arasavillie sri sUrya narAyana swamy temple:srikakulam

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Om namo narAyanAya namah!!

Om namo bhagavatY sUryAyanarAyanaya namah!!

 

dear bhagavottamas,

 

let me present one of the sakred kshetras we visited recently that is present

at the

outskirts of srikakulam which are very famous in south India, known as

arasavalli

sUryanarAyana kshetram. in the temple at konark in orissa, we appreciate the

fine sculptures

and art than bhakti and inthe temple at unnav area of madhya pradesh (about 11km

from

jhansi station) where sri sruryan archa of 14 cm deity is opened for bhaktas.

in arasavalli sri sUryanArayana swamy temple, sriman naryana as such was

incornated in to akanda sruya,

an unique deity in the whole of India and is known as 'harsavalle ksehtram'

presently

known as "arassavalli kshetram". it is situated about 3km from srikakulam town

(chicacole) towards east. autos, taxis or buses are available.

 

it is a known fact that this kshetra swamy is 'pratyaSHa daivam'. the effect

will be seen

immediately with mere bhakti nivYdana of the lord here. with utmost devotion

the yatrakars

perform various poojas, abhisekhams, worships, aStOtara -sata- sahsra

namArchanas and

get themselves relieved from any disease, worries and problems. he is

karmasAkSHie

even today, during the uttarAyana- dakshinAyan auspicious day. the rays of surya

bhagavan fall on

the holy feet of the moolavar exactly at the sunrise. the other interesting

thing is one can see

the 'churika' (sUrya kaTAre) at the waist of the lord as seen at the waist of

sri venketeswara

swamy of tirumala temple. devendra vigraham sitting on the irAvatam is one of

the interesting

feasture of this kshetram.

one should see the divya mangala vigraham of aditya bhagavan with

drutakanachelam,

navaratna khachita kireetam,padma hastams, pleasant magnetic face and broad

powerful eyes

with his uSa and padmini devis on either side and pingalamATTrulu as dwarpalaka

on either

side of the sanctum - oh, it is really to be seen "tatpraSTyA

tadeYvAnprAvesat". One follows

ekabuktam (sakahAram) and makes darshan of the lord during Sundays relieves all

sins, sarvagrahAristam,

sorrowfulness, poverty, diseases and make them jubilant, hence the name

harsavalli kshetram.

pamaras suffering from poverty, diseases like blindness, leprosy, leucoderma

etc used to submit

themselves to the lord sUryanarAyaN swamy by worshipping the lord with all

puja kainkaryam -

harati, archana, abhSekhams etc., after taking bath in "indra pushkarini", the

famous puranic

kolanu or at least doing samprokShnam with the sacred water(now polluted) if

not bath, one can

get elated by the fulfilment of their demands.

' RavYh: karasahsram YatrApgnayA samudAhrutam!!

teYSAm srYSTA punah: saota rasmayO grahasamjnitah!!'

( out of the thousand rays emanated by sUrya, only seven rays are equivalent to

the power of all

other grahas)

being grahadhipathi, mere darshan of sri sUryanArayana swamy shatters all

doshas and imparts

sarwa grahAriSta sAnti to the bahktar. according to purnas, performing puja

of the lord produces

'kOti puNya phalam"- such a powerful deity is available for us .

"Aditya mambekAm viSnum gaNanAtham maheYsvaram" - means

puja for the first and foremost deity is for sUrya bhagaan.

"yadAchityagatam teYjO jagadbAsayateY saKhilam!!

yacchandramasiyachAgnoVtatteYjOvidhi mAmakam!!"

as mentioned in gita, the illumination of sUrya is mine and "jyOtiSAm ravi

ramsumAn" ie.

srimanArayana himself is akhanda sUrya bhagavAn. that is why bhaktas praise

this lord as

"sri sUryanArayana swamy"

"udaeY brahmaNO rUpah: madhyAHNYtu maheswarah: !!

sAyamkAleY svAyam visNu: trimUrtistu devakarah:!!"

as such the swamy dipicts the incarnation of trimurti and is "namskAra priyO

bhanu: that is, he

blesses and cherishes those bhagavatAs who just submit by making mere pranams

to

the deity with utmost devotion. such a powerful spiritual god - sri

sUryanArayana swamy is

available at arasavalli for all of us. of course we see and worship daily the

pratykSha daivam

"sUrya bhagavan" -the sun god in the sky but we cannot see in full glory with

our meagre eyes.

that too in the form of srimannaryana swamy, the maha vishnu

 

STALA PURANAM: - it all started during 'dwApara yugam' when sri balarama,

brother of sri krishna

dug the earth with the aid of his earth tiller (nagYeti chaalu) and flourished

the area with the river

" nagavalli" for the benefit of the people of the area and started booning the

pamaras with

numerous temples. One such temple built in srikAkulam was sri umArudrakOteswara

swamy temple.

devatas used to worship the swamy coming all the way from heaven.

once devata raja, indra came all the way to workship the swamy in an odd hour

and he was

refused by the pramada gaNa sri nandEswaran and maha kaludu to enter inside the

sanctum

sanctorum. when he was forcing himself to enter, sri nandEswqaran grunted and

the gOtrabiduDu

was swooned and fell down ( gAtropaghatam)in the east . weakened by this

injury, he (sachEpati)

prayed for sUrya bhagavan to regain back his strength. with the mere prayer he

recovered fully

by the appearance of sri Aditya bhagavan. elated by this, he started praising

the surya bhagavAn -

the sahasra rasmEn. To make people and other pamaras equally happy, he

requested the swamy

to permanently settle there with uSa and padmini devi as moolavar (druvulu).

sri

Aditya bhagavan kshtram was thus come to the earth for the happiness of the

bhaktas near

srikAkulam. sri pAkasanam (indra) dug a puskkarani called as "indra

puskkarani" with

his vajrAyudham and made it more sacred. the temple was constructed by

viswakarama.

during the period, there lived two brothers namely sri surappa and sri

akkanna of ippalli family at

mukhalinga kshetram. they were very stotriyas, sadachAra parAyanNa, sadguru

samprasidda

sri pujA durandaras, pnachAyatanadevatO pasakAs and great devotees of Sri Aditya

bhagavan.

As per the orders of the deity who appeared in their dreams, they proceeded to

harsavalli with great devotion. on their way while passing vamsadharA river,

they got a talapatra

pack floating in the river to their surprise. it contained vedOkta klpOkta

pujA kramam complete.

they settled as archaka cum temple dhrama kartas and used to perform tri-sandya

pujas,

kainkaryams etc. even to day their tanians are the archakas and dharmakartas to

the temple

performing all puja-kainkaryams following all the rituals and sevas to god.

 

HISTORY: As per 'shilAsAsanams' carved there, the history starts at second

half of seventh century

one Devendra varma belonging to manadYvamuna gangaraja family was a great

devotee and

developed this temple to great highs. he used to worship the lord three times a

day with

nityabhOga dhupa deepa naiveydyams. he donated lands and money to the temple

for performing dailykainkryams, special poojas and festivals during auspicious

days. kalyanOtsavams,

navarAtri celebrations and tirunaLu yearly.

during 15th century, when muslim religious extremists invaded this area, they

used to demolish

temples, deities where ever they found besides all other sins and atrocious

deeds. when they searched for the deity sri sUryanArayanaswamy to destroy, but

they could not find the

deity as it was incarnated with 'sri chakra' which made the god vanished for

the good. later

on in 1788 ad. sri yelamancheli pullAji pantulu renovatedthe temple facing many

problems. recently in 1999 ad. the whole temple was again renovated by

thebhagavatas belonging to 'aluthu'

village of srikakulam dt. and celebrated 'mahA sowra YAgam' with sheer

devotion.

 

powrANic drushTantams: - as per the saying "bhagatam tYjaskAmO vbhavasum",

rajabraSTas

regains the lost kingdom by virtue of sUrya bhagavAn's mercy. in 'matsya

purANam' there is saying

that "arOgyam bhAskarAdichchet". in skanda purANam the saying "dinYsam

sukhArdam" refers to

pavitrasamArAdanam as the ultimate restorator for all health, happiness and

prosperity

in sri vAlmiki's (vAlmeke?) rAmAyanam, by the advice of sri agastya mahamuni sri

ramachadran

repeated Adityahrudayam mantram three times which made him to kill ravaNa in the

war.

in mahabhAghavatam, strAjit maharaj was blessed with 'samantaka mani' by sri

sUrya bhagavan on worshiping him.

in sAmbapurANam samburaj who suffered lepersy by the curse of sri dUrvAsa

mahamuni, was

completely relieved of the disease by rigorous sUryOpAsana.

in mahabhAratam, the poverty sticken aranyavasi sri dharma raja was able to feed

the guests with

'aSTaya pAtra" gifted by sri sUrya bhaghavAn on his 'AdityOpAsana' with utmost

devotion.

in RugVedam mentions were made on 'bhaskara prabhAvams'.

in adhavana vedam details are given about the sure relief of each type of

disease with the

performance of specific type of prayer as observed in 'aruNa trichaswOrams'

the blind mahakavi amara able to see after writing 'mayura satakam' in praise of

sri

sUryan.

in general stotriyas won't take meals without uttering 'Aditya parAyaNam'

 

important festivals: 1. sri swamy vari kalyANOstavam will be on every chaitra

sudda eykAdasi,

2. SHErAbdi dwAdasi teppa tiruNALLu on every

kArtika sudda dwAdasi,

3. Radha saptami and sUrya jayanthi on every

mAgha sudda saptami,

4. KamadhahanOtsavam and DOlOstavam on every palguna sudda

trayodasi and purnimas

5. bhAnu varotsavam will be on every vaisAkha and mAgha mAsams

route: by air: chennai -vizag and train to srikakulam rd. station and then by

bus 13km.from station

by train: chennai- srikulam road. by howrah mail and then by bus or

taxi or auto.

 

let me conclude my detailed presentation in English about 'sri sUryanarAyaNa

kshetram' with two photos attached herewith. pl. forgive me if any errors are

present during the course of description

 

Om bhAskrAya vidmahY mahAdyuti karAya dhEmahi !!

tannO Adityah: prachOdayAt !!

 

dAsOham

jairam

 

 

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