Thirukulanthai Divyadesam - Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple - Saneeswara Kshetram
Once the devotees named Vedhacharan and Kumudavalli were performed penance and took the holy bath in the river here and requested the Almighty for a child as they were childless for a long time. Pleased with their poojas Almighty blessed them with a Baby Child. The couple named the girl "Kumudavalli", who desired to marry the Almighty Himself and to this end, she relentlessly pursued the Him offering prayers at always. Pleased by her sincerity, the Almighty gave her His dharshan and asked for the wishes. Delighted at having darshan of the Almighty, she said that her mind had not changed and He was the one that she wanted. Granting her wishes, he accepted her and took her in his chest. It is also believed that Lord Maha Vishnu came down here on his Garuda Vaahanam to defeat Asura Asmachaaran. Having defeated the asura, Vishnu is said to have performed his victory dance standing on the asura’s body. The Devas who watched this 'dancing victory' of Lord Vishnu wanted him to provide darshan here as ‘Maaya’ ‘Koothan’. In his only verse on Mayakoothan, NamAzhvaar refers to him as a wonder dancer, riding on Garuda in the West in Southern Kulanthai. His reference to groves and big mansions indicates that this was a prosperous location in centuries gone by. NamAzhvaar says that desiring to see the beauty of the Lord, he went all the way only to lose himself completely on seeing the handsome Lord Mayakoothan. |
