Pranam After reading the bed it struck me the history of Puranic God beds @ Sayana as under:
Deities in reclining postures are known as sayana murthis . Lord Vishnu in a reclining posture is a familiar sight. But, many may be not be aware that Lord Ram, Lord Narasimha and Lord Siva are also in reclining posture in some temples . I have made an attempt to collate the temples . There are 27 Divya desam where Lord blesses us with Sayana Kolam . There are Abhimana Sthalams and other Sthalams where Lord Vishnu is in reclining position like Aadhirengam etc . We are confining ourselves to Divya desams only . Sayana murthis are classified as Bhujanga sayanam,Bhoga Sayanam , Virasayanam , Sthala Sayanam, Uddhana Sayanam and Manikka Sayanam based on their characteristics and intricate details . Bhujanga Sayanam. In this posture Sri Vishnu’s consorts Sri Devi and Bhoo Devi are on either side of his holy feet.; the latter close to the feet. There are 20 of them including Thirupparkadal not on earth .They are 1) Srirangam , 2)Thirukkarambanoor,( Uthamar koil) 3)Thiru Anbil, 4) Thirupper Nagar, ( Koviladi) 5)Thirupullam Boothankudi,6) Thiru Aadhanoor,7) , Kapisthalam,8) Thiruvelliyankudi, 9) Thiru Siru Puliyur, 10) Thiruthetriambalam 11) Thiruvekka 12)Parameswara Vinnagaram (Kancheepuram) 13) Thiruvellore 14) Thiruvattaru 15) Srivaikundam 16)Thirukkolur 17)Thirukkodal 18)Thirukoshtiyur 19) Thiruvananthapuram 20) Thirupparkadal Thirumeyyam is another kshetram where you can worship the Sri Sathymoorthy Perumal and also have darshan of Sri Azhagiyameyyar in sayana thirukkolam. Azhagiyameyyar is bigger than Srirangam . Anantha Sayanam Sree Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Trivandrum. Serpent bed Anantha Sayanam. Veera Sayanam Thiruindalore ( Mayiladuthurai) in this posture. God is lying on the snake bed with the right arm on the pillow, the left stretched. But his two upper hands hold his distinctive attributes – conch (Sangu) and magical disc (Chakra). Sthala Sayanam Bare floor reclining without Adi Seshan . Thirukadalmallai ( Mahabalipuram) Vadapatra Sayanam Srivilliputhur (The Lord who sleeps on the banyan tree leaf) Uddana Sayanam Sarangapani temple Kumbakonam ( Resting on Adiseshan but slightly lifted position to speak to Thirumazhisai Alwar . Azwar asked the Lord “ Are you resting as your leg pains due to long walk . Lord Perumal tried to get up to grace Azwar . Azwar asked the Lord to grace him in the same position. That is why Lord is in slightly lifted position Dharba Sayanam On sacred grass – Viratham before seeking permission from Samudragupta Rajan to build Sethu .Thirupullani Bhoga Sayanam Thiru Chitrakoodam ( Chidambaram) . Normally Lord Brahma is seen in a sitting form on the naval chord of Lord Vishnu . Here Lord Brahma chose to stand as a respect to Lord Vishnu who was to judge the winner competition taking place in the Chitra sabha . All the three murtis can be seen from one place . Manikka Sayanam Thiruneermalai – near Chennai City . The speciality here is Lord Narayana appears in all four forms, sitting, sleeping , walking and standing as Ranganatha, Narasimha, Neervanna Perumal and Ulagalandha Perumal. Giving Thiruneermalai a special status, Thirumangai compares it with Naraiyur, Thiruvali, ThiruKudanthai and Thirukkoilur and reveals that one can see the Lord of all these four temples at Thiruneermalai. In his reference to Thiru Naraiyur, Thirumangai Azwar talks about the standing Lord residing amidst groves in the well watered town. He refers to Kudanthai as the Lord in a sleeping posture, to Thiruvali, where the Lord is seen sitting and to Thirukkoilur as the one in a standing posture. In conclusion Thirumangai Azwar says that on the hills of Thiruneermalai, one can find him in all these four postures and hence it is sacred to visit this place. Thiru Mangai Azhvaar came here to sing praise of the Lord but heavy rains flooded the place and he could not reach this temple. Having come this far, he decided to wait till the rains stopped. It proved to be a long wait of 6 months before Thiru Mangai Azwar could meet his Lord. The hill on which he stayed during these 6 months still exists and is called ThiruMangai Azhvaar PuramIISayana Ramar Sayana Ramar temples are rare . One can see in Thirupullani near Rameswaram or at Ponvilantha Kalathur near Chengalpet ( both Dharba Sayana Ramar) . There are also references to Lord Rama in two other Divya Desams, Thiruvelliyangudi and Thiru Pullaboothangudi. . According to a legend associated with Thiruveelliyangudi, Mayasura, father of Mandodari wife of Ravanan prayed to Lord Vishnu and observed severe penance to have His Darshan . When He appeared , Mayasura wanted to have Darshan as Lord Rama . Lord gave His Conch and a chakra to Garuda and gave Darshan here as Kolavilli Ramar with his bow and arrow in his hands . That is why Garudalwar is seen here with four hands holding Conch and Chakra . He is known as Chathurbhuja Garuda here . At Thiru PullaBoothangudi, Valvil Ramar in Bala Sayana Kolam but with Conch and Chakra and not bow and arrow . Legend of this temple is associated with Jatayu Moksham like that of Thiruputkuzhi temple . But , the biggest one , Lord Rama in a reclining posture 18 feet long is in Vengadampettai near Kurinjipadi Cuddalore . Venugopalaswamy and Ramar are very beautiful . One may wonder why it is Sri Ramar and Not Lord Ranganatha.Anandhasayana Ramar at Vengadampettai , has two hands and has no conch and chakra as lord assumes human form. Lord keeps his head in a stone as he was in exile in the forest. Lord Ranganatha has two consorts Sridevi and Bhoodevi. Here Ramar has one consort. Lakshmana, avatar of Adisesha always with Lord, exists here in the form of seven head Adhi seshsa. More so Lord Anjaneya as bhaktha in front of his feet. It clearly says it is a Sayana Ramar . Sayana Narasimhar Sayana Narasimhar is not seen anywhere . Located 3kms East of Panruti, off the Cuddalore highway, is the Sara Narayanan temple in ThiruVathigai, a temple whose history dates back to thousands of years. Lord Narasimha is seen in a Sleeping Posture facing south. It is believed that Lord Narasimha came here tired after a battle with Vakrasuran and killed him, and is said to have taken rest. Hence he is seen in a Sayana Kolam. Reference to this can be seen in Narasinga Puranam. This is the only temple where Narasimha is seen in a sleeping posture.Lord Siva Sayana Kolam Pallikondeswarar temple ( Lord Siva in reclining position ) at Surutapalli is 2 kms from Uthukottai on the border between Tamilnadu and Andhra states but in the Andhra state territory. The name Suruttapalli comes from the fact that Lord Shiva is resting at the lap of Goddess Parvathi feeling a little dizzy after consuming poison during the churning of the milky ocean – Palli means resting, Surutta means a little dizzy. Lord Shiva as Pallikondeeswarar is present in the reclining pose at the lap of Goddess Parvathi as Sarva Mangalaambihai. Usually Lord Shiva is seen only in the form of a lingam in the sanctum sanctorum and only the urchava moorthy will be in human form. But here He is seen in human form and that too in the reclining pose. The granite sculpture of the reclining Lord is huge to about 16 feet, as also the image of the seated Parvathi. Sun God and Moon God are present on either side of Goddess Parvathi; Lord Maha Vishnu, Brahma, Lakshmi, Sage Margandeyar, Sage Agasthiar, Sage Valmiki,Indran, Sage Naradhar , Nandikeshwarar, Lord Subrahmanya with His Consorts, Lord Ganapathy and many devars and rishis are present in the sanctum sanctorum as sculptures. The whole Kailasam has assembled there, a scene which can not be seen in any other temple. Here Viboothi (holy ash) is not given as prasadam like the other Shiva temples, instead holy theertham is given as prasadam and blessing is done with Chadari like a Vaishnavite temple. Another specialty of this temple is that all deities are present with their consorts. They are: Pallikondeeswarar – Sarva Mangalaambikai; Valmeegishwarar – Maragathambikai; Vinayakar – Siddhi, Buddhi; Saasthaa – Pooranai, Pushakalai; Kuberan – Sanganidhi and Padumanidhi; Dakshinamoorthy – Taara; Kasi Viswanathar – Visalakshi. Pranam again being night time KR IRs 28722 On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 at 19:24, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *BED* > > Dear friends, > > Two days back I purchased a new foam bed brand “sleep well” from a local > dealer. One bed in guest room had become thin and I thought of replacing > it. The new bed I thought can be used for me and I replaced my bed with the > new one and transferred my bed to guest room to replace the thin one. At > that time itself I was thinking of writing about beds. I hope this > posting can be interesting to most members. There are a few members in > our groups who write only negative on me and my postings. > > Gopala krishnan 28-2-2022 > > *1. Period of cotton bed* > > Till about 1990, cotton bed was most preferred in Kerala. Coir mixed foam > and foam bed became popular by the time and was somewhat affordable. > Having foam bed was a prestige in a home. Now also many prefer cotton > bed and it has not become obsolete. All bed dealers in Chennai have cotton > beds also. But priced *above foam bed* nowadays. > > However small baby foam bed was available in Chennai as early as 1971. I > have my recollection of purchasing the same for my son when he was a kid. > > It was a strict practice on those days, immediately after waking up in the > morning rolling the bed and keeps either on cot end or on a wooden loft > suspended on in the hall. Essentially mats and pillows had to be kept on > this loft called “Thattu” in my home town. These wooden lofts had more > width than present day’s lofts and kept at a lower level. Mostly the cot > was offered to guests for sitting on those days. Still in Tamilnadu village > areas the practice is there, asking to sit on cot kept in shade of trees > and host also will sit in a similar cot. These cots are called *chooti > kattil. * > > *2. Metthhappa* > > Either today or in earlier years this type of mat was a luxury in Kerala. > Many prefer to sleep on floor or on the cot using metthhappa even today. > Nowadays quality metthhappa cost around 1000-00 rupees. Keralites settled > in Chennai used to get it from Kerala while returning after visit or order > them at Kairali show room in Chennai. I think nowadays it may be available > in evening bazar shops near Parktown in Chennai. > > For many a sleep on Metthappa could not equal to sleep on bed laid over > cot. > > *3. Period of Kuppam bed* > > About six decades back when I came to Chennai, monthly lodges had only > rooms and depend on size 4-5 persons were accommodated. We kept things in a > trunk box, slept on kuppam bed spread over a jamukkalam. A lengthy > clothesline was erected and put our clothes using wooden or metallic > hangers. The kuppam bed had small amount of cotton in small squares of 3 > inches of the bed. It was somewhat cheap and foldable to smaller size and > carry when we changed rooms. I think it was manufactured on those days > at Kuppam on the way to Bangalore from Chennai to Bangalore. > > *4 Thin foam beds.* > > When I came to Trivandrum before 1991 for attending different courses, the > training centre had foam beds of about 2 inches thick. Probably specially > prepared for training centre on specification. (Now we get only 5”/4” > thick foam beds). It was spread on steel cots. But such form was available > in mat shops for cushion works, not as bed. > > Once I went to close relative’s flat in Chennai, we were offered such foam > to spread on hall and bed spread was used to cover it. It attracted me. > When guests come, it could be given to guests. I purchased the foam in bed > size for two beds from a foam shop in Trivandrum, got a tailor and made > cover for it with thick bed spread. It could be rolled/ folded and kept in > almirahs. > > *5 Mat beds* > > About 7 years back when I went for an exhibition of furniture I could see > cotton filled over grass mat of Tamilnadu. The grass was cut to smaller > sizes, a foldable mat is prepared and over it cotton was filled in squares. > This mat was foldable still smaller than the thin foam bed. It could give > some comfort lesser than the thin foldable bed. > > There may be other types of beds for homes also. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1578851026.2730446.1659016492982%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1578851026.2730446.1659016492982%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZor0cX_m%2Bug4RkcTJuAv9NzcZ6i1WVPXQPxtkEvdWM%3DhZQ%40mail.gmail.com.
