Srirangam Temple

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Srirangam is the only temple in India with seven

enclosures (Praakaras).The other place is the heavenly

Vaikunta. The Vedas Sing the glory of Vaikunta, the

God's Kingdom as the one with seven beautiful wide

enclosures. Hence Srirangam is hailed as

Bhoo-Loka-Vaikunta by all the scriptures and saints.

The heavenly Vaikunta stands on the other side of the

sacred river Viraja Nadi. In Srirangam too, similar is

the flow of the river Kaveri.

 

According to tradition, the celebrated, "Srirangam

Vimana" with Lord Ranganatha inside, rose out of the

"Milky Ocean" at the prayer of the creator. Brahma,

who enshrined it in Satyaloka, comissioned the Sun-God

to perform the daily worship. Ikshvaku, a scion of the

sun-race became priviledged to have it installed in

his palace at Ayodhya. His successors continued the

worship. His more famous descendant-Sri Rama - ( An

Avatara of Lord Vishnu ) gifted it during his

coronation to Vibhishana with instructions to worship

it constantly. While returning to Sri-Lanka, Vibishana

chanced to place it on the bank of the Tank "Chandra

Pushkarni" ( situated north in the islet) where it got

firmly embedded, a place fit for the Gods-spot filled

with fragrance of different flowers in the thick

groves fenced by the bent bamboos ( according to

Silapathikaram )

 

Dharmavarma of the early Chola Dynasty, ruling from

Nisulapuri (Woraiyou) who was performing penance then

on the banks of "Chandra Pushkarni", saw the

glittering Sri Ranga Vimana. He consoled Vibhishna,

who left for Sri Lanka. Dharmavarma built a shrine

which was grown to the present dimensions and arranged

for regular worship.

 

Temple Web site : http://www.srirangamtemple.org/

 

 

 

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