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ಆದಿಕೇಶವಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ/Adikeshava Kshetra

ಶೇಷೇ ಶಯಾನ ಶರದಿಂದುಸಮಾನವಕ್ತ್ರ ಶ್ರೀಶಾದಿಕೇಶವ ಸಿತೋದಕಜಾತನೇತ್ರ|

ದೋಷಾತಿದೂರ ಗತಪಾರ ಗುಣಾಂಬುರಾಶೇ ದಾಸೇ ದಯಾಂ ಕುರು ಮಯೀಶ ಗತೇತರಾಶೇ||37||

ShEShE shayAna sharadindusamAnavaktra SreeshAdikEshava sitOdakajAtanEtra|

DOShAtidUra gatapAra guNAmburAshE dAsE dayAm kuru mayeesha gatEtarAshE||37|

शॆषॆ शयान शरदिन्दुसमानवक्त्र श्रीशादिकॆशव सितॊदकजातनॆत्र।

दॊषातिदूर गतपार गुणाम्बुराशॆ दासॆ दयां कुरु मयीश गतॆतराशॆ॥३७॥

SUMMARY: Oh Lord Adikeshava, who is resting on Adishesha; whose face is reminiscent of the full moon during the Sharadritu; who is the husband of Goddess Lakshmi; who possesses eyes that are like the white lily; who is always untouched by all sorts of drawbacks or defects; who is infinite; who is the epitome of all that is good; who is the custodian of the Ocean and is in the form of the ocean, please be empathetic towards me.  

This temple dedicated to Adikeshava is at Tiruvattar, which is about 23 miles from Shucheendra and about 20 miles from Nagarkoil. The statue of Sheshasayi Narayana in this temple is about 16 feet long. Only the face and chest of the Lord are seen from one door and the feet can be seen from the other door. Under the Adishesha, an Asura has been cramped down. The story behind this reads as follows:

Once, when Lord Brahma was  doing penance here, a demon came to him and begged for food. Lord Brahma told that demon to go to a banana plantation that was very close to him. The demon went there and started torturing the Rishis, who were doing penance there. As requested by the Rishis, Lord Narayana killed that demon. However, the demon requested Lord Narayana that his body (Narayana’s body) should always be lying on his (demon’s) body. Therefore, Lord Narayana placed Adi Shesha on the body of the demon and rested on Adi Shesha.

ಘೃತಮಾಲಾನದಿ/Ghrutamalanadi

ರೂಕ್ಷಪಾಪಾಟವೀದಾಹದಕ್ಷಜ್ನಾನಾನಲೋನ್ನತೇಃ|

ಸತತಂ ಹೇತುಭೂತೇಯಂ ಘೃತಮಾಲಾ ವಿರಾಜತೇ||38||

RUkShapApATaveedAhadakShajnAnAnalOnnatEhe|

Satatam hEtuBhUteyam GhrutamAlA virAjatE||38||

रूक्षपापापाटवीदाहदक्षज्ञानानलॊन्नतॆः।

सततं हॆतुभूतॆयं घृतमाला विराजतॆ॥३८॥

SUMMARY: This Ghrutamala River, which is capable of burning the forest of cruel sins and is always good at enhancing the fire-like knowledge, is shining gloriously.

This holy place is located at about 18 miles from Tiruvattar, on the banks of Tamraparni. It is located between Tiruvanantpur and Keshava Kshetra. There is a temple dedicated to a charming statue of Lord Sri Krishna. Sri Vadirajaru has described that river in this stanza.     

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