Srardha Samrakshana Narayanan Temple, Nenmeli,
Kanchipuram
Srardha
Samrakshana Narayanan Temple is dedicated to Hindu God Vishnu located at Nenmeli
near Chengalpet Town in Kanchipuram District of Tamilnadu. Nenmeli is also
known as Pundarikanallur or Pindam vaiththa nallur as the Lord Srardha
Samrakshana Narayanan at Sri Lakshminarayana Perumal Temple here accepts
offerings for the ancestors and forefathers called Pithrus. This Place is
considered sacred and is equivalent to Gaya and Kasi.
Legends
The
place where the temple is situated once was under the kingdom of Arcot Nawab.
And, in this kingdom, lived an aged couple - Yagna Narayana Sharma and
Sarasavani. Yagna Narayana Sharma had a Guru - Yagnya Valkiyar, who belonged to
Suklaya jeer Vedam. Yagna Narayana Sharma worked as a Diwan in the Nawab
kingdom and both he and his wife Sarasavani had a great bhakti towards Sriman
Narayanan.
Because of bhakti, the
money, which they wanted to pay to the Nawab, was spent towards Deiva
Kainkaryam. And as a result of this, they both were ordered to be prisoned. But
they don't want to accept the punishment and thought they spent the money only
for good needs and for Deiva Kainkaryam. So, they went towards the Pushkarani
of Thiruvidanthai Divyadesam and let their death happen in the Pushkarani.
But
after their death, both of them were worried that they didn't have any children
to perform the Srardham for them. It is Bhagavan Sriman Narayanan who knows all
of his Bhaktas thoughts and he fulfills them. And, he himself performed the
Srardham, Thithi for the couples and even today the first theertham is given to
the family members of Yagna Narayana Sharma and Sarasavani.
And even
today, the Perumal himself perform Srardham for the people, who doesn't have
son or anyone else to perform and it is done during the time from 12 noon to
1.00 pm. That's the reason why the Perumal of this sthalam is called with Thiru
Naamam - Sri Srardha Samrakshana Narayanan.
The
Temple
The
Perumal of this sthalam is called with the thiru Naamam - "Sri Lakshmi
Narayana Perumal". The Utsavar of this temple is "Sri Srardha
Samrakshana Narayanan". The Maha Lakshmi Salagramam, which is found
in the Moolavar Sannadhi, is said to be so powerful and sacred and by
worshipping this, we are blessed by Maha Lakshmi with wealth, health and Sakala
Soubhagyam.
Sannadhis:
·
Srardha
Samrakshana Narayanan
·
Lakshmi
Narashimha
·
Krishna
·
Ganesha
Religious
Significance
People
who want to perform Srardham in this temple can join during the time of Pithru
Poojai by making the Sankalpam and dedicating it to the Perumal. The Neivedhyam
done for this Perumal is Ven Pongal (or) curd rice and along with it, Perandai
+ Yel Thuvayal is dedicated and the Perumal accepts it with full of kindness. The Pithru Poojai,
which is performed during Amavasai and Ekadesi Thithi, is said to equivalent to
that of the Srardham that's being performed in Gaya.
Contact
Srardha
Samrakshana Narayanan Temple
Brahmana
Street, Nenmeli Post,
Via
Nandham, Chengalpet – 603002,
Kanchipuram
District,
Phone: +91 – 44 – 27420053.
Connectivity
Nenmeli
is situated at about 6 kms from Chengalpet, on the road leading to
Mahabalipuram, near Thirukazhukundram.
