sree thirivikrama perumal temple, thirukkoviloor, thirukoviloor (Thirukkovilur)

 temple, Vishnu temple, Mahavishnu, divya desams

NNDD042, DD042 - sree ulgaLantha perumAL along with sree poongOval nAchiyAr temple, thirukOvaloor is 42nd dhivya dhEsam temple located in nadu nAdu(center of TN).PKT01 - first temple of the pancha(five) krishna temples.HRRT - Temples to worship for Hindu religious renaissance, the famous prabandham was sung first to the lord sree trivikramA here.PT chathru vinAsanam - temple to worship to wipe out the enemies, here sree sutharsanA in the form of lord sree vishnu.MukT - Mukthi thalam of sree poigai,sree pootha, and pEyAzhvArs.PT Job & promotion - parikAra temple to worship for good job and promotion.PT Family integration - parikAra temple to worship for the family integration, since sreethirivikramA here shedding the blessings with his sister.
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Location:tirukovilur is on the Panruti-Vellore route.36kms from vizhupuram.
significance:
* One of the 108 Divya desams
* Vamana Trivikrama Avathara Sthalam
* One of the five Krisharanya Kshetras.
* It was here that the three Mudal Azhwars (Poigai Azhwar, Bhoodathazhwar and Peyazhwar) met one night in a small room.
Temple: The presiding deities of the Temple are 21 feet Thiruvikrama Swami and Pushpavalli Thayar. The Moolavar is in Nindra, Nadantha (Ulagalantha) kolam facing East direction with his right leg lifted up towards the sky. Mahabali’s pride bit the dust in this kshetra. Unusually, the Sangu and Chakrams of the moolavar have changed places and is seen with Sangu on the right hand and the Chakkaram on the left hand.

The temple was built about 2000 years ago in stages. Among the four towers that adorn the temple, the biggest one is in the eastern side that scales 195 feet and is the third highest structure found in Southern India. The courtyards in the temple are very large and present an exquisite feast to the eyes. The broad mandapam in front of the Thayar Shrine, especially, throws a challenge to the modern architecture, which is built in the cantilever system and affords a surprising sight. There are several sacred theerthams in the temple.

Sri Vishnu Durga: Worshiping “Goddess Durga” in a vaishnavite temple is unique. Usually, the Durga’s sanctum will be present as Koshta God in most Shiva temples. But here, the sanctum is right in front of the sanctum of Lord Vishnu. After the Thiruvikrama Avataram, Goddess Durga sought permission from Vishnu to go back to Vindhya Mountain but Lord Vishnu advised her to stay here and bless the devotees. It was said that the Goddess is guarding the Lord Thriuvikrama shrine

Azhwars: During a dark and stormy night, the three azhwars Poigai Azhwar, Bhoodathazhwar and Peyazhwar reached Tirukkovilur separately by different routes. They found all houses shut, all choultries locked up except a narrow passage in the front portion of an ashram belonging to Mrigandu Maharshi. The first to reach was Poigaiazhwar, prepared to spend the night lay down. Sometime later, Bhoodathazhwar too discovered the same place. The space which was just enough for one to lie down is now just enough for two to sit. Later the third Azhwar, Peyazhwar also arrived in seeking shelter and now the three could at least stand comfortably. The famous phrase ‘Oruvar padukka, Iruvar amara and Moover nirka’ refers to this incident.

All of a sudden, they felt rather tight pressed. Where they were standing comfortably earlier, they now felt that the available space had diminished, as if a fourth person had entered the narrow passage and was crowding them. Apparently, someone had sneaked into the already constricted space without announcement and was standing as one with them. Later they found that it was none other than the Paramatma Sriman Narayana with Sri Mahalakshmi adorning his broad chest.

The three azhwars, inspired by the grand spectacle of Emperuman’s glorious form in their midst, poured out their devotion in a hundred beautiful verses each, brimming over with bhakthi. These are the Pasurams which served as forerunners of the “Four thousand nectarine verses” that were to be composed by the other azhwars.

The official site of the Ulagalandha Perumal temple is here: www.thirukovalur.org/

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