[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] Thriprayar

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Thanks induji, I was eagerly waiting for the history of thriprayar temple, which i like even more than Guruvayoor. It is a calm and quiet place and is not so crowded(unlike guruvayoor) with the thriprayar river flowing by side.It has also got marvelous woodcraftship and wonderful paintings. "Meenoottu"- feeding the fish in river with rice is also very interesting. Anyway it is a plesant experience to visit this temple. thanks & regards, Sreejith "Ramaya Ramabhadraya Ramachandraaya Vedhake Reghunadhaya Nadhaya Sitaya

Pathaye Namah:" 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

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Hare Krishna Guruvayurappa !When I hear about Triprayar, I am reminded of a few incidents that are said to have happened there:1) Vilwamangalam Swami's visit and prayers:vihaaya kOdanDa sharaan muhoorthamgrihaaNa paaNau kaLa chAru vENummayUrabarham cha tavottamaangEsItApatE tvAm praNamAmi paschaath !!As Saint Vilwamangalam was an ardent devotee of Kannan, he wanted to see Lord Rama as Kannan at Triprayar. Hence the prayer:"Oh Husband of Sita, please keep aside your mighty kOdanDa bow and arrows for a moment and hold a beautiful flute in your hands - with a peacock feather decorating your head -and then I shall pay my obeisances to you!"It is said that Lord Rama very much obliged Vilwamangalam's bhakti-laden request and gave darshan as Lord Krishna !2) Tipu Sultan's invasion It is said that Tipu Sultan while on a plundering spree entered Triprayar. There he entered the Sreekovil and with his sword struck

hard at Lord Rama's right hand. Blood started gushing out from the cut and Tipu was totally bewildered. He then decided to stop his plunder of Triprayar and asked his associates to throw all the firecrackers (kathina) into the river - the firecrackers burst louder than usual from inside the river ! Tipu fled in total bewilderment! Such is the might of Lord Rama here.Among other points worth mentioning is that there is no separate sanctum (sannidhi) for Hanuman, the greatest devotee of Lord Rama - he is considered to be all-pervading inside this temple.This temple comes under the Cochin Devaswom Board.-sriram======sreejith kp <srjithkp wrote: Thanks induji, I was eagerly waiting for the history of thriprayar temple, which i like even more than Guruvayoor. It is a calm and quiet place and is not so crowded(unlike guruvayoor) with the thriprayar river flowing by side.It has also got marvelous woodcraftship and wonderful paintings. "Meenoottu"- feeding the fish in river with rice is also very interesting. Anyway it is a plesant experience to visit this temple. thanks & regards, Sreejith "Ramaya Ramabhadraya Ramachandraaya Vedhake Reghunadhaya Nadhaya Sitaya Pathaye Namah:" 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

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