Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Senellar Vayal Soozh Thirukotttiyur
Mannu Naranan Nambi Piran Thamai
Minnu Nool Vittuchitthan Viritha
Ippannu Padal Vallarkku Illai Pavamey
(Periyalwar Aruliyethu)
Thirukottiyur is one of the 108 Divya Desams of
Lord Vishnu located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
This is one of the oldest temples of Lord Vishnu also of known as Badri
of South, famous for its stunning architectural and craftsmanship.
Presiding deity – Moolavar Sri Ugra Mellanayan
Perumal, Utsavar – Thiru Sowmya Narayana Perumal with his consort Goddess Sri
Thirumamagal Nachiyar/Nilamamagal.
Pushkarani – Deva Pushkarani
Vimanam – Ashtanga Vimanam
Worshipped by – Sage Kadamba, Lord Indra,
Prathyaksham to – Sage Kadamba
Significance – Birth place of Thirukottiyur
Nambi
Udayavar Ramanujar arrived on this sacred land 18
times to learn the Ashtakshara Mahamantra from Thirukottiyur Nambi. Finally, on his 18th expedition to
Thirukottiyur Nambi advised the Mahamantra, an elixir for liberation from the
cycles of Birth and death to Udayavar and he was instructed to keep this sacred
chant within him. But Udayavar revealed the nectar like the
truth of Ashtakshara Mantra as a way to attain eternal bliss to the mass
against the wishes of Thirukottiyur Nambi.
Udayavar wished for the welfare
of entire living being on the earth to attain Salvation ‘The Abode of Lord
Sriman Narayana’. He climbed up the
majestic Rajagopuram of this temple and publicized the great Maha Mantra to the
mass.
Festivals – Vaikundha Ekadashi, Sri Krishna
Jayanti, Chithirai Brahmostavam, Vaikasi Vansanthostavam, Float Festival, Adi
Pooram, Pavithrostavam, Navaratri
Mangalasasanam – Periya Alwar, Peyalwar,
Boothathalwar, Thirumangai Alwar, Thirumazhisai Alwar,
Sannidhis – Alwars & Acharyas, Lord Yoga
Narasimhar, Sri Andal, Lord Rama & Goddess Sita with Anjaneya, Lord
Santhana Goapaln, Lord Anjaneya, Thirukottiyur Nambi, Sudarshana, Lord Sarabeswara
The legend has that all the deities and Sages
worshipped Lord Vishnu on this sacred land to get rid of the demon
Hiranyakashipu and his atrocities. Sage
Kadamba worshipped Lord Vishnu on this sacred land had the desire to envision
Lord in His half-man and half-lion form.
Lord Brahma instructed the celestial architect Vishwakarma to build a
temple on its place and provided an idol of Lord Sowmya Narayana to Sage
Kadamba.
This temple remains open from 6.00AM to 11.00AM
in the morning and 4.30PM to 7.30PM in the evenings.
Contact Person – Sri Madhavan Bhattachariar
Swamin – 9786309300
Sannidhi Street, Thirukoshtiyur,
Shivagangai District.
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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