Thiruvallikeni-4

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Pranams,

Let us now continue with more interesting features of

Brindaranya kshethram (Thiruvallikeni).

As I have told earlier the left hand of the Moolavar

shows us his feet and there is something under his

feet! What’s that? It is the Adhisesha doing service

to the lord as the Maravadi. As Poigai Alwar in his

Mudal Thiruvandhadi says "sendral kudaiyam irundal

singasanamam nindral maravadiyam neelkadalul endrum

punayyam manivilakkam poompattam pulgum anaiyam

thirumarkku aravu".

In Krishna Avataram when Vasudeva carried Sri Krishna

to Gokulam it was raining heavily and Sri Adishesha

came as an umbrella protecting the lord and in Sri

Vaikundam the Adishesha is doing service to the lord

as his Simhasanam. So, where can we see the service

of Adishesha as Marvadi when Emperuman is in standing

posture. Yes, come to Thiruvallikeni and see the

excellent service of Sri Adishesha, as Maravadi. I

don’t remember any instance in the Puranas or in any

other Divya Desams where Adiseshan takes this form. I

would be thankful to anyone who could let me know if

there is one.

So this is another important feature of

Thiruvallikeni visuvalizing alwars pasuram.

Then among all the Vibhava Avatarams three are

considered to be very important for Sri vaishnavaites.

The first one is the NARASIMHA AVATARAM, where

Emperuman came running to prove the words of his

Bhaktha Prahalada and showed that he is Bhaktha

Vatsalan. The second is the great RAMA AVATARA

adorned by all the Alwars and mainly by the Acharyas

for his great kalyana gunas. Nammazhwar says 'karpar

rama piranaiallal mattrum karparo'. The third is of

course our Nandalala, SRI KRISHNA AVATARA, as

Nammazhwar says 'ketpavar keshavan keerthiallal

mattrum ketparo'. All these avatarams are found in

Thiruvallikeni.

On hearing the name Narasimha everyone thinks of the

ugram and thinks he is a lord, who creates fear. But

for those who have had the divya darshanam of Sri

Telliyasingam/Sri Azhagiyasingar in Thiruvellikeni,

Narasimhar is full of charm and beauty. He doesn’t

create fear in our minds but instead he removes all

our fears and sows the seed of bhakthi in our hearts.

Here there is even a practice of splashing the sanghu

Theertham of Azhagiyasingar for the persons who are

fearstriken. Thus we see Thiruvallikeni is a place of

wonders. Azhagiya singa Perumal Utsavar has a Agvana

Hastam, that is he calls the Bhakthas to come to him

to grant all their wants. Not only we will be struck

by his beauty and charm but also by his Apaara

Kaarunyam. The Moolavar is Yoga Narasimhar with a

face full of shanthi and which fills our minds also

with peace.

Let us now see a very important feature. In fact many

of the Divya Desams have Narasimhar, Ramar and

Krishnar Sannadhis then what is so special about

Thiruvallikeni? It is the importance each sannadhi

gets. Here both Narasimhar and Parthasarathi Perumals

have Brahmotsavams on a grand scale. There are two

Dvajastambams one each for Sri Parthasarathi and Sri

Azhagiyasingar. To take part in both the Brahmotsavams

one has to have Kodi janma punyam.

All of us know that among the Avatarams, Emperuman

lived as a family only in the Rama Avatara and Krishna

Avatara. Here in Thiruvellikani Emperuman is supposed

to have come to take rest after the hardships he

underwent in doing the Avatara Karyams. Bridaranyam

was supposed to be a tulasi forest in those days and

it was an excellent place with cool atmosphere. So

Sri Rama had settled down here with his brothers and

wife. Sri Rama with Piratti, Lakshmana and Siriya

Thiruvadi at his feet is a common sight in most of the

temples but along with Bharatha and Shatrukuna is a

rare sight. Here Perumal with Piratti is seen

‘Kudumba samedar’ with all his brothers and Sri

Hanuman in a sannadhi opposite to the Ramar sannadhi.

This is a great sight.

When all other Emperumans have their Jheshtabheshekams

in their respective Mandabams, Sri Chakravarthi

Thirumagan alone undergoes Jheshtabheshegam in his

own sannadhi, as he wants to stay along with his

family , with his brothers and Siriya Thiruvadhi all

having their Thirumanjanams in unison at the same

time. This is a wonderful occasion for a Sri

Vaishnavaite to cherish for his life.

Sri Parthasarathi (Geethacharyan), getting tired

after the war came to Brindaranyam to take rest along

with his family. This you can see only in

Thiruvallikeni. Sri Parthasarathi, Sri Ruckmani

Thayar, Krishna's elder brother Balaramar, younger

brother satyaki, son Pradyumnan and grandson

Aniruddhan are all seen in the same sannadhi.

Krishnar Kudumba Samedarai Ezhundarulum Ore Sannadhi.

What an excellent place it should be if both the

Avatarams in which Emperuman lived as a family,

selected this place as his resting place. After any

work even we prefer to rest only in our houses or

places where we really feel very comfortable.

Thiruvallikeni is one such place, the comfortable home

of Bhagavan.

Till now we have visited the Parthasarathi sannadhi

popularly known as Periya sannadhi in Thiruvallikeni,

then to the Ramar sannadhi, reference to Mannathan was

made in my separate posting made on Panguni Uttaram

and also to the Narasimhar (Azhagiyasingar)sannadhi.

There are more sannadhis to visit. Let me reserve

them for the next post. Until then let our minds

meditate on the above Perumals.

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasyai

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

 

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