Mulaikathirai Kurungudiyul - Thoopul Divya Desa Vaibhavam - (Mandapa Kaimkaryam)

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Sriman Venkatanatharya: kavitharkika Kesari

Vedanthacharya varyome Sannidhatham Satahruti!

 

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Thoopul Divya Desa Vaibhavam - Part II

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Moolavar: DeepaPrakAsar, Vilakoli Perumal, Facing West

ThAyar: Maragathavalli

Theertham: Saraswati Theertam

Vimanam: Srikara Vimanam

Pratyaksham : Saraswati

 

This divya desam is called " Thiruthanka " . " Thann " in tamizh means " Cool " and

" KA " means " Garden " . As Brahma conducted the yagam in this Cool Garden, it

is called Thiruthanka.

 

Saraswati followed the demon " MAyaNalan " who was about to disrupt the yagam.

Perumal saved the yagam by holding the demon as " Deepam " and gave darshan

to Saraswati. After not being able to disrupt the yagam, Saraswati realizes

her folly and joins with Brahma in the yagam. In order to cool down

Perumal's hand (which had burnt his hand due to Agni), She resides here as

" Saraswati Theertham " .

 

More than that, Swami Desikan was born in thoopul. In Swami Desikan's

Sannidhi's walls, paintings depicting his history can be found. Swami

Desikan can be seen with " Gnana mudrai " . Swami Kumara Nainachariar (son of

Swami Desikan) installed the thirumeni of Swami Desikan in this temple. It

has been said that idol of SriLakshmi Hayagreevar which was worshipped by

Swami Desikan is in this temple. Swami Desikan Sannidhi faces West.

 

Thirumangai Azhwar has sung 2 pasurams on this DivyaDesam.

Thirunedunthandakam 14 (2065) pasuram on this divya desam is as follows:

 

Mulaikathirai Kurungudiyul Mugilai Moova

Moovulagum Kadanthappaal Mudalaai Nindra

Alapariya Aaramudai Arangam Meya

Andananai Andanartham Sindaiyaanai

Vilakoliyai Maragathathai Thiruthankaavil

Veghavil Thirumaalai paada kettu

Valarthathanaal Payan PetrEn Varuga Endru

Matakiliyai Kaikoopi VanginAlE.

 

In the above pasuram, Thirumangai Azhwar does mangalasasanam with the

Moolavar's name, Thayar's name and the DivyaDesam's name in one single line

(Vilakoliyai - line 5)

 

In another pasuram, Thirumangai Azhwar tells that he had seen

Thiruvenkatathu emperuman in this divyadesam.

 

Ponnai MAmaniyai Aniyaarntha thor

Minnai, Venkatathu uchiyil kandu poi

Ennai Aaludai Isanai Embiran

thannai, Yaam Sendru Kaandum Than Kaavile - 1849

 

Thirumangai Azhwar tells that he had seen a Jyothi on top of Venkatam. I saw

the same Jyothi in " Thiruthanka " .

 

Also, Thirumangai Azhwar equates this divyadesam to " Thirukurungudi,

Aravamudan (Kudanthai), SriRangam (Thiruvarangam), VeghaSethu (ThiruVegha

in Kanchi), and Thiruvenkatam in the following pasuram:

 

Kurungudiyil NindrAnai, Moovulagirkum MudalAnavanai

Alavida Iyala Aravamudanai, Arangathu Aravanaiyil

Palli Konda Aiyanai, VeghAvil Thuyil AmarnthAnai

Venkatathu NindrAnai Inda ThiruthanKAvile Kanden

 

Pillai Perumal Ayyengar had done mangalasasanam to this perumal in his Ashta

Prabhandam.

 

Source: 108 Vainava DivyaDesa Sthala VaralAru - Sri. A. Ethirajan B.A.

 

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Please do visit http://www.geocities.com/lsriniva for more details on this

divya desam with pictures of Deepaprakasar. Please do also view the

http://www.geocities.com/lsriniva/thoopulappeal.html for more details on

thoopul kaimkaryam and donate according to your shakti.

 

If you are in USA, you can send the money payable to

 

Lakshmi N. Srinivasa

3 Old Towne Road, #212

Ayer, MA-01432.

 

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Srimathe Lakshminrusimha divya pAduka sevika

srivan satakopa Sri Narayana Yathindra MahadesikAya Namaha

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