NACHIAR KOVIL- THIRUNARAIYUR
Once upon a time a sage by name Medhatithi performed penance
at the banks of Manimuktha river.. His wish was that Mahalakshmi, the mother of
the world who was born to Brugu and Janaka must be born to him too. He wanted
to have the Lord as His son- in-law. His wish was fulfilled. Mahalakshmi, the
Goddess manifested Herself as a child on
a lotus amidst the pond. He took the child and named her Vanjulavalli. As she
was the mother of all, everything that is beautiful in nature could be seen in
her. She sang like a cuckoo, danced like a peacock, spoke like a parrot and
walked like a swan.. She had eyes of a deer, thighs like that of an elephant’s
trunk, waist like that of a lion, eyes like that of a fish, hair like that of a
blackbee, eyebrows like creepers, peral like teeth, moon like
forehead,lightening like body, complexion like that of gold. She was always
happy and made others happy too.. Now she attained marriageable age. Medathithi arranged for a swayamvara of all
the Lords of various divyadeshams, for indeed she was not an ordinary woman.
SriRangaraja, Venkataraja, Varadaraja, sundararaja, Sharngaraja, Padmanabha and
many more of the deities came for the swayamvara. Vanjulavalli prepared herself to choose her
Lord. It was then that Thirunarauyur Nambi ( Srinivasa) flew upon Garuda and
came to her. She aptly chose Him and Medhathithi did the kannikadanam. Brahma
was the purohit and and the Devas worshipped the diyadampathi together.
Medathithi extolled the Lord. Those who worship srinivasa in this kshetra will
have their wishes fulfilled.
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