Sree Anantha Padmanabha Swami Temple, Thiruvanathapuram (Thiruvananthapuram)

India / Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram
 temple, archaeological site, divya desams
MNDD086, DD086 - sree harilakshmi sametha sree padhamnaba swamy temple, thiruvanadhapuram is 86th dhivya dhesam.
Website: www.sreepadmanabhaswamytemple.com

The major temple of Thiruvananthapuram city. The erstwhile Travancore kingdom was gifted to Lord Padmanabha and the rulers were known as Padmanabha Dasas.
In the olden days, Sree Padmanabha Kshetram and its properties were controlled by powerful lords known as Ettuveetil Pillamar under the guidance of Ettara Yogam. Later, Marthanda Varma defeated the Pillamar and their cousins "Kunju thampis" and took over power.

The last major renovation of the temple was done by King Marthanda Varma, Maharaja of the erstwhile princely state of Travancore. He dedicated his kingdom to the deity, and pledged that he and his descendants would serve the kingdom as Padmanabha Dasa, meaning "servants of the Lord Padmanabha". With this, Sri Padmanabha became the nominal head of the state of Travancore, assuming the title Perumal, the Emperor. The British Government saluted the Lord with a 21-gun salute, a military tradition of colonial days, which was continued by the Indian Army until the abolition of the privy purses by Government of India with Indira Gandhi as the Prime Minister
The royal insignia of the Lord, The Valampuri Shankhu or dextral conch-shell, served as the State emblem of Travancore and even continued so for some time after the re-organisation of the States. Sri Padmanabha is still regarded as regional deity of Travancore[citation needed]. The two annual festivals of the Temple culminate in a grand procession, in which the three deities (Sree Padmanabha, Narasimha Swamy and Krishna) carried on flower-decked and aesthetically decorated Garuda Vahanas to the Shanghumukham beach, for 'Arattu' (sacramental ablution). The 'Arattu' day is declared as local public holiday in Thiruvanathapuram.

GOLD IN Padmanabhaswamy Temple

In the month of May, 2011 6 underground vaults been found where 5 vaults opened. Almost 5 lack crores valued gold been found from those 5 vaults. Due to the spiritual beliefs the 6th vault hasn't opened yet. Based on the unearthed treasure, this temple is considered as the richest temple in the world.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmanabhaswamy_Temple
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Coordinates:   8°28'57"N   76°56'37"E

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  • sree padmanabha swamy god of wellwishers in the world.
  • Thiru ananda puram -trivandrum got its name from this temple.the abode of lord maha vishnu in a reclining pose is considered as one of the 108 divya desam. when the god showed his viswa darshan to the rishi muni divakaran he occupied three places,his thiru mugam at thiruvalla, body-nabi at thiruvanandapuram, his lotus feet at thiruppapoor. then the muni begged the god for a small form for convenient worship.then god took this form for the devotees. this is the legend. first the idol was a wooden idol, when the mandir was renovated after a major fire by the then maharaja of travancore a new idol made up of shaligram was installed. here three doors welcomes u before anandasayana- vishnu reclining on adi shesha the snake, brahma,sridevi bhu devi on his nabi, his right hand touching the lingam, the lamps, the chanting os OM NAMO NARAYANA gives u a memorable divine experience. the garba-graha was built on a single stone. the gegendary belief is that the things dropped in front of badmanabha belonged to him. so u are not offering any sashtanga namaskaram here. daily kheer- palpaysam is offered to the lord as prasad. the residents mostly give the name ananda padhmanaban to one of their children, mostly the eldest son.the kula sekhara mandap in front is a sight itself. the pillars are unique like suseendhram temple in kanyakumari dist. when u tap a pillar there comes the sound of a instrument.lord ganapathy, siva, sankara narayan and other deities are sculptured in a fine artistic form.
  • ANANDA PADHMANABHA SWAMI TEMPLE is the main attraction for the tourists.a visitor should visit this temple before leaving the city- a kind of belief. inside the temple a huge ANJANEYA-HANAUMAN sculpted in wood welcomes you in a shelter. this HANUMAN has tremendous power. years back a fire brole out in side the temple, and it reached the god also. out came the GOD in his full splendour with KATHA on his hands in real form and his anger emanating from his eyes destroyed the fury of fire. when this miracle happened lot of people witnessed this with their own eyes, some who are alive still vouch for it. devotees offer pure butter to be applied in the idol to fulfill their wishes. some offer vadamala- a garland made of vadas also.worshipping hanuman gives strength, inteligence, courage. read hanuman chalisa daily
  • the main deity is ananda padhmanabha near his shrine there is yoga narasimha in his right hand side.chandana kaappu- application of sandalwood paste on god gives more lustre divine atmosphere here. there is a story. when swathi thirunaal maharaja was euling the kindom, some bad elements tried to kill him by offering poisoned theertha=holy water which was offered by the pundit[priest]lord narasimha saved the king who drank the theertha and killed the priest. another time maharaja was saved from a elephant send to kill him. on very rare occasion we can hear the roar of a lion in the middle of night. some believe that lord narasimha used to walk the corridors at night as a protector.
  • Lord padhmanabha is universal- god. vaishnavites worship only lord vishnu. they surrender themselves to him in later life completely to attain MOKSHA after death. people remember god when they reach old age, they turn in to spirituality read holy books, thivya prabhanthams for self realisation.but when ou surrender your self with out any ego at the lotus feet of lord padhmanabha death wont frighten you. you are from him. you go back to him. you realise the ultimate truth of birth death drama. nothing moves in this universe without his consent, everything is predestined.so accept the good and bad happennings, the tragedies of life with out much remorse. this acceptance, the total surrender to god only can give you salvation.chant NAMO NARAYANA each breath you took chant his name, this name will show you enlightment for your soul. you dont have to go to junkle and do any TAPASYA or renounce this family life, just chant the name of lord. NAMO NARAYANA.
  • Lord Padmanabha is the light of Ananathapuri. We have to reconnect to him now.In today's world people are moving away from the rightoeus path that the Lord has designed. For the well being of the world and in particular,Thiruvanathapuram, we should go back to him and understand that how enriched we can be.The body is temporary but the soul is permanent. A revival to reconnect with God is essential for the good of our country. I thank Madam Uma for providing the precise aspects of what our Hindhu dharma stands for.I suggest she put forward her knowledge for the benefit of devotees in the form of a publication or any other convenient form. God bless all of us.
  • i recently visited thiruvananthapuram with my family for the first time. my grand mother is from that place and wanted to visit her town for the last time.i watched with amazement their emotions, attachment,the love devotion they felt for their own gods. that is how my granny addressed the gods and goddesses as her own.by chance i came up on this web site on google and it is really wonderful to see how the real devotees are missing their own gods.now i am starting to wonder, whether devotees really talk to their own gods? why people are finding it difficult to identify with other temples and deities? lot of BALAJI TEMPLES are built in foreign countries, some are a replica of tirupati they say. but my family believes all temples are good but-THIRUPATI is unique.why?
  • it is interesting to note different views on god.there are different philosophical beliefs regarding the nature oF the SOUL-ATMAN OR JIVA.the existence of eternal self personal self even after physical death is atman this belief in atma has a direct link to the possible nature of reincarnation.including the concepts like moksha, nirvana, sanskara, bhakti.even in upanishads the concept of reincarnation is mentioned. the soul is immortal, the body is subject to birth and death.the cycle os birth-death- rebirth are governed by KARMA. KARMA IS ACTIONS.if atma-soul id eternal where it goes after ones' physical death?
  • what is tapas? in the Gita-it has been described by Krishna as purity of mind, purity of speech, and purity of body.Lord krishna says, the mind should be free fro anxiety and worry hate and fear greed and pride.it should be filled with love, all thoughts must be directed o the elevation of the individual to the higher planes, it has to dwell in God. this is Tapas of the Mind.lord krishna also says use the body for the service of others, for worshipping the LORD, for singing his glory, by serving the sick and distressed and doing other good acts which is bodily tapas.'LOKA SAMASTASS SUKHINO BHAVANTU; LET ALL THE WORLD HAVE HAPPINESS AND PEACE.
  • The ultimate provider of everything material and spiritual is Krishna or God. Therefore, if He is pleased, He can easily give us whatever we need. So why should be in any anxiety? There is no reason for this. "The Lord is all-powerful, and if He is satisfied by our obedience unto His lotus feet, He is competent to bestow upon us all kinds of blessings for the successful execution of both our material and spiritual lives."
  • Chaitanya Deva in the course of his pilgrimage through the Deccan came across a certain devotee who was in tears all the while that a Pandit was reading from Gita.This devotee is illiterate, he could not follow the text of the Gita.Upon being asked why he shed tears, he replied,;it is true that i do not know a word of the Gita; but all the while that it was being read i could see with my inner eye the beautiful form of Lord Krishna seated before Arjuna at Khurushetra and saying all those things that are said in Gita. It was this which filled my eyes with tears of joy and love. This man who knew not letters had the highest learning for he had a pure love for GOD and could realise HIM.o man love the LORD ALONE, GIVE UP EVERYTHING FOR THE SAKE OF THE LORD. OM NAMO NARAYANA.
  • now i am fascinated by this spirituality. actually there is no beginning and no end.There is only One. there is no separate GOD and a separate devotee. there is only ONE. The energy with which the most subtle particles are bound with each other is Divine. that is God Itself and therefore God is Omnipresent.these most subtle particles bound by ENERGY are in a state of tranquility and Oneness.The mind comes in the picture with its thoughts and causes disturbance with Duality.the energy this Divine Energy is being used by the scientists in the form of their five senses and in their various instruments to look for God. they are using this divine energy to look at the divine energy itself. it is not possible to achieve unless we can realise the true identity{god] by eliminating the senses, mind, body etc.
  • Lord Anandha padhmanabha is in a reclining pose like Lord Vishnu. Why this pose? Lord the protector is taking rest after creating this world. When the time comes for his next AVATAAR-KALKI at the end of this yug-KALIYUG then the Lord will arise from this sleeping position.This time the end will come to this universe. There wont be any creation for millions of years. When the end came, the Lord will again recline in this position till his time to create another world.This is the belief prevelent among hindus.Some belief is that Lord's avataars and the evolution theory has some significant similarities.
  • om namo narayana. i remember the sweet taste of kheer-paal payasam of this temple when ever i try to make the kheer at home. when enquired the temple authorities told me that this prasad favourite for Lord Padhmanba is made in a traditional manner. early morning around 4 a.m. the cook will star boiling the red rice and fresh milk in a big HUNDI- URULI in slow flame.he will simmer it till the quantity is reduced to half and the color turned to creamy red. no flavour like elaichi or garnishing with nuts. this payasam will be offered to Lord first as neivedyam then to the maharaja family, the rest will be distributed to devotees on nominal rates. you have to book at the temple office. nobody can make this kheer like this because it is Lord's own prasad. when you visit tvm dont forget to taste the payasam.
  • In villages and even in cities lot of people of all age groups visits the nearby temples daily. they go around the GHARBHA GRAHA in circles as prathikshana till they are satisfied. so many sit inside the temple in silence for hours. this ritual of taking a bath, visiting the temple on empty stomach is almsot like a ritual to lot of people.people are trying to reduce stress, tension by doing meditaion, yoga, some join humour clubs, health clubs, so many ways they are trying to attain mental peace. the most simple and effective, ever lasting solution for peace is our temples.the energy level present inside the temples, the positive vibrations, the mystique peace surrounding the deities will give us such energy and strength to sustain the stress. go with open mind and absorb the subtle energy present there. if possible visit morning, and evening or night. do this notice the changes.
  • Om Namo Narayana; blessed are those who visits the temples every day of their life.some go and sit at the huge corridors surrounging the main deity for hours.children play around, old sit and watch. whether u are visiting the temple for salvation or for material things, the purpose is not important. when u go sit inside the temple, the vibrations u absorb from it is enough to give u mukti. this sanctuary gives humans enough strength to go through this physical life without much pain. lot of temples are there, but we built more temples only to save mankind. om namo narayana.
  • Our purpose is to help everyone awaken their original spiritual identity, which is eternal, full of knowledge and full of bliss.At the present moment our situation in this material existence is more or less of a dream state. It's time we wake up from our dream and come out of the clutches of this material world in which we are suffering lifetime and lifetime in repeated births and deaths. Why suffer when you can enjoy unlimited bliss?Does this make sense? I hope it does, because if it does, you are ready to become liberated once and for all from all forms of material suffering.
  • OM NAMO NARAYANA; according to our Hindu calender, from this month, the festivity time starts for us. this month karkatakam or aadi is for doing pujas and prayer.Tuesdays and fridays are very auspicious days for worship. full moon and amavasya in this month are holy days. lot of people start reading Ramayan this month.reading of holy scripts is good for our soul anyday, but on auspicious days more significance.one by one the festival days comes and give joy to us. now people are not celebrating.celebration of puja and festivals brings a change to ur daily routine boring life. on Gokulashtami- krishna jayanthi day try to worship Lord baby krishna. decorate ur puja place with flowers, put lot of colourful lights, place baby krishna in a cradle- jhula on a silk cloth, arrange for all items, like agarbathis, camphor, loose flowers, lamps etc. make special Prasad for the visitors. drawing krishna's holy feet in rice flour paste is a must. invite ur friends, neighbours, relatives and enjoy the day.ladies are welcome to rock the cradle. attach a new rope for this purpose. special bhajans are available. welcome infant krishna and celebrate his birth on jhanmashami.
  • how to reach Sri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple
  • om namo narayana. when you visit thiruvananthapuram in kerala state,the city is named as ananthapuram,the main-major temple is padhmanabha temple. any taxi driver, rickshaw wallah will took you there with out any problem. only the temple visiting times are to be noted for a trouble free darshan. the other important point is dress code. you are requested to wear a dhoti over your pant and bare chested, which can be covered with a shawl. ladies are not allowed in modern dresses. only sarees. pl order for the famous kheer-pal payasam of this temple. narayana will bless you with a beautiful darshan.
  • om namo narayana. this temple is at Fort area.TVM.phone no;0471-2450233;2466830 e.mail;info@sreepadmanabhaswamytemple.org. please check the official site for offering pujas and prasad.surrendering to Lord with purity of mind and soul lifts us from this trouble ridden life. chanting his name always protect us from misery and grief. LOKA SAMASSAAH SUHININO BHAVANTHU. we from him'in to him; he is omnipotent the absolute-brahman. all merge in to the absolute OM.
  • om namo narayana.Lord vishnu,the protector of this universe,according to vishnu purana,when took avatar of Ram,he is the embodiment of sathya-truth and dharma.He is called maryatha purushotham ram.he sttod for all virtues inspite of his some misdeeds,like when he killed VALI from behind and asked sita for an agni pariksha.when he became krishna he did lot of mischieves as a kid and young boy.he assited pandavas in their battle and paved the way for karna's death;Dhronachariya's death;bhishma pithamaha's death etc. that is part of his duty;krishna explained everything in bhagavad gita beautifully. surrendring to god is the only way for salvation. without renouncementone should place his faith at his lotus feet for a trouble free life.
  • om namo narayana. Lord padhmanabha protects the tvm city,and the tourists thronged to visit this temple for his holy darshan. there are replicas of this temple in some other parts of our country as well. but devotees must visit the abode of lord atleast once in their life.in our short life span, it is not possible to visit so many beautiful temples buit by maharajas centuries ago;but we should try to have darshan of some of the very famous temples. some people made plans to visit temples once in a year,which is very good for physical and mental rejuvenation. some cities are built around temples,like kancheepuram, madurai,kanyakumari, chithambaram. tanjore,palani etc. the city lives around these temples only.our country is famous for such temples and ashrams,our culture, beliefs, our roots are inter mingled here.people belong to certain places by birth and remain like that till end. we all belonged to lord padhmanabha's lotus feet and wish to reach them at the end.
  • We have to reconnect to the Supreme being, Godhead.
  • om namo narayana.Mr. Pratap always recommends connectivity to the supreme being, the divine power. the great sages from the ancient times have this connection with the Brahaman by doing bhor tapasya for long years. even though the mortals, humans have very limited power, short lifespan, they can attain some divine power by meditation. when i visited a saint from Himalayas along with my sisters and friends, all of us very young, the saint was at one of our friend's home, we all went with her, and were asked by the elders to do namaskarams in front of the Guru. he was sitting there in saffron robes, in deep meditation with closed eyes, one by one we offered our pranams to him silently. actually at that age we the children have no idea about holy men their powers, nothing. when i prostrated after my sister, suddenly he opened his eyes; said some thing in a unknown language, rubbing his forehead. the men who were with this swamiji, translated his words,he warned a bad time about to fall on my family, adviced us to leave the place for protection. all of us being very young and ignortant failed to understand the meaning or the forewarning. but his predictions became true. even today i am wondering, why this holyman's predictions are addressed to me, when other members of our family are also present. which divine power is responsible for this act? this is still a mystery and i often wondered about this incident.he might have attained this divine power to have this vision-inner vision. i am sending my pranams to this holy spirit. om namo narayana.
  • Reconnection to God is necessary as we are lost in material existence only.Most people go to temples to redress grievances and not actual love for the creator.Our spiritual awakening is required so that we get reconnected.
  • i pray to lord padhmanabha to give peace to all who sacrificed their life due to terrorist attack in Mumbai. very bad things are happenning in India, all over the world, people are living under constant threat to their lives.there is no peace. the supreme power only can save this earth. people turned to violence, likes violent acts, children are behaving very violently because we are fed with violence and cruel acts by media, cinema etc. revenge, vendetta, killings are the answers to all our problems. human lives have no value.anyone ever bothered to enquire about the plight of the families who lost their dear ones in such national calamities.we cannnot turn to anyone for help,the govt is very pathetic in its attitudes. the almighty may show some light in this dark era, i pray for his mercy
  • om namo narayana. Lord padhmanabha 's temple is unique to tvm city only. i think ,the replicas of this temple is very rare in other parts of india. i think there is one temple at chennai. lord vishnu in this ananda sayanam pose, reclining on adiseshan is the most prefered form of worship. in srirangam, HE is Ranghanathar,at guruvayur he is in standing posture as lord guruvayurappan.lord vishnu, took nine avatars so far, the tenth kalki avatar is awaited in future,the puranas says so;the human forms of rama and krishna are worshipped most by the devotees. lot of temples of radha and ram sita, but vishnu temples are very few.some times we get the feeling that the reclining pose of vishnu reminds us the end of this yug, god is taking rest at the end in this pose. lot os interesting stories are there in our puranas, predicting the end of this earth. their predictions are turning true now. pray to the lord to save us.
  • Both Hari and Haran are the same. That is what is symbolised by the Shiva Lingam near the idol of Lord padmanabha of this temple. They are one and should be treated so. But for human beings, eventhough it is easy to understand, still we don't. why? Advaita siddantha preached by Great Shankaracharya is the answer for everything.
  • om namo narayana. i think Lord shiva symbolises the end of life. chanting of om nama shivaya hs this effect on ur mind. suddenly u feel above all the worldly things. lord hari, especially krishna symbolises the life, his leelas gives a colour to life. god is one, whatever name u call him, but we humans for our own satisfaction created such differences.People have no time to read scriptures now, most of us have no basic knowledge about our puranas, lot of youth dont know ramayana or mahabharat. western food, dress, music, culture are the norm of today's youth. Lot of festivals are forgotten, the rest,no idea why we are celebrating? Teaching our culture from the cross root level may bring back the glory of HINDU CULTURE back. May be it is too late.
  • Om namo narayana.It is very nice reading such thoughts.People, eventhough very few have such depth of knowledge of our scriptures. Our forefathers failed to teach us the wisdom of vedas, puranas, the wisdom acquired by the rishis after years of tapasya, their inner vision, the power of our mind etc. such knowledge gives strong base for a human development.Every birth ends in death. The day u are born you are waiting for its end. This basic truth is not imparted to us.We lost the wisdom of our forefathers, we gained only knowledge.Now we are not in a position to teach Dharma, only Adharma exists. Ipray to Lord Padhmanabha to save us.
  • Om namo narayana.Suddenly there is lot of interest among people to know about Hinduism, our culture, rituals, our deities etc.Lot of net users are asking about such questions in various groups.All these years our generations have floated aimlessly, without realising our basic strength.Man has such tremendous potential to conquer the world.But when it comes to control his mind and emotions he is helpless. Most of the times our emotions have such control over us that we failed to think rationally and act without sense.Spirituality helps us here.When we have some one to depend on all times, who never expects anything from us in return only gives His love and protections that feeling gives us such strong sense of securuty.We realise that things that are happenning are beyond our knowledge. Some mystic experiences happen,lot of people have such experiences in real life.The unsolved mystries of the world.But God is real,just believe in Him. om namo narayana.
  • Om namo narayana.Our ancestors have such faith in gods,they used to leave everything to them.They often say that it is HIS wish and accept the result without any remorse.Now with advanced technology,networking mankind has such inflated ego that they can do whatevr they want.They even believe their power.But when a calamity stucks he automatically turned to his forgotten god for help.When some dear one is sick or dying he calls gods to save them.Gods are now emergency contacts,stored and used when necesscity comes.Like disastrous management personnal gods have to rush to save man.Generations failed to teach good lessons to their children,the rootless,aimless wandering suffering generation is bearing the cross like jesus christ.Pl lord padhmanabha do something and save us from this agony.
  • Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple was built by the Maharaja of Travancore in 1733. It is a splendid seven storied monument with numerous pillars, intricate carvings and mural paintings of natural pigments. This is the only place where Lord Vishnu (Padmanabha) is enshrined in the yoganidra posture. The Temple has been historically significant as the spiritual haven of Travancore kings. The huge idol resides on the holy serpent Anantha, with the head on the southern side, the feet towards the north and the navel with Lord Brahma in the middle. The idol is viewed from three doorways. There is a big pool, Padma teertham, in front of the temple. The Padmanabhaswamy Temple at Chennai is a replica of this temple. The temple is located in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram at East Fort, 8 km from the airport and 1 km from the railway station at Thiruvananthapuram
  • Om namo narayana.Most of the cities all over the country is famous for its temples, and named and recognised by the lord's name.We automatically conect the place with the temple.Temples plays such an important role in our life.When people shift to a new place, after the initial enquiries for daily necescities, they immediately asked this question;whether any temple nearby? Living near god gives assurance and peace to our minds.Those people who are living around Lord padhmanabha are really very lucky.Each soul surrenders at the lotus feet of god in the end.Om namo narayana.
  • Thiruvanathapuram city is famous because of Lord padhmanabha.Shirdi in Maharashtra is famous and known to all because of sadguru saibaba temple.Gods also need a permanent residence for their stay.
  • OM NAMO NARAYANA, OM NAMO NARAYANA, OM NAMO NARAYANA, OM NAMO NARAYANA, OM NAMO NARAYANA
  • Lord Padmanabha is the light of Ananathapuri.
  • The ultimate provider of everything material and spiritual is Krishna or God. Therefore, if He is pleased, He can easily give us whatever we need. So why should be in any anxiety? There is no reason for this. "The Lord is all-powerful, and if He is satisfied by our obedience unto His lotus feet, He is competent to bestow upon us all kinds of blessings for the successful execution of both our material and spiritual lives."
  • The devotees all over the world felt very bad and sad when the kalahasthi gopuram crashed some days back. verious opinions are there but the real truth is not known. lot of big temples built by Rajas are not well maintained in this materialistic world . now there is some bad news regarding the SRIRRANGAM TEMPLE which is in danger zone due to man's greed.Like lord padhmanabha temple this temple is also very old, the idol is worshipped by Lord Ram's ancestors they say.When vibishana, the brother of ravana is leaving for lanka after ram's coronation, Ram gifted this idol to him for worship, vibishana on his way took some rest after leaving the idol, and lord ganesha played a prank according to the wishes of lord vishnu. as predicted the idol couldn't be lifted and vibishana begged the god to have mercy on him.The story is that lord vishnu as sriramganathan at sriramgam turned his head towards srilanks to bless vibishena. names are different but the lord's reclining poses and the presence is the same here and there.
  • om namo narayana.When Lord maha vishnu decided to took birth as Ram,He called all the gods to have some discussion some legends says. According to this story Bhagavan asked all of them to keep his earth's visit as a screat, never reveal it to any one and by chance if any one of them met him they must keep this screat and not to ackwnoledge Him what ever the situation might be.So lord shivji even find it difficult to keep this one truth from his wife parvati-uma when the god and devi saw ram on their way to kailash after their visit to muni's ashram.Even devi uma wondered why shiv is so much interested to have darshan of Ram,THE PRINCE OF ayodhya sho is on exile.The story goes on like this.
  • om namo narayana. Lord vishnu is always in a reclining pose.In our country new temples are constructed even in remote places,people throng to such temples.Lord venkateswara;s Balaji temple [the replica of Tirupathi temple] Lord krishn's temples are everywhere.Lord is there watching all the happennings in this world. He is the same, devotees come and go, new ones come, all this going on for yugas. no change.earlier days people visit temples in a different attire, then changes took place, style, way of worship everything changed, but the God never changed any of his attributes, he never bothered the changes he is the same benevolent one. smiling and blessing the good bad and the ugly.when you read the Ramayan and Mahabharat deeply, there is the prediction of all these changes happening around us.Rama is the personification of virtue,Dharma, Krishna is the laughing and dancing one,who exposed the human nature to its extent.
  • om namo bhagavatheye vasudevaya. The Bhagavadam is the story of Lord vishnu.He is on a lying pose, from his naval a lotus erupts which some what resembles an umblical cord theory, there sits Lord Brahma is usually what we see at most of the temples.Srimad Bhagavadam explains in detail the creation theory, how the earth came in to existence, the first living organisms, humans etc like ann evolutionary theory.He created the universe, navgrahas, sun and moon, stars etc.He took different forms to make this earth more beautiful, he came as a divine human as Lord Ram then Sri Krishna.All these happened long time back.I wonder why god is not blessing the poor suffering humans who are very unfortunate to live in this dark age to save tthem.I pray to his almighty to be kind and save us from this dark world soon.
  • om namo narayanaya namaha.Here the Lord's idol is glittering like gold ,lot of devottes vouch for it. Long time back the idol was made with shaaligram and covere with some special medicinal paste called thivya thravyam. There might be some reason, to save the idol,it might be covered with a paste, inside it was gold. hope god Padmanabha will reveal the truth soon. There is strong belief that at the end of kaliyugs Lord will arise from his slumber to took kalki avataar.om namo narayana.
  • Sree Padmanabhaswamy is the Lord of Trivandrum. See the new website of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Thiruvananthapuram www.sreepadmanabhaswamytemple.com
  • om namo narayana. When kurushethra war ended and Bhishmachariya was laid down on a arrow bed awaited his death,but the death deluded him. He has this boon of iichha mrithu from the gods, but even though he wished for his death nothing happened.Lord krishna along with pandavas visited him and he recited the rules for the kingdom as well as vishnu sahasrarama also. oneday ved vysa visited him, and felt sad, bheeshmachriya asked him for some upaya[way] for his death. he cried when he narrated the Draupathi vasthraharan incident, how the woman cried for help and all the male members were there without doing any sort of help, how god himself saved her from that shameful event etc.VYasa told him, when you cried for your misdeeds with honesty, your paap will be wahed away. Acharya left soon to vaikunta.
  • om namo narayanaya namaha.Mahavishnu took nine avatars according to the legends, which means iitheeham.He came as Lord krishna left this earth before the onset of kaliyuga.There is one more avatar to be taken by the god at the end of this yuga, which is the kalki avatar means half man and half horse. i dont know the meaning of this form but it might explain some hidden meaning connected with this mysteries of the universe.Even today there are some unsolved mysteries which are surrounding us, no one can find the truth. The earth quake and sunami is an warning to us i think. pray to krishna to save this world. Hari om.
  • Hari om. om namo narayanaya.God reclining on sesha naag is the main deity in this temple. puranas especially Bhagavad purana says after creating this universe Maha vishnu took this form under the sea, that is paarkadal[milk ocean.]why god is recling in this pasture, leaving the running of this life forms to others. when the end of the dooms day, kali yug approaches then only he will took another avataar to end this universe.lot of stories and theories supports this idea, even in Bhagavad gita Lord krishna says that when the dharma is over ruled by Atharma to save the living beings i may appear again. this is like a pre warning, the world is going through such bad times, i pray to lord Hari to appear in any form to give some solace to this suffering world. Hari om thatsat.
  • om namo narayana. is there any connection between the universe and theories formed by the scientists and waht the vishnu puranas andother bhagavad purans described the way this universe formed? recently i read an article where the similarities are explained in detail.till today there is no definite answer to this question. who is creator? god? the nature? hope to hear from somebody.
  • Treasure, thought to be worth billions of rupees, has been unearthed from secret underground chambers in a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
  • One of the 'richest' temples in India!
  • om namo narayanaa.....
  • om namo narayana. It is a wonder to the world,people andthe press, media are talking about the wealth unearthed from the secret chambers at this temple. The treasure hidden all these years is discovered suddenly. The Lord narayana has to decide who will benefit from this wealth,just wait and see the wonders.
  • Krishna's comment is not true. This is the treasury of Govt. of Travancore. The strons compound wall made by huge rock, and other secret arrangements are evidence of bold decesion of the Kings to protect the wealth
  • Arabian terrorists(Ghazni,Akbar,tippu,baber,hyder etc) and European invaders came to Bhaarat and looted my Hindustan of its wealth. I am proud of my ancient kings of Hindustan of their richness. It is great news that those cruel Arabs and their descendants nor the wicked Europeans and their descendants are oblivious of this treasure. It is shit that only Hindu temples are controlled by Government..The temple wealth must be spent for preserving Hinduism. If possible a central source like VHP must be given some Significance to decide upon it. One more thing, Hindustan is the only place for Hinduism , Gandhi the Great! made it secular and thus it nullified the freedom and prosperity of Hinduism.
  • Somnath , Kashi vishwanath mandir etc and many more great hindu temples were ruthlessly shredded by Arab terrorists(Ghazni,Akbar,tippu,baber,hyder etc) who are no less than Osama because of looting the temples of its wealth. It is gruesome that in India we call those them as great rulers and as great historians despite of thier Osamic behaviour. Padhmanabha swamy temple is really very lucky. Praise the Tiruvatamcore Kings. I get reminded of King krishna devaraya's period where gems were sold in markets like vegetables. Where every u see a great Temple shrine there has to be remnant of arab terrorists as tomb, (example ayuodhya, kashi, singaperumal koil, kanchipuram etc) built with a hidden intention to accumulate power and loot/shred the temple adjacent .
  • dear people its not a treasure...don't be ignorant....media has made a big mess of the temple offering... its not treasure ...its an offering to god! we can rediscover about how our ancestors migrated in india by seeing The story of india bbc documentary by micheal wood... it just shows how rich we are...we always have been! traditionally and culturally!
  • The same king Veeramarthanda Varma who built this temple, also built the temple at Kalakad in Tamilnadu. By sheer coincidence, the long pending (for more than atleast one century) Kumbabishekam of Kalakad temple Rajagopuram was performed on 14th July 2011, when this temple news was hot around the world. I am sure now the world is going to witness many miracles by the Grace of that ONE Lord, whom we Hindus call be many names.
  • very interesting. Historical evidences are there to support the looting of the mughals of this country, but there is strong evidence and belief that when the Ghazani looted the Somnath temple for its treasure more than 16 times and failed to recover any wealth, he destroyed the whole structure. It is believed that the idol of lord shiva and the wealth a huge amount is hidden under the temple long before the invasion. Hindu gods have such wealth by the offerings of kings nobles and common devotees, it always belong to god so no controversy in this matter.Lord padhmanabh'a wealth is the offerings by the kings and wealthy men by the royal families and common people.The revealation is a kind of miracle now but our country was very rich once. the history lessons shows the wealth of the kings, their rich life even people lead such rich life once. ALL THE LOOTING AND PLUDERING BY THE INVADERS FROM THE TIME OF MUGHALS TO THIS DAY IS THE MAIN CAUSE FOR OUR POOR STATE NOW. THE WHOLE WORLD IS UNDER GOING TREMENDOUS DIFFICUT TIME NOW, WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL IN THIS JUNCTURE AND PROTECT OUR COUNTRY. gOD NARYANAN WILL PROTECT US FROM ALL EVIL AND SHOW SOME WAY SOON.
  • Hari Om.janmashtami- krishna jayanthi was celebrated yesterday through out the world.The birth of Lord krishna and the birth of Lord Ram the incarnations of Bhagavan vishnu as per the hindu scriptures are different in so many ways. krishna took birth in the middle of night, it was raining heavily,the rivers are over flowing , no movement of anything except the celestial beings watching the happenings in this earth,at the strike of midnight a divine light entered the cell, the kaalkottadi of kans maharaj where Devaki was imprisoned with her husband vasudev, I often wonder why god himself choose this time, any significance?.vasudev heard the voice of the god commanding him to took the new born baby to Nandgaav and bringing back the newborn baby from Yashoda. vasudev wrapped the baby in a bundle put it on his head, the jail gates opened the guards were sleeping he reached yamuna river. not a single drop of rain water had fallen over his head, Aadiseshan, the five headed Naag sheltered them. He went , came back with a girl child and a pandamonium was raised. The girl child was the incarnation goddess Durga, kans reached the cell caught hold of the baby tried to kill her by smashing its head over the stone. Amirracle happened, the baby jumped over to the roof, smiled ridiculed hans for his stupidity,warned him that the eighth child of devaki was in anadgaav and he will kill him oneday and disappeared from the sight. Yashoda took the baby as her own and promptly named him krishna,his cousin was called Balram.This episode almost resemble the story of jesus, in a cowshed at midnight.Even today after all these yugas we celebrate the birth of krishna, because the krishna is the consciousness. he represents the good bad beauty ugly evil birth death everything. the story of krishna will be told later.Hariom tattsath.
  • Om namo narayanaya namaha. it is rumoured that some bad omens are witnessed by the tantris who conduted the deva prasnam at trivandrum after huge wealth was discovered from the chambers. They heard the sound of ocean and warned of snakes attacking the people if they dared to open other vaults.Lord is sleeping in eternal peace just by reclining on Adishesha the five hooded snake according to the legend.when the time comes for his awakening that will be the end of kaliyug.according to Bhagavad purana the vices that will haunt and destroy the mankind during the kaliyug are women, gambling, murder, drinking and the last comes gold.so much gold at one place. let us wait for more wonders from the divine gods. hari om.
  • OM NAMO NARAYANAYA NAMAHA.The wonders are plenty, some miracles do happen, but really it is wonderful to watch the happennings at trivandrum padhmanabha temple.a huge wealth was recovered, which made this temple the richest today. before that Tirupati temple was the richest.How fortunes change is a wonder.today i read a ship filled with siver was found under the sea after centuries. the ship carrying the silver from our country was actually taken out of the country by the British during their rule. the ship sunken in the sea and no news all these days. it is another wonder the cargo of silver belong to indians , but can we claim this now? you can find treasures under sea water because so many ships were drowned in water, so many undiscovered treasures are there, which are not known to mankind even today.it is a play of nature which is surrounded by secrecy, may be revealed oneday.
  • Hari Om. what changes are made at trivandrum temple now? The god is reclining on his adisesha in blissful state.But men are wondering what to do with this wealth.I recently saw some where in chennai a temple was decorated with pure gold, most of the outside vidhanams and garbha graha are made in gold means covered with gold pillars and vidanams. god never bothered or notices such things but we do.I think sometimes the divine presence we feel at such temples will be lost with such noise and hurra berry darshan. i need few peaceful moments to look at the idol, the decoration, to immerse myself to that wonderful feeling of oneness with god.when ever i was hurried,harassed by such crowds my visit go waste. i could never recollect those divine bliss in such visits.i hope the temple authorities will do some changes for devotees who are not pushed and hurried after standing in long queaue for hours.we travel for hours to have a glimpse of gods pl give us some time with them.
  • Hari oM. Some time actually i started believing that one day God naryana will emerge from the sea to end this world. The bhagavad purana was written with such conviction and faith, beautifully describes the beginning and the end of this universe with such descriptions that it seems real.So many times i used to ask this question is god is real/ he can talk to us/ or just some power the supreme power whci runs thiis universe but never exist. no one knows the answer.If by chance you heard some voice others will ridicule you as mad or ignore your claims.suppose god can reachus talk to us like a man what will you do?children beleieve fairy tales as real and they have fairies and angels, demons and krishna exists as real. we older doubt every thing and ask for scientific proof.miracles need no scientific support it do happen.
  • A most useless venture to measure the properties of sri padmanabha swamy, a lot of foolish people are involved in the activity. The greediness and ego of an [now deceased] old-but-not-wise brahmin has resulted in an unnecessary job of finding and valueing of those properties; the point is "all of us who are called devotees of sri padmanabha swamy is totally an ungrateful bunch"
  • The king who surrendered all his wealth to sri Padmanbha Swamy stands out, when compared to the foolish individuals, who consider themselves wise and far-sighted, who attempt to locate and find value of the surrendered wealth.
  • The website is not correct. The official site of sree padmanabha swamy temple is www.sreepadmanabhaswamytemple.org
  • With due respect to Lord Padmanabha, I would like to share my experience at Padmanabha temple. The attitude of the concern persons at the temple door and inside is of sheer arrogance. The darshan timing on board is different then which is allowed there actually. Even though I simply ran with great difficulty after following their sooooo many rules, I aws allowed inside temple prmises five minute before the closing time. Security check took few minutes and when I ran like anything for the main temple, I was very rudely stopped few inches from the entrance and was told time was over. I tried to argue that I was inside the mandir and it is important for me to take darshan of the lord as I came form very far. Again the Pandits there very rudely said..YE HAMARA BHAGVAAN HAI, HUM JO BOLEGA VAISEHI HOGA.....very sorry to say but why such attitude?? because you have gold worth billions and trillion dollars?? why this HAMARA and TUMHARA Bhagvaan?? People come there to see the architect of Mandir and take darshan...respect the feelingas of devotees instead of showing arrogance on account of Temple authorities......... Deepti
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