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Kondal vannanai kovalanai

Venai undavayan En ullam kavarthanai

Andar kon ani arangan

En amudhanai kanda kangal matrodrinai kanave

 

 

The Above mentioned passage itself, would have made us know, about which divya desham my next posting is all about, yes my posting is about My Srirangam and My Periya Perumal and My periya Piratti

 

 

Thiru Arangam



Pachai mamalai pol meni pavala vai kamala senkan

Achuta amararere ayar tham kozhute ennum !

Echsuvai thavera yan poi indiranlogam alum

Achsuvai perinum vendean aranga ma nagarulanea !!

                                                            Thondaradipondiazhwar  - Thirumalai - 2

 

 

This kshetra is revered as the bhooloka vaikuntam and temple as Peria Kovil. When we say Kovil in srivaishnavite parlance it refers only this shrine like perumal kovil to kanchi varadaraja swamy temple. The Perumal is the Aradhana perumal of the brahma in Satyaloka and was gave away in a boon to King Ikshvaku dynasty till Sri Rama who gifted it to Vibhisana after his cornation. When vibhisana took the perumal to srilanka. He halted at srirangam for sramapariharam (rest). Lord took fancy to this place as it was garlanded by cauvery as Kollidam and Cauvery on its sides. When vibhisana decided to move he was not able to take him beyond this place. From that day Periya Perumal decided to stay in this place and promised vibhisana that he would protect srilanka, hence the Lord faces south as symbol of protecting srilanka.

In the words of Tondaradipodi azhwar

                           Vadathisai pinbu kaati, Thenthisai ilankai noki

       

It is believed that vibhisana comes and worshipes the lord once in every 12 years, In sri Valmiki ramayana, Valmiki describes this in Sarga 128 and Sloka 90

 

The temple has seven prakaras and 15 gopurams.  The seven prakaras signify the seven lokas viz Bhoo, Bhuva, Suva, Maha, Jana, Tapa and Satya lokas. Thirumangai Mannan constructed the Madils for the temple and Rajagopuram (Tallest tower in Asia) was constructed by H.H Mukkur Srimad Azhagiyasingar of Sri Ahobila Mutt .

 

Srirangam is also the avatara sthala of the all the greatest of the acharayas like Swami Periya Nambi, Swami Parasara Bhattar, Swami Pillai Ulagariyan, Vadaku Thiruveedhi Pillai etc

Arayar sevai the most unique way of reciting the prabandham is unique to srirangam http://www.araiyar.com/. This is site which host more details about the araiyars

 

 

Ranganathar and Ranga Nachiyar gave the titles of Kavitharkika simham, Sarvathantra Svathantrar and Vedantachariyar (There might be misinterpretation here as some people say it is Perundevi Thayar who gave the title to out Swami but some say this Periya Pirrati). Our Swami also wrote immortal Sri Paduka Sahasram on the Padukas of Lord and Swami?s drama sankalpa suryodaya was enacted at this place.

 

As per the command of the Periya Pirrati, swami kumarar conscreted the swami?s vigraha just opposite to the thayar sannidhi. This is a privleage Thayar gives to our swami

 

The Kamba Ramayana was recited by Kambar  for the first time in front of the thayar sannidhi. It contained refrences to Prahalda varada and Slaying of Hiranyakashabu by Lord Nrishimha, Many learned scholars opposed to this as orignal Valmiki Ramayana did not contain any references to this part. Then with the approval of Mettu Azhagiyasingar sannidhi situated on the 5th prakara kambar read the ramayana throught

 

In the Moolavar Sannidhi there are two sand pillars which is similar to that of vaikuntam. It believed that those who embrace this pillar will reach the vaikuntam.

In the words of Kulasekara Peruman

               Kadiaranga tharavanaiyil palli kollum

               Mayonai manathunea patri nidru En

               Vayara endru kolo vazhtum nalea  

 

It is customary to have the darshan of Pranavakara Vimanam and Paravasudevar idol on the Vimanam. It is also belived that all the divya desham perumal come to srirangam at night and return the next morning

 

The Unique ritual callled a mattayadi utsavam is enacted with great fervour on the Panguni Uttiram day when Azagiya Manavalan return from Urayur. He is pelted with flowers, butter and fruits by thayar and Lord Ranganatha asks thayar for her rude and Stanrange behaviour. Angry questions regarding disshelved dress and His strange appearance are hurled at him. Thayar finally permits him to enter the sannidhi at the interference Swami Namazhwar

 

Vaikunta Ekadasi is another famous festival celebrated at this temple . Since it is bhoolaka vaikuntan lakhs of pilgrims from all over the country rush to have darshan of Lord ranganatha on that Day and Utsavam is celebrated as Pagal pathu and Ra pathu before and after Valikunta Ekadasi and Celebration of Thiruneduntaka Thirunal commomerating the bringing of Nanjeer to our sampradaya by Swami Parasara Bhattar . More details about this can be had from the posting of srimathi sumitra varadarajan earlier

 

This kshetra finds its mention in silappatikaram of Elangovadigal.

 

 

Perumal               :         Moolavar :  Sri Ranganatha , Periya Perumal, Nam Perumal ,

                                      Uthsavar  : Azhagiya Manavalan 

Thayar                 :         SriRanganayaki

Pushkarini           :         Chandra pushkarini , Cauvery , Kollidam & Vedashringam Rivers

Vimanam             :        Pranavakar Vimanam

Pratyaksham        :        Dharmavarma  ,  Ravidharma , Chandra and Vibhishan

Mangalasasanam  :       Poigai Azhwar                   1

                                     Bhoodatazhwar                 4

                                     Peyazhwar                         1

                                     Thirumazhipiran             14

                                     Namazhwar                     12

                                     Periazhwar                      35

                                     Kothai Nacchiyar            10

                                     Kulasekara Peruman        31

                                     Tondaradipodi Azhwar    55

                                     Nampanan                        10

                                     Thirumangai Mannan       73

                                                                        ------------------

                                                                             247

                                    All azhwars execpt Madurakavi azhwar

Vriksham               :    Punnai

 

 

                    En thirumalgal ser marvanea ennum

                    Ennudaiya aviya ennum

                    Nin thiruvayitril edantu ne konda

                    Nilamagal kelvanea enuum

                    Andruru vezhum tazhuvi nee konda

                    Aimagal anbanea ennum

                    Then thiruvaragam koil kondanea

                    Thelekilean mudivu eval thanakea

                                                        Namazhwar- Thiruvoimozhi 7-2-9

 

 

Adiyean Desika Dasan
BAlaji S


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