Everyone is trying to follow their new year resolutions. I plan to visit the temples nearby Trichy. First we ( Vichu atimber, Visalam akka, murali, Saradha, Prakrithi, Prithivi, Srinath and myself) went to Koviladi. One of the Divyadesam. This perumal is known as “appakudathan”. There was a power cut when we were inside. The invertor also drained. We are waiting in the queue. Slowly moved near perumal, The bhattar was so patient enough to explain the details of perumal in amidst crowd. He was fully sweating. We are thinking what a tough job it is? we are working in the AC rooms. Here bhattar was working without any help from the visitors. Not listening to his words calmly. It is one of the panchal ranga shetrams. This is the middle one, other four are Mysore Srirangapatnam Aathi Rangam, Srirangam Kasturi Rangam, Kumabakonam Saarangapani and Thiru Indhalur Parimala Rangam. Appakudathan is very merciful he has splashing his love to everyone came to see him. At the time of aarthi the power came. We can see the perumal in full light. God was wearing the muthangi on that day, it was treat to our eyes. We were delighted. Had a good darshan.
Story
King Uparisiravasu, while on a hunting expedition, accidentally killed a Brahmin, mistaking him for an animal. Cursed by Sage Durvasa, the king lost all his powers. To get himself liberated from the curse, he was asked to feed one lakh Brahmins. Lord Narayana, disguised as an old hungry Brahmin, visited the king here at Thirupernagar. The king took special care of his guest, but to his dismay, the old Brahmin consumed all the food that had been prepared that day.
Not satisfied with what he had just consumed, the disguised Lord asked the king to feed him a pot (kudam) of ‘Appam' (a sweet). The moment he consumed the pot of ‘Appam,' the King was liberated from his curse and regained his lost powers.
Being the one who consumed a pot of this sweet delicacy, the Lord here is called ‘Appa Kudathan.' To this day, one finds the ‘pot' to the right of the Sleeping Lord inside the sanctum. This is the only Divyadesam where Appam is offered daily to the Lord.
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We went next to Varagur. This place is famous for uriyadi. Narayana theerathar stayed here and written THARANGAM. A very small temple between two houses, neat and tidy. Kalayana utsavam was performed by a devotee. So the urchavar was outside. It is like welcoming a child by amma waiting at a door. Wearing dresses and garland was very apt fit to the god. In the prabharam narayana theerthar drawing was very good.
Went inside had a darshan of varaha perumal. We don’t have time to see the siva temple so we hurried back to home.
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