Thirnavukkarasar Kailasha Dharshan at Thiruvaiyaru (Bhuloga Kailasam)... Thiruvaiyaru & Appar swamigal Story: Bhuloga Kailasam PanchanadhaK shetra Thiruvaiyaru is said to be surrounded by Siddhas, Yakshas, Gandharvas and Apsaras at all times. It’s history is as old as the Puranas and Vedas. Worshiped by Indra the king of the Devas and a long list of luminous sages it is famed that Goddess Lakshmi is in deep meditation in the temple even today. She created a pond Lakshmi Teertam in the temple and it is the water from this teertham that is used for the abhishekam of Lord Siva in the temple. Thiruvaiyaru or PanchanadaKshetra as it’s name indicates is the holy place with five rivers. Puranas say that Lord Siva used five holy waters which were The Ganga from his head, Parvati’s milk, Surya saram and Chandra saram and the foam from Rishabha’s mouth to annoitNandikeswara as the head of the Siva Ganas and gave him the honour of guarding the southern entrance to Kailas. The five waters flooded to create the five holy rivers. All these rivers except Surya saram which is still seen as the Surya Pushkarni in the temple, merged into the Kaveri at a later point of time. Lord Siva is therefore called Aiyaraappar, or Panchanadeesan in this Kshetra. The presiding deity of the Shiva temple here, Panchanatheesvarar. Panchanadeeswarar temple at Thiruvaiyaru is Vadakailasam (north kailasam) or Lokamahadevisvaram, as it is known in the inscriptions Appar got kailahsa katchi in this temple tank which is in the car street. Appar had the kailasha dharshan at this abode. So it is also called daxiNa kailAsham. This is the special and unique festival in Thiruvaiyaru. On this Adi Amavasi, the theerthavari festival celebrated in this apper tank (both is in the Thiruvaiyaru). Appar Swamigal Story: Thirunavukarasar also known as Appar was born at Thiruvamur near Panruti. He was born to Pukazhanar and mother Madhanivar whose main profession was farming and agriculture. They were the most humblest family who were devote Saivites. Thirunavukarasar’s birth name was Maruneekiyar (meaning – remover of Illusion). The name Appar was given to him later by none other than another great saint Thirugnyana Sambandhar. Without not getting in to the details how he was brought up and educated and groomed and how he turned from devote Jain to a much more devote Saivite, we will get into the story of how appar is connected with Thiruvaiyaru. On his voyage of paying obeisance to Lord Shiva, he traveled towards Thiruvannamalai to rejoice in the worship of Lord Shiva. After praying at Thiruvannamalai went to other Saivite shrines of Siva in and around the Pallava Kingdom. Then he moved on to salute the Golden haired Lord’s abode Sri Kalahasti which is where Lord Shiva showed the greatness of hunter devotee Kannappa Nayanar. After having darshaned Him at Kalahasti, Appar yearned to see the utmost beautiful and holy most abode of our Lord Kailasam (Mount Kailash), he continued his journey towards north. After prostrating to Lord at Sri Sailam and few other places in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh he arrived at Varanasi where he prostrated before Lord who had taken abode at the banks of River Ganga having her in His matted hair. He then proceeded to travel towards north further to mount Kailash. In those days where no means of transport was available for such travel, Appar proceeded to he Himalayan forests where even Devas would be scared to get in. Not worrying about all those rough terrain, mountainous terrain and the dense forests and the wildest and scary animals which were living inside that thick jungle, he proceeded his journey towards Mount Kailash singing and chanting the name of Lord Shiva. Waking day and night not worrying about any of the above he had two things on his mind. First being his determination to see Lord Shiva and Parvathi at Mount Kailasam (known as Kailasa Darshan) and devotion towards Lord. He had both these things as big as the Mount Everest which made him to continue to his journey towards mount Kailash even after his lotus feet were worn and burnt because of the harsh terrain and continuous walk of 1000s of Kilometers. Walking day and night through that tough and rough terrain his feet were worn out and severely injured because of his continuous walking, but his devotion to worship the Lord with His Consort on the mount was not an inch faded. When his legs were no more good to walk, he started crawling using his hand and knees but after some distance even his hand and knees became so bad that he started using his chest to move forward. His chest bones broke after distance and the flesh and wounds started bleeding he was not able to move an inch anymore even at this situation he not giving up his determination started to roll towards the mount Kailash. At this point of time, Lord himself came in front of Appar in the form of a sage and asked Appar why he was toiling like that when he could happily darshaned Lord at Varanasi itself like any other place. Further he told that to worship Lord at Mount Kailash no human form can reach only Devas and angels and other Gods can reach Mount Kailash to have darshan but not him and asked Appar to return back. But appar peruman was much more firm than the rock of Mount Kailash and he said he would not return without seeing Lord at Kailasam. Having heard all those beautiful hymns of Appar, Lord who was there in the form of sage disappeared in the horizon and raised the voice, “Ohh great king of words!. Raise! Have a dip in the pond in front of you and see us in the form we are at Kailasam raising from the pond in Thiruvaiyaru”. Appar listening to this “Asariri” took a dip in the pond in front of him somewhere in the foothills of Himalayas and when he got out of the pond all his wounds were gone and to the surprise of the entire world, by the grace that cannot be measured by any one, he reappeared in one of the ponds in the town of Thiruvaiyaru. What he saw was the most momentous and unforgettable darshan of Shiva and Parvathi in his own words. Appar’s happiness was unfathamomable and immeasurable. He saw everything in Thiruvaiyaru which was reflecting the principle of Shiva and Shakthi. The whole temple appeared as Mount Kailash and he was able to see the praise of Vishnu, Brahma, Indra and other Devas and Ganas who were paying obeisance to Lord Almighty. What he also saw was Daemons, great sages about whom he has only read or heard and gandharvas like Ramba and Urvashi performing in front of Lord Shiva and all the holy rivers including Ganga worshiping Him. Shiva’s prime assistant/servant Nandhi Devar standing like a real guard – guarding the abode. Hence, Thiruvaiyaru is also called as Dakshina Kailasam. Appar having seen such a wonderful scene by himself, was enthralled and having such a hair rising experience cried out of sheer joy and extreme happiness. At this moment only he sung the hymn “Madhar Pirai Kanniyanai” which explains the whole unparalleled scene of Mount Kailash as seen by him through this song. we reproducing two songs which he sung immediately after seeing Lord shiva மாதர் பிறைக் கண்ணியானை மலையான் மகளொடும் என்னும் கோதறு தண் தமிழ்ச் சொல்லால் குலவு திருப்பதிகங்கள் வேத முதல்வர் ஐயாற்றில் விரவும் சராசரம் எல்லாம் காதல் துணை ஒடும் கூடக் கண்டேன் எனப் பாடி நின்றார். Tevaram – Madhar Pirai KaNNi Composer : Thirunavukkarasar (Appar) Language : Tamil Ragam : Navarose Deity : Sivan Pann : Gandharam Talam : Rupakam mAdharp piRaikkaNNiyAnai malaiyAn magaLodum pAdi pOdhodu ~nIr suma~ndh Eththip puguvAr avar pin puguvEn yAdhum suvadu padAmal aiyARadaigindRa pOdhu kAdhal madap pidiyOdum kaLiRu varuvana kaNdEn kaNdEn avar thiruppAdham kaNdaRiyAdhana kaNdEn. Meaning: I enter kailAsam behind the many celestials who are carrying flowers and water and singing praises of Siva, who wears a crescent moon as a beautiful head garland, and pArvathi. When I reached thiruvaiyARu without my feet touching the ground, I saw a male elephant coming with his loving young female elephant (like Siva and pArvathi coming together). I saw Sivas holy feet and many other wonders I have never seen anywhere else. கண்டு தொழுது வணங்கிக் கண் நுதலார் தமைப் போற்றிக் கொண்ட திருத் தாண்டகங்கள் குறுந்தொகை நேரிசை அன்பின் மண்டு விருத்தங்கள் பாடி வணங்கித் திருத்தொண்டு செய்தே அண்டர் பிரான் திருவையாறு அமர்ந்தனர் நாவுக்கு அரசர் நாள் Another Song about how Shiva and Parvathi looked at the Kailasam as Appar saw it : Velli Verpinmel Maragathak Kodivudan Vilangum Thellu Perolip Pavala Verpena Idap Pagam Kollu Mamalaiyaludan Koodaveet rirundha Valla laraimun Kanadarn Vakkin Mannavanar It is note worthy that devout Saivite Saint Appar – Tirunavukkarasar worshipped here and had the Mount Kailash darshan from here. He had his holy bath in the Manasa Sarovar at Kailash and returned from the Thiruvaiyaru tank. This Surya Pushkarini Theertha is all sacred. We, Thiruvaiyaru Shiva Sewa Sangam would like to invite you all to the auspicious Appar Swamigal Kailasha Dharshan Festival- 2014 being performed at Lord Aiyarappar and His consort Aram Valartha Nayagi Temple at Thiruvaiyaru on Saturday 26th July, 2014. Ohm Nama Shivaya! By Thiruvaiyaru Shiva Sew Sangham 09652234563
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:11:39 +0000
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