A Virtual Tour of Divya Desham - 5

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Seadiyaiya valvinaigal theerkum thirumalea

 

Nediyanea venkatava Nin Koilin vasal !

 

Adiyarum vanavarum Arambaiyarum kidanthiengum

 

Padiyai kidanthu Un pavalavai kanbenea !!

 

Kulasekara Peruman – Perumal Tirumozhi 4 – 9

 

 

 

 

 

In the above-mentioned words of kulasekara peruman, this posting is about

Thiruvenkatam - Alarmelmangai urai Thiurvenkatamudaiyan

 

 

 

 

 

Thiruvenkatam

 

 

 

Akalakilean iraiumondru

 

Alarmelmangaiurai marbaa

 

Nigaril Pugaizhai Ulagam Mundrudaiyai

 

Ennai alvaanea

 

Negarilamar munikanangal virumbum

 

Thiruvenkatanea

 

Pugalondrilla adiyean

 

Unnadikiz amarnthu pugunthenea

 

Nammazhwar – Tiruvoimozhi – 6 –10 10

 

 

 

 

 

As per the sthala purana it is customary to have darshan of Aadi Varaha before

Lord srinivasa. The Brahmandapurana, Varahapurana, Skandapurana, Padmapurana

describes this kshetra. Prasadam to lord srinivasa is first offered to vraha

perumal, It is said that tirumalai symbolises the vedas and while tirumalai

represents head of adisesha, Ahobilam represents its trunk and srisailan

represents its tail. The names seven hills of tirumalai viz Venkatadri,

Seshachala, Vedachala, Garudachala, Vrishbadri, Anjanadri and Aanantadri .

 

The Padma Purana states that scholars who were gathered in the Yaga performed by

Manu were discussing about the Supremacy among the Trinity. The discussion soon

turned into a dispute and sage Bhrigu was asked to go in person to Kailasa and

Vaikunta to find the fact out for himself and for the benefit of mankind.

However, when Bhrigu went to Kailasa, the Lord was in a playful mood and was

sporting with Uma and did not pay attention to the sage. The sage cursed him and

went to Brahma-loka.

 

Now, the sage is the son of Brahma and naturally the Lord of Creation remained

in His seat and did not receive him, who has come on a special mission. Sage

Bhrigu could not take this insult and cursed Brahma too and moved over to

Vaikunta. Vishnu was in his all-knowing sleep, which irritated Bhrigu. The sage

in his rage kicked the Lord in His chest and the Lord woke up to see the sage

and got up to receive him. He did not mind the sage kicking him in the chest and

the imprint of his foot stayed on His divine chest as the Sri-vatsa sign.

 

Though the Lord could put up with this insult, Mahalakshmi who resides in the

chest of the Lord could not bear with this and left Him in her anger. The Padma

Purana says that the Lord, who was lonely, came down to earth to stay in

Seshachala. He married padmavathi, the daughter of aksharaja. It is believed

that the lord is repaying the debts till date taken aksharaja and will continue

to do so till the end of kaliyuga

 

For long number of years the deity remained buried under the ground, until King

Tondaman, prompted by the fact that his cows returned home dry, milked somewhere

in the forest of their own, came to know of the existence of the idol. The Lord

became very happy after seeing the temple constructed by Thondaman and hence the

vimanam is named Anandha Nilaya.

 

Tirumalai Nambi (Srisailapoorna), maternal uncle and one of the acharyas of

swami ramanuja did teerta kainkaryam here. Swami ramanuja underttok 18 visits to

tirumalai to learn Srimad Ramayana and Saranagati tatwa . Sri Adivan satakopan

constructed the steps to tirumalai .

 

In Thayar temple there is separate shrines for krishna and Souriraja perumal .

The brahmotsavam is during puratasi at tirumalai and Kaartikai at tiruchanoor

 

Tirupathi is about 11 kms from renigunta station on Madras – bombay route and is

well connected by rail and road

 

 

 

Kshetram : Aadi Varaha Kshetram

 

Tirupathi

 

Perumal : Govindaraj Perumal – Bujanga sayanam – Facing East

Thayar : Pundarikavalli

 

Tirumalai

 

Perumal : Moolavar – Tiruvenkatamudaiyan, Srinivasan,

Venkatachalapathi,Balaji –

Facing East

Pushkarini : Seshachala swami Pushkarini and Koneri theertam

and 14 others

Vimanam : Anandhanilaya Vimanam

Pratyaksham : Thondaman

 

 

 

Tiruchanoor

 

Thayar : Padmavathi – Facing East

Pushkarini : Padmasarovar

 

Mangalasasanams :

Poigai Azhwar 10

Bhoodatazhwar 9

Peyazhwar 19

TiruMazhipiran 15

Nammazhwar 52

Periyazhwar 7

Naachiyar 16

Kulasekara Peruman 11

Nampannan 2

Thirumangai Mannan 61

 

 

 

 

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