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> SREE POORNATHRAYESA TEMPLE-1 > > TRIPOONITHURA-KERALA-Compiled > > Dear friends, > > I had been to the temple many times. My sister is residing in > Tripoonithura. My son in law’s family was residing in Tripoonithura for a > very long period. So they consider the deity Poornathreyeswara as 2nd > family deity. So with my daughter and son in law I have made many offerings > in the temple. Hope a divine reading > > Gopalakrishnan 3-8-2024 > > 1Introduction > > Sree Poornathrayeesa (The Lord is the family deity of the erstwhile Kochi > dynasty ) temple is one of the eminent temples in Kerala, situated in > Tripunithura, at a distance of around 10 km to the southeast of Ernakulam, > Kerala. > > The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, worshipped in the form of > Santhanagopala > Murthy. Here, Santhanagopalamoorthy means “savior of Infants” is an > incarnation of Lord Mahavishnu. > > Lord Vishnu is seen here in a sitting posture under the shade of five > hoods of Ananthan. This is a unique pose unlike the other Vishnu temples > where the Lord is usually found in a reclining posture on the divine > serpent, Anantha the folded body of the serpent itself serves as the > seat for the God. The two upper hands of Lord Vishnu hold Sanku (conch) > and Sudarshana Chakram (holy wheel) and the lower right hand holds the > Padmam (Lotus flower). > > The name Poornathrayeesa defined as follows , “thra” means three; ‘poorna’ > means complete and ‘eesa’ means Iswara which means the Lord of Knowledge, > or the Lord of the Three Vedas – Rik, Yajus and Sama. It also means the > Lord who manifests himself as the essence of the Vedas, who can be attained > through inner saadhana. The temple is under Cochin Devaswam board and > assisted by a committee for smooth administration. > > 2 Legend > > Once upon a time, in the Dwapara Yuga, a brahmana’s wife gave birth to a > child. Unfortunately, just after being born and touching the ground, the > child immediately died. The brahmana father took the dead child and went > directly to Dwaraka to the palace of the King. > > On those days the king was liable to be blamed for the untimely death of > a child in the presence of his parents. Similarly, such responsibility > was there during Tretayuga, the time of Lord Sree Rama also. > > The brahmana’s second child was also born dead, and the third also. He had > nine children, and each of them was born dead, and each time he came to the > gate of the palace to accuse the King. > > When the brahmana came to accuse the King of Dvaraka for the ninth time, > Arjuna > happened to be present with Krishna. > > On hearing that a brahmana was accusing the King of not properly > protecting him, Arjuna became inquisitive and approached the brahmana. My > lord, I promise that I shall give protection to your children, and if I > am unable to do so, then I shall enter into blazing fire so that the > sinful contamination which has infected me will be counteracted.” > > The brahmana’s wife delivered a male child, and as usual the child began > to cry. But suddenly, within a few minutes, both the child and Arjuna’s > protective arrows disappeared in the sky. > > Lord Krishna was enjoying everything that was taking place apparently in > defiance of His authority. It was He who played the trick of taking away > the brahmana’s baby as well as the arrows. > > In the presence of Lord Krishna and others, the brahmana began to accuse > Arjuna: > > When he was unable to find the baby even after searching all possible > planets using his mystic power, he then attempted to throw himself into a > fire, as he had promised the brahmana if unable to bring back his baby. > > Lord Krishna persuaded Arjuna not to enter the fire in disgrace. He told > Arjuna, “Do not foolishly commit suicide.” He then immediately went to > different planets with Arjuna. > > When Krishna approached the covering layer of this universe, the four > horses which were drawing His chariot—Saibya, Sugriva, Meghapuspa and > Balahaka—all appeared to hesitate to enter the darkness. Therefore, when > He saw that His horses were hesitant to proceed into the darkness, He > immediately released His disc, known as the Sudarsana cakra, which > illuminated the sky a thousand times brighter than sunlight. Thus Lord > Krishna and Arjuna crossed over the great region of darkness covering the > material universes. Arjuna then saw the effulgence of light known as the > brahmajyoti. > > The brahmajyoti is situated outside the covering of the material > universes, and because it cannot be seen with our present eyes. > > In that portion of the Vedic literature, Krishna informed Arjuna, the > transcendental light which you are seeing, is his bodily rays. After > this, Lord Krishna and Arjuna entered a vast extensive spiritual water. > Accompanied by Krishna, Arjuna saw a large palace within the water. Arjuna > and Krishna saw the gigantic form of Anantadeva, who is also known as Sesha > and Arjuna could understand that the Supreme Personality of Godhead in that > form is known as Purusottama. > > The Lord was surrounded by His personal associates Nanda and Sunanda, and > the personified Sudarsana disc was also standing by Him. He and Arjuna > immediately offered their respects to Lord Maha-Vishnu by bowing down > before Him. > > “My dear Krishna and Arjuna, I was very anxious to see you both, and > therefore I arranged to take away the babies of the brahmana and keep them > here. I have been expecting to see you both at this palace. > > When Arjuna and Krishna returned from Vaikuntha after retrieving the sons > of the brahmana, Lord Vishnu gave Arjuna an idol to worship. He was > instructed to place it somewhere appropriate. > > It is said that Arjuna and Krishna requested Lord Ganesha to go ahead of > them and select an appropriate place for the idol to be consecrated. Lord > Ganesha travelled far and wide and finally reached a divine place which was > the seat of the Vedas in its entirety known as ‘Poorna Veda Puri’ which > later became Tripunithura. > > Lord Ganesha was so pleased with the place that He chose a holy spot and > seated there Himself. When Arjuna reached Tripunithura, he saw that Lord > Ganesha has seated himself down in the place where he was to keep Lord > Vishnu’s idol. > > He requested Lord Ganesha to kindly move from there so that he may install > the idol there. Lord Ganesha said that He could not move from there. As he > could not place the idol anywhere on the ground other than at the appointed > spot, Arjuna had no other choice and it is said that he gave Lord Ganesha > a kick which caused Lord Ganesha to turn southwards and placed the idol > there. The Poornathrayesa Temple is one of the temples where Lord > Ganesha faces southwards. > > Most other temples traditionally have the idols facing the east and/or the > west. This temple grew into the beautiful and magnificent Sree > Poornathrayesa Temple we see today. > > Angry Arjuna kicked him aside to the southern side of the sanctum and > installed the idol in that holy place surrounded by mustard fields. He then > plucked some mustard seeds and crushed them to get oil for lighting lamp in > front of the idol. > > Devotees consider the ever shining “Valia Vilakku” situated in front of > the idol, as the oil lamp lighted by Arjuna. > > Burnt oil of this traditional lamp possesses great medicinal value. The > deity, ever since has been living in the minds and hearts of devotees as > Santhanagopala Moorthy, blessing the needy, infertile couples with children. > > Stories relating Sree Poornathrayeesa as the elder brother of the goddesses > of Chottanikkara and Pishari temples are also popular among the people. > > Lord Poornathrayeesa is also believed to be wedded to a Namboothiri > girl,”Nangema”, > from Vadakkedathu Mana. > > My note- Legend was told in about 60 pages. I have compiled to limited > pages. > > 3. History > > The entire structure of the temple except the West Gopuram (Gateway) was > redesigned in the year 1921 by the great architect Late Sri Eachara > Warrier. Before that the temple structure was in a reduced form with tiled > roof and wooden ceiling. The east gopuram was also smaller than the present > structure. > > In 1920 (Malayalam year 1096) the entire structure other than the west > gopuram was destroyed in an accidental fire. Fortunately the devotees could > save the main idol from fire by covering it with a huge vessel coated with > clay. > > The other idols were shifted to Puthan Bunglow (Family temple of the > Cochin Royal Family) and the King of Cochin state ordered to reconstruct > the temple structure by completely avoiding the accident-prone wood works. > > In accordance with the King’s order Eachara Warrier skillfully blended > the traditional architecture with the modern means of construction like > concrete and reconstructed the temple with fireproof materials like Copper, > Concrete, Granite and Bronze. > > The west gopuram which could survive the devastating fire of 1920 is > believed to be built by some divine powers and the age of this structure, > still remains a mystery. > > Here the divine sculptures in their crude form bear a unique beauty. The > first floor of this two storied gopuram consists of a mandapam (Dias), > supported by eight beautifully carved wooden pillars. > > 5 Deities > > .Representing the Lord of Vaikunta and Yoganarayan, the deity is the Lord > incarnate of the triune Vedas. > > Ensconced with Goddess of Earth, Bhoomi Devi, and Goddess of Prosperity, > Lakshmi Devi, under the umbrella – like hoods of the Serpent King Anantha > the Godhead has been the provider of all the wishes of His devotees – the > giver of all the pleasures, in this world and the provider of salvation, in > the other world. > > 6. Poojas > > The temple follows many rituals and customs, also devotees offer various > offerings to the Lord Poornathrayeesa. The Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple > Timings looks spectacular during the festivals and other eves.The temple is > opened All Days Of The Week > > Palliunarthal 3.45 am > > Temple Opening Time 4.00 am > > Usha Pooja 5.00 am > > Kalabha Abhishekam 6.00 am to 6.30 am > > Ethritha Pooja 6.30 am > > Sheeveli 6.45 am > > Pandeeradi Pooja 7.30 am > > Ucha Pooja 11.00 am > > Ucha Sheeveli 11.15 am > > Temple closes at 11.15 AM > > Evening Pooja Timings: > > Temple Opening Time 4.00 am > > Deeparadhana 6.00 pm > > Athazha Pooja 7.30 pm > > Athazhasheeveli 8.00 pm > > Temple closes by 8-15 PM > > > > I will continue with festivals in the next part > > > > -- > 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/CAEE2L%2B1YCnZNiZM0MJCP_b-opQYCKarr7mgW%3D6OcjJjNwWSZqg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAEE2L%2B1YCnZNiZM0MJCP_b-opQYCKarr7mgW%3D6OcjJjNwWSZqg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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