Thiruthetriyambalam (Palli Konda Perumal Temple),
Thirunangur – The Temple
The
temple complex has a single prakaram
(outer courtyard) and a separate shrine for Thayar, the
consort. It is located close to Thirunangur, a small village, 8 km east
of Sirkali en route to Thiruvenkadu. The temple has two
shrines enclosed in a compound wall. The presiding deity, Pallikonda Perumal is
sported in Bhujanga Sayanam (recumbent posture) with four arms facing
east. The presiding deity is called by various names like Senganmal, Ranganathar and Sreelakshmirangar. The shrine of the consort,
Bhujangavalli, is in a shrine parallel to the sanctum, facing east.
The
vimana above the sanctum is called Veda Vimanam. Lord Shiva and
Mother Sengamala Nachiar had the darshan of Lord in the temple. Besides
the presiding deity, Lord Lakshmi Narayana, Mothers Sridevi and Bhoodevi, Chakarathzhwar
and Lord Santhana Gopalakrishnan bless the devotees from the sanctum
sanctorum. Mother Sengamalavalli Thayar blesses from her own separate
shrine. 12 Azhwars and Sri Anjaneya are in the Mahamandapam.
This is
the only Lord Vishnu temple among the 108 Divya Desas known as
Ambalam. Of the 11 Perumal who came to this place, Perumal in the
Temple is but very Sri Ranganatha of Srirangam. Worshipping Perumal here
is equal to worshipping Srirangam Perumal. In the east faced Temple
Lord Perumal is in a reclining form on the Adisesha bed with four
hands. His head and right hand are on a wooden stand. The
left hand is on the hip. Mother Sridevi is on the head side and
Mother Bhoodevi is at the feet side.
Theertham
of this Temple is Surya Pushkarini; though the Lord is in sleeping posture, He
is guarding his devotees using Yoga Maya and is seeing the world happenings
through his sun like eyes. So the Pushkarani is named as Surya Pushkarani.
Vimanam is Veda Vimanam; in order to inform people that the ideal person
explained in the Vedas is none other than himself, the vimanam is named as
Vedha Vimaanam.
