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Vyuha
Vishnu is said to have manifested Himself in the Pancha-Vyuha forms—
- Sankarshana in the east,
- Prad-yumna in the south,
- Aniruadha in the west,
- Samban alias Purushottama in the north, and
- Vasudeva in the centre.
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Eight Swayam-Vyakta Kshetras / Verse / Map
Srirangam Venkatadrischa SrimushNam Totaparvatam
Salagramam Pushkaramcha NaranarayaNAshramam
Naimisham Cheti ME SthananyasoU Mukthi PradhAnivai
YetusvashtAksharaIkAka: VarNamUrthir VasAmyaham
TishtAmi KrishNa KshEtrE puNya SapthakOgatha:
AshtAksharasya Mantrasya SarvAkshara Maya SadA
In this verse Lord Narayana points out that the eight
Swayam Vyakta Kshetrams of Srirangam, Tirupathi, SrimushNam,
Vanamamalai, Salagramam, Badri,and NaimisharaNyam,Pushkar
grant liberation to those who visit the place.
The Lord as the Archa Murthy at each of these Kshetrams
signifies one Aksharam of his Ashtakshara Mantram
Om Namo Narayanaya.
“om na-mo na-ra-ya-na-ya”
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Aadanoor
Agni, the fire god, was affected with Brahmbhatt Dosha, a curse inflicted on account of burning the head of Brahma handed over by Shiva. He was propitiated off his curse by offering worship at this temple.
Indra once insulted the sage Bhrigu when he placed the divine garland offered to him on his elephant Airavata. Bhrigu cursed him to lose all the powers. Indra did severe penance in the place to regain the powers.
Kamadhenu, a divine goddess mother of Nandini came ahead of Goddess Lakshmi from Parkadal. Hence Kamadhenu felt that she should be honored by everyone first and foremost ahead of Lakshmi Devi.
Hanuman, the monkey god, visited the temple on his way to Sri Lanka. Rama is believed to have visited the place hearing about Hanuman's visit and the foot marks are sculpted to indicate the legend. The image of Hanuman in the place is known as Virasudarshana Anjaneya.
an affluent devotee who also wished to partake in religious endeavour of serving Ranganatha. Some of those who worked under him exploited his bhakti to their advantage and swindled all his money, making him penniless. Pleased with his devotion, Vishnu appeared in his dream and promised to help him out of the situation. He instructed the devotee to bring along a marakkal and his workers, who cheated him, to the bank of the Kollidam, where he promised to pay the workers their dues. The Lord, in the guise of an old man, gave each of them a measure of sand from the bank of Kollidam according to the work done by them. Much to their surprise, it turned into precious stones for those who toiled and it stayed the same for those who shirked work. The workers who did not get anything were enraged and started chasing the old man. At this juncture, the Lord appeared in his original form and made the workers realize their mistakes.
once the temple was buried under earth. At the same time, a Kashmiri Princess was afflicted on account of a spell from a magician. Vishnu appeared in the dreams of the king and asked him to renovate the submerged temple. The king is believed to have followed the orders, resulting in the princess getting propitiated. The worship in the temple is thus believed to offer solace to people afflicted by witchcraft.
last step of worship
Kolavalli Ramar is believed to have appeared for Sita and the temple is believed to be the place where Rama performed the last rites of the eagle king Jatayu.
During the last step of worship,
- nagaswaram (pipe instrument) and tavil (percussion instrument) are played,
- religious instructions in the Vedas (sacred text) are recited by priests, and worshippers prostrate themselves in front of the temple mast.
MayaSita OriginalSita
- Brahmanda Purana and
- Padma Purana detail the history of the temple.
During the Ramayana period, Ravana, the demon king abducted Maya Sita, the wife of Rama who were both in the forest. Jatayu, the eagle king, fought a valiant battle with Ravana who was travelling with Sita in Pushpaka Vimana. Jatayu was severely injured in the battle and fell down to the ground. Jatayu was able to narrate the events to Rama who was in search of Maya Sita. Jatayu died after narrating the events and Rama performed the rites.
As per Hindu customs, the wife of the individual performing the final rites has to accompany him. Since Maya Sita was not present, Original Sita Bhumadevi appeared to accompany Rama from a golden lotus.
- https://www.google.com/search?q=boothangudi
- The same legend is associated with Vijayaraghava Perumal temple in Thiruputkuzhi
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