Divya Desam temples.
My Travelogue
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Thirukurayaloore, Thirunangoore, Seergazhi.
Thiru Kurayaloore:
This is one of the pancha Narashima kshetram.
The place is near
Thiru Nagari
of Thirunangoore village. This is birth place of Thirumangai Azwar.
Main deity is Sri Lakshmi Narashima Swamy
which was worshipped Thirumangai Azwar.
Purana
is connected to
life of Neelan,
who was later known as
Thirumangai Azwar.
Neelan
was well educated. He was a good poet and a composer. He was a great warrior.
Chola King
was happy with him and made him a king for a small territory from his Kingdom. He was called as
King Parakalan
and used to pay tax for
Chola king.
Kapila muni
was giving discourse about
Lord Vishnu
to his desciples.
Sumangalai,
devaloka maiden laughed at one of the desciple who was, hearing to discourse of his
Guru Kapila muni.
Muni
was not happy about her act and cursed her to take birth in Bhoolokam. She was asked to stay at
vellakulam of Thirunangoore Kshetram
.
Sumangalai
was born as a girl baby, floating in Pushkarani on a lily flower. She was found by a devotee of
Thiruvali,
who took the baby to his place.
She was named as
Kumudha valli
and brought up in his place. She was looking pretty.
King Parakalan
happen to see her, and fell in love. He went to her place with marriage proposal.
Kumudha valli
wanted to marry a true vaishnavite only and she refused his proposal.
King Parakalan
went to
Thirunarayoor
and worshipped
perumal
there, to help him with his proposal to
Kumudha valli. Perumal
was pleased with his prayers and
Lord himself
, bestowed him with,
pancha samskara
and turned him into a vaishnavite.
King Parakalan
returned to
Kumudavalli
once again with proposal of marriage.
Kumudha valli
came up with another condition that the person should be feeding 1008 Brahmin daily.
King Parakalan
from that day started feeding 1008 Brahmin daily in the temple. He utilised all his wealth to feed devotees. One day he was running short of wealth, and he started utilising the tax money for feeding devotees.
Chola King
came to know about this and he was angry with
King Parakalan's
act. He punished him by putting him in jail. Parakalan started worshipping Lord to help him. That day in
Parakalan's dream
he was told, he will find
treasure near Vegavathy River.
The river is flowing in
Kancheepuram town.
Parakalan told this to King and with his permission he went in search of the treasure.
He was able to find the treasure in the place,where it was mentioned,in his dream. He paid the tax amount of the
Chola King
and used the left over wealth,to continue feeding Brahanins.
Kumudhavalli
was happy about this and got married to
King Parakalan,
who was known as
Thirumangai Azwar
in later days.
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