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Nadantha kalgal nonthanavo? Nadunga neaylam Aneamaai

 

Edanthamei Kulungavo ? Vilangumal varaisuram

 

Kadantha kal parantha Kaverikarai kudanthaiyul

 

Kidanthavaru azhunthirinthu pesu vazhi kesanea

 

Thirumazhisaipiran – Thiruchanda Viruttam – 61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the above mentioned words for thirumazhisaipiran the next posting is about

Thirukundanthai – Aravamudhazhvan

 

 

 

 

KOMALAVALLI NAYEKA SAMETHA ARAVAMUDHAN

 

 

Kundangaleadutheravitu Kutthada valla en kovea

 

Madankol Mathimugatharai mal seaiya valla en maintha

 

Edanthita eraniyan Nenjai erupillavaka mun Keendaai

 

Kudanthai kidantha en kovea Kurukathi puchutavarai

 

Periazhwar – Tirumozhi – 2 - 7 -

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brahmandapurana, Tiruvinnagar Mahatmyam, Kumbakonam Mahatmayam among others

describe this kshetra. It was here that Swami Nathamuni heard the recitation of

the 10 Pasurams of tiruvoimozhi beginning with Aravamudea and ending with words

indicating a thousand pasurams, After this Swami Nathamuni made penance and not

only got rest of Tiruvoimozhi but also the other 3000, set them all all music

(Inyisai Thantha Vallal) and started the tradition of recitation of prabandham.

This kshetra is like srirangam is between two rivers cauveri and Arasalaru. This

place is also called Bhaskara Kshetram as Surya, which lost its power of

brightness earlier regained it after performing tapas on the Sudarsana Chakra of

Lord Sarangapani

 

 

 

The lord in this temple is in Utthana Sayanam, on the request of Thirumizhisai

azhwar (Kidanthavaru Ezunthiru). Hence the lord is called Aravamudhazhvar and

Azhwar Thirumizhisai Piran. The beauty of the Moolasthanam carved in the black

stone in the form chariot and the Lord with his consorts in the beautifully

carved Chitrai ther moved Thirumazhipiran to compose thiruezhukootrirukai

describing lords divine traits of creation and preservation etc

 

 

 

The temple has two entrances Uttarayanam (Jan-Jul) and Dakshanayanam (Jul – Jan)

.. Each of the entrances have nine steps which signifies the nine steps (sopanam)

to attain paramapadam

 

 

 

Thayar is called Padithanda Patni as all her utsavams are conducted inside the

temple only. Sri Ramaswami temple and Chakarapani Temple are the other two

temples in the town

 

 

 

Lord Chakaprani is with ashtabujam and is the Chakramsam of aravamudhan. During

all the major festivals and activities in the temple, Lord Chakrapani and

Aravamudhan are seen together. At the Sri Ramaswamy temple, Rama and Seetha are

seen in pattabhisheka kolam with baratha, Shatrughna, Lakshmana and Anjaneya

with veena

 

 

 

As per the sthala purana, the amrutha kalasam, which was atop of himalayas

washed during the pralayam, settled here. At the request of devas, paramasivan

hit the vessel with an arrow, when the nectar spilled out and filled the

mahamakam and pottamarai kulam. Hence this place is called kumbakonam.

 

 

 

Ayya Kumara Thata Desikan constructed a separate sannidhi for kamalavalli

Thayar. Pleased with this act and as desired by thayar, a sannidhi for Ayya

Kumara Thata Desikan by Nayakar king opposite her sannidhi for her multifarious

kainkaryams in the temple. One day the preists were wonderstruck to find the

lord in a wet dhoti and with sacred thread worn as at the time performing final

rites, as only the previous day they had seen the stranger perform these rites

to Sri Lakshminarayana Swami, who devoted the entire life in the service of Lord

aravamudha. In Rememberance, every year on Ayppasi amavasya day this is

recreated. This Rajagopuram is 3rd tallest gapuram after srirangam and

srivilliputur, was built by swami after from the donation received for antima

kainkaryam of Ayya Kumara Thata desikan

 

 

 

Sri Tirukudanthai Desikan, a great and revered acharya who is considered an

aparavathara of Swami Desikan lived here and performed many kainkaryams Among

the important granthas authored by this great man are Komala Dandakam and

Aparyaptamruta Dhyana Sholkam on the Thayar and Perumal

 

 

 

Important festivals are Chitirai uthsavam, Vasanthothsavam & Nammazhwar Uthsavam

etc. This divya desham is 1.5 kms from the kumbakonam station on the

chennai-Trichy main line and is also accessible by road from Trichy, Thanjavur

etc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perumal : Moolavar : Aravamudhan – Adisesha Sayanam

 

Uthsavar : Sarangapani, Aravamudhan

 

Thayar : Kamalavalli Thayar

 

Pushkarini : Hema Pushkarini, Cauvery Nadhi, Arasalaru

 

Vimanam : Vaideeha Vimanam

 

Pratyaksham : Hema Maharishi

 

 

 

 

 

Mangalasasanam : Bhoodatazhwar 2

 

Peyazhwar 2

 

Thirumazhipiran 7

 

Namazhwar 13

 

Periazhwar 4

 

Kothai Nacchiyar 1

 

Thirumangai Mannan 25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adiyean deSika daSaN

Ungal BAlaj! $

"na deivam deSikAt param, naparam deSikArchanAtH "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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