Day: August 9, 2015

 Thiruvaadi poorathu jagathudithaal vazhiye

The only divya desams where Perumal, Azhwar and Naachiyar had done thiru avatharam is the holy shrine Srivilliputhur near Madurai. Also our mother Andal came from Moolasthanam to garbagruham to welcome Swami Ramanuja and addresses  our JagathAcharyar as   Anna and hence during margazhi utsavams,  Swamy Ramanujar is welcomed  as ” aruLapAdu Koil Annan” . Srivilliputhur has been given to Sri Andal as ‘Sri dhanam’ by Lord Varaha Perumal (Adhipathi of the kshetram), Sri Vada Perunkoviludayan (referred to as ‘Kannan’ by Sri Andal) & ‘oru magal thannai udayavarana’ Sri Periazhwar  and hence this is the reason  all the houses in Srivilliputhur are glorified  as ‘Nachiar Thirumaaligai’ and  the Sannidhi is also be called as ‘Nachiar Devasthanam’,

And importantly not like other Nachimaars, for whom birth place is different from the husband’s place,  Andal has both these places  as the same place. This is another…