AdiyEn's Sep 10-17 trip to Dhivya Desams in Tamil Nadu & Thirumala: Part V/ Sep 13 , 2004/ ThirukkaNNangudi Visit.

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs :

 

After Thirumanjanam at Thiru Naagai , there was a brief

window of opportunity to visit nearby ThirukkaNNangudi

and be back for the ThirukkalyANa PrasAdhams . Off we

went in the Midday heat to ThirukkaNNangudi , a sleepy

village nestled amidst the paddy fields .

 

Sthala VisEsham

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The dhivya Dampathi's names are Sri Aravindhavalli

SamEtha Sri DhAmOdhara NaarAyaNa PerumAL.

The vimAnam is known as UthphalAvadhAkam .

PushkaRaNi is Nithya(SravaNa ) PushkaraNi.

On the South Eastern bank of the SravaNa PushkaraNi ,

there is a Moolavar known as VeeRiruntha PerumAL ,

who is an ancient ( Pazhaya) PerumAl of this dhivya dEsam .

 

This is one of the Pancha KrishNa kshEthrams among

the 108 dhivya dEsams ; the other four are

ThirukkaNNapuram , ThirukkaNNamangai ,

Thiru Kapisthalam and ThirukkOvalUr .

 

This dhivya dEsam is also revered as Pancha Bhadhra

or a dhivya dEsam having Five auspicousness : River ,

forest , agrahAram , temple and PushkaraNi .

 

This sthalam is also known as the Pancha NaarAyaNa

Sthalam . The five NaarAyaNa sthalams in and around

this dhivya dEsams are:

 

1. Sri Ananatha NaarAyaNan in the south at AabharaNa dhAri.

2. Sri Varada NaarAyaNan at Periya AalatthUr ( South West)

3. Sri Deva NaarAyaNan at ThEvUr

4. Sri Yaadhava NaarAyaNan at KeevaLUr

5. Sri DaamOdhara NaarAyaNan at ThirukkaNNangudi.

 

AarAdhana Kramam & MangaLAsAsanam

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ThirukkaNNangudi follows the VaikhAnasa Aagamam .

This KshEthram has recieved MangaLAsAsanam from

Thirumangai with ten Paasurams . "OorAkk- kiNaRu ,

uRangAp-puLi , thErA Vazhakku , ThirukkaNnangudi "

is the proverb associated with this dhivya dEsam .

 

DhyAna slOkam

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Garuda PurANam gives us the dhyAna slOkam :

 

"uthpalAvathakE dhivyE vimAnE KamalApathim

vandhE Maadara mukthaisthu vanthitham Loka Naayakam "

 

PerumAl is prathyaksham to Sage Maadarar and

three other Munivars here .

 

Sthala Vruksham/ Holy tree inside the temple

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Sthala Vruksham here is MangaLa Mahizha maram (VakuLam),

the flowers of which are dear to Swamy NammAzhwAr.

This Mahizha Maram is known as "KaayA Mahizh " since

this tree flowers and produces fruits but the seeds from

the tree will not lead to new trees . Under this Mahizham tree

rested Thirumangai during his journey to ThirunAgai

to take control of the golden BuddhA statue at

the Buddha VihAram . Manthra Japam under this

Mahizha Maram will multiply the fruits of that Japam .

The watering of the Mahizha Maram with the waters of

SravaNa Pushkarani theerttham will yield great puNyams .

The four Rishis ( Maadarar , Gouthamar , Bhrugu and Chaithyar)

did severe penance under this tree about Sreeman NaarAyaNan

and were blessed to have Him appear before them as

DhAmOdhara NaarAyaNan on a Panguni RohiNi dinam.

 

Thirumangai Mannan's Ten Paasurams

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The ten Paasurams of Thirumangai end with the salutation:

" ThirukkaNNankudiyuL NinRAnE " .

 

First Paasuram

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In the first Paasuram , Thirumangai( Kaliyan) visualizes

the Lord of this dhivya dEsam (DhAmOdara NaarAyaNan)

as the PadhmanAbhan resting on top of the Milky ocean

and salutes Him as " ShyAma Maa mEni , Yenn Talaivan "

Kaliyan observes the Vaidhika Sri of the dhivya dEsam and pays

tribute to the VaishNavAs , who are experts in the four Vedams

and tend the three types of fires to perform the Yaj~nams .

 

Second Paasuram

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Here , Kaliyan instructs us that ThirukkaNNangudi KaNNan

is the same one , who saved the GajEndhran from the cruel jaws

of the crocodile ( " thuvaLa mEl vanthu thOnRi vann mudhalai

thuNipadac-chudupadai turanthOn ") . The natural beauty of

this dhivya dEsam with many kinds of lotus flowers and banana

trees are described by Kaliyan in this Paasuram .

 

Third Paasuram:

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Here , Kaliyan reveals to us that ThirukkaNNngudi KaNNan

is the One , who took MathsyAvathAram to retrieve the VedAs

at one time , when deluge prevailed ( " MeenuruvAhi viripunal

variya kattoLithOn ") .Kaliyan decribes the fragrant scent from

Punnai , Mallikai , Mouaal pushpams spreading in all directions

at this dhivya dEsam .

 

Fourth Paasuram

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In this Paasuram , Kaliyan visualizes DhAmOdhara NaarAyaNan

as the Aadhi VarAhan , who rescued BhUmi Devi from the depth

of the oceans ( " PanRiyAi anRu Par MahaL payali theertthavan

Panchavar pAkan " ) . Kaliyan notes here the tall ramparts

and upparikais of this affluent dhivya dEsam .

 

Fifth Paasuram

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The dhyAnam and visualization(SaakshAthkAram ) of

Kaliyan shifts now to Thrivikrama svaroopam of this

dhivya dEsa EmperumAn ( " Mannavan periya vELviyi

kuRaLAi moovadi neerodum koNDu , pinnum yEzhulahum

YeeradiyAhap-perumdisai adangida nimirnthOn " ).

 

Sixth Paasuram

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Here , DhAmOdhara NaarAyaNan presents Himself as

ParasurAman before Kaliyan to recieve his mangaLAsAsanam :

 

" Mazhuvinaal avani arasai moovezhukaal maNi mudi podi

padutthu uthira , kuzhuvuvAr punaluL kuLitthu venkOpam

tavirthavan ......ThirukkaNNangudiyuL ninRAnE "

 

Seventh Paasuram

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Here , Kaliyan's bhAgyam is to have the Sevai of the Lord

of this dhivya dEsam as Valvili Raaman , who cut off the ten

arrogant heads of RaavaNan with His KodhaNdam :

 

" ilankayak-kOnai bhAnu nEr saratthAl panamkani pOlap-

parumudiyuthira vill vaLaitthOn ...ThirukkaNnangudiyuL

ninRAnE " ).

 

Eighth and ninth Paasurams

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These two paasurams celebrate ThirukkaNNangudi

EmperumAn as PaaNdava DhUthan and PaarTasArathy .

This being KrishNa kshEthram , two paasurams among

ten are devoted to KrishNAvathAran by Kaliyan .

 

The eighth pasuram visualizes KaNnapirAn arriving at

DuryOdhanan's court as the ambasaddor for PaaNDavAs

and seating Himself majestically to negotiate a deal to

avoid the MahA Bhaaratha war : " aravu neeL kodiyOn

avaiuL aasanatthai anjidAthE idavatharkkup-

periya MaamEniyaNda mooduruvap-perumdisai

adangida nimirnthOn " . Our Lord arrived at the court

of evil minded DuryOdhanan with the snake as his emblem

in his flag and spread Himself in a seat that stretched

across directions to foil the cunning plans of DuryOdhanan.

 

In the ninth Paasuram , Kaliyan pays tribute to GeethAchAryan ,

who served as the charioteer (Saarathy ) for Arjunan to

engage in Bharathap-pOrr to reduce the burden of BhUmi dEvi and

reestablish dharmam .

 

Tenth Pasuram :

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This is the Phala sruthi Paasuram that pays tribute to RaamAvathAram ,

where the Lord invaded the kingdom of RaavaNan with the army of

monkeys and bears to destroy the dushtan RaavaNan and his retinue:

 

" Perum padyodum senRu , silayinAl Ilankai theeyezhac-cheRRa

ThirukkaNnangudiyuL ninRAnai ( paRRiya ) Kaliyan vaayolikaL

-- -- vallavarkkillai nalkuravE " .

 

Kaliyan assures us that those who recite his ten paasurams on

DhAmOdhara NaarAyaNan of ThirukkaNNngudi and comprehend

the meanings of these paasurams will never suffer from poverty of

any kind .

 

Next , we will cover the visit to ThirukkOshtiyUr

dhivya dEsam .

 

NamO Sri DhAmOdhara NaarAyaNAya ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: