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Kondal vannanai kovalanai 

Venai undavayean 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 senkanAchuta amararere ayar tham 
kozhute ennum !Echsuvai thavera yan poi indiranlogam alumAchsuvai 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

                                                                        
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                                    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
Ungal BAlaj! $
"na deivam deSikAt param, naparam deSikArchanAtH "








                
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