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Sri Vaikundam |
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| History - Sri Vaikundam |
| Theertham - Brigu Theertham, Taamirabarani
river. |
As
per sthala purana, Kaladushaka - a thief used to donate half of
the loot to Perumal kallapiraan. Once, when caught stealing in the
Royal palace, he meditated on Lord. Lord entered his body and preached
vedanta to the king and then displayed his true form to both the
king and the thief. The perumal came to be known as Kallappiran"
(Kallan - thief). Once Somakan a demon took away Brahma's knowledge.
Brahma after praying (meditating) on the Lord here, regained the
srushti gnana which was taken away by the demon.| Mangalasasanam: |
| Nammalwar - 3183-3193.
Total of 11 Paasurams. |
| Special Information | |
| Dieties | Kallappiraan, Vaikuntha Naathan, Vaikuntha Valli |
| Vimanam | Chandra Vimanam |
| Theerthangal | Tambra Barani River, Bhrugu Theertham |
| Mangalasasanam | Nammazhwar |
| Pratyaksham | Indran, Bhrudhu |
| Direction and Posture | East-faced and Standing Posture |
| Travel Base | Thirunelveli |
| Access to the temple | Has its own railway station(Thirunelveli - Tiruchendoor line). Good bus network too from Tirunelveli. |
| Moolavar |
| The Moolavar is
Sri Vaikundanathan. Other names of him are Kalla Piraan, Paal Pandiyan.
Moolavar in Nindra Thirukkolam facing east direction. Prathyaksham
for Brighu Chakaravarthy and Indiran. |
| How to Get There. |
Srivaikuntam Divya Desam is situated on the banks of the river Thamparabarani (Copper river) about 35 KM from Tirunelveli town in Tamil Nadu. Srivaikuntam railway station is situated on the Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur line. All passenger trains from Tirunelveli stop at this station The temple is about 1.5 miles from the railway station. Srivaikuntam is also well connected with Tirunelveli, Tiruchendur and Tuticorin by road. |