DivyaDesam– Lord Vishnu | One of the DivyaDesamVishnuSthalam |
Region | Pandiya Naadu |
Pandiya Naadu | 17thVishnuSthalam |
Thirupullani
Sri Kalyana Jagannatha Perumal temple is situated in Ramanathapuram, 54 km away
from Rameshwaram. This is one of the 108 Divya Desams of Lord Vishnu. The
presiding deity is Sri Jagannatha Perumal with consorts Sri Padmasini Thayar
and Sri Kalyanavalli Thayar.
This temple is also known as ‘Saranagathi Kshetram’. The legend has that: Sita
Devi was abducted by the demon King Ravana and kept her as prisoner in Asoka
Vatika. Vibhishana Dharmathma - brother of demon King Ravana made several
attempts to change his brother’s evil mind from the atrocious act. The end
result was Ravana threw Vibhishana out of his Kingdom. Finally, Vibhishana left
Lanka and surrenderd at the Lotus feet of Lord Rama. Lord Rama came to know the
heinous act of Ravana through King Vibhishana. Thus, this place is known as
‘Saranagathi Kshetram’.
Lord
Rama engaged in a serious discussions of ‘how to retrieve Sita Devi from the
clutches of the demon King Ravana?’ with his warriors like Sugriva, Hanuman,
Vibhishana and the entire army of Vanaras stayed in Thirupullani. Lord Rama
underwent severe penance in reclining posture on the Dharba Grass (a bed made
out of Dharba Grass - Dharbhasayana Ramar) and prayed to Lord Jagannatha
Perumal, thus the place got its name ‘Thirupullani’. The most pleased Lord
Jagannatha presented Lord Rama with a divine bow.
Thirupullani
is the sacred place where Samudra Rajan with his wife Varuni surrendered to the
Lotus feet of Lord Rama as ‘Saranagathi’. Sethu Samudram is situated near
Thirupullani, in order to save Sita Devi from the demon king Ravana; they have
to cross the vast ocean Sethu. Lord Rama prayed to Sethu Samudram to give way
for their warriors. Samudra Rajan was not lenient; Lord Rama threatened him
that He would make the entire water dried up. At this point of time, Samudra
Rajan with his wife Varuni fell on the feet of the Lord and surrendered.
As
advised by Lord Varuna, Lord Rama appointed the monkey warriors Nalan and
Neelan to construct bridge over Sethu Samudram. As these monkey warriors has
got the special skill and blessings of making the stone to float, they
successfully constructed a vast bridge over Sethu. Later, Lord Rama with his
warriors attacked the demon King Ravana and released Sita Devi from his
custody. Once again, Lord Rama visited Thirupullani after the fierce battle
with the demon king Ravana.
In
this temple, Lord Rama is in reclining posture on Dharba Grass, with Adishesha
as umbrella, Lord Brahma on a Lotus from His navel with sapthadevathas
surrounded to Lord Rama. Utsavamurthy - Lord Rama, Sita Devi, and Lakshmana
along with Hanuman also can be seen here. On the south situated Vibhishana
sannidhi on the Ardha Mandapa.
There is a Pattabhisheka Ramar Sannidhi, infront of Dharbasaya Ramar. In
Pattabhisheka Ramar Sannidhi, Lord Rama can be seen in Pattabhisheka Thirukolam
– crowned as King of Ayodhya with Sita Devi, Lakshmana, Bharatha and
Shatrugnan.
There
is a Santhana Gopalaswamy Sannidhi, where King Dasaratha with his three wives
was prayed to Lord Krishna for an offspring. Sannadhi of Sri Santhana
Gopalaswamy is situated on the north of Dharbasayana Ramar Sannidhi, childess
couple often pray here for virtous offsprings and also offer ‘Kheer’ (Milk
Payasam) to Lord Krishna. On the west side of Moolavar Sannidhi, situated a
Banyan tree with lots of Siva Lingas can be see here. Great Sages Pullavar,
Kalavar and Kannar had undergone severe penance on this temple sitting on the
Dharba Grass in this ‘Saranagathi Kshetram’ praying to Lord Vishnu. The most
compassionate Lord appeared before them and gave dharshan as Adi Jagannatha to
his devotees.
TEMPLE INFORMATION:
|
Moolavar |
Sri Kalyana Jagannathan Perumal |
|
Ambal |
Sri Kalyanavalli, Sri Padmasini |
|
Theertham |
Hema, Chakkara,Rathnakara Samuthiram Theertham |
The most significant
prayer in holy place in pray for begetting issues. The belief is that our sins
will be absolved if we take a bath in theertham.
The important festivals
celebrated here are: Brammotsavam in March-April (Panguni); Sri Ramanavami in
April-May (Chithirai), Vaikundha Ekadasi, Janmashtami, Pongal and Deepavali.
HOW
TO REACH:
8Kms
South East of Ramanathapuram, 60kms SouthWest of Rameswaram and about 120kms
East of Madurai. Sethu SeaShore : About 4 kms South of Thirupullani Temple.
TEMPLE
ADDRESS:
Sri Kalyana Jagannatha Perumal
Thirukkovil,
ThiruPullani
Ramanathapuram,
Tamil Nadu.
LOCATION:
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