34-531: Soundararajaperumal Temple may refer to several places: Soundararajaperumal Temple, Nagapattinam , a temple in Nagapattinam , Tamil Nadu , India Soundararajaperumal Temple, Thadikombu , a temple in Thadikombu , Tamil Nadu, India [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
68-460: A Yuga Cycle , where, starting in order from the first age of Krita (Satya) Yuga , each yuga's length decreases by one-fourth (25%), giving proportions of 4:3:2:1. Each yuga is described as having a main period ( a.k.a. yuga proper) preceded by its yuga-sandhyā (dawn) and followed by its yuga-sandhyāṃśa (dusk), where each twilight (dawn/dusk) lasts for one-tenth (10%) of its main period. Lengths are given in divine years (years of
102-645: A daily basis. As at other Vishnu temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the Vaishnava community, from the Brahmin class. The temple rituals are performed six times a day: Ushathkalam at 7 a.m., Kalasanthi at 8:00 a.m., Uchikalam at 12:00 p.m., Sayarakshai at 6:00 p.m., Irandamkalam at 7:00 p.m. and Ardha Jamam at 10:00 p.m. Each ritual has three steps: alangaram (decoration), neivethanam (food offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for both Soundararajan and Soundaravalli. During
136-491: A holy dip in Sara Pushkarani, the temple tank. The Hindu god of creation, Brahma , started worshiping Vishnu at this place. Vishnu is believed to have appeared on the auspicious day of Masi Maham on the banks of Sarapushkarani. On account of the glow emanating from Masi Maham, Vishnu at this place was called "Aḻagiyan". Since he had a glittering skin, he was called "Soundara Rajan", meaning the most beautiful and his consort
170-454: A synonym for Satya Yuga , means "the accomplished or completed age" or "the age of righteous or action", a time when people perform pious (righteous) actions, and is sometimes referred to as the " Golden Age ". Krita Yuga is described in the Mahabharata , Manusmriti , Surya Siddhanta , Vishnu Smriti , and various Puranas . Hindu texts describe four yugas (world ages) in
204-541: A year of the gods ... (15) Twelve thousand of these divine years are denominated a Quadruple Age (caturyuga); of ten thousand times four hundred and thirty-two [4,320,000] solar years (16) Is composed that Quadruple Age, with its dawn and twilight. The difference of the Golden and the other Ages, as measured by the difference in the number of the feet of Virtue in each, is as follows : (17) The tenth part of an Age, multiplied successively by four, three, two, and one, gives
238-676: Is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu . It is located in Nagapattinam , a town in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu . Constructed in Dravidian style of architecture , the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham , the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is counted as one among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu. Vishnu
272-556: Is a work on the presiding deity by Subbarayapillai. One of the three Sangeetha Mumurthi, namely Muthuswami Dikshitar , has sung praise of the deity in his verses. Satya Yuga Satya Yuga ( a.k.a. Krita Yuga ) ( IAST : Kṛta-yuga ), in Hinduism , is the first and best of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle , preceded by Kali Yuga of the previous cycle and followed by Treta Yuga . Satya Yuga lasts for 1,728,000 years (4,800 divine years). Satya Yuga
306-617: Is classified as a Divya Desam , one of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the book. Many acharyas have also written songs on the various forms of Soundaraja in this Temple. Thivyakavi Pillai Peruman has revered the presiding deity in his works of Notriyettu Tirupathi Kovai and Paravai Ramanujar in his works of Notriyettu Tirupathi Tirupugaḻ . Muthukrishna Dasar, a poet of the early 20th century, has glorified Soundararaja Perumal and Soundaravalli in his works in Pancharatna Pathigam . Soundararaja Perumal Thasavathara Pathigam
340-608: Is equal to a day and night of the gods ... (19) I shall, in their order, tell you the number of years that are for different purposes calculated differently, in the Krita, the Treta, the Dwapara, and the Kali yugas. (20) Four thousand celestial years is the duration of the first or Krita age. The morning of that cycle consists of four hundred years and its evening is of four hundred years. (21) Regarding
374-442: Is known as the age of truth, when humanity is governed by gods , and every manifestation or work is close to the purest ideal and humanity will allow intrinsic goodness to rule supreme. It is sometimes referred to as the " Golden Age ". Dharma (depicted in the form of a bull) symbolizes morality and stood on all four legs during this period; the legs of Dharma reduce by one in each yuga that follows. As per Bhagavata Purana ,
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#1732908923752408-602: Is taken in different chariots around the streets of the temple. During the star of Uthiram, Perumal arrives at the shrine of Thayar and the celestial wedding is celebrated. During the Tamil month of Aadi , to commemorate the summer solstice, a ten-day festival is celebrated in the temple, when the festival image of Perumal is taken around the streets of the temple. The other festivals associated with Vishnu temples like Krishna Jayanthi, Saturdays of Tamil month Puratasi, Navaratri , Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Vijayadashami are celebrated during
442-520: Is worshiped as Soundararaja Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Soundaravalli. The temple is believed to have been built by the Medieval Cholas of the late 8th century CE, with later contributions at different times from Thanjavur Nayaks . The temple has two inscriptions dating from the Chola period. The temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram (gateway tower) within a granite wall. The complex contains all
476-561: The Bhakthiula hall, Chinnaya Chettiyar rebuilt the Vasantha hall, Nachiyappa Pillai rebuilt the Mataipalli, Ramasami Pillai renovated the image of the presiding shrine and the citizens of the town contributed to various other renovations. There are inscriptions from various ruling empires on the contributions made to the maintenance of the temple. The temple is located in Nagapattinam , a town in
510-531: The Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu . A distributary of the river Kaveri , Odambokki , passes close to the temple and the river is also called Virutha Kaveri. This leads to one of the names of presiding deity, "Kaveri Thuraivan". The present day Nagapattinam is believed to have been a forest, historically named Sundararinyam. During Treta Yuga a prince, Dhruva , heard about
544-448: The Krita age (consists of) four thousand years (of the gods); the twilight preceding it consists of as many hundreds, and the twilight following it of the same number. (70) In the other three ages with their twilights preceding and following, the thousands and hundreds are diminished by one (in each). Surya Siddhanta , Ch. 1: (13) ... twelve months make a year. This is called a day of the gods. (14) ... Six times sixty [360] of them are
578-451: The South Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The main entrance of the temple faces the East and, at the entrance of the temple, there is a four pillared open hall. The temple has a 90 ft (27 m) tall rajagopuram (temple tower) and is enclosed by rectangular walls around it. There is a smaller temple tower on the western side. The walls of the temple are surrounded by large streets, through which
612-915: The four legs of Dharma are Tapas lit. ' austerity ' , Śauca lit. ' cleanliness ' (or Dāna lit. ' charity ' ), Dayā lit. ' compassion ' and Satya lit. ' truth ' . Yuga ( Sanskrit : युग ), in this context, means "an age of the world", where its archaic spelling is yug , with other forms of yugam , yugānāṃ , and yuge , derived from yuj ( Sanskrit : युज् , lit. 'to join or yoke'), believed derived from *yeug- ( Proto-Indo-European : lit. 'to join or unite'). Satya Yuga ( Sanskrit : सत्ययुग , romanized : satyayuga or satya-yuga ) means "the age of truth or sincerity", sometimes abbreviated as Sat Yuga or Satyuga . Krita Yuga ( Sanskrit : कृतयुग , romanized : kṛtayuga, kritayuga, kṛta-yuga, or krita-yuga ),
646-507: The gods), each lasting for 360 solar (human) years. Krita Yuga , the first age in a cycle, lasts for 1,728,000 years (4,800 divine years), where its main period lasts for 1,440,000 years (4,000 divine years) and its two twilights each lasts for 144,000 years (400 divine years). The current cycle's Krita Yuga has the following dates based on Kali Yuga , the fourth and present age, starting in 3102 BCE: Mahabharata , Book 12 ( Shanti Parva ), Ch. 231: (17) A year (of men)
680-467: The images of the architects who designed it. The Nayaka hall is built like a chariot with wheels outside it. The hall which has entrance to the temple has two eight foot sculptures of the guardian deities Sumba and Nigumba. The temple follows the traditions of the Thenkalai sect of Vaishnavite tradition and follows vaikanasa aagama . The temple priests perform the puja (rituals) during festivals and on
714-428: The importance of the forest and began a penance, wishing to see Vishnu . Pleased by this penance, Vishnu appeared to him. Following his example, Markendaya Maharishi did penance and attained the vision of Vishnu during Satya Yuga and Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu, during Treta Yuga as did king Saleesa Chola during Kali Yuga . It is believed that two eunuchs, Kandan and Sukandan, attained physical fitness after having
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#1732908923752748-500: The last step of worship, nadasvaram (a pipe instrument) and tavil (a percussion instrument) are played, religious instructions in the Vedas (sacred text) are recited by priests, and worshippers prostrate themselves in front of the temple mast . There are weekly, monthly and fortnightly rituals performed in the temple. During the Tamil month of Chittirai , the Hindu calendar is read in
782-467: The length of the Golden and the other Ages, in order : the sixth part of each belongs to its dawn and twilight. Among the four eras, the Satya Yuga is the first and the most significant one. Knowledge, meditation, and penance hold special importance in this era. The Mahabharata , a Hindu epic , describes Krita Yuga as such: Men neither bought nor sold; there were no poor and no rich; there
816-447: The other cycles, the duration of each gradually decreases by a quarter in respect of both the principal period with the minor portion and the conjoining portion itself. Manusmriti , Ch. 1: (67) A year is a day and a night of the gods ... (68) But hear now the brief (description of) the duration of a night and a day of Brahman [(Brahma)] and of the several ages (of the world, yuga) according to their order. (69) They declare that
850-464: The respective days. A ten-day festival is celebrated, during the Tamil month of Purattasi , commemorating Manavala Mamunigal. Uthirayanapunyakalam during the Tamil month of Thai followed by Mattaiadi, Masi Kadalauttu during Masi, Panguni Peruviḻa during Panguni and Thiruvasagai Viḻa are other prominent festivals in the temple. Music instruments like Suthamathalam, Ekkalam, Thiruchinnam and Thalam are used during such festivals. During Thiruvasi festival,
884-528: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soundararajaperumal_Temple&oldid=685723586 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Soundararajaperumal Temple, Nagapattinam The Soundararajaperumal Temple
918-415: The shrines and water bodies associated with it. Soundararaja Perumal is believed to have appeared for Sage Markandeya , Dhruva , Saleesan, and the goddess Bhudevi . The temple observes six daily rituals and three yearly festivals. The chariot festival, celebrated during the Tamil month of Chittirai (March–April), is the most prominent festival of the temple. The temple is maintained and administered by
952-562: The temple chariot is drawn around the streets of the temple. The temple finds mention in Brahmanda Purana in the Utharkanda Gyana Yoga section. The temple is revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham , the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Thirumangai alvar . It is considered one of the important temples visited by Thirumangai Alvar. The Alvar has sung praise, imagining himself as a lady and Soundaraja as his lover. The temple
986-487: The temple chariot passes during festivals. The Southern street accommodates the station of the temple chariot and Sarapushkarani, the temple tank. A rare image of Narasimha with eight hands, one blessing Prahlada , another showing the abhaya mudra and the others involved in the killing of the asura , Hiranyakashipu , is present in the temple. There is a four-pillared hall in front of the shrine of Soundarvalli shrine that has beautiful architectural treatment. The hall has
1020-495: The temple premises and the festival deity is taken in procession around the Mada street of the temple. Similar processions are followed during the Maga star of Chittirai and Magam ; the five-day festival of Nammalvar during the Tamil month of Aani . The ten day yearly festival of Soundaravalli Thayar is celebrated during the same month, when a flag is hoisted and the festive image of Thayar
1054-604: The temple tower, halls and the compound wall around the temple. The image of him and his wife Lakshmi Ammal are installed in one of the halls built by them. Kundo Pandithar, an officer of the Nayak kingdom during 1737, is believed to have constructed the Ashtana mandapam, and the Pachai Varnar, Pavala Vannar, Veetriruntha Perumal, Kidantha Kola Perumal and Vishvaksenar shrines. During the early 20th century, Dratcha Balagurumuthi Chettiyar built
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1088-504: The temple. During the rule of the Nayaks, Nagapattinam was a busy port and it was more of a Dutch territory. On the request of the Dutch for a light house, the Nayak king is believed to have built the seven tiered temple tower and utilized it as the light house. Jagul Nayakar, the lieutenant of a Nayak king during the 1650s, was a staunch worshiper of Soundararaja Perumal. He is believed to have built
1122-471: Was called Soundaravalli. Since the king of Nagas (snakes), Adisesha worshipped Vishnu at this place, the place was called Nagar Pattinam, the place of Nagas. The temple had contributions from Pallavas , Nagars, and Cholas during the 8th to 10th centuries. During the later centuries, Thanjavur Nayaks and subsequently the Thanjavur Marathas are believed to have made significant contributions to
1156-406: Was no need to labour, because all that men required was obtained by the power of will; the chief virtue was the abandonment of all worldly desires. The Krita Yuga was without disease; there was no lessening with the years; there was no hatred, or vanity, or evil thought whatsoever; no sorrow, no fear. All mankind could attain to supreme blessedness. Additionally, in Vaishnava dharma , the Satya Yuga
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