Comments on: 155/38 Therazhundhur

By: J

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:37:36 +0000

bringing back good memories.. used enjoy going to temples in and around tanjore, kumbhakonam… am suddenly feeling home-sick after seeing this post.

By: bharat

bharat — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:10:57 +0000

mindblowing

By: Ram

Ram — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:13:40 +0000

very good piece! and write to the publishers of the book that they may get an award from Mu.Ka. for their spellings!
incidentally who is the publisher? hope not one of the government ones.

By: Hs

Hs — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:23:15 +0000

Hi prabhu!! Next time when you trip to mayavaram or places around that try to visit Achalpuram.. very big temple with lot of spiritual significance. read abt the temple here .

By: babu

babu — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:57:13 +0000

“Andha book la appadi dhaan iruk”
oru book publish panravarlhal ithai kooda check panna mattangalaa???
திருமுறைதலங்கள் enbathuthan sari

thalam enraal-idam enru arttham

By: Chenthil

Chenthil — Sun, 11 May 2008 09:08:52 +0000

Related stuff - Thiru-k-kurungudi

By: F e r r a r i

F e r r a r i — Sun, 11 May 2008 03:34:53 +0000

Aparna,
In the book I have there is some history based on Agasthiyar and another king. But this sounds more realistic Thanks a lot for the information

Sami,
Post it!

s,
Andha book la appadi dhaan irukku

By: s

Sat, 10 May 2008 19:14:34 +0000

Prabhu

“திருமுறைதலங்கள்” illayo?
great post, nice info.

By: Sami

Sami — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:49:14 +0000

Nice photos and nice description !
Me too having a temple post in the draft

@Aparna,
Nice info !

By: Aparna

Aparna — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:43:55 +0000

Here's some more info about Terizhandur. The legend goes that one day King Uparisavasu was going on his pushpaka vimanam and at that time, perumAL was herding the cows (urchavar of this temple can be seen with cow and calf and the urchavar has a stick (maaDu maikara kucchi) in His hand). The shadow of that vimanam fell on the cows and perumAL asked the King to get down from the vimanam. When the King didn't oblige, the Lord brought down his vimanam with the thumb of His right leg and hence the name of the place, ther + azhundhur. (You can still see the right thumb of the idol of Amaruviappan in the act of pressing) When the king realized that it was perumAL Himself who was herding the cows, he asked Him to forgive him and give back his vimanam and asked the Lord what he wanted. perumAL asked him to bring 'aNRu kaDaindha veNNai aayiram kuDam' (1000 pots of fresh butter prepared on the same day). Thinking that this was an easy task, the King asked the people to get it. But they were able to fill only 999 pots and there was no butter left for the last pot. Since only one pot didn't have butter, the king that the Lord won't notice it. But when the Lord opened the pots in the king's presence, there was only one pot that had butter. Embarrassed, the king asked the Lord to forgive him and the Lord gave darshan to the king and it is believed that till date, the ther/vimanam is still there in the tank of the perumAL temple.