2nd set of DIVYA DESAMS covered in KANNANIN AARAMUDHU

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SOURCE:http://www.saranathantg.blogspot.com7. TIRU KANDIYUR திரà¯à®•à¯ கணà¯à®Ÿà®¿à®¯à¯‚ர௠:We have already visited some Divya desams around Srirangam. We have come to Tirukkandiyur, slightly away from there. The Lord is Sri Harasapa Vimochana Perumal aka Sri Kamala Nathan. The Lord is facing East and is in standing pose. Kamalakriti Vimanam. This Kshetram is also known as Pancha Kamala Kshetram. Lord Shiva came here and after worshiping the Lord here, got his curse resolved. Hara = Shiva, sapa = curse, vimochana = release. The large Lord Sri

Narasimha and Sri Sudarshana are gracing here.8. TIRUKKOODALUR [ADUTHURAI] திரà¯à®•à¯ கூடலூர௠[ஆடà¯à®¤à¯à®±à¯ˆ]:This is situated in the Tiruvaiyaru - Kumbakonam road. The Lord is Sri Jagat Rakshaka Perumal aka Sri Aduturai Perumal aka Sri Vaiyam Kattha Perumal. Tirumangai Alwar has praised this Kshetram in Ten pasurams.

At this place, sage Durvasa tried to curse King Ambareesha; but the

Discus of the Lord, with the King, drove away Durvasa. The Lord is in

standing pose. Sri Thayar is Sri Padmasani Thayar aka Sri Pushpavalli Thayar. Since sages and Devas came ia crowd [Tamil koottam கூடà¯à®Ÿà®®à¯] and so, this place is Koodalur. Normally, Koodalur refers to Madurai in Pandya region. This Koodalur is in Chola region. There is also another place Aduturai [ஆடà¯à®¤à¯à®±à¯ˆ], nearby. So, one has to properly enquire and reach this place.9. TIRU KAPISTHALAM திர௠கவிதà¯à®¤à®²à®®à¯ [கபிஸà¯à®¤à®²à®®à¯] :Situated on the banks of Kaveri and praised by Tirumazhisai Alwar, Sri Gajendra Varada Perumal is gracing in Kapisthalam. The Lord is in reclining pose. Sri Thayar is Sri Ramamani Thayar [ஸà¯à®°à¯€ ரமாமணி தாயாரà¯]. Tirumazhisai Alwar says that from Sri Gajendra Varada of Kapisthalam, he learnt Gita. Recently samprokshanam

was performed. King Indradyumna was born as an Elephant, due to a curse

by a sage. One day this elephant entered a pond to fetch flower for the

Lord. A crocodile in the pond grabbed elephant's leg. Elephant

struggled hard to get released from the crocodile's clutch, for a very

long time. Finally, the elephant cried for help from the Origin of

everything [Adimoolam]. The Lord rushed, seated on Garuda, and saved the elephant.10.. TIRU PULLAMBOOTHANKUDI திர௠பà¯à®³à¯à®³à®®à¯ பூதஙà¯à®•à¯à®Ÿà®¿ :The Lord here is Sri Val Vil Rama [sri Dhruda Dhanvi Rama], in reclining pose. Sri Thayar is Sri Potramaraiyal [ஸà¯à®°à¯€ பொறà¯à®±à®¾à®®à®°à¯ˆà®¯à®¾à®³à¯]. Here, Jatayu was granted Moksham. There is another place, Tirupputkuzhi, which is also the place, where Jatayu was granted Moksham and it is near Kanchipuram. Am அம௠= eautiful, pul பà¯à®³à¯ = bird, bhutam பூதமà¯= body. The last rites for Jatayu's body were performed here and Jatayu's atman was granted Moksham. Tirumangai Alwar has presented

Ten pasurams on this Kshetram. Is not the place, where Sri Rama gave Moksham to Jatayu, in Maharashtra? Alwars had the power to view the Lord's actions in any place.11. TIRU ADHANUR திர௠ஆதனூர௠:Aa ஆ = cow [Kamadenu], than தன௠= its, oorஊரà¯

= place. Kamadenu, celestial cow, attained the Lord here. The Lord is

Sri Aandalakkum Ayyan [ஸà¯à®°à¯€ ஆணà¯à®Ÿà®³à®•à¯à®•à¯à®®à¯ à®à®¯à®©à¯]. He is having rice

measuring bowl [marakkal

மரகà¯à®•à®¾à®²à¯] under His head! He is reclining, with palm leaf [ஓலை] and

writing pen [எழà¯à®¤à¯à®¤à®¾à®£à®¿] in His left hand, to maintain accounts!

Tirumangai Alwar has praised this Kshetram. Sri Thayar is Sri Bhargavi Thayar, daughter of sage Brighu. This temple is well maintained by Azhagiyasingar Swami of Sri Ahobila Mutt.12. TIRU KUDANTHAI [KUMBAKONAM] திரà¯à®•à¯ கà¯à®Ÿà®¨à¯à®¤à¯ˆ [கà¯à®®à¯à®ªà®•à¯‹à®£à®®à¯]:Kumbakonam

means corner of pot. Once lord Brahma had stored all seeds for creation

in a pot and kept it in the remote Himalayas. During pralayam,

the pot was carried by the flood waters from Himalatas to South. Lord

Shiva took the form of a hunter and aimed at the pot to break. All

seeds in the pot got scattered away, in this place. Sri Thayar, as daughter of sage Brighu, married the Lord at Hema pushkarini here. On Makara Sankaranti [Pongal day], the Lord descended from sky, in a chariot. The Lord married Sri Komalavalli Thayar. Tirumazhisai Alwar and the Lord here are closely connected. Vaideeka Vimanam. The Lord is known as Sri Aratha Amudan [sri Aravamudan]. Sri Utsavar is in standing pose, while Sri Moolavar is in reclining pose. Tirumazhisai Alwar, Nammalwar, Three Mudal Azhvars, Sri

Andal and Tirumangai Alwar have praised the Lord here. Chittira Ther is very famous. Using that Tirumangai Alwar had composed Tiru Ezhukootrirukkai [திரà¯à®µà¯‡à®´à¯à®•à¯‚à®±à¯à®±à®¿à®°à¯à®•à¯à®•à¯ˆ]. Pasurams on this Kshetram [by Nammalwar] were responsible for the discovery of Naalayira Divya Prabhandam. We had earlier seen how Swami Nathamuni obtained Naalayira Divya Prabhandam.HARE RAAMA HARE RAAMA RAAMA RAAMA HARE HARE HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE

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