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On Tue, 25 Jan 2022 at 11:05, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
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> QUES ANSW DIVINE 2022-26
>
> Dear friends,
>
> These are information posted by members compiled as QA by me in
> 1998’s-2004’s and stored in my computer. At this date I have no information
> of the members posted.
>
> *BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS.*
>
> Sincerely,
>
> *R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 25-01-2022*
>
> Q1 What is the interesting story of White Rishaba in vadakkumnatha temple?
>
> A1 There is another amusing story about the origin of the white rishabha
> or bull at the main entrance to the nalambalam from the west.
>
> Once a Young and strikingly hand-some saint came to the temple. He sat on
> the mandapam, in front of the sanctum and meditated for hours together.
>
> *He disappeared the moment the temple was closed and appeared again when
> the same was reopened*. He was so attractive that many people especially
> women who came to worship stood and stared at him.
>
> * After a few months the children born to several women in this place
> resembled the saint. The men became angry at this and wanted to drive him
> away.*
>
> The saint understood this. So he brought skilled artisans from Tamil Nadu
> and had a beautiful bull made and installed it at the entrance to the
> temple.
>
> Now several cows grazing in the temple yard came near the bull and stood
> as though admiring the beauty of the bull. The newly born calves also had
> resemblance to this bull.
>
> * It was then that the people realized that on whichever object pregnant
> women concentrated during their pregnancy the child would resemble that
> object.*
>
> Q2 What is Brahma and Rengavimanam story connected with Trichy Srirangam?
>
> A2 Once Brahma was doing a penace to get appraised by Lord Vishnu in
> Rengavimanam .Devas do not like it . They attempted to spoil the penance
> by deputing Maninatha and the celestial nymphs to distract his attention
>
> Ranganatha appeared and consoled Brahma by expressing his desire to go
> to Ayodhya where he would be worshipped by the descendant of the Solar
> dynasty for four yugas, and *at the end of the fourth yuga he would go to
> the kingdom of the Cholas in the South, on the banks of the Kaveri, where
> he would stay for 700 years.*
>
> At the end, of this period he would return to
> Brahmaloka. Brahma was directed to part with the Ranga Vimanam to
> Ikshwaku.
>
> Accordingly Brahma placed the Ranga Vimanam on the shoulders of Garuda who
> delivered it to Ikshwaku at Ayodhya. Ikshwaku erected a big temple in
> between the rivers Sarayu and Dhamasu, and installed the Ranga Vimanam
> therein.
>
> Ceremonial rites and rituals went on for ages. Ikshvaku’s son Dasharatha
> ruled the country in the Tretayuga and he, being childless*, performed a
> great sacrifice, Putrakameshti Yaga, and got four sons. *
>
> During the performance of the great Yaga all the celebrated kings of the
> neighboring countries attended the function. *Among them, Dharma Varma, a
> Chola prince,was also present.*
>
> After visiting the Ranga Vimanam, he desired to have it in his own
> country on the banks of the Kaveri.
>
> On return from Ayodhya, King Dharma varma started a severe penance to
> get the Ranga Vimanam in his country.
>
> As Vibhishana helped Rama to annihilate the demon Ravana, his service was
> the greatest and *he was presented with the highest gift namely Ranga
> Vimanam. *
>
> Vibhishana kept the Ranga Vimanam on the bank and had his holy bath in the
> river Kaveri and started worshipping the Ranga Vimanam. He stayed there for
> the day at the request of the Chola king and wanted to start next morning
> to perform the, Adi Brahmotsava at his own palace inLanka.
>
> *The Chola king and the Rishis present requested Vibhishana to perform the
> Adi Brahmotsava there itself.* Vibhishana agreed to this request and in
> great pomp the Adi Brahmotsava was performed on the banks of River Kaveri.
>
> In commemoration of this incident, the Brahmotsava is performed on the day
> of the full moon in the month of Panguni, Uttaram day. When the
> celebrations were over, Vibhishana started to carry the Ranga Vimanam to
> his kingdom, Lanka.
>
> To his utter dismay, he found that the Vimanam wouldnot move. This must
> have caused almost heartbreak to Vibhishana who wet on praying to Lord
> Ranganatha to save him from the situation.
>
> *Ranganatha advised him that he (the Lord) desired to stay there for some
> time*, looking towards South, to bless an including Vibhishana and Lanka,
> and asked Vibhishana to go back to his principality.
>
> The desire of Dharma Varma, the Chola prince, was fulfilled in this
> miraculous way. He started constructing a gigantic structure for
> installing the Ranga Vimanam. Dharma Varma worshipped the Ranga Vimanam for
> a long time and attained salvation.
>
> Q3 What is Nanda chola incident related to Sriranganatha swamy?
>
> A3 Another interesting incident happened during the period of Nanda Chola.
>
> Nanda Chola was childless. He started penance for getting it so happened
> that he once found in his lily pond a heavenly child floating on a lotus.
> The indication was quite enough for Nanda Chola for rearing the child as
> his own and a gift from God Almighty. Because he found the child lying on
> the petals of a lotus flower, *she named Kamalavalli. *
>
> When Kamalavalli, the heaven-born daughter of Nanda Chola, was taken
> inside the sanctum sanctorum, she merged with Lord Ranganatha in a blaze of
> light.
>
> To commemorate the marriage of his daughter, Nanda Chola constructed two
> temples, one for Kamalavalli his heavenly daughter and the other for
> Alagiya Manavala (charming bridegroom), at his capital, Uraiyur. The
> temples are still existing.
>
> Srirangam is spoken of as a paradise on earth (Bhoolokavaikuntham). Some
> festival or other is taking place throughout the year. The idol of
> Ranganatha is very impressive and one who worships Him gets all his desires
> fulfilled and attains moksha.
>
> *Abhishekam is being done to the deity daily with Kaveri water brought in
> a silver vessel placed on the Devasthanam elephant in a procession
> accom-panied by pipers*.
>
> Learned Brahmins chant Vedas and Mantras when pujas and abhishekams are
> performed.
>
> Srirangam is considered as the capital of vaishnavas. To add to its pride
> this temple has the tallest temple tower in the World, the Rajagopuram of
> this temple was built ob 1983 and its 236ft tall.
>
> Q4 What are the special attributes of Tiruvanaikkavil?
>
> A4 Thiruvanaikoil and Srirangam are in the banks of river Cauvery.
> Literally these two places form an island, surrounded by river *Cauvery
> and river Coleroon.*
>
> As this temple represents water this is also called as '*Appu sthalam*'
> and the Shivalinga ('Swami') here is called as '*Appu Linga*'. Even today
> you can see water oozing out near the Shivalinga idol in the temple.
>
> Parvathi Devi *once made a Lingam out of water of river Cauvery (also
> called as river 'Ponni') under the 'Venn Naaval' tree* (the Venn Naaval
> tree on top of the saint Jambu) and commenced her worship. So, the Lingam
> is known as *'Appu* *Lingam'* (Water Lingam).
>
> Chola King “*Ko Chengot Cholan*” (He is also called as *Chenkannan*)
> constructed this temple in 1st Century B.C
>
> . Ko Chengot Chola had built 70 other Shiva temples all over Tamil Nadu
> and he is one among the 63 “*Nayannmars*” (Holy Saivite saints).
>
> Thiruvanaikoil temple was built according to *'Saiva Aagama Sasthra'*.
> According to *Saiva Agamam*, the temple reflects the human body and the
> idol of Lord Shiva is considered as the *soul*. Many other kings like
> *Pandiyas* and *Nayakars* of Madurai later renovated this temple.
>
> There are many interesting legends in this temple. When the king
> “*Thirruneetru
> Sundara Pandiyan*” was constructing the 5th Praharam wall on the East
> Side, he was running out of money to pay to the laborers for the next day
> of work.
>
> On that night in the Kings dream Lord Shiva asked him to continue the
> work. As per the Lords wish the King continued the construction and at the
> end of that day a *Sanyasi** (saint) came there and he gave the laborers
> pinches of sacred ash*
>
> That sacred ash turned into gold equivalent to the work done by them.
> Then only the King and others came to know that the Sanyasi is none other
> than the Lord himself. Because of this instance the East Side praharam is
> known as “*Vibhoothi*” (sacred ash) praharam.
>
> Adjacent to Lord Muruga is the Sannadhi for Lord Sanishwara (Saniswarar –
> Saturn) with Neela devi.
>
> *Thiruvanaikoil is one of the very few temples where you can find a
> separate sannadhi for Sanniswarar that to with the goddess Neela devi.*
>
>
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