Divya Desam – Lord Vishnu | One of the Divya Desam Vishnu Sthalam |
Region | Chola Naadu |
Chola Naadu | 2nd Vishnu Sthalam |
HISTORY:
Located
within Tiruchirapalli city in central Tamil Nadu, India, this temple is one of
the 108 Sri Vaishnava Divya Desams and also the birthplace of Sri Thiruppan
Azhwar, one of the twelve Azhwars. A very compact temple, it houses separate
sannidhis for Sri Thiruppan Azhwar, Sri NammAzhwar, Sri Vishvaksenar and Sri
Raamanujar.
Since
Uraiyur is part of Tiruchirapalli [Trichy for short] city, it is easily
accessible. The name Thirukkozhi is virtually unheard of today, and the place
is referred to as Uraiyur or Nachiyar Koil by local people. Visitors may stay
at Trichy and cover Uraiyur along with other Divya Desams in and around Trichy,
which include Sri Rangam, Thiruvellarai, Uthamar Koil, Thiru Anbil and
Koviladai [a.k.a Thiruppaer Nagar].
Sri
Kamalavalli Thayar is said to have incarnated as the daughter of the local
Chozha king and later married Sri Perumal. The Chozha king built the temple to
commemorate the divine wedding. Hence Perumal is known as Azhagiya MaNavALan
which literally means “The handsome bridegroom”. On the day preceding Pankuni
Uthiram, the uthsavar of Sri Ranganatha [NamperumaL] is brought from Sri Rangam
and a Kalyana Uthsavam is celebrated with the Thayar here. Since ThayAr has a
lot of importance here, the temple is referred to as “Nachiyar Koil” by local
people.
Historically,
Uraiyur was the capital of the Chozha kings at one point of time. Later the
Chozhas shifted their capital to Pazhaiyarai near Kumbakonam and then later to
Thanjavur.
Sthala Puranam:
Once
upon a time, there was a discussion among the great rishis that among
Trimurthies, who is the greatest. But in that discussion also, they could not
come to a conclusion that who is great amongst the Trinity. Finally, all the
rishis thought it would be helpful for them to find the answer for this if they
could get the sugesstion from the great muni, Brighu. They all explained about
the discussion they had among them and said he is the right person to find a
solution for this and clear their doubts of what is there in their minds.
Brighu muni also accepted their word and told them he would give an answer that
would clear all of their doubts.
First,
he went to Kailasam where Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi reside. But, in the
entrance itself, Brighu muni was stopped by the Dwara Balakaas as the residing
deities are all alone and doesnt want them to get disturbed. As he got this
kind of answer in Kailash, he thought he could not be the right person who
might help his devotees as ha was not easy to talk with. As he was disappointed
by this activity, he then left to Sathya Lokam where Lord Brahma and Godess
Saraswathi reside.
There
also he could not meet Brahma devan and he began to think what he thought when
he went to Kailasam. Finally, he went to Sri Vaikuntam where Sriman Narayanan
and Godess Sri Laksmi reside. As Brighu muni enetered Vaikuntam, he was greeted
in a good manner and this first action made him to think that Sriman Narayanan
is the right person to whom all persons and rishis can seek help and can have a
direct approach towards him. Sriman Narayanan offered him with the seat and did
the Paadha Pooja for him. But this action of Sri Vishnu made Sri Lakshmi to
think bad and asked Him not to catch hold of his feet. But, this action of Sri
Lakshmi made Brighu muni to get angry and cursed Her that she would born in the
world as an ordinary human. But Sri Lakshmi felt very sad for the Curse she got
from Brighu muni but Sriman Narayanan said that all the actions are happening
according to their fates only and added that he will follow Her soon towards the
earth.
At
the same time in the earth, a king by named Dharma Varman lived in Kumbakonam,
Chozha Naadu. Once he went out for hunting and found that the rishis were being
distressed by some demons and sought help from the king. Dharma Varman said
that he will help them from the demons by killing them and he stayed in the
forest for some time. The King was happy for all the reason but only one thing
made him worry and disappoint and that is he had no children. He seeked the
help of the rishis to help him out to get a child. So, to help the king, all
the rishis did a Yagam to get a child for the king. At that time, an Asareeri
stated that if he want to get a child he should pray towards Sri Lakshmi and as
a result, Sri Lakshmi itself will be born as a child to him. Hearing this, he
started to pray towards Sri Lakshmi and finally, a female child was born to him
and was kept a name as “Vara Lakshmi”.
As
the days went on, Dharma Varman started to seek a perfect groom for his
daughter and announced a Swayamvaram for that. Lots of kings came for this and
at the same time, Sriman Narayanan also came there as one among the grooms. In
that hall, when Sri Lakshmi came, she had a look at all the members in the hall
and at the same time, she also noticed Sriman Narayanan and went straight
towards Him without any delay and Garlanded him. All the persons saw this
wedding of Sri Vishnu and Sri Lakshmi and the king raised a temple for Sri
Ranganathar in Kalyana Thirukkolam.
In
this sthalam, Periya Pirattiyar is giving her seva in two different ways. One
is Irundha seva and the other one is Kidantha seva. Combining these both sevas,
she is giving the seva “Urayum” [from sitting seva to sleeping seva] seva, this
temple is called “Thiru Urayoor”. The Vimanam is Kalyana Vimanam.
Moolavar:
The
Moolavar of this Sthalam is Sri Azhagiya Manavaalan. Srirangam Uthsavar,
Namperumal, gets the name Sri Azhagiya Manavalan when he comes to Uraiyur. He
is found in Standing position (Nindra thirukkolam), facing his thirumugham
towards North direction along with “Prayoga Chakkaram”. Prakthyaksham for
Ravidharman and all Devars [330 crores].
Thayaar:
The
Thayaar of this Sthalam is Sri Kamalavalli Naachiyaar [Vaasakshmi]. Also named
as “Uraiyur Valli”. She is found in Sitting position[Veetrirundha Kolam] facing
North direction. The Position of the Thaayar is similar to position of a Bride
who sits along with the Groom during marriage.
Uthsavar Thaayaar:
Sri
Kamalavalli Naachiyaar [Sri Vaasa Lakshmi] and Thaayar Thirunakshatram –
Aayilyam [Panguni]. The above positions are called as “Thirukalyana Avasaram”.
Sannadhis:
Special
sannadhi for Thiruppaan Alwar
TEMPLE INFORMATION:
|
Moolavar |
Sri Azhagia Manavalar |
|
Ambal |
Sri Kamalavalli |
|
Theertham |
Kamala Pushkarini Theertham |
BELIEF:
Devotees
pray for unity among the couples.
The
Utsavam done here starts on Aayilya Nakshathiram in Panguni month that lasts
for 10 days. On the first day of Panguni Uthiram, Sri Ranganathar comes from
Sri Rangam and stay in Urayoor. And on Panguni Uthiram, he marries Kamalavalli
Naachiyar and give his Kalyana Kola Seva to his Bhakthas. Only Moolavar is
found in this sthalam. There is no Utsavar here. Since Arangan married
Kamalavalli Naachiyaar, Utsavar of Srirangam is said to be the Utsavar for this
Thirukkozhi sthalam too. There is no Brahmotsavam conducted in this divya
desam.
HOW
TO REACH:
From
within Trichy city, Uraiyur can be reached by public transport buses or auto.
Those who wish to cover all the six Divya Desams in and around Trichy can hire
call-taxis.
TEMPLE
ADDRESS:
Sri Kamalavalli Nachiar
Temple,
Worayur,
Tiruchi-620 003.
LOCATION:
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