Thiruvallur Sri Veera Raghava Perumal ** எவ்வுள்
கிடந்தான் **
This vast expanse looks like a Sea ~ but in fact is a
Temple tank that of Thiruvallur Sri Veera Raghava Perumal Temple.
"இண்டை கொண்டு தொண்டரேத்த எவ்வுள்
கிடந்தானை' [பக்தர்கள், புஷ்ப
மாலைகளை ஏந்திக் கொண்டு துதிக்கும்படியாக சயனித்தருள்பவனான பெருமான்] என
திருமங்கைமன்னன் மங்களாசாசனம் பண்ணப்பட்ட பெருமாள் திருக்கோவில் திருஎவ்வுள் எனும்
திருவள்ளூர் .
Not far away from Thiruvallikkeni [Chennai] is the
Divyadesam popularly known as Thiruvallur [a District by itself] – known as
‘Thiru Evvul’. It is approx 45 km away from Chennai en route to holy
Thirumala Tirupathi. One can pass through Poovirunthavalli, take right to
Thirumazhisai and travel along to this Divyadesam. It is a puranic
temple of epigraphical importance. Had
fortune of worshipping the Lord today.
Lord here is ‘Sri Veera Raghavar’ - in reclining
posture, with Brahma coming out from his navel in a meditating
posture. Perumal’s right hand extends to bless the Maharishi
and all His devotees. In the Sthalapurana, sage Margandeya
gives a detailed account the dialogue between the sage Salihothra and
Devabakhruk in the age of krithiyuga - Lord so pleased with the tapas of
the sage revealing His Swarupa to the sage Salihothra here. The Uthsavar
is Sri Veera Raghavar and His consort is Kanakavalli Thayar @ Vasumathi Thayar. The Emperumanar (Udayavar) looks very
majestic and his sannathi is placed to have darshan as we come out of the
sannathi [left of Perumal sannathi]
The pushkarini here is ‘Hrithapanacini.
‘Hrith’ means heart, ‘thapa’ means desires or sins and ‘nacini’ means that
which removes. The holy water of the Temple tank would remove
all desires and sins from the heart. It is believed that people would be
ridden of their diseases by a dip in the tank and by mixing jaggery in the
tank. Sri Veeraraghavar is also known as Vaidya Veera Raghava Swami postulating
the mystic power to absolve us of our sins and diseases.
The Thirukulam here is an added attraction – it is so
big. During our earlier visits, the tank
was shrunk [a pond inside the main thirukulam] and part of the thirukulam was
used for vehicle parking too. Now, it
has been transformed into tank flowing with full of water, thanks to the
efforts of Sri Ahobila Mutt Authorities
the ones at the start are taken today ~ others are taken
on earlier visits
Last year on 5th June 2015, Vaikasi
Pooradam day, Maha Samprokshanam- was performed here grandly.
Adiyen Srinivasadhasan.
4th Sept. 2016
this
beautiful photo of Uthsavar Sri
Veeraraghavar pic credit PL Ranganathan.
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