Sri Vilakoli Perumal Thoopul Kanchipuram

             Sri Vilakoli Perumal temple 

This temple is in Kanchipuram and one among the Thondanadu divyadeshams. Once this place was with dense grass (dharbha) hence known as Thoopul .

Thirumangai alwar has sung praising this Lord.

This is the birth place of Vaishnava acharya Sri Vedanta desikan . He was a son of a childless couple and was born to them praying to Lord Venkatachalapathy of Thirupathy . God blessed them with His divine bell to be born as their son . It is said till date there’s no bell ringing ritual in Lord Venkatachalapathy temple in Thirupathi . He was a out standing scholar and authored ” Adaikala pathu ” on Lord Varadaraja Perumal of Kanchipuram .

There is a seperate sannidhi for Sri Vedanta desikan in this temple.

Lord Lakshmi Hayagriva idol worshipped by Sri Vedanta desikan is still in the  temple  .

The completion of this temple construction work was done by Nayina Varadacharya   (son of Sri Vedanta desikan ) .

Sthalapuranam once Lord Brahma was conducting Aswamedha yagam without inviting his consort Goddess Saraswathy . Annoyed by this Goddess Saraswathy cursed darkness in order to destroy the yagam . Lord Vishnu came in the form of glowing light and helped Lord Brahma to continue his yagam . Hence the Perumal here is called as Deepaprakasar or Vilakoli Perumal .

Thayar name is Goddess Maragathavalli Thayar .

Lord Vishnu compromised reunion between Lord Brahma and Lord Saraswathy .

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