The temple in this dhivya dhEsam is famously known as AdhinAthar\/<\/span>AzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0dhEvasthAnam. This town is situated on the banks of the sacred thAmirabharaNi river. Our pUrvAchAryas explain that just like akAram (paramAthmA) and makAram (jIvAthmA) has equal importance in praNavam (OmkAram), here in this dhivya dhEsam, both perumAL and AzhwAr has equal importance. This dhivya dhEsam was originally known as thirukkurugUr. This is the avathAra sthalam (place of birth) for\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>.<\/span> After\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u2018s birth, this dhivya dhEsam becomes to be famously known as AzhwAr thirunagari. This dhivya dhEsam is also part of navathiruppathi (9 temples around AzhwAr thirunagari which were sung by\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0has performed mangaLAsAsanam (glorifications in pAsurams) to Adhi nAthan (mUlavar) and polindhu ninRa pirAn (uthsavar) of this dhivya dhEsam in his thiruvAimozhi. Glorifications of nammAzhwAr by various personalities \u2013\u00a0<\/span>http:\/\/kaarimaaran.com\/songs.html<\/span><\/a>.<\/span> nammAzhwAr\u2019s 32 names displayed in thirukkurugUr (AzhwAr thirunagari) Temple.\u00a0<\/span>Tamil<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>English<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n In his first prabhandham itself (thiruviruththam),\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0shows his divine attachment for varAha perumAL. In the 99th pAsuram, he declares that there is nothing more auspicious than gyAnappirAn (varAha perumAL) who rescued bhUmi pirAtti. Here in this dhivya dhEsam, there is a separate sannidhi for gyAnappirAn emperumAn with sannidhi garudAzhwAr.<\/span><\/p>\n nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u2018s love and attachment towards thiruvEngadamudaiyAn (SrInivAsa) is immeasurable. To reciprocate AzhwAr\u2019s devotion, SrInivAsan emperumAn descended himself in to 4 sannidhis (each in one direction).<\/span><\/p>\n During the life time of\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>, madhurakavi AzhwAr was travelling in northern part of bhAratha dhEsam. Seeing the effulgence of\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in the form of a shining star from ayOdhyA (where he was residing), he visits AzhwAr thirunagari and meets\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0who was staying in the thiruppuLi AzhwAr (tamarind tree) and becomes his sishya.\u00a0<\/span>madhurakavi<\/span> AzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0compiles kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu in glorification of\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and spreads the glories of\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0far and wide. While\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0was preparing to ascend to paramapadham, madhurakavi AzhwAr prays to\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to present him with an archA vigraham for his continuous worship.\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0instructs madhurakavi AzhwAr to boil the water from thAmirabharaNi river and tells him that he will get an archA vigraham from that. When\u00a0<\/span>madhurakavi AzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0boils the water as instructed, he gets an archA vigraham with thridhaNdam (the three sticks carried by sannyAsis) and anjali hastham (hands held together in worshipping posture).\u00a0<\/span>madhurakavi AzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0being amazed by that, tells\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a> that he was expecting the archA vigraham with upadhEsa hastham (in a posture of giving instructions). <\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0tells\u00a0<\/span>madhurakavi AzhwAr<\/span><\/a> that the vigraham arrived is the one of bhavishyadhAchAryan (the AchArya of future \u2013 SrI rAmanuja) who will appear about 4000 years later who will uplift every one. He instructs <\/span>madhurakavi AzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to boil the water again and after\u00a0<\/span>madhurakavi AzhwAr<\/span><\/a> doing so, he gets another vigraham which resembles\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>. This archA vigraham was then established at the Adhi nAthan emperumAn\u2019s temple. bhavishyadhAchAryan archA vigraham was buried under the divine tamarind tree safely to be revealed in the future at the appropriate time.<\/span><\/p>\n nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>madhurakavi AzhwAr<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>nAthamunigaL<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(picture from kAnchIpuram)<\/span><\/p>\n azhagiya maNavALa perumAL nAyanAr<\/span><\/a>, in his AchArya hrudhayam chUrNIkai 161, explains the divine emotions of\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0towards this\u00a0<\/span>emperumAn<\/span><\/a>. He explains that\u00a0<\/span>emperumAn<\/span><\/a>\u2018s parathvam (supremacy) is most beautifully revealed in this wonderful dhivya dhEsam which has equal importance for Adhi nAthan emperumAn and\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Subsequently,\u00a0<\/span>nAthamunigaL<\/span><\/a>\u00a0visits AzhwAr thirunagari, hearing about nammAzhwAr and his thiruvAimozhi. He meditates on\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and recites kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu 12000 times. Being pleased with\u00a0<\/span>nAthamunigaL<\/span><\/a>\u2018s dedication and devotion,\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>appears in front of him and teaches him all the 4000 dhivya prabhandham and their meaning.\u00a0<\/span>nAthamunigaL<\/span><\/a>\u00a0subsequently establishes the temple worship, recital methodology, etc. He divides 4000 dhivya prabhandham in to 4 parts and adds music wherever appropriate. He also teaches dhivya prabhandham with music to many of his sishyas and establishes the arayar sEvai (the practice of singing dhivya prabhandham with cymbals and action).<\/span><\/p>\n After some time,\u00a0<\/span>emperumAnAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0visits AzhwAr thirunagari and performs mangaLAsAsanam to polindhu ninRa pirAn emperumAn and\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>. He also visits navathiruppathi dhivya dhEsams. There are nice incidents identified in relation to\u00a0<\/span>emperumAnAr<\/span><\/a>\u2018s visit to AzhwAr thirunagari and other near by dhivya dhEsams. When\u00a0<\/span>emperumAnAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0performs mangaLAsAsanam to\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>, AzhwAr being greatly delighted by\u00a0<\/span>emperumAnAr<\/span><\/a>\u2018s devotion, gives a divine order \u201cHereafter my thiruvadi (lotus feet) will be known as \u2018SrI rAmAnujam\u2019 in AzhwAr thirunagari\u201d. Usually his lotus feet is called \u201cmadhurakavigaL\u201d every where. But in AzhwAr thirunagari alone, it is called as \u201cSrI rAmAnujam\u201d following <\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u2018s own orders.<\/span><\/p>\n As time passed, islamic invaders attacked various dhivya dhEsams in the southern region. Fearing imminent attack, AzhwAr was carried to kEraLa region where namperumAL was also present (travelling for the same reasons to avoid the attackers in SrIrangam). AzhwAr thirunagari becomes forested as people abandon the area after AzhwAr leaving the temple. thirumalai AzhwAr (<\/span>thiruvAimozhi piLLai<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 SrI sailEsar) who is a dear sishya of <\/span>piLLai lOkAchAryar<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and was the minister in the kingdom ruling that region, puts in great effort in bringing AzhwAr back to AzhwAr thirunagari. He locates AzhwAr thirunagari, clears the forest, re-builds the temple back to its true glories and re-establishes the temple norms. He also locates the bhavishyadhAchAyan vigraham and establishes a separate temple for bhavishyadhAchAryan (<\/span>emperumAnAr<\/span><\/a>) in the western part of the town.\u00a0<\/span>thiruvAimozhi piLLai<\/span><\/a>\u00a0stays at AzhwAr thirunagari and constantly engages in serving\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>emperumAnAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for the rest of his life.<\/span><\/p>\n maNavALa mAmunigaL<\/span><\/a>\u00a0takes birth in this dhivya dhEsam as the son of thirunAvIrudaiya pirAn thAtharaNNar. He then goes to his mAthula gruham (grand father\u2019s house) at sikkil kidAram for his early studies. Hearing the glories of\u00a0<\/span>thiruvAimozhi piLLai<\/span><\/a>, he returns to Azhwar thirunagari and becomes a sishya of\u00a0<\/span>thiruvAimozhi piLLai<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>thiruvAimozhi piLLai<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a>shows great attachment towards\u00a0<\/span>mAmunigaL<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(who is a re-incarnation of\u00a0<\/span>emperumAnAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0himself) and instructs him to take care of bhavishyadhAchAryan sannidhi.\u00a0<\/span>mAmunigaL<\/span><\/a> becomes to be famously known as yathIndhra pravaNar (one who is extremely devoted to SrI rAmAnuja) subsequently. <\/span>mAmunigaL<\/span><\/a> serves his AchAryan until he ascends to paramapadham and then leaves to SrIrangam and subsequently accepts sannyAsam there.<\/span><\/p>\n Thus, this dhivya dhEsam is very unique that this is the birth place of\u00a0<\/span>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>emperumAnAr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(bhavishyadhAchAryan) and jIyar (<\/span>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/temple-entrance-1.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>nammAzhwAr<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>emperumAnAr<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>piLLai lOkAchAryar<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>thiruvAimozhi piLLai<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>mAmunigaL<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n