Virtual Tour of Divya Desham 4

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vannakam,

 

 

 

Patthi mudhalama vatril pathi ennaku koodamal

 

Etthisaiyum uzhadrodi elaithu vizhum kakampol

 

Muthitarum nagareazhil mukiyamam kachithanil

 

Athigiri arulalarku adaikalam naan pugunthanea

 

Swami

Desikan - Adaikalapattu –1

 

 

 

 

 

The above mentioned the pasuram in the adaikalapattu reveales that this posting

is about TIRUKACCHI - ATTHIGIRI : Perundevi thayar sametha Varadaraja perumal

 

 

 

 

TIRUKACCHI

 

 

Attiyuraan pulaiyurvan, animaniyin

 

Tuthi ser nagathin mel thuyilvaan, muthi

 

Maraiyavaan makadal nanzhuandan tanakum

 

Eraiyavan engal piran

 

Boodatazhwar – Irandam

Thiruvandadi – 96

 

 

 

 

 

This kshetra is mentioned in padmapurana and kurmapurana. This is the avathara

sthalam of Poigai Piran. This is once a very beautiful and very important trade

centre of the past and this is one of the muktiu kshetra “ nagareshu kanchi. “.

The ldol of lord Atthi Varada made of Atthi Wood is kept inside the pushkarini

and is brought out only once in 40 years and is kept of the people sevai for 10

days. The temple atop a small hill has five prakaras viz Vaiyyamailikai,

Senayarkon, Alavandhar, Azhwar Thiruvedhi and Madaveethi. The Garuda sevai

during vaikasi visakam (This time it was celebrated on jun 1) is very famous. As

per the sthala purana Brahma performed Ashvamedha Yagna to have the darshan of

Lord and the lord appeared from the Yaga Kundam and the Face of the lord has the

burns of fire till now.

 

 

 

Pleased with the yagna Lord granted the boon, Hence the name Varadaraja. This

place was worshipped in Krutayuja by Brahma, in Tretayuja by Gajendra, in

Dwaparayuja by Brahaspati and in Kaliyuga by Adishesha

 

 

 

This place was orignally known as Kanjiram (Ka–Brahma, Anjitha-Worship), which

in time became kanchipuram and it also known as Hastigiri (Hasthi-Ganjendra,

Giri-hill) as Gajendra worshipped lord

 

 

 

This kshetra is very important to all the srivaishnavites and it is known as

Perumal Kovil in the sri vaishanavite parlance. This place is also dear to Swami

Thirukacchi Nambigal who was one of the acharyas to Swami Bhasyakarar. It is

nambigal who used to talk with Lord devarajan daily during Nambigal Alavatta

Kainkaryam

 

 

 

It is said that during the last days of the Nambigal, nambigal was not able to

travel to kanchipuram from ponnamalee. Hence the Lord Devarajan became

pratyaksham to nambigal early morning in ponnamalee. We can also see that Lord

devarajan is giving darshan to people with surya mandalam in ponnamalee the

avathara sthalam of nambigal

 

 

 

This divya desham is about 73 kms by road from Madras and a km from Kanchipuram

Railway Station

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KSHETRAM : Sathyavrata Kshetram

 

PERUMAL : Attiyuran, Varadarajan, Perarulalan,

Devadhirajan

 

Standing Posture – Facing West

 

THAYAR : Perundevi Thayar

 

PUSHKARINI : Anathasaras, Sesha, Varaha, Brahma, Padma,

Agnikusala

 

Theertams, Vegavati River

 

VIMANAM : Punyakoti Vimanam

 

PRATYAKSHAM : Bhrigu, Narada, Aadishesa, Brahma, Gajendra

 

MANGALASASANAMS :

 

Bhootatazhwar

2

 

Peyazhwar

1

 

Thirumangai Mannan 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adiyean deSika daSaN

Ungal BAlaj! $

"na deivam deSikAt param, naparam deSikArchanAtH "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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