Thiru Gnana
Sambanthar was presented with 'Golden Cymbals' by Lord Thaala Pureeswarar
While Osai Nayaki blessed him presenting the 'Sound' to his sacred verses
While Osai Nayaki blessed him presenting the 'Sound' to his sacred verses
A Prarthana Sthalam
to regain one’s sound chord - Also, those with stammering will find a solution here at this temple
Located two kms South West of
Sattanathar temple in Sirkazhi is the Thaala Pureeswarar temple in Thiru
Kolakka. In recent times, this place has come to be referred to as Thiru Thaala
Mudayar Koil.
After having drunk the sacred
milk from the Goddess at Sattanathar temple in Sirkazhi, Thiru Gnana Sambanthar
came here to Thiru Kolakka as a three year old child carried by his father. On seeing
the Lord and excited at the playful fishes jumping in and out of the water in
the huge sacred tank opposite the temple, Thiru Gnana Sambanthar rendered a
devotional verse 'Madayil Vaazhai... 'clapping continuously with his two hands in a joyous
mood.
As the devotion reached its peak,
the child’s hands became red making the Lord anxious. It was then that the Lord
initiated the child with the Panchakshara Mantra and presented him with a
Golden Cymbals. However, being the original one with Gold, the cymbals did not
produce sound!!! As he moved on and presented the songs in front of Ambal, seen
north of the Lord, the Ambal blessed him by providing sound to his songs.
In memory of this historical
episode, Ambal is referred to as Osai Nayaki (Dwani Pradhambigai) and the Lord
as Thaala Pureeswarar (Saptha Pureeswarar).
Sundarar recalls the historical episode
In his set of verses on the
temple, Sundarar has provided a description as to how the Lord presented Thiru
Gnana Sambanthar with the Golden Cymbals in the full public view including marking the presence of Devas.
A Dumb Child gets
his voice
In 1979, on a suggestion from an
elderly gentleman who had visited this temple, a couple with a dumb child,
invoked the blessings of the Lord and Ambal. Sitting far away in Nagercoil, the
mother lit a lamp at her home in the evening and placed her golden bangles
before the Ambal in her pooja room invoking the blessings of Osai Nayaki. To
their delight, the child called out for the mother the very next morning. In a
thanking gesture, the couple presented the Lord and Ambal with Golden
jewellery.
Over 600 people including an 80
year old have regained their voice after performing pooja at this temple invoking
the blessings of Osai Nayaki.
As part of the process to regain the voice, one can perform:
Vaakku Vathini Moola Mantra
Archanai
Vaakku Vathini Moola Mantra Homam
Vaakku Vathini Moola Mantra
Trisidhi Archanai
The Honey that has been presented
to Osai Nayaki is consumed by the devotee who is believed to get his / her
voice back. Even Muslim Children have secured their voice by performing pooja
at this temple.
Devotion of the
Gurukkal
A truly redeeming feature of the
temple is the sincere devotional service of Karthikeyan Gurukal performing the
pooja in all the Sannidhis all alone. He had started assisting his father in performing pooja even as a young 6 year old!!!! Later after initiation of Vedas, he started full fledged devotional service as a young teenager and has been here ever since. The current Gurukkal family has been
taking care of the pooja at the temple for the last 5 generations.
Appar's praise of Thiru Kolakka
In each of his verses, Thirunavukkarasar refers to this place as Thiru Kolakka. He praises the Lord as 'Thiru Kolakkavudaya Koothan'.
Restoration of the
temple
After several decades, the temple
is undergoing restoration of the dilapidated structures. The outer wall had
collapsed and is being rebuilt. A Raja Gopuram is being planned at the Eastern
entrance. The huge sacred tank which received praise from Thiru Gnana Sambandar
is being cleaned up and walls are being planned on all the four sides. A new
madapalli is also being planned. Viaravan, Hereditary Trustee has been taking care of the maintenance of the temple ( Contact: 98422 28853)
Festivals
Chitrai Pootraalam Utsavam – This
year the festival falls on May 1(2017)
Margazhi Aruthra Festivals
Ambal Utsavam on Kaanum Pongal
day
The temple is open between 7am and
11.30am and 430pm and 8pm. Contact Gurukkal @ 98658 85780/81899 88587
How to reach
There are no buses or mini buses
to the temple. One can walk (about 10 minutes) through the long winding road westwards from
Sirkazhi bus stand to reach the temple. Auto from Sirkazhi bus stand will cost Rs. 50.
2 comments:
Greatly appreciated for this post on your blog!! We visited last week to Osai Nayagi temple. full of Vibes!!
Kudos on your work about the temple.
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