Vide the illiterate writing out of anger. AM I A THENKALAI IYENGAR? Those who had gone there to kumbakonam would have noticed described by those archakas as false saltless mistakenly invoked and in vogue. The tivya brapandham speaks oppu ila appan. Mom ekam is there which was not seen by Gopalakrishnan while eating puliyodharai. Poor soul Forgives him as he does not know what he writes physically and literally. And deserves a neat quote addressed to him Om shanti
1. “We determine what is good, what is bad, what ought to be, and what ought not to be—all out of our inclinations of mind. But we seldom recognize the total relativity—the total meaninglessness—of all our defining. We don’t see that it’s through our obsession with meaning that we create meaninglessness.” 2. “What purpose does it serve to deny actual experience in order to run with an idea instead?” 3. “See confusion as confusion. Acknowledge suffering as suffering. Feel pain and sorrow and divisiveness. Experience anger or fear or shock for what they are. But you don’t have to think of them as evil—as intrinsically bad, as needing to be destroyed or driven from our midst. On the contrary, they need to be absorbed, healed, made whole.” 4. “How can something cease to exist that has no solid existence in the first place?” 5. “We often think we know things when in fact it’s only our imagination taking us further and further away from what is actually happening. What we imagine then seems very real to us. Soon we’re caught up in our imaginary longings and loathings. But if you’re here—truly present—you realize there’s nothing to run from or to go after. You can stay calm…Just be with this moment and see what’s going on.” 6. “If it’s Truth we’re after, we’ll find that we cannot start with any assumptions or concepts whatsoever. Instead, we must approach the world with bare, naked attention, seeing it without any mental bias—without concepts, beliefs, preconceptions, presumptions, or expectations.” 7. “Good and bad aren’t absolutes. They are beliefs, judgements, ideas based on limited knowledge as well as on the inclinations of our minds.” 8. “Our problem is that we don’t pay attention to what we actually know. We give our attention to what we think—to what we have ideas or beliefs about—and we discard what we actually see.” K Rajaram IRS 1924 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: gopala krishnan <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 1 Sept 2024 at 10:40 Subject: Re: [KeralaIyers] Fwd: [iyer123] OPPILIAPPAN TEMPLE –KUMBAKONAM To: [email protected] <[email protected]>, Patty Thatha <[email protected]>, Iyer <[email protected]>, Mani APS <[email protected]>, Rajaram Krishnamurthy <[email protected]>, Laxminarayan Sarma <[email protected]> Mr Rajaram, I know very well as a thenkalai iyengar, you will not appreciate a posting on Vadakalai iyengar temple. Nothing more. Try to appreciate a posting on temple. Please do not ill write about a temples. I have verified fully about temple and beliefs cannot be verified. Still please don't write ill about a temple beliefs. I have taken puliyodarai prasadam, without salt in the preparation. If you do not know, please keep quiet about the subject. Perhaps you may not be appreciating beliefs about a temple. But so far I have not seen a member writing ill of a temple in the iyer forum. Gopalakrishnan On Sunday, 1 September, 2024 at 08:49:40 pm IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy < [email protected]> wrote: OPPILIAPPAN Ayonijā (अयोनिजा) refers to “divine origin”. — Many Divya Desams have references in their traditional histories (sthala-purāṇas) to the Lord seeking the hand of Mahā Lakṣmī, who is raised by a maharishi after discovering her as an infant of divine origin (ayonijā). *For instance, in Oppiliappan Koil, Markandeya Maharishi accedes to the request of Śriman Nārāyaṇa who seeks the hand of his daughter Bhūmī Devī*. She was found as a child in the Tulasi forest by the Mahārṣi. Ayonija (अयोनिज).—a. not born from the womb, not produced in the ordinary course of generation; शरीरं द्विविधं योनिजमयोनिजं चेति (śarīraṃ dvividhaṃ yonijamayonijaṃ ceti) TAITTIRIYA. SAMHITAI; तनयाम् अयोनिजाम् (tanayām ayonijām) RIG .11.47,48; कन्यारत्नमयोनि- जन्म भवतामास्ते (kanyāratnamayoni- janma bhavatāmāste) MARKANDEYA v.1.3. The term OPPILI is oppu+il= oppu illadha= no comparison to any; Narayana had married the mahalakshmi who was not born in any womb as from sea direct or as seetha from earth etc. Such a perumal having the Mahalakshmi is so highlighted as oppu illadha appan. But people twisted it as saltless=uppu illadha. Another sin removal is celebrated as pariharam as written here is again a misnomer. In Oppili Appan temple where one can have close Perumal dharisanam will see bright reflections from his right hand a huge diamond stead vak; MOM EKAM SARANAM VRAJA. That is the words of B G. The Lord says I will save all who surrender without any iota of doubt, HE will take him to mosha. This faculty is one of the base roots of Sri Ramanujar, SARANAGATI TATVAM OF VAISHNAVISM. Hence this kshetram is believed to be the place for moksham. NB Mr Gopalakrishnan may be forgiven for his audacity to write illiterately. The above data is important frfpm Oppiliappan temple which Gopala does noy know about. Yet he will bounce that I write no sense, thrash only, irrelevant to the subject. Having read a lot of quora, his mind is now blowned. K Rajaram IRS 1924 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: *Gopala Krishnan* <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2024 at 22:41 Subject: [iyer123] OPPILIAPPAN TEMPLE –KUMBAKONAM To: <[email protected]> OPPILIAPPAN TEMPLE –KUMBAKONAM Thanjavur District-Tamilnadu-Compiled Dear friends, I had been to the temple three times on temple visits. Prasada from the temple will not be having salt addedwhere to be added. Peculiarity of the temple. The temple is close to TiruNageswaram- Snake temple. Those who like to visit Tirunageswaram temple can have their visit just walking about 100 metres from Oppiliappan temple. Hope a divine reading. Gopalakrishnan 01-09-2024 1. Introduction Oppiliappan Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, located near Thirunageswaram, a village in the outskirts of the Kumbakonam in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is counted as the 60th of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu. Vishnu is worshiped as Oppiliappan and his consort Lakshmi as Bhudevi. The temple is one of the Pancha Kshethram, where Lakshmi was born as Bhargavi- the daughter of the sage Bhrigu. The temple is believed to be of significant antiquity and to have been initiated by the Medieval Cholas of the late 8th century CE, with later contributions at different times from Thanjavur Nayaks. The temple has two inscriptions dating from the Chola period, a five-tiered rajagopuram (gateway tower), and a granite wall. The complex contains all the shrines and water bodies associated with it. Oppiliappan is believed to have appeared for sage Markandeya and the Hindu deities Bhudevi, Brahma, and Shiva. The temple observes six daily rituals and three yearly festivals. The chariot festival, celebrated during the Tamil month of "Panguni" (March–April), is the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. 1Legend The legend of the temple is mentioned in the Hindu scripture Brahmanda Purana. Tulasi, once did penance to attain closeness to the god Vishnu. Vishnu responded that his consort Lakshmi would appear under Tulasi's lap in Tiruvinnagaram. Tulasi appeared as a plant in the place where the temple is located. This is mentioned in the 53rd verse of Nammazhwaar in Thiruviruththam. The sage Markandeya worshipped Vishnu and desired to have Lakshmi as his daughter and Vishnu as his son-in-law. Once Markandeya was on a holy trip and after reaching Thiruvinnagaram, he felt it was the right place to get his desire fulfilled. Markandeya started a severe penance for thousand years, seeking Lakshmi's blessings. Lakshmi appeared as a baby under the tulasi plant. Markandeya recognized the baby as Lakshmi and raised her. When the young girl reached adolescence, on the panguni month of Shravana, Vishnu appeared as an old man and proposed marriage to her. Markandeya replied, "You are very ripe and old, my daughter is too young and she does not even know how to cook with proper salt contents", to which the old man replied, "If your daughter must cook without salt, then I will still take it as my best food, but I will not leave from here without marrying her". Markandeya sought Vishnu's help and then realised using his penance that the old man was Vishnu himself. When he opened his eyes, Vishnu appeared in his true celestial form. Markandeya married his daughter to Vishnu. As per the legend, the temple's Neyvethiyam (food offering) is always prepared without salt. The name Oppiliappan is a result of this legend. There is also a story behind the tank in this temple. Once a King had consummated with a daughter of a saint and hence the saint cursed him to become a bird. The king lived as a bird and one night when there was a storm, the branch of the tree the bird was sleeping on broke and fell into the water of this tank. The bird regained its original form as the King and since then this is known as the only theerththam that one can do theerth thaadanam even in the night. Since this tank has such healing power in the day as well as night, it is called "Ahoraathra Pushkarani". The place is called by various names, including "Oppiliappan Sannithi" and "Uppiliappan Sannithi". The presiding deity is also called by various names. . And as per this legend, the prasad offered in the temple- Neyvethiyam, is prepared without any salt in it to this day. 3 History It is not clear from the inscriptions and records when the temple was initiated, but there are inscriptions from the Medieval Cholas period indicating generous gifts to the temple. There are two inscriptions recorded from the Naganathar Temple in Tirunageswaram. The epigraph numbered 211 of 1911 on the northern wall of the central shrine indicates gift of gold jewel worked in gems and pearls to the temple from the Chola king Parakesarivarman, alias Rajendra Chola I (1012–44 CE). The second inscription numbered 218 of 1911 on the shrine's southern wall indicates a gift of land to the temple in the 14th year of the Chola king Rajaraja Rajakkesarivarman I. The tradition in many ancient temples in Tamil Nadu including this one is that the original image of the presiding deity is made of wood and replaced later with stone. ] There were a lot of additions made to the temple by Govinda Dikshitar, the minister of successive Nayak rulers, Achuthappa Nayak (1560–1614) and Raghunatha Nayak (1600–34) The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu. 4 Architecture The temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram (the gateway tower) and enshrined within a granite wall. The complex contains all the shrines and water bodies associated with it. The Sahasradhari plate and pot (kudam) are made of gold for performing Thirumanjanam (ablution) to the presiding deity. The temple also maintains golden sword, diamond crown and gold arm guard for the image of Hanuman. The shrine over the sanctum is plated with gold. 5 Sanctum and Deities The main shrine of the temple houses the image of Oppiliappan in standing posture and it also houses the images of Bhoomidevi and sage Markendeya. The vimana is called Suddhananda, meaning "pure happiness". 6 Sub deities The Desika shrine is located near the sancturn sanctorum. On the sides of the first precinct, the shrine of Anjaneya is located on the southern, and Alvars' and Rama's on the northern and Ramanuja's on the eastern sides. . The idol of Hanuman is decorated with a diamond crown, golden sword and armour. The shrine for Maniappan is located in the second precinct in the southern side, while the shrines of Ennappan and the holy birth spot of Bhoomidevi are located in the northern side. Garuda's shrine is located right opposite the sanctum and right behind the temple mast. The shrine of dancing Krishna is located on the southern side of the main entrance. A marble hall is located on the western side in the inner precinct acts as the resting hall for the festival deities during festivals. Dolotsavam festival is celebrated in Another marble hall in the northern side of the temple. Adjoining the hall, there is a shrine where the images of Rama, Lakshmana, Sita and Hanuman are housed. The sacred bed chamber called Tiruppalliarai, covered full of mirrors is located next to it. A Yaga sala for performing religious rituals is present in the temple. The temple has a hall for housing festival vehicles, a library, and a hall with eight carved pillars on the banks of the temple tank, where the annual float-festival is celebrated. The Kodimandapa, located to the south of the Garuda shrine, is used for several day-to-day religious practices. The annual Kalyana Utsavam festival is performed in the hall amidst music and dance programmes. 7 Counterpart of Tirupathi The temple is considered the southern counterpart of Thirupathi temple and hence devotees perform their marriages and vows as they do in Thirupathi. Outside the main complex, the temple maintains two marriage halls, a rest house containing five rooms, two other halls, a housing each for the small chariot and the big chariot. There is a garden around the third precinct of the temple and a much bigger garden about 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to the south of the temple, where Tulasi and flowers are grown. A hall in the garden is used for resting deities during the Vasantotsavam festival celebrated for six days in May–June every year. 8. Poojas The temple follows Vaigasana Agama and follows Vadagalai practices. During the Viswaroopa Seva, the first worship, Suprapada Prabarthi Mangalam, a verse exclusively dedicated to Oppiliappan is relayed. Thiruppavai is relayed after it, followed by naivethana in all shrines. Uchikalam is the last worship during the day time and happens at noon. During the evening, mutharkalam is the first worship sequence, recitals in Veda and Nithsuasandamam. Arthajamam is the last puja of the day. Details of the daily routine worship held in this temple as part of early morning: The deity of this temple is woken up at 5.45 am to the resounding sounds of the unique suprabatham and prapatti mangala slogam specifically penned for the Perumaal in this kshetram by the renowned Sri Vaishnava Acharya Vangipuram Navaneetham Sriramadesikacharyar the recipient of the presidents medal for sanskrit. This is broadcast over loudspeakers and enables the devotees to also rejoice in it. Following this at 6.00 am accompanied by the holy cow ( considered to be an aspect of Lakshmi Thayaar ) belonging to the temple, the Vishwarupa darshan is conducted. At 7.30 am the worship of the Perumal is conducted by reciting Thiruppavai. At 8.00 am the Tiruvaaraadanam rituals are conducted. 9 Festivals and religious practices The chariot festival is the most prominent festival of the temple, celebrated for nine days during the Tamil month of Panguni (March–April) and devotees from various places pull the chariot round the streets of temple. Verses from the 'Naalayira Divya Prabandham' are recited by a group of temple priests amidst music with Nagaswaram (pipe instrument) and Tavil (percussion instrument). The processional idols of Oppiliappan and Bhudevi are brought to the temple car early in the morning amidst Vedic chantings. Subsequently, the festive idols are taken to the 'ther thatti mandapam' (chariot launching hall). The 'ratharohanam', the rituals associated with taking the idols to the temple car is performed in an auspicious time before starting the procession. The temple celebrates six other festivals: Vasanta Utsavam (spring festival) for 6 days in the temple garden during Vaikasi (May–June), Pavitrotsavam (purifying festival) for 5 days during Avani (Aug – Sep), Brahmotsavam for nine days of Purattasi (Sept – Oct), Kalyana Utsavam (holy marriage of god and goddess) for 12 days commencing from Sravanam during Aippasi (Oct–Nov), Adhyayana Utsavam (ten-day-and-ten-night festival) during Margali (Dec–Jan) and float festival for 5 days during Thai(Jan – Feb). Ramanavami, the festival associated with Rama, an avatar of Vishnu. The event is celebrated for ten days with music and dance performance and on the concluding day, kanakabhishekam (ablution with gold for the festival image) and Rama Pattabhishekam. Sravan Deepam is a festival celebrated every month in the temple on the day of Tamil star of Thiruvonam and devotees observe fast called Sravana Vratham that day by consuming only unsalted food. Tonsure ceremony for getting children shaved for the first time to promote proper growth and ear piercing is a very common practise followed in the temple. It is believed that the place is as sacred as Vaikunta and as in Vaikunta, the river Vraja there flows as river Nattaru and hence considered sacred. The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the banks of River Kaveri.] 10 Literary mention Oppiliappan is considered the elder brother of the presiding deity of Tirupathi Venkateshwara Temple. The temple is revered in Naalayira Divya Prabandham, the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Periyalvar, Thirumangai Alvar and Nammalvar. The temple is classified as a Divya Desam, the 108 Vishnu temples that are revered in the Vaishnava canon. The temple is counted as the 14th in the list of divyadesams in Chola Nadu and 83rd in the overall list. The Alvars address the presiding deity by various names like Oppiliappan, Vinnagarappan and Venkatachalapathy and his consort Bhudevi as Bhoomidevi Nachiar and Dharanadevi. 11 The scheme of Annadanam: In this temple, daily from Monday through Thursday the scheme of annadaanam instituted by the government of Tamilnadu is conducted at midday 12 noon and 100 individuals benefit from this scheme. On Friday through Sunday the number of beneficiaries is 150. Annadaanam is offered along with traditional vada and payasam. 12 Temple timings: The temple is open to devotees from 6.00 am up to 1.00pm during the 1st part of the day and from 4.00pm to 9.00pm during the 2nd part of the day. 13 Function conducted in the temple Details of the popular festivities that devotees conduct in this temple in significant numbers are 1. Ayush Homam 2. Kathu kuttal 3. Marriages 4. Shatiabda poorti 5. Sataabhishekam and 6. Tonsoring 14 Offerings in the temple. Offering INR Price Timing Siravana Sudharsana Homam 5000 06:00 AM to 10:00 AM Swarna Puspa Archana 500 08:30 AM Moolavar Thanga Kavasam 8000. 08:30 AM Moolavar Thirumanjanam 8000 10:30 AM Thirukalyanam 2500 04:00 PM Urchavar Thirumanjanam 2000 09:00 AM Prathanai Karuda Sevai 1500 05:30 PM Thanga Ratha Ulla 2000 06:00 PM Unjal Urchavam 1000 07:00 PM Kannadi Palliarai 1000 07:30 PM Niranthara Nithyarathana Kattallai 2000 Niranthara Nithya Annadhana Vaippu Nithi 20000 Niranthara Pasu Paramarippu Kattallai 5000 One day Annadhanam Weekdays: 2000 Fri, Sat & Sun: 3670 Kattalai Archana (1 year) 500 Boomidevi Marriage Anumathi 10000 Marriage Function 1000 Take a Photo 200 Take a Video 500 15How to reach the temple Uppiliappan Temple is located in Thanjavur near the city of Kumbakonam. It can be reached easily in hired taxi- cabs, autos or state-run buses. Alternatively, you can drive down to the spot. 16 Pariharams To get relieved from sins: Rendering chandhan, Kumkum and flowers to the Lord. Devoting Dhoopakal, Deepakal, vessels needed for pooja and Thirumanjanam (Bathing of the Lord), brass bell and silk clothing. In the tamil month of Panguni, on the day of Sravanam, performing the parihara as mentioned below would remove all the evil sins like murder, robbery etc. Early in the morning taking bath in the temple pushkarani. Give alms (dhanam) to needy people. Choose any 5 Brahmins and treat them as the 5 forms of Oppiliappan (ie) as Ponnappan, Maniappan, Muthappan, Ennappan, Vinnagarappan. Then give them Sweet kheer(Payasam) and finally worship Oppiliappan in his Sannathi. For Child boon: Performing utsavam to Lord Oppiliappan is strongly believed to bless the couples yearning for child boon. 17 temple Address: Arulmigu Oppliyappan Temple, Thirunageswaram – 612 204, Thanjavur District. 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