Thirukannangudi - One among the Pancha Narayana Kshetrams
The remaining Pancha Narayana Kshetrams are Anandha Narayanan in Abarandharai, Varadha Narayanan in Alatthur, Deva Narayanan in Thevoor and Yadhava Narayanan in Keevalur. Devotees can worship Periya Thiruvadi Garudalwar with folded hands here. Both Moolavar and Utsavar Thayars resembles each other. Moolavar is being worshipped as Loganatha Perumal and Shyamalameni Perumal in His Standing Posture Facing East with Abaya Hastham. Thyar is blessing as Loganayagi. Utsavar is being worshipped as Dhamodhara Narayana Perumal and Utsavar Thyar is Aravindavalli Thayar. Temple Vimanam is Uthpalavarthaga Vimanam and temple pushkarimni is being worshipped as Shravana Theertham and Nithya Pushkarini.
Once Vashishta Maharishi created an idol of Lord Krishna purely in butter. Due to his pure devotion, the butter never melt and the sage started worshippping the idol for years and years. One day the Almighty wanted to test his devotion and came down to sage's hermitage as a Small Yadhava Boy. At that time sage was not ther in his hermitage. The boy started playing with and eating the Butter Idol. When sage entered into his hermitage he was shocked b seeing that one small boy was eating the butter idol and got angered. By noticing the sage, the boy ran away. Sage started to chase him. When the boy crossing a Magizha Tree, the sage around the tree caught the boy and tied him up in that tree itself. Finally the boy shown darshan as Lord Krishna. Hence the Almighty is blessing as Dhamodhara Narayanan and the Sthla Vriksham as Kaaya Maghizhai. There is also another legend for this Kaaya Magizhai.
The Story of Urngaap Puli, Oorak Kinaru, Theraa Vilakku and Kaya Maghizhai
Thirukannangudi Divyadesam and Thirumangai Azhwar – Once when Thirumangai Azhwar was constructing the huge compound walls for Srirangam, he was running short of money. He then came down to Nagappattinam Buddha Vihar and hymned a song meaning that For Buddha a Staue of Iron, Wood, Lead Brass or Copper etc… would be enough and not needed in Gold. When he was singing the Gold in the Buddha Statue started to melt and came staright to the hands of Thirumangai Azhwar as Gold Bars. He then proceeded to Srirangam with the Gold. On the way he felt very tired and had rest for some time under a Tamarind Tree. He instructed the tree to wake him up if some one come as he burried the gold under the tree. Hence the tree did not sleep for the whole night so that to safeguard the gold. Hence Uranga Puli - Non Sleeping Tamarind Tree. Next Day Morning when the land lord arrived, the tamarind tree shed its leaves on Azhwar. Woken up Thirumangai took back his gold bars. But the land lord made a dispute that it was his land hence the gold too belongs to him. But Thirumangai told him that the land is of him and he had the papers in Srirangam. He also added that he would go and bring back the documents from Srirangam. But he never turned up. The dispute was not get over and still pending, is being called as Theraa Valakku - Still Pending Case. On the way to Srirangam, he felt very thirsty and asked for water from the women who were near a well. Since Alwar had a dispute with the land lord of their village, the women standing there refused to give him water. Thirumangai got annoyed and cursed that all the wells would turn dry for ever. This is called as Oora Kinarau - The Wells With No Water. At Last tired, thirsty and hungry Thirumangai slept under a Magizham Tree. The Tree started to fan him with a cool breeze and let him sleep well. After some time, Pleased Paranthaman came over there in disguise of a Brahmin and offered Kaliyan called as Thirumangai some tasty food and water. Once when Kaliyan had his food, he could not see the Brahmin there and understood that the person is None Other than the Almighty. As his hunger got fulfilled and also had a chance to get blessed with the Darshan of Paranthaman under the Maghizham, the overjoyed Thirumangai blessed the tree that it would never get dry which is being known as Kaaya Magizhai - Mahizha Maram Never Get Dry. |
