DivyaDesam– Lord Vishnu | One of the DivyaDesamVishnuSthalam |
Region | Pandiya Naadu |
Pandiya Naadu | 15thVishnuSthalam |
HISTORY:
Thirumohur
is one of the 108 Vaishnava Divya Desas. The presiding deity Himself led
Nammalvar to Vaikunta. Thirumohur is the Divyadesa where Perumal took the
Mohini (enchanting woman form). A single visit and prayer in the temple
guarantees salvation to the devotee. The Ksheerabthi Nathar and Mother in the
shrine are in a praying pose before the presiding deity and this is known as
Prarthana Sayanam.
Once
Devas wanted the boon of ‘immortality’. Seeing Vishnu grant Devas their wish,
the Asuras too wanted a share of the nectar, leading to a fight between the
two. To protect the devas, Lord Vishnu took the form of a ‘Mohini’. Lost in the
beauty of the ‘Mohini’, the asuras forgot about the nectar. And thus Vishnu
successfully shared the nectar exclusively with the Devas.
Lord
Vishnu helped recover the Vedic Scriptures from two Asuras - Madhu and Kaidapan
who had stolen it from Brahma. It was at this place that Brahma performed daily
poojas, directed at Lord Vishnu, as a gesture to thank the Lord for fighting
the Asuras and securing back the Vedic Scriptures.
It
is said that Brahma wanted to see the Lord as ‘Narayana’ and not in his Mohini
form. Hence, it is said that Lord Vishnu appeared before Brahma at this place
as Kaalamegha Perumal.
At
this temple, one can also find the Lord in a Sleeping posture and quite a
unique one at that. This posture of the Lord is called ‘Prarthana Sayanam’,
where Sridevi and Bhoodevi are seen praying, at the feet of the sleeping Lord.
The sleeping Lord is said to be one before he took the Mohini Avataaram. (The
other sleeping postures are Veera Sayanam, Anantha Sayanam, Baala Sayanam,
Uthaana Sayanam, Sthala Sayanam, Bogha Sayanam)
Kaalamegha
Perumal is said to be a close friend of the devotees and is said to be one who
provides direction and guides the devotees who come to him for Moksham. Hence
he is also referred to as ‘Maarga Bandhu’.
Sudarshanar
(Chakkarathalwar) has 16 hands with 16 weapons, rolling feet and the idol bears
holy mantra letters. This is the only temple where Sudarsanar has all these
special aspects. Though there are Sudarsanar shrine in other famous Vaishnava
temples as Srirangam, Kancheepuram and Srivilliputhur, this is the only shrine
where He appears with such holy letters. Behind the Chakkarathalwar is Yoga
Narasimhar known as Narasimha Sudarsanam. The shrine is very famous as the
expectations of the devotees for business development and marriage alliances
end in success. There is an inscription containing 154 letters signifying
Hiranya Samhaaram as well as 48 images of different Lords. This is the only
Divya Desam with such sacred letters and images inscribed on Chakkarathalwar.
Wanting
to see the Lord churning the ocean to secure the nectar, Sage Palasthiyar
undertook penance here. Pleased with his prayers, Lord appeared before him and
gave him darshan. Hence there is a separate sannidhi for the Lord as
‘Thirupaarkadal Naathan’. Shiva was attracted to the Lord in the Mohini form
and wanted to embrace her. Hence, Lord Vishnu actually created another Mohini
here at this place. Another feature here is that Lord Adiseshan is fully
adorned with gold ornaments.
TEMPLE INFORMATION:
|
Moolavar |
Sri Kaalamegha Perumal |
|
Ambal |
Sri Mogurvalli |
|
Theertham |
Kethaki Vimanam Theertham |
Devotees offer prayers
to lord here for development of business, promotion in profession, employment
opportunity, foreign travel, wealth, buying new lands and vehicles, child,
success in litigation. Those buying a new vehicle do the pooja in this temple.
10 day Vaikasi
Brammotsavam (May-June), Vaikunta Ekadasi (December-January), Gajendra Moksham
in the Masi Poornima day in February – March, 2 day Panguni Thirukalyanam
(March-April), Krishna Jayanthi are the main festival observed in the temple.
Also all new moon days, both Tamil and English New Year days, Deepavali and
Pongal are the festival days in the temple.
HOW
TO REACH:
Tirumogur
is 10 km from Madurai. Buses are available from Central and Mattuthavani bus
stands. The temple is near the bus stop.
TEMPLE
ADDRESS:
Sri Kaalamegha Perumal
Thirukkovil,
Thirumoghur,
Madurai,
Tamil Nadu - 625 107.
LOCATION:
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