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ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “#ತೀರ್ಥ #ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

Sri #Trivikrama in #Thirukkoyiluru/ತಿರುಕ್ಕೊಯಿಲೂರಿನ ಶ್ರೀ ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮ

ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮ ನ ವಿಕ್ರಮಂ ಗಣಯಿತುಂ ಫಣೀ ಶಕ್ನುತೇ

ತವೇಶ ನತವೇಪಥುಪ್ರಶಮನಂ ಪರೇ ಕಿಂ ಪುನಃ|

ಅಜಾಂಡಘನ ಭಾಂಡಖಂಡನಪಟೀಯಸೀ ಯನ್ಮೃದು-

ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತನಗಮೋಕ್ತಪನ್ನಖಶಿಖಾ ಜಗದ್ವ್ಯಾಪಿನೀ||38||

Trivikrama na vikramam gaNayitum PhaNee shaknutE

tavEsha natavEpaThuprashamanam pare kira punaha|

AjAnDaGhana BhAnDaKhanDanapaTeeyasee yanmrudu-

pradeeptanagamOktapannaKhashiKhA jagadvyApinee||38||

त्रिविक्रम न विक्रमं गणयितुं फणी शक्नुतॆ तवॆश नतवॆपथुप्रशमनं परॆ किं पुनः

अजान्डघन भान्डखन्डनपटीयसी यन्मृदुप्रदीप्तनगमॊक्तपन्नखशिखा जगद्व्यापिनी॥३८॥ 

SUMMARY: Oh Lord Trivikrama, even the thousand-hooded Shesha is incapable of your power with which you relieve those prostrating before you from the shiver they may get; how it can then be said that others, apart from Lord Shesha, are incapable of doing it? The tips of your soft nails, which blaze and are praised by the Vedas, are capable of slitting this huge and solid utensil-like Universe.  

Trivikrama is one of the ten prominent incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Initially appearing as a young dwarf Brahmin bachelor (Vatu, who has undergone the thread ceremony and not married) called Vamana. The word Vamana means Dwarf.

Lord #Vishnu was requested by Lord Brahma and other gods, including Lord Indra, the king of heavens, to prevent Bali, a demon king, grandson of Hiranyakashipu and son of Prahlada, from unseating Indra from the throne. Unlike the other demons, including his predecessors and ancestors, Mahabali or Balichakravarthy, took the pretentious, deceitful root of righteousness to unseat Indra. There is a condition that whoever performs 100 (some say 101) Ashwamedha Yajnas will automatically become eligible to occupy the throne of Indra. Bali Chakravarthy was performing the last Ashwamedha (hundredth or hundred and fist). Lord Vishnu incarnated as a dwarf Brahmin bachelor boy (vatu-वटु) and reached the place where Bali was performing the sacrifice. One of the primary conditions laid down for those performing any Yajna is that they should donate liberally and should not refuse to donate something desired by the recipients. Accordingly, Bali Chakravarthy asked the bachelor boy demand anything of his choice. Vamana, the bachelor boy, deftly drives Bali to stand by his words of offering that the Brahmin Boy might ask and when Bali vouched to keep his words at all costs, the boy pronounced what he wanted. The boy demanded Bali that he wanted to have a piece of land could accommodate his three steps. Bali was taken aback by the demand of the boy and said that the three-feet land was paltry and negligible. He wanted the boy to ‘demand’ anything under the Sun. The boy pretended to be adamant and stuck to his real demand. Bali prepares to donate ‘three-feet’ land to Vamana. Shukracharya, the Head Priest and sole Guru or the Master for all demons, guessed that the boy was Lord Vishnu and cautioned Bali against the demand of the boy. However, Bali was helpless. He was bound by his own ‘commitment’ to the boy. He asked Vamana to measure the piece of land he had demanded, earlier. Vamana suddenly expands his form to such a huge, giant form that Bali could not imagine. With one foot, Vamana, who had turned into Trivikrama, covers the entire earth; with the second foot, Trivikrama covers the entire space and other worlds. There was no place for Trivikrama to keep the third foot. #Bali offers his head for Trivikrama to keep the third foot. Lord Trivikrama was impressed with the ‘loyalty’ and ‘sincerity’ of Bali and asked him to demand any boon. Bali demanded that he should be the king of the underworld known as Patala Loka, Lord Vishnu should be the Door Keeper and once in a year, he should be allowed to take a look at the life of people on Earth. Lord Vishnu bestows the boons and also mandates that Bali would be the successor of the present Indra. The name “Trivikrama” is a compound word comprising “Tri” and “Vikrama” whereby “Tri” means three worlds and “Vikrama” means victor.

Sri Trivikrama Temple is on the banks of South Pinakini River.

Sri Trivikrama Temple is one of the “Pancha Krishnaranya Kshetras”, where, it is believed, Naalayira Divya Prabandam was explained to the world, for the first time.

The giant statue of Trivikrama here holds the Conch in the right hand, which is a deviation from the other statues of Narayana and his incarnations. Moreover, The Great Divine Disc is held in the left hand, another notable deviation from other sculptures.    

This temple is also known as Sri Ulagalantha Perumal Temple. It is located in Thirukkovilur or Thirukoilur in Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu. The incarnation of Lord Vishnu as Vamana and Trivikrama has been explained in Sri Bhagavata.    

According to sources, about a thousand years ago, Thirukkovilur was among the four largest cities in Tamil Nadu. The other three such places then were Kanchipuram, Madurai and Thanjavur.

Historically, the most popular Chola Emperor Raja Raja Chola was born inThirukkoilur as the third son of Parantaka Sundara Chola and Vanavan Devi of Malayaman dynasty.

Many shrines dedicated to different deities are located on the premises of Sri Trivikrama Temple.

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