Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jai Shri Krishna !!
Oothakkadu/Dhenuswasapuram/Then
Gokulam/Moochukkadu is one of the Abhimana Kshetram of Lord Krishna as Sri
Kalinganarthana Perumal located on the river banks of Vettaru, Kumbakonam,
Thanjavur, Tamilnadu.
Presiding deity – Moolavar Sri Vedanarayana
Perumal with his consorts Goddesses Sri Sridevi & Bhoodevi Thayar, Utsavar
Sri Kalinganarthana Perumal with his consorts Goddesses Sri Rukmini &
Sathyabhama.
Theertham - Kalingamadu
Significance – The most
enchanting idol of Lord Krishna as Kalinganarthana Perumal dancing on the venomous
serpent Kalinga was found by Sage Narada from Kalingamadu and it was sanctified
in this shrine. It is believed that Sage
Narada incarnated as Venkatakavi and composed numerous songs praising the
glories of Lord Kalinganarthana in this temple.
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha,
Garudalwar, Alwars & Acharyars, Lord Anjaneya, Sri Andal, Oothakkadu
Venkatakavi, Sri Varadarajar, Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi,
The legend has that the two
calves of the divine cow Kamadhenu came down to Earth due to the curse
inflicted upon them by Lord Brahma.
These calves were followed severe austerities and worshipped Lord Vishnu
and Lord Shiva to get rid of the curse.
During this period of time, these two calves were fortunate to listen to
the glories of Lord Krishna narrated by the enlightened Vedic scholars of
Oothakkadu and this practice was continued for quite some time. As the years passed by, the calves were
unable to hear the glorious speeches about the childhood pranks of Lord Krishna. Sage Narada witnessed the distressed state of
the calves and disguised in the form of a Brahmin to pacify them. Sage Narada carried out the divine lectures
about the birth of Lord Krishna and his childhood pranks from Srimad
Bhagavatham/Dasamaskandham. Once again,
the calves were transformed themselves into the state of ecstasy listening to
the glorious deeds of Krishna. After listening to the splendid
Kalinganarthana, the two calves were plunged into deep sorrow. The
calves were solemnly revealed their reason for their grief that caused after
listening to the glorious Kalinganarthana of Lord and the hardships underwent
by the Little Krishna, also added their earnest desire to envisage the
Kalinganarthana of Lord Krishna. Sage
Narada and the divine cow Kamadhenu appealed to Lord Vishnu. The Supreme Lord transformed into Little
Krishna and performed Kalinganarthana on this sacred land, all the deities and
sages witnessed the magnificent form of Lord and requested to remain on this
sacred land with his everlasting presence to bless his devotees. Eventually, the two calves were relieved from
their curse and attained salvation. Further,
the idol of Kalinganarthana Perumal was sanctified by Sage Narada in this
shrine. It was Sage Narada’s immense
desire to worship Lord Kalinganarthana Perumal was the reason for the birth of the
celebrated poet Sri Venkatakavi who adored Lord Kalinganarthana Perumal with
his enchanting mellifluous verses.
This temple remains open from
7.30 AM to 11.30 PM in the morning and 4.30PM to 7.30 PM in the evenings.
Jai Shri Krishna !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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