Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Sri Vanjulavalli Thayar sametha Sri Srinivasa Perumal

Welcome to this blog site. AdiyEn posted some of the pictures taken during KAL GARUDA SEVAI, Margazhi 26-Dec-06 at Nachiyar Koil. The above picture is Sri Vanjulavalli Thayar on Anna Vahanam. In this divyadesam Nachiyar (Thayar) is given importance in all aspects. During the utsavam, Thayar in Anna vahanam proceeds first, then follows the emperumAn Naraiyur nambi on KalGaruda vahanam. This reveals the two important facts:

1) As per the promise made by the Perumal with Thayar's father MEdhAvi rishi, his daughter - Vanjulavalli thayar should be given importance in all aspects. Hence she proceeds first, even during utsavams. Normally in other divyadesams, thayar woudn't come out of the temple.
2) Eventhough, Garudan can move faster than the Anna vahanam, it goes beyond Annam due to its heavy weight since the weight of KalGarudan grows exponentially when moved away from Garbhagraham. This reveals that, when JeevAtma moves away from emprumAn, his/her pApam/puNyam (karma) will also grows which is a heavy burden to carry out, that ultimately leads to next birth (punarabhi Jananam). Hence with no way, surrender into HIS divine lotus feet!

Please see the next, and enjoy the anubhavam of being in KalGaruda Sevai.

innila vanjikodi onRu

Sri Vanjulavalli Thayar in Anna Vahanam during KalGaruda Sevai.
In Periya Thirumadal - 46, Azhwar explains about thAyAr as follows

Oor innila vanjik kodiyondRU ninRAthuthAn
annamAi mAnAi aNimayilAi AangidaiyE
minnAi ilavEi irandAi iNaich-cheppAi
munnAya thondaiyAik keNdaik kulamiraNdAi
anna thiruvuruvam ninrathu....

panchadiyAl

AdiyEn captured thAyAr lotus thiruvadi in close view. This reminds from Peria Thirumadal

thunnu veyilvaruththa vembaramEl panchadiyAl
mannan rAman pin vaidhEvi enRuraikkum
anna nadaiya aNangu nadandhilaLE ? (30)

In the above pAsuram, Azhwar explains Sita PirAttiyAr who had lotus like feet(panchadiyAl) walked behind Sri Ramapiran to the forest. Let us have the bhAgyam of seeing those lotus feet which followed Sri Ramapiran and fulfill the necessity of eyes present in our body!

Kal Garudan

The majestic Kal Garudan holding NaraiyUr nambi.

thUvAya pullUrnthu

NaraiyUr nambi during KalGaruda Sevai.

thUvAya pullUrnthu vanthu thuRaivEzham
mUvAmai nalgi mudhalai thuNiththAnai
dhEvAdhi dhEvanai-ch chengamala-k kaNNAnai
nAvAyulAnai naraiyUril kandEnE
--Peria Thirumozhi, 6.8.3

kaNkalippa nOkkinEn

Watch out HIS elegant and beautiful posture on KalGarudan. After seeing HIM, not only Thirumangai Azhwar, infact everyone attained nAyikA bhAvam and started "ulagariya oorvan nAn.....madal".

Periya Thirumadal
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mannu maRaiyOr thirunaraiyUr mAmalaipOl (43)
ponniyalu mAdak kavAdam kadanthupukku
ennudaiya kaNkalippa nOkkinEn nOkkuthalum
mannan thirumArbum vAyum adi inaiyum

pannu karathalamum kaNgalum pangayaththin
ponniyal kAdOr manivaraimEl pooththathupOl
minni olipadaippa veezhnAnum thOlvalaiyum
manniya kundalamum Aramum neenmudiyum
......
......
thennaraiyUr mannu manimAdak kOil manAlanai (72)
kannavilthOl kAlaiyaik kandAngu kaithozhuthu
ennilaimai eLLAm arivithAl.........

Is there anyone here to explain about my status to HIM ?

naraiyUril kandEnE

mAnkondathOl mArvinmANIyAyi
mAvalimaN thAnkondu thAlAl alantha perumAnai
thEnkondasAral thiruvEnkadaththAnai
nAn senRu nAdi naraiyUril kandEnE
-Peria Thirumozhi, 6.8.1


Above is the picture taken during procession. On the left side thAyar on Anna vahanam and on the right emeperumAn on KalGaruda vahanam.

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Manimuktha Pushkarini

The above is the picture of Manimuktha Nadhi (Pushkarini). Since it is huge big tank which looks like a river, named as Manimuktha Nadhi along the temple side. Behind is the view of temple raja gopuram.