Divya Desam – Lord Vishnu | One of the DivyaDesamVishnuSthalam |
Region | Chola Naadu |
Chola Naadu | 18th Vishnu Sthalam |
HISTORY:
The
temple is among the 108 divyadesams of Sri Vaishnavas and comes under Choza
naatu divyadesams. The presiding deity is Sri Loganathan perumal (also called
Shymalameni perumal) in standing posture and thayar is Loganayaki thayar. The
festival idols are called Damodara Narayanan perumal and Aravindavalli thayar.
The temple is among the Pancha Krishnaraya kshetrams.
Long
back Vashita Maharishi made an idol of Krishna in Butter. But the butter did
not melt due to his pure devotion. For many years he worshipped Lord Krishna
made out of butter. The Lord wanted to test him and hence he transformed
himself into a small boy (of Yadhava caste or Idai kulam) and started eating
the butter idol. When Vashita saw this he lost him temper and started to chase
the boy, who was running towards west side, when the boy was crossing a Magizha
Maram, other rishi's who were performing penance there caught the boy and tied
him up in the tree. Then finally the boy showed him up. Lord Krishna was
standing at the boys place. Thus from the same place where he stood that day,
he blesses us as the Lord Dhamodhara and Dhamodhara Narayanan.
So as Lord Krishna was tied here by rishi's this place is known as
Thirukannankudi (Kudi means place of stay).
This
place is related to Ramayana and Mahabaratha. In Ramayana, Lord Rama was the
diciple of Vashista Maharishi but at this place Lord Krishna takes the post of
the teacher and teaches "Gyana" to his student Vashista.
In Mahabharatham, Lord Krishna was tied by Mother Yashoda for the reason of
eating butter. For more or less same reason he was tied here by rishi's.
This incident teaches an important lesson also. Though by eating his own image,
the Lord Showed that Paramathma can engulf another Paramathma, it can be
conqured by Jeevatma easily (ie) the lord is in reach to man if he tries
sincerly.
1.
Thirumangai’s praise of the Tamarind tree: Thirumangai Azhvaar who was to build
the huge walls of Srirangam temple came to Nagai to pick up the golden statue
of Buddha. On his way back, a tired Thirumangai wanted rest and lay under a
Tamarind tree at Thiru Kannankudi. Placing the gold in the pit there,
Thirumangai asked the tree to wake him up if someone came there. The next
morning when the owner of the plot arrived to resume work, the tamarind tree
dropped its leaves on Thirumangai to wake up the Azhvaar.
2. Pending cases at Kannankudi: Thirumangai and the owner of the plot argued
about its ownership. Thirumangai defended himself saying his papers were in
Srirangam and that he would come back in a day or two with the papers.
Thirumangai never came back and the case is said to have remained pending.
Disputes in ThiruKannangudi don’t see a quick decision.
3.
Dry Wells at Thiru Kannangudi: A thirsty Thirumangai is said to have walked up
to the ladies near the well and asked for water. Having heard about his
arguments regarding the ownership of the plot, they were worried that he would
fight with them on the ownership of the well and hence refused him a pot of
water. An angry Thiru Mangai Azhvaar pronounced a curse stating that the water
would not fill up in the well. To this day, wells in Thiru Kannankudi are seen
dried up. Even when it fills up, it tastes salty.
4.
Lord quenches Thirumangai’s thirst :The Lord of Thiru Kannankudi is said to
have come and presented a tired and thirsty Thiru Mangai with food and water.
With Thiru Mangai finishing his food, the Lord is said to have disappeared
Left
wondering, Thirumangai, on his way back, met a man who seemed like one with
conch and chakra but disappeared almost immediately. It is believed that
Thirumangai had earlier answered the Lord’s enquiry about his background saying
he was a vagabond. Hence, the Lord is believed to have given him just one quick
glimpse of his full vision and then disappeared
Pancha
Krishna Kshetram ThiruKannankudi is part of the Pancha Krishna Kshetram, the
others being Kapisthalam, ThiruKovilur, Thiru Kannamangai and Thiru Kannapuram.
Garuda’s
Posture at ThiruKannankudi Unlike in other Divya Desams where Garuda is seen
with folded hands, he is seen here with his hands around his body.
Another
unique feature at this temple is the similarity of the Moolavar and Utsavar
idols of Goddess, not seen in any other Divya Desam.
TEMPLE INFORMATION:
|
Moolavar |
Sri Loganathaperumal, Sri Shyamalameni Perumal |
|
Ambal |
Sri Loganayaki |
|
Theertham |
Ravana Pushkarini Theertham |
BELIEF:
On
every MasiMagam, all the fishermen of Nagapattinam gather to the Loganatha
Perumal Temple. The Lord is said to give his devotees his blessings and protect
them from evil. MasiMagam is the special festival celebrated by the fisherfolk.
Chittirai, Navarathri, Vaikunta Ekadasi,Masi Magam.
HOW
TO REACH:
One
can take the Nagai-Thiruvarur bus (buses every 5-10 minutes) and get down at
Aazhiyur, about 6 kms from Nagai. From there, one can take a mini bus to
Kannangudi (about 5mts drive). One can also reach Thiru Kannankudi from
ThiruKannapuram( about 25 kms) by car.
TEMPLE
ADDRESS:
Sri Loganatha Perumal
Thirukkoil,
Thirukkannangudi,
Nagapattnam,
Tamil Nadu – 611104.
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