Tholaivillimangalam
THULAM & VILL= BALANCE AND BOW= MANGALAM MIS THE ORIGINAL NAME OF
THIS KSHETRA IN NAVA TIRUPPAATHI TAGGED WITH TIRUKKURUGOOR. BALANCE AND THE
BOW DENOTE THE JUSTICE (NOT THE ONE WE SEE TODAY; BECAUSE JUSTICE IF
DIVIDED IS THE OPINION ONLY NOT BASED ON LAW OR ON ENQUIRY, BUT WHAT THAT
BRAIN COULD ASSIMILATE TO ITS EFFECTIVENESS. ) Justice is truth and it
cannot vary from the dharma. 10 verses on this kshetra by Nammazhwar. The
change of Tamil between nammazhwar and Ramanujar can be weighed. KR IRS
141022
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thuvaLil maamaNi maadamOngu* tholaivilli mangalam thozhum
ivaLai,* neer ini annai meer!* umakku aasai illai vituminO,*
thavaLa oNsangu sakkaramenRum* thaamaraith thadaNGkaNenRum,*
kuvaLai oNmalarkkaNgaL neermalga* ninRu ninRu kumuRumE. 6.5.1
1. Oh Mothers! (Why is this plural? - I was wondering. May be, AzhwAr is
such a gifted blessed child, that the entire Thirukkurugoor feels that He
is their dearest son.) This girl has fallen in love with
Thirutholaivillimangalam Divya dEsasthalam and the Lord of that sthalam.
Right since that separation from Him, she has been paying obeisance to that
Lord with folden hands. There are many huge halls with emerald stones
impregnated on the walls. She is unable to take her eyes off from those
beautiful walls. Having reached that stage, you can not get her back.
Don't have that desire to change her now. She is beyond all of that.
(Please do not interrupt her enjoyment of such blissful beauty of the
Lord). Look at her! She has been weeping and sobbing heavily with tears
rolling down her cheeks continuously, saying "white Sanghu", ChakrA, Red
Lotus Eyes etc., and keep thinking of Him only. (here in ths pAsuram, when
AzhwAr writes "tholaivilli mangalam thozhum" means: paying obeisance to
tholaivillimangalam with folded hands, he refers to sarIram (body). Sanghu,
chakrA- like that uttering continuously, AzhwAr refers to vaak (saying).
When AzhwAr mentions crying sobbing and with tears, thinking of the Lord-
he refers to manam (mind).)
3388:
kumuRum Osai vizhavolith* tholai villi mangalam kondupukku,*
amutha menmozhiyaaLai* neer umakku aasai inRi agaRRineer,*
thimir koNtaaloththu niRkum* maRRivaL thEva thEva piraanenRE,*
nimiyum vaayotu kaNgaL neermalga* nekkosindhu karaiyumE. 6.5.2
2. Tholaivillimangalam is filled always with various musical sounds and
sounds of vedic hymns. The One who speaks like a nectar about the Lord, you
all have taken her away from that place. Now she has been thinking of that
Lord only. You all can not think of getting her back at all. There is no
use i dsuch desires. She is standing like a statue (unable eo even enjoy
the Bhagavadh vishyam that needs to be enjoyed.) She is also behaving like
a paripoorNa jnAni. When she talks she says "Deva dEva piraan" and she sobs
with a twisted mouth and full of tears in her eyes, her heart melting and
longing deeply for Him.
3389:
karaikoL paimpozhil thaNpaNaith* tholai villi mangalam kondupukku,*
uraikoLin mozhiyaaLai* neer umakku aasaiyinRi agaRRineer,*
thiraikoL peLavaththu sErnthathum* thisai NYaalam thaavi aLandhathum,*
niraigaL mEyththathumE pithaRRi* nedungaNNeermalga niRkumE. 6.5.3
3. The fertile banks of river ThaamirabharaNi is even eroded by the
beautiful gardens and trees of Tholaivillimangalam Divya dEsam and it is so
exquisitely beautiful. This girl of yours has left you and taken shelter at
this sthalam. The whole world is praisinh her actions and her (spritual)
ecstatic talks and you are NOT ONLY not enjoying her ecstasy but also tries
to prevent her from doing the same. In the process, she has no attachment
to you and you yourself have made her go away from you. Now, her deisre for
Emperumaan has increased tremendously and she has been melting talking
about Him, the DevadEva piraan. She is narrating the Beauty of His lying
down so gracefully on ThiruppaaRkadal (Milk Ocean), the way He measured the
whole Universe and all directions in one step, the way He performed the
leelAsduring KrishNAvataar, - all that she has been talking about with full
of tears with Great mahAnubhavam, with her heart melting with much ecstasy.
3390:
niRkum naanmaRai vaaNar vaazh* tholai villi mangalam kandapin,*
aRga monRum aRavuRaaL* malinNthaaL kaNteer ivaL annaimeer,*
kaRkum kalviyellaam* karungadal vaNNan kaNNa piraanenRE,*
oRgamonRumilaL ugandhukandhu* uLmagizhndhu kuzhaiyumE. 6.5.4
4. Thirutholaivillimangalam is a Divya sthalam, which is always filled with
the Divine recitation sound of Vedic hymns and such Vedic scholars reside
there. After seeing that Divya dEsam, she has lost her feminine quality of
shyness ("naaNam") completely. It is just not possible for us to tell some
hitham and advise her; she has gone beyond all that. All her talks are
always on the names of The Black Beauty, The Dark, Blue hued, Ocean colour,
KaNNan only. She calls Him Piraan due to her being allured by the Beauty of
His Divya ThirumEni (Body). With signs of no exretion, she has been telling
His names and gets moved greatly doing that. (She does not have shyness nor
embarassment that she is showing her love for Him in front of her mother).
Her body gets weak thinking of KaNNan so lovingly.
3391:
kuzhaiyum vaaLmugaththEzhaiyaith* tholai villi mangalam kondupukku,*
izhaikoL sOthich chenNthaamaraik kaNpiraan* irundhamaikaattineer,*
mazhai peythaalokkum kaNNa neerinodu* anRu thottummaiyaandhu,* ivaL
nuzhaiyum sindhaiyaL annaimeer!* thozhum aththisaiyuRRu nOkkiyE.
6.5.5
5. She has got soft, tender, smooth beautiful face. She had so much love
for the Lord and you all showed this Divya dEsam; she is now trapped in His
beauty of this Divya Desam sthalam. Oh Mother! Hence, you have already lost
her. She is always on thoughts about Him only. She has lost herself in His
beauty. He shines so brightly and beautifully much above the quantum of
lustre of His ornaments (due to His own shining Body). >From the day she
saw His such Great shining Beauty, her tears are flowing down the cheeks
like rains. She keeps looking at that direction where Devapiraan is there
and is paying obeisance to Him, with her mind lost in Him and His guNAs
completely.
3392:
nOkkum pakkamellaam* karumpotu sen^_nelOngu senNthaamarai,*
vaaykkum thaNporu_nal* vatagarai vandholai villi mangalam,*
nOkkumEl _aththisaiyallaal* maRu nOkkilaL vaigal naaLdhoRum,*
vaaykkoL vaasagamum* maNivaNNan naamamE ivaL annaimeer! 6.5.6
6. Thirutholaivillimangalam is at the north bank of the river
ThaamirabharaNi. Wherever you see, there are only plants of sugarcane,
fields of paddy, all trying to compete with each other in their growth. It
is so fertile. Oh Mother! This girl is looking at no other place but
Tholaivillimnagalm only. At all time, uniterruptedly, she has been uttering
that MaNivaNNan's Thirunaamams (Divine names) only that ignify His Beauty
and GuNAs.
3393:
annaimeer! aNimaamayil* siRu maanivaL nNammaik kaivalindhu,*
enna vaarththaiyum kEtkuRaaL* tholai villi mangalam enRallaal,*
munnam nORRa vithikolO* mugil vaNNan maayangolO,* avan
chinnamum thiru naamamum* ivaL vaayaNnakaL thirundhavE. 6.5.7
7. Oh Mother! Did you see her? When we taught her little words and small
easy names (of the Lord) she couyld not even pronounce them properly; she
was so young, little, girl. Now she has overtaken all of us; She is beyond
our reach. This beautiful girl, whose beauty is like that of deer and the
peacock, is just capable of hearing only "tholaivillimangalam" and nothing
else. Is it due to her puNyams accrued from her past births? Or is it His
yet another leelA? I do not know. Now all that she know is to talk
perennially and correctly the symbols and names of the Lord of
Tholivillimangalam. ("avan chinnamum thirunaamamum"- 1. Emperumaan's snghu
and chakrA are referred to as the symbols (chinnam); 2. Thirunaamam (name):
The Lord's names like Aravindha lOchanan, DevadEva piraan. NampiLLai enjoys
as: When AzhwAr utters the names and symbols, they get more benefitted and
more sacred! like a. When Bhattar called Sri RanganAthA, "Azhagiya
MaNavaaLa Perumaan" He got benefitted. b. Sri RamanujA was called by
SomAjiaaNdaan as Emeprumaanaar, that name got benefitted. c.Ananthaazhwaan
used to call Sri VenkatEsa as ThiruvEnkadamudaiyaan". What an anubhavam of
NampiLLai!
3394:
thirundhu vEdhamum vELviyum* thirumaa makaLirum thaam,* malinthirundhu
vaazhporu_nal* vatakarai vaNdholaivilli mangalam,*
karundhatangaNNikai thozhutha* _anNnaaL thotangi innaaL dhoRum,*
irundhirundhu 'aravindha lOsana!'* enREnRE nNaindhirangumE. 6.5.8
8. Tholaivillimangalam- Since the place, located at the northern bank of
river ThaamirabharaNi, is filled entirely with the reverberating Vedic
hymns and continuous performances of Yaaghams, there was huge wealth and
fertility. This large black eyed beautiful girl, is looking at that Divya
dEsam aways with folded hands, and is calling the Lord's name as
"Aravindha lOchanA!" and melts uttering that name with great ecstasy and
enjoyment. (Aravindha lOchanan- Lotus eyed Lord- ThaamaraikkaNNan.
Tholaivillimanagala perumaaL's name is also AravindhalOchanan.)
3395:
irangi naaLdhoRum* vaayvereei _ivaL kaNNa neergaL alamara,*
marangaLum iraNGgum vagai* `maNivaNNavO!' enRu koovumaal,*
thurangam vaaypiLanNthaan uRai* tholai villi mangala menRu,* than
karangaL kooppith thozhum* avvoorth thiru_naamaNG kaRRadhaR
pinnaiyE. 6.5.9
9. This girl, everyday, is sobbing and weeping continuously with great
Bhakti and longing for the Lord- with the mouth stuttering and stammering
due to her emotional anubhavam and suffering; the eys welled with tears;
even the trees pitying this girl's emotional sufferings,- She is calling
the Lord with loud voice, "MaNivaNNA!". This lord of Tholaivillimangalam is
the One who killed the kesi (asurA, who came as a horse to kill KaNNan).
She keeps uttering Tholaivillimangalam, Tholaivillimangalam, and she pays
obeisance to that stalam by looking continuously in that directions, with
folded hands, plams glued to each other, offering shraddhaanjali. Didn't
she get this only after she came to know about this sthalam? (When Embaar
was asked as to how the trees can pity ParaangusanAyaki's emtional
suffering and languishing, Embaar replied: We, great sinners- the ones who
do not even carry out yamam, niyamam, etc., and are digressing away from
saastraas, are able to get moved to such an extent rreciting AzhwAr's
pAsurams and his (her?)feelings, is it not possible for a tree that lived
during his time to experience what AzhwAr says or feels?. Dearest sisters
and brothers, A Great anubhavam of Embaar! - NampiLLai has said that even
chEthanAs like the tree gets moved - we need not say about chEthanAs;
naturally all those who lived at Thirukkurugoor would have enjoyed and
experienced the same. LUCKY PEOEPLE! AzhwAr becomes the father and mother
to the entite Kurugoor to lead them and help them xperience the way he
does! - That is why MadhurakaviAzhwAr calls NammAzhwAr as "annaiyaay
atthanaay...." (mother and father to him).
3396:
pinnai kol nNilamaamagaLkol?* thirumagaLkol? piRandhittaaL,*
ennamaayangolO_?* ivaL nNedumaalenRE nNinRu koovumaal,*
munni vandhavan ninRirundhuRaiyum* tholaivilli mangalam senniyaal vaNaNGgum*
avvoorth thiru_naamam* kEtpathu sindhaiyE. 6.5.10
10. (When we see her experiencing and longing for Him to such an extent,
we even get a doubt if she is one of Piraatis Herself?). Is she Nappinaai
Piraatti Herself? Or BhUmipiraatti? Or going across such mad love after the
Lord! Is she Periya Piraatti Herself? This is a great wonder! She calls Him
as Nediyaa maalE! (Oh Big, VishNU!) And He stays permanently at
Tholaivillimangalam, listening to her call and obeying her order. She
prostrates at this sthalam with her head touching the ground. When she
loves to hear the name of this sthlam.
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sindhaiyaalum sollaalum seygaiyinaalum* thEva piraanaiyE,*
thandhai thaayenRadaindha* vaNkurukooravar sadagOpan_sol,*
mundhai aayiraththuL ivai* tholai villi mangalaththaich chonna,*
sendhamizhpaththum vallaar* adimai seyvaar_ thirumaalukkE. 6.5.11
11. Considering DevadEvapiraan as his mother, father, AzhwAr sang 1000
pAsurams, with his manas, vaak, and kaayam (mind, words and body(actions)),
as means. Out of those 1000, the readers of these ten will DEFINITELY GET
TO SERVE LORD VISHNU AS ETERNAL SERVANTS OF SRI VAIKUNTAM. (here, two
meanings are interpreted by AchAryAs: 1. AzhwAr, the person from
Thirukkurugoor, considered Deva Devapiraan as mother and father and sang
these pAsuams. 2. AzhwAr, the mother and father of Thirukurugoor people,
sang these pAsurams on Deva dEva piraan. IN FACT, THE SECOND ONE IS MORE
CORRECT AND APPROPRIATE. AhzwAr is so great!. After all, He is Our AzhwAr!
NammAzhwAr!)
On Fri, 14 Oct 2022 at 10:43, Vanakkam Subbu <[email protected]> wrote:
> 083. Thiruttholai Villimangalam – Sri Aravindha Lochana Perumal Temple
>
> *About the Temple & Location:*
>
> *This sthalam is situated in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. Two miles
> away from Thirukkulandai, a small village named “Mangala Kurucchi” is
> situated. Travelling by walking for 2 miles through the walking path, we
> can visit this sthalam after crossing it.*
>
> *Devapiran Perumal Temple, also known as Thirutholaivillimangalam Irettai
> Thirupathi Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in Tholavillimangalam, a village
> in Thoothukudi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is
> dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. It is located 22 km from Tirunelveli.
> Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified
> in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints
> from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to
> Vishnu, who is worshipped as Devapiran and his consort Lakshmi as
> Karunthadankanni. The temple is also classified as a Navatirupathi, the
> nine temples revered by Nammazhwar located in the banks
> of Tamiraparani river. Along with the Aravindalochanar temple located 100
> yards away, the temple is referred as Irattai Tirupathy (meaning twin
> Tirupathis). This temple is a Kethu Sthalam.*
>
> *A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines. Unlike
> other South Indian temples, the temple does not have a rajagopuram, the
> temple's gateway tower. The Vijayanagar and Nayak kings commissioned
> pillared halls and major shrines of the temple during the 16th century.*
>
> *Devapiran is believed to have appeared to slay the demon Somuka who
> abducted the four Vedas. The temple follows the Thenkalai tradition of
> worship. Four daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the
> temple, of which the ten-day annual Brahmotsavam during the Tamil month
> of Chithirai (April - May) and the Nammazhwar birth celebrations with
> Garudasevai with all nine temple of Nava Tirupathi, being the most
> prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious
> and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.*
>
> *Sthalapuranam :*
>
> *In this sthalam, a munivar (rishi) named “Athreya Suprabha rishi”,
> started and maintained a yaaga saali (place where yagam is done). When he
> was cleaning the yaaga salai, he found a bright Tarasu (equilibrium
> measuring instrument) and a Bow. On touching those two, it Changed into a
> beautiful man and a woman. They both explained to him that they were
> changed into the tarasu and the bow because of the sabham, given by
> Kuberan; it will end only if they are touched by Suprabha rishi. And after
> explaining this, they both got sabha vimochana and got paramapadham mukthi.*
>
> *Since, the tarasu (or otherwise named as “Thulaam”) and bow (otherwise
> called as “Vil”) both of them got the vimochan and went to paramapadham,
> this sthalam is named as “Thulam Vil Mangalam” and as the years passed the
> name changed to “Tholai villi Mangalam”.*
>
> *The sthala Emperumaan explains and thinks that all the humans and all
> other living and non living things should lead their lives in an happy way,
> the perumal gives his seva both in Nindra and Veetrirundha thirukkolam.*
>
> *Vil (Bow) is the other resemblance of Yaegapathini (good character)
> Character of Human. Sri Rama, who is considered to be the kind of person
> who loved only his wife Sita piratti, was popularly named as “Yaegapatthini
> Vridhan”. Having this kind of character only, he was able to lift the Shiva
> dhanush (Vil (or) bow) and was able to kill Kakkasuran, vaali and Ravanan.*
>
> *Tarasu (Measuring Instrument), which has two hands equally measures both
> the items kept on it. Our good and bad characters and activities are
> calculated and according to that, we are given the destiny.*
>
> *This sthala perumal gave his pratyaksham for Indiran, Vaayu bhagavan and
> Varuna bhagavan. To live, we need to inhale the air and the air is Vaayu
> bhagavan and other necessary things are water and varunan and the green
> land is Indiran. By giving the pratyaksham to these three, Emperumaan
> equalises them and explains to the world how important and essential they
> are.*
>
> *Kumudam means Dharbai Pul (Dharbai is one kind of Grass). Since, in this
> sthalam, the Yaagam was done, this sthala Vimaanam is called “Kumudha
> Vimaanam”.*
>
> *This entire world becomes so fresh and gives the Vegetation only because
> of the Rain that is coming down to the earth. Because of this, the Sthala
> pushkkarani is Varuna theertham.*
>
> *For the Bow (Vil) getting into action, two things are necessary. One is
> the arrow and another one is the person who performs the action on the Bow.
> And the person who is performing this action is Sri Srinivasa perumal, who
> is the whole structure of Good habits and thinking and giving his seva in
> Nindra Thirukkolam and along the sides two pirattiyaars are found.*
>
> *A person's expression of Love, his kind nature and the bhakti is
> expressed through his eyes. So, the bhaktas who live in a good way and lead
> their lives in the Dharma way to achieve Sriman Narayanan’s Thiruvadi,
> Emperumaan, gives his seva as “Senthamarai Kannan” and as Aravindha Lochana
> along with Karuthandangi Naachiyaar. Dharma Tarasu has two plates, which
> stand equal to one another, likewise the Emperumaan and Thaayar are found
> to be equal and give the Veetrirundha seva.*
>
> *Since, both of this sthalam are found along the Thamirabarani river, how
> rivers flow in different directions, but when they mix together they are
> treated as the same, likewise even though there are two sthalams, these two
> are considered to be one divyadesam.*
>
> *All these Nava tirupathis have a common and a distinct news, that has to
> be explained. In thirukkurugoor Indiran, who did not give the proper
> respect for his parents, in Thirukkolur where Guberan has given the Sabham,
> in Thirupperai, varunan treated his Guru, and in ThiruVaikundam, a thief
> giving his share of the theft things to Emperuman, in Thiru Varaguna
> Mangai, where Saavithri fought for her husband’s life, in Thirupulingudi,
> Yagna sharma, who got the sabha of Vashista Muni’s sons and in Thiru tholai
> villi mangalam, a man who was buried into the land as “the Bow” and a women
> as “Tarasu” by Guberan, got their Sabha Vimochana. All in these nine
> tirupathis, Sriman Narayanan, gave them the Sabha vimochana and to attain
> the paramapadham world.*
>
> *Specials:*
>
> *Joining two Azhwar tirupathi sthalams, and it is considered to be a
> single divyadesam, this is called as “Twin Tirupathi”.*
>
> *Both these two sthalams are found inside a small village where there is
> only a small amount of human life.*
> Legend
>
> *As per Hindu legend, Somuka, a demon, defeated Brahma, the Hindu god of
> creation and stole the four Vedas (sacred texts) from him. Brahma was
> helpless and he did severe penance in the banks of Tamiraparani River
> seeking favour from Vishnu in the form of Devapiran. Pleased by the
> penance, Vishnu appeared to Brahma and promised to retrieve the Vedas. He
> killed the demon Somuka and restored the Vedas to Brahma. He also wished to
> set his abode as Srivakuntam and resided there as Vaikuntanatha.*
>
> *As per another legend, the place finds mention in Brahmanda
> Purana and Padma Purana where it is called Kedara Nilaya. Once a sage named
> Suprabha wanted to perform penance and in his search for land, he ploughed
> at this place. He found a balance (tola) and a bow (vil), which, when he
> lifted, turned into a couple. The couple were cursed by Kubera once for
> insulting them. Since the bow and balance were redeemed to their original
> form, the place is called Tolavillimangalam. The sage Suprabha continued to
> perform penance, at the end of which, the Devas received the share of
> offering (Havibhaga). Vishnu was pleased by the devotion of the sage and
> since he appeared with Devas, he came to be known as Devapiram. *
> History
>
> *There are six inscriptions in the temple deciphered by the Archaeological
> Department. The inscription from a ruler named Konerimaikondan records a
> gift of five velis of land as a tax free gift to the temple. The temple
> also obtained a grant for building and maintenance of a garden from a ruler
> who defeated the Cheras. The Pandya ruler Jatavarman Kulasekaran
> I (1190–1216 CE) also offered a similar grant to the temple. Maravarman
> Sundara Pandyan (1216–1238) made offerings to perpetual lighting of the
> temple. An inscription from his reign also indicates the installation of
> the shrine of Karunthadankanni. Vira Pandyan IV (1309–1345) offered land to
> the temple to perform special poojas in the temple during his birthday in
> the Tamil month of Vaikasi. During 1801, the temple acted as a fort for
> the British against the forces of Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1790–99). It is
> believed that the marks of war were visible in the temple during modern
> times. An official of the Madurai Nayak rule, Vadamalayappa Pillai arranged
> for the installation of Dasavathara images and Thiruvenkamudayan hall.
> There were also a lot of offerings in jewels and kind made to the temple
> during his period. There were other people like Pillai Perumal, Ellarukum
> Nallan and Chockalingam, who made similar grants. The wooden chariot with
> minute sculptures were installed by Paramasivan Pillai during modern times.*
> Architecture
>
> *The temple occupies an area of 5 acres (2.0 ha) and is surrounded by a
> granite wall 580 ft (180 m) long and 396 ft (121 m) broad. Unlike other
> South Indian temples, the temple does not have a rajagopuram, the temple's
> gateway tower. A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its
> shrines and two of its three bodies of water. The temple has five
> precincts. The sanctum houses the image of Devapiran in standing posture.
> The image is made of Saligrama stone and ablution is usually done with
> milk. The hall preceding the sanctum, the Artha Mandapam houses the
> festival image of Kallapiran made of panchaloha with the images of Sridevi
> and Bhudevi on either of his sides. It is believed that the sculptor
> caressed the cheeks of the image with his hand as he got enchanted by the
> image and it is seen in the image. The Ardha mandapa is guarded by two
> Dwarapalas on either side.*
>
> *There are two shrines for the two consorts of Vishnu, Caikunta Nayaki and
> Chorantha Nayaki, both facing each other. There are separate shrines
> for Senai Mudaliyar, Garuda, Venugopala, Manavalamamunigal and Yoga
> Narasimha. There is another shrine that houses the images of the
> ten avatars of Vishnu, the Dasavatharam. The Mahamandapa and the Swarga
> Madapa are believed to be later additions. The Dwajastamba mandap has
> pillars with refined architectural features. The temple maintains an
> elephant, which is housed in the hall close to the temple flagstaff. *
> Religious significance
>
> *Brahmanda Purana one of the eighteen sacred texts of Hinduism and written
> by Veda Vyasa contains a chapter called Navathirupathi Mahatmeeyam that
> describes all the nine temples of Nava Tirupathi. The Devapiran temple is
> revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon,
> by Nammazhwar. The temple is classified as a Divyadesam, one of the 108
> Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the book. The temple is also
> classified as a Navatirupathi, the nine temples revered by Nammazhwar
> located in the banks of Tamiraparani river. Nammazhwar makes a
> reference about the temple in his works in Thiruvaimozhi. During the 18th
> and 19th centuries, the temple finds mention in several works like 108
> Tirupathi Anthathi by Divya Kavi Pillai Perumal Aiyangar. The temple also
> forms a series of Navagraha temples where each of the nine planetary
> deities is associated with one of the Nava Tirupathi temples. The temple is
> associated with Ketu, a snake planet. Along with the Aravindalochanar
> temple located 100 yards away, the temple is referred as Irattai Tirupathy
> (meaning twin Tirupathis). *
> Festival
>
> *The Garuda Sevai utsavam(festival) in the month of Vaikasi(May-Jun)
> witnesses nine Garudasevai, a large event in which festive images from the
> Nava Tirupathi shrines in the area are brought on Garuda vahana
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vahana>(sacred vehicle) to Alwarthirunagari
> Temple. An idol of Nammalvar is also brought on an Anna Vahanam (palanquin)
> and his paasurams (verses) dedicated to each of these 9 temples are
> recited. The utsavar(festival deity) of Nammalvar is taken in a palanquin
> to each of the nine temples, through the paddy fields in the area.
> The paasurams(poems) dedicated to each of the nine Divyadesams are chanted
> in the respective shrines. This is the most important of the festivals in
> this area, and it draws thousands of visitors.*
>
>
> *The temple follows the traditions of the Thenkalai sect of Vaishnavite
> tradition and follows Pancharatra agama. The temple priests perform
> the pooja (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. As at other
> Vishnu temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to
> the Vaishnavite community, a Brahmin sub-caste. The temple rituals are
> performed four times a day: *
>
> *Kalasanthi at 8:30 a.m., *
>
> *Uchikalam at 11:30 p.m., *
>
> *Sayarakshai at 6:00 p.m., and *
>
> *Aravanai Pooja between 8:00 - 8:00 p.m. *
>
> *Each ritual has three steps: alangaram (decoration), nivedhanam (food
> offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for both Devapiran and
> Karunthadankanni. During the last step of worship, nagaswaram (pipe
> instrument) and tavil (percussion instrument) are played, religious
> instructions in the Vedas (sacred text) are recited by priests, and
> worshippers prostrate themselves in front of the temple mast. There are
> weekly, monthly and fortnightly rituals performed in the temple*
>
>
> *Moolavar and Thaayar:*
>
> *First temple is found along the banks of River Thamirabarani. The
> Moolavar of the first sthalam is named “Sri Srinivasan”. Also named as
> “Devapiran”.*
>
>
>
> *He is giving his seva in Nindra thirukkolam facing his thirumugam (face)
> facing in East direction.Two pirattiyaars are found on either side of him.*
>
> *Second sthalam is found along the Thamirabarani river.*
>
> *This sthala Moolavar is Sri Aravindha Lochana. Also named as “Senthamarai
> Kannan”. He is giving his seva in Veetrirundha thirukkolam facing east
> direction.*
>
>
>
> *Thayar – The Thaayar of this temple is Sri Karunthadanganni Nachiyar.*
>
> *This sthala perumal is pratyaksham for Indiran, Vaayu bhagavan (Air),
> Varuna bhagavan (Rain).*
>
> *Mangalasasanam:*
>
>
>
> * Nammalwar – 11 Paasurams.*
>
>
> *Manavala mamunigal has also done the Mangalasasanam here.Total – 11*
>
> *Pushkarani:*
>
> *Varuna Theertham.*
>
> *Thamirabarani Nadhi.*
>
>
> *Vimanam:Kumudha Vimaanam.*
>
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>
>
> *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiRewEbxL4g
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiRewEbxL4g>*
>
> *வாழிய செந்தமிழ்! வாழ்க நற்றமிழர்!*
>
> *வாழிய பாரதமணித் திருநாடு!*
>
> *வணக்கம்* *சுப்பு*
>
> *Vanakkam Subbu*
>
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