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From: Diwakar Kannan (diwakark_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Aug 23 2001 - 11:39:11 PDT
Sriman Venkatanatharya: kavitharkika Kesari
Vedanthacharya varyome Sannidhatham Satahruti!
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Thoopul Divya Desa Vaibhavam - Part II
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Moolavar: DeepaPrakAsar, Vilakoli Perumal, Facing West
ThAyar: Maragathavalli
Theertham: Saraswati Theertam
Vimanam: Srikara Vimanam
Pratyaksham : Saraswati
This divya desam is called "Thiruthanka". "Thann" in tamizh means
"Cool" and "KA" means "Garden". As Brahma conducted the yagam in this
Cool Garden, it is called Thiruthanka.
Saraswati followed the demon "MAyaNalan" who was about to disrupt the
yagam. Perumal saved the yagam by holding the demon as "Deepam" and
gave darshan to Saraswati. After not being able to disrupt the yagam,
Saraswati realizes her folly and joins with Brahma in the yagam. In
order to cool down Perumal's hand (which had burnt his hand due to
Agni), She resides here as "Saraswati Theertham".
More than that, Swami Desikan was born in thoopul. In Swami Desikan's
Sannidhi's walls, paintings depicting his history can be found. Swami
Desikan can be seen with "Gnana mudrai". Swami Kumara Nainachariar
(son of Swami Desikan) installed the thirumeni of Swami Desikan in
this temple. It has been said that idol of SriLakshmi Hayagreevar which
was worshipped by Swami Desikan is in this temple. Swami Desikan
Sannidhi faces West.
Thirumangai Azhwar has sung 2 pasurams on this DivyaDesam.
Thirunedunthandakam 14 (2065) pasuram on this divya desam is as
follows:
Mulaikathirai Kurungudiyul Mugilai Moova
Moovulagum Kadanthappaal Mudalaai Nindra
Alapariya Aaramudai Arangam Meya
Andananai Andanartham Sindaiyaanai
Vilakoliyai Maragathathai Thiruthankaavil
Veghavil Thirumaalai paada kettu
Valarthathanaal Payan PetrEn Varuga Endru
Matakiliyai Kaikoopi VanginAlE.
In the above pasuram, Thirumangai Azhwar does mangalasasanam with the
Moolavar's name, Thayar's name and the DivyaDesam's name in one single
line
(Vilakoliyai - line 5)
In another pasuram, Thirumangai Azhwar tells that he had seen
Thiruvenkatathu emperuman in this divyadesam.
Ponnai MAmaniyai Aniyaarntha thor
Minnai, Venkatathu uchiyil kandu poi
Ennai Aaludai Isanai Embiran
thannai, Yaam Sendru Kaandum Than Kaavile - 1849
Thirumangai Azhwar tells that he had seen a Jyothi on top of Venkatam.
I saw the same Jyothi in "Thiruthanka".
Also, Thirumangai Azhwar equates this divyadesam to "Thirukurungudi,
Aravamudan (Kudanthai), SriRangam (Thiruvarangam), VeghaSethu
(ThiruVegha in Kanchi), and Thiruvenkatam in the following pasuram:
Kurungudiyil NindrAnai, Moovulagirkum MudalAnavanai
Alavida Iyala Aravamudanai, Arangathu Aravanaiyil
Palli Konda Aiyanai, VeghAvil Thuyil AmarnthAnai
Venkatathu NindrAnai Inda ThiruthanKAvile Kanden
Pillai Perumal Ayyengar had done mangalasasanam to this perumal in his
Ashta Prabhandam.
Source: 108 Vainava DivyaDesa Sthala VaralAru - Sri. A. Ethirajan B.A.
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Please do visit http://www.geocities.com/lsriniva for more details on
this
divya desam with pictures of Deepaprakasar. Please do also view the
http://www.geocities.com/lsriniva/thoopulappeal.html for more details
on
thoopul kaimkaryam and donate according to your shakti.
If you are in USA, you can send the money payable to
Lakshmi N. Srinivasa
3 Old Towne Road, #212
Ayer, MA-01432.
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