Thriprayar

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Thriprayar ekadasi falls on December 5th The Thriprayar River. The Thriprayar river flows in front of the temple . When Vishnu incarnated as Vamana and expanded His form to pervade the whole universe, His feet touched sathyaloka, Brahma's abode. A flabbergasted Brahma, on seeing the Lord's all-encompassing form, offered argya for washing Vishnu's feet. Part of

the water fell on earth to form the Thriprayar Thiru Paadayar - a river with its source in Vishnu's feet. The beautiful antique idol of Rama in the temple is sculpted from a rare stone. According to mythology, the idol changed hands from Vishnu, Brahma, Dasaratha (king of Ayodhya) and Vasudeva (of Mathura) before finally reaching Thriprayar. The bewitching beauty and serenity reflected in the

idol's face is symbolic of the Lord's mission to propagate dharma, after vanquishing Ravana, who was adharma incarnate. Idols of mother earth, Dakshinamurthy (south-facing Shiva) and Ganesha are also installed in the temple. The temple's customs have two unusual features: One is the firing of country rockets and the other feeding of fish. The firing of country rockets, facilities for which are

provided at the southern corner of the temple. The explosions symbolise Hanuman's welcoming words of cheer to Sri Rama - Drishtaa Sita, "Sita has been seen" - after returning from his Lanka search mission. This he did to assure a worried Rama that Sita was alive and well. That's why Valmiki portrays Hanuman as Buddhimataam varishta, or "wisest among the wise".Valmiki also describes graphically the terrible sound produced by the twang of Rama's bow, instilling abject terror in the hearts of rakshasas, while stirring cheer and hope in the mind of Sita. The tumultuous sound made by the fired rockets commemorates the twang of Rama's Kodanda (bow). The offering of 'feeding of fish in the

river', recalls Vishnu's matsyavatar, incarnation as a fish. When the fish crowd together to eat the grains of rice thrown into the river, the water splashes on the devotee, who considers it to be a blessing by the Lord. The word Rama has 'Ra' standing for Brahman and 'Ma' for Maya or illusion. The union reveals the ultimate truth - Brahman - the cause for the sustenance of creation and also its dissolution. No wonder that Parameswara expatiates the glory of Rama nama to Parvathi saying it is equivalent to a thousand Krishna namas.

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Om Namo Narayanaya !

"Thriprayar" is one of the most important Sree Rama Temples in Bharat . "Malsyavathara" occurred in the tank in front of this Temple . It is due to this reason that devotees are feeding the Fishes here .

In Guruvayoor Temple , Bhagavan Krishnna has incarnated in the Deity . Similarly, the Thriprayar Deity is the Deity-incarnation of Sree Rama . There are many real events that reveal the divinity of this great Temple . During the invasion of Tippu Sultan , he tried to destroy Thriprayar Temple , but his efforts failed due to divine intervention . While retreating, Tippu donated lot of land and other revenue to the Thriprayar Temple .

It is immensely beneficial for a Devotee to offer worship in the Thriprayar Temple . This one of the best Temples, I have worshipped .

Jai Thriprayar Sree Rama Swamy !!!!

Krishnadaya.

guruvayur , Indu <sowparnika999 wrote:>> Thriprayar ekadasi falls on December 5th> > The Thriprayar River.> > The Thriprayar river flows in front of the temple . When Vishnu incarnated as Vamana and expanded His form to pervade the whole universe, His feet touched sathyaloka, Brahma's abode. A flabbergasted Brahma, on seeing the Lord's all-encompassing form, offered argya for washing Vishnu's feet. Part of the water fell on earth to form the Thriprayar Thiru Paadayar - a river with its source in Vishnu's feet.> > The beautiful antique idol of Rama in the temple is sculpted from a rare stone. According to mythology, the idol changed hands from Vishnu, Brahma, Dasaratha (king of Ayodhya) and Vasudeva (of Mathura) before finally reaching Thriprayar. The bewitching beauty and serenity reflected in the idol's face is symbolic of the Lord's mission to propagate dharma, after vanquishing Ravana, who was adharma incarnate. Idols of mother earth, Dakshinamurthy (south-facing Shiva) and Ganesha are also installed in the temple.> > The temple's customs have two unusual features: One is the firing of country rockets and the other feeding of fish. The firing of country rockets, facilities for which are provided at the southern corner of the temple. The explosions symbolise Hanuman's welcoming words of cheer to Sri Rama - Drishtaa Sita, "Sita has > been seen" - after returning from his Lanka search mission. This he did to assure a worried Rama that Sita was alive and well. > > > That's why Valmiki portrays Hanuman as Buddhimataam varishta, or "wisest among the wise".Valmiki also describes graphically the terrible sound produced by the twang of Rama's bow, instilling abject terror in the hearts of rakshasas, while stirring cheer and hope in the mind of Sita. The tumultuous sound made by the fired rockets commemorates the twang of Rama's Kodanda (bow). > > The offering of 'feeding of fish in the river', recalls Vishnu's matsyavatar, incarnation as a fish. When the fish crowd together to eat the grains of rice thrown into the river, the water splashes on the devotee, who considers it to be a blessing by the Lord. > > > The word Rama has 'Ra' standing for Brahman and 'Ma' for Maya or illusion. The union reveals the ultimate truth - Brahman - the cause for the sustenance of creation and also its dissolution. No wonder that Parameswara expatiates the glory of Rama nama to Parvathi saying it is equivalent to a thousand Krishna namas.> > > > > > Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Mobile. Try it now.>