Saturday, October 8, 2011

KSHETRA FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2011



THIRUVARANVILAI
SESHASANAN- NAME OF PERUMAL
PADMASANI- NAME OF THAYAR
VAMANA VIMANAM- VIMANAM
VYASA THEERTHAM- NAME OF THE THEERTHAM
NAMMAZHWAR MANGALASHASANAM

Parasara Bhagavan was wedded to Vasavi at the third part of Dwaparayugam. Vyasar was born to them. Vyasa lived at the banks of the river Saraswathi at the ashram by name Samyaprasam. He divided the Vedas and taught them to his disciples. He wrote the Mahabharatham because womenfolk and those of the fourth caste cannot recite the Vedas. He wrote the Brahma sutras too. Still his mind was not at peace. He felt that all the shastras did not talk of the glory of Lord vasudeva to the fullest extent. Narada came there at that time and consoled him through many songs on the Lord. Vyasar then wrote Srimad Bhagavatham. It was at this time that Lord Rudra came out of the agnikunda as SriSuka. He was being brought up by Vyasa Himself along with other disciples. Sri Suka was always contemplating on the Lord. He was interested only in renunciation and not in the house-holder’s life. Vyasa sent him to Janaka to be tested if he was fit for renunciation. He ran into the forest in ecstacy. Vyasa ran behind him calling him all the while. Sukar showed his shadow as if it was Suka and attained Vishnupada through the akashamaraga. Vyasa was affected by putra shoka. He came to Thiruvaranvilai. There he did the aradhana of Narayana on Seshasanam. He said “ Oh Lord I have written Srimad Bhagavatham to enjoy your gunas and wanted a son to preach it. “ Immediately the Lord spoke “ Those who worship me here will not have puthrashoka. Suka will come back to you. You may go back to your ashram at Samyaprasam.” Thus Vyasar returned to His ashram. Sri Suka had the sakshathkaram of the Lord.. The Lord sent him back so that the people may be enlightened. “ Go back to bhooloka. You have been born here to recite the Bhagavatham and preach it to the world,” said the Lord. Sukar went back to Vyasar., learnt Bhagavatham from him and gave it to the world. Thus the Lord at Thiruvaranvilai was worshipped by Sage Vyasa himself.

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