamAshrayams take place.

 

Finally, as Srimad Azhagiya Singar Himself has said, "tvayi rakshati

rakshakaih: kim anyaih: tvayi chA rakshati rakshakaih: kim anyaih:

I" If this doctor cures you then you do not need any other doctor. If

this doctor does not cure then also you do not need any other doctor,

because then no other doctor can cure you.

 

Srimad Azhagiya Singar also quoted a shloka from ParAsara Bhattar and He

conveys it Tamil/English. "A person was drinking milk separately and he

was eating sugar separately. One day he went to somebody's house and

they gave him milk mixed with sugar. This he found very tasty and

became allergic to milk or sugar separately. Similarly, matsya varaaha

etc. are animal forms and Rama and Krishna are human forms. But Nrsimha

is a combination of man and animal and is doubly sweet."

 

adiyen

jagan.

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Sriman Jaganath wrote:

> Finally, as Srimad Azhagiya Singar Himself has said, "tvayi rakshati

> rakshakaih: kim anyaih: tvayi chA rakshati rakshakaih: kim anyaih: I"

 

SrImad azhagiya singar may have incorporated this

line into a discourse or stotram, but the original

is from v.8 of SrI dEsikan's "kAmAsika-ashTakam".

The second pAda should read (this is not clear in

Jaganath's excerpt above, and it is very important):

 

tvayi cha arakshati rakshakai: kim anyai:

^^^^^^

 

Mani

 

[ The meaning -- "If You protect me, of what use are other

protectors?

And if You don't protect me, of what use

are other protectors?" ]