Divya Desams series -TIRUNARAIYUR (Naachiyaar Koyil)

March 31, 2008

dear friends

WHILE VISITING NACHIAR KOVIL ONE MUST ALSO VISIT ANOTHER FAMOUS SHRINE THIRUCHERRAI WHCIH IS JUST TWO MINUTES WALK FROM KODAIVASAL.AT KODAIVASAL ONE MUST SEE THE BEAUTY OF LORD SRINIVASA AND THAYAR, THE ONLY TEMPLE OF LORD SRINIVASA TO DIRECTLY FACE THE KUBERAN.

ALSO ONE MUST ALSO SEE THE VARADARAJASWAMY TEMPLE IN KODAIVASAL.

IT IS A SMALL TINY VILLIAGE AND WILL CERTAINLY ENJOY BOTH THE TEMPLES.

DASAN

RAMASWAMY

On 3/29/08, gokul kumar <gokulam1202 wrote:

Dear All, A CORRECDTION. IT IS NOT EN ROUTE TO THANJAVUR FROM KUMBAKONAM BUT IS AWAY FROM THAT SIDE. IT IS in between Kumbakonam and Tiruvarur (Via: KODAVASAL) Exactly 9 Miles from Kumbakonam. Many buses are going via Natchiyarkoil.

Gokul DASANDWARAKANATHAN RAGHAVACHARI <dwarakanathanr wrote:

A CORRECDTION. IT IS NOT EN ROUTE TO THANJAVUR FROM KUMBAKONAM BUT IS AWAY FROM THAT SIDE. IT IS TO THE EAST OF KUMBAKONAM.

DWARAKANATHA DASAN

On 3/27/08, Padmashri Sampathkumar <padmashri_sampathkumar wrote:

TIRUNARAIYUR (Naachiyaar Koyil)

This Divya Shetram is located in Tirunaraiyur en-route to Tanjavur from Kumbakonam. Since importance is given to Nachiyaar in this temple, it is called Nachiyaar Koyil.

The moolavar here is Tirunaraiyur Nambi also known as Vasudevar depicted in the Kalyana kolam with Vanchulavalli Thayar in the sanctum. The Theertham is Manimuktha pushkarini and the Vimanam Srinivasa Hema Vimanam. Legend has it that Lakshmi was born as Vanchulavalli at the foot of a Vanchula tree to Madhava Munivar. Vishnu is believed to have manifested himself in the Pancha Vyuha forms and married Vanchulavalli. In the sanctum one finds the sculptures of the deities – Sankarshana in the east, Pradyumna in the south, Anirudha in the west, Purushottaman in the north and Vasudeva in the center. There is no separate shrine for Thayar. There are shrines for Yoga Narasimhar, Ramar, Hanuman and Chakrapani.

There is a special shrine dedicated to Kal Garudan. The Garuda is seen with nine serpents and is believed to have the powers to remove the Navagraha Dhosham. The speciality of the Kal Garudan is that the mount is said to increase exponentially in size as it is carried out of the sanctum with the Utsava moorthi seated on, and decrease the same way while being brought back inside the temple. It is found only 4 people are needed to carry it initially and as it is carried out of the temple, 64 people are required to carry it thereon. During the festival Nachiyaar leads the procession on Hamsa Vahanam.

Azhwar Mangalaasaasanam:

Tirumangai Azhwar –1078,1329, 1470, 1478, 1577, 1611, 1659, 1852, 2067, 2068,

2673, 2748, 2778 (Pasuram numbers as found in the Naalaayiram Divya Prabhandam)

The Margazhi brahmhotsavam is of great significance here.

Om Namo Narayanaya

Padmashri Sampathkumar

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