Thirumukkudal Perumal Temple

From Pazhayaseevaram one has to take left and cross the bridge on the river Palar to reach Thirumukkudal.

Thirumukkudal has an ancient temple for Lord Vishnu called ‘Sri Appan Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal’.

Thirumukkoodal got its name as three rivers Palar (Ksheera Nadhi), Vegavathi (Saraswathi) and Cheyyar (Bahu Nadhi) merge together at this place. This place is called Triveni Sangamam and is considered equivalent to Ganges. Taking bath here is considered as holy as bathing in Prayag . But no water when we went last year .

The story of this Perumal goes to the period of Thondaiman Chakravarthi who ruled ‘Thondai-Nadu’ with Kanchipuram as his capital. Once he planned a ‘Tirumalai yatra’ but Lord Srinivasa came in his dream and told him not to move as an enemy attack was imminent . Perumal gave His ‘Shanku and Chakram’ to this king and he emerged victorious.

The reclining Perumal of Tirumukoodal stood up facing north to give His Divine Weapons’. Seeing this Tondaiman Chakravarthi exclaimed “Yen Appane” (Oh my Father). So Perumal is known as Appan Venkateshwara. The height of Perumal’s is exhibited by this incident and as recognition of this there is a special platform displaying Shankhu and Chakram. Having given away His special Attributes Tirupathi Perumal faced an identity crisis and it was Ramanujacharya who resolved the issue. In the vimana above the sanctum Perumal is seen in reclining posture.

Utsavar is with Sridevi and Bhudevi and Markandeya rishi is found in seated posture inside the sanctum. On maatu pongal day this Perumal is joined by Narasimha Perumal of Pazhayaseevaram and the reigning Lord of Kanchi Varadaraja. Even if three rivers (Vegavathi Palar and Cheyyar) are not to be seen Three Perumals join and ‘Tirumukoodal’ name gets justified. Again there are three trees which are sthala vrikshams – Sandal wood, Devadri and Vanni. Again Perumal was pratyaksham to these three – Bhumadevi, Bhrighu and Markandeya who are found at Perumal’s sanctum. The inner prakashinam path is interesting and one should do pradakshinam to experience the difference. As we come out we come across Thayar’s sannidhi to our left.

There is a separate east facing sanctum for goddess Alamelumanga to the right of the main sanctum. Also there are shrines for Garudazhavar and Anjaneya. The Azhwars, the Vaishnavite saints also appear in the circumambulatory path.

Here Lord Anjineyar is worshipped to clear debts and offered thenkuzhal malai instead of the usual vadamalai .

We were lucky enough to see the thirumanjanam (ablution of milk on the idol ) and then alangaram (decorating the idol with clothes jewels and flowers) of the Lord followed by the arathy (waving diyas in front of the Lord) .

No water in the confluence
A mantapa in the entrance
Entrance of the temple

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