Fw: Image of Thiruneermalai PerumAl after Thirumanjanam & Introduction to Kaliyan's Pasurams on SrI NeervaNNan : Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam : Part190

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Dear BhakthAs:

 

SrIman KrishNan Ayyangar of Nanganallur and SrIman Lakshmi Narasimhan Sridhar

of Bangalore are dear friends , who have a great attachment to the EmperumAn of

Thiruneermalai Dhivya dEsam . adiyEn is writing this series of articles in the context of

the recent Upanayanam at Thiruneermalai for Chi. DEvarAjan , the son

of SrI KrishNan Ayyangar ;

SrI Sridhar attended this upanayanam at Thiruneermalai ( ThOyAchalam) and has produced

a 45 minute long video of Thirumanjanam and KalyANa Uthsavam for the EmperumAn of

this dhivya dEsam during this occasion .adiyEn will release that divine content

as a separate CD ROM with the help of SrI Sridhar later. It is SrI Sridhar's most

welcome contribution to ThiruvahIndhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam fund raising

effort .

 

Location of Thiruneermalai

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adiyEn has had the bhAgyam of sevai of the EmperumAn of Thiruneermalai a few times.

This dhivya dEsam is located at a distance of three and half miles from Pallavaram

station on the Chennai-Tambaram rail route .

 

The peace and tranquility that descends on one at the end of the sevai of the Four

EmperumAns of the dhivya dEsam is some thing to be experienced . When one sits

outside the sannidhis on the steps of the hill temple and experiences the wind gently

touching one's face , one can connect it to the presence of Saantha Narasimhan inside

one of the three sannidhis on top of the hill .The experience is similar to sitting on

the steps leading to Melkote Yoga Narasimhan's temple on the hill .

 

Thiruneer malai: MangaLAsAsanam by two AzhwArs

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This EmperumAn has recieved MangaLAsAsanam (20 Paasurams) from Thirumangai

AzhwAr and BhUthatthAzhwAr ; When Thirumangai AzhwAr visited Thiruneermalai ,

there were torrential rains and swirling floods that formed a deep and dangerous moat

around the hill , on which the temple is located ; it was difficult even for the sturdy

Thirumangai AzhwAr to swim across . The thirst of Thirumangai to have the darsana

soubhAgyam of the EmperumAn of this dhivya dEsam was so intense that he did not

want to leave the dhivya dEsam without performing MangaLAsAsanam of the Lord

and ThAyAr. Thirumangai simply waited for six months at a village near by known

today as Thirumangai AlwArpuram . Once the floods subsided , the AzhwAr visited

the EmperumAn NeervaNNan) at the foot the thill and the three sannidhis ( IrundhAn ,

KidanthAn and NadanthAn ) on top of the hill ( Thiruneer Malai).

 

MangaLAsAsana Paasurams

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Ninteen of the twenty Paasurams on this dhivya dEsams are from Thirumangai and

the remaining one is from BhUthatthAzhwAr ( IraNDAm ThiruvandhAthi: 47th Paasuram).

 

Ten out of the 19 paasurams of Thirumangai are housed in Periya Thirumozhi( PTM):

2.4 decad that begins with "AnRAyar KulakkodiyOdaNi maamalr Mangai--)

 

The other Nine Pasurams are found among Thiruidaventhai dhivya dEsa Paasurams

(Periya Thirumozhi 2.7.7), ThirnaRayUr paasurams ( PTM :6.8.4 , 7.1.7) ,

ThirukkaNNapuram Paasurams ( PTM: 8.2.3) , ThirunAhai Paasurams ( PTM: 9.2.8) ,

PTM: 10.1.1, Thirunedum ThANDakam: 18th Paasuram , SiRiya and Periya Thirumadals.

 

The Four Sannidhis

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1. Temple at the Foothill : PerumAL faces East in standing posture and has

the names of Neer vaNNan , Neelamughil vaNNan . ThAyAr's name is ANimAmalar

Mangai.

 

Saanidhis at the top of the Hill & Sacred PushkaraNIs

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2. IrundhAn or the Seated One ( Moolavar): Saantha Narasimhan in a seated

posture facing the East .

 

3. KidanthAn (Moolavar): Lord RanganAtha in a reclining position known as

MaaNikka Sayanam . He faces South to bless ANDAL and VibhishaNan.

 

4. NadanthAn ( Moolavar): Thrivikraman in a standing posture looks in

the Eastern direction .

 

There are five sacred PushkaraNis ( Thiruneer) at this dhivya dEsam :

MaNikarNigaa , Ksheera , KaaruNya , Siddha and SwarNa PushkaraNIs.

With the sacred waters ( Thiru Neer) and the hill (Malai) , the dhivya dEsam

got the name of Thiruneer Malai.

 

Legend has it that Sage VaalmIki worshipped at this temple . Being a top

Raama BhakthA , the sage had the darsanam of Lord RanganAtha as

Raamachandra , RanganAyaki ThAyAr as SitA PirAtti , AadhisEshan

( the bed of Lord RanganAtha ) as LakshmaNan , PerumAL's Chakram

and Sanghu as BharathA and SathrugnA and Garudan as HanumAn

at the hill top temple .

 

adiyEn will comment on the 20 Paasurams relating to this dhivya dEsam

in the next posting.

 

SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

P.S : Please do not miss out on the opportunity to acquire

the most beautifully produced Life and Vaibhavam of Swamy

Desikan in pictures produced by SrI SrIdhar ( Chithra Desikeeyam).

I wrote about the content of the CD ROM in detail recently.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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