The story of this temple is narrated in the Brahmanda Purana. In ancient times, on the banks of the Reva River, in a place called Punniya Kosa, there lived a Brahmin named Vedavit. He fulfilled his duties to his mother, father, and teacher and devoted himself to meditation on Lord Vishnu, reciting the “Asanathai” mantra,
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இத்தலத்தைப் பற்றியும் பிரம்மாண்ட புராணத்தில்தான் சொல்லப்பட்டுள்ளது. முன்னொரு காலத்தில் ரேவா நதிக்கரையில் புண்ணிய கோசம் என்ற அக்கிரஹாரத்தில் வாழ்ந்து வந்த “வேதவித்” என்னும் பிராமணன் ஒருவன் மாதா. பிதா. குரு ஆகிய மூவருக்கும் செய்ய வேண்டிய கடன்களைச் செய்து முடித்து திருமாலைக் + Read more
Thayar: Sri Varaguna Valli Thāyār (Sri Varagunamangai Thāyār)
3687 புளிங்குடிக் கிடந்து வரகுணமங்கை இருந்து * வைகுந்தத்துள் நின்று * தெளிந்த என் சிந்தையகம் கழியாதே * என்னை ஆள்வாய் எனக்கு அருளி ** நளிர்ந்த சீர் உலகம் மூன்றுடன் வியப்ப * நாங்கள் கூத்து ஆடி நின்று ஆர்ப்ப * பளிங்கு நீர் முகிலின் பவளம் போல் * கனிவாய் சிவப்ப நீ காண வாராயே (4)
3687. You bestowed upon me clarity that will never depart, oh my Master, reclining in Puḷiṅkuṭi. You remain seated in Varakuṇamaṅkai and stand in Vaikuṇṭam. May You shower Your astounding grace upon me, causing the three worlds to dance with joy, and let us behold Your enchanting lips, resembling the coral creeper embracing the dark cloud laden with clear water.
Explanatory Notes
(i) In His iconic manifestation, the Lord assumes different postures; in certain pilgrim centres, He reposes, in some, He is seen seated, while, in others, He keeps standing. These can be adored individually as well as collectively, as in this song. As Saint Nammāḻvār contemplated on the manifestations of the Lord, in His worshippable Forms, at the various pilgrim centres,
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Word by Word (WBW) meaning
(The words may be rearranged to facilitate conversion from poetry to prose (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continuously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning based on the Divyārtha Dīpikai for the verse.)
varaguṇamangai — in thiruvaraguṇamangai; irundhu — sitting; vaigundhaththul̤ — in ṣrīvaikuṇtam; ninṛu — standing; thel̤indha — having clarity (that these are done for us); en — my; sindhai agam — standing in my heart; kazhiyādhĕ — without leaving; ennai — me; āl̤vāy — oh one who enslaved!; enakku — for me; arul̤i — granting special mercy; nal̤irndha — cool; sīr — qualities such as ṣeela etc; ulagam mūnṛu — the three worlds; udan — with a single voice; viyappa — to the amaśement saying -what a partiality towards his devotees!-; nāngal̤ — us (who are going to see you, being an ananya prayŏjana (without any expectation)); kūththādi — dancing out of joy; ninṛu — stand; ārppa — to make huge noise of celebration; pal̤ingu — pure; nīr — filled with water; mugilin — in dark cloud; paval̤ampŏl — like a coral creeper which is spread out; kani — having friendly colour; vāy — divine lips; sivappa — to manifest the reddishness; kāṇa — to be seen and enjoyed by us; nī vārāy — you should mercifully walk towards us; paval̤am — coral-s; nan — dense