some speculations of Thirukkuruhai Kaavalappan

[Guest guest]

SrI:

 

Dear Devotee :

 

Kurugai Kavalappan is the name of

a dear Sishya of Swamy Nathamuni .

It is therefore not a temple .We can

make some guesses at the UpAsanaa

Moorthy of Kurugai Kavalappan .

His AchAryan was from Sottai Kulam

( ShadamarshaNa GOtram) and Lord KrishNa was

the UpAsanA Moorthy for them . As a sishyar of

Swamy Naathamuni and inheritor of

Yoga Rahasyam from his AchAryan ,

it will not be surprising that Kaavalappan

also had Aayan (GopAlan) of ThirukkOvalUr

as his UpAsanaa Moorthy . He was many years at

Veera NaarAyaNa puram , the birthplace of

Swamy Naathamuni . Hence that koil at

KaattumannArgudi near Chidambharam

could also be the koil related to him .

 

Kurugai Kavalappan was blessed with upadEsam

on Yoga rahasyam by Swamy Nathamuni and was

an expert in AshtAnga Yogam that leads to

Bhakthi Yogam for Moksha Siddhi . He was born

on Thai VisAkam and is the author of the Taniyan

on MoonRAm ThiruvandhAthi of PeyAzhwAr .

Hence if any remote connection has to be made

about a temple dear to this AchAryan , it could be

that of Aayan of ThirukkOvalUr .

 

Another AchAryan comes from Thirukkuruhai

( Thirukkuruhai PirAn PiLLAn , the Jn~Ana

putran of AchArya RaamAnuja) .He is the author of

the 6000 Padi . Thirukkuruhai could be a village near

Kaanchi in ThoNdai ManDalam . Thirukkuruhai PirAn

PiLLAn was the son of AchArya RaamAnujA's uncle ,

SrI Saila Nambi ( Thirumalai nambi) , a great devotee

of Thirumalayappan . Thirukkuruhai PirAn PiLLAn

is the3 author ofthe Taniyan for the IraNDAm

ThiruvandhAthi of BhUthattAzhwar .

 

V.Sadagopan

 

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> Dear Sir:

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> I was wondering if you would have some details on the lord at

> KurugaiKavalAppan. I think this is the name of the town. I am not sure

> where it is. Do you have any information on the Lord in the temple there.

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> Regards

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