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61. Thiruneermalai 61. THIRUNEERMALAI PLACE THIRUNEERMALAI PRESENT NAME THIRUNEERMALAI BASE TOWN CHENNAI DISTANCE 30 KM MOOLAVAR NEERVANNAN THIRUKKOLAM NINDRA THIRUMUGAMANDALAM EAST UTHSAVAR THAYAR ANIMAMALARMANGAI MANGALASASANAM 20 PAASURAMS PRATYAKSHAM PUNDAREEGAR THEERTHAM MANIKARNIGA THADAGAM VIMANAM THOYAGIRI VIMANAM NAMAVALI Sri Sundaravalli nayiga sameda Sri Jalathivarnaya parabramane namaha PLACE THIRUNEERMALAI PRESENT NAME THIRUNEERMALAI BASE TOWN CHENNAI DISTANCE 30 KM MOOLAVAR SANTHANARASIMHAN THIRUKKOLAM VEETRIRUNDHA THIRUMUGAMANDALAM EAST UTHSAVAR THAYAR MANGALASASANAM PRATYAKSHAM THEERTHAM VIMANAM NAMAVALI PLACE THIRUNEERMALAI PRESENT NAME THIRUNEERMALAI BASE TOWN CHENNAI DISTANCE 30 KM MOOLAVAR RANGANATHAN THIRUKKOLAM KIDANTHA THIRUMUGAMANDALAM SOUTH UTHSAVAR THAYAR RANGANAYAKI MANGALASASANAM PRATYAKSHAM THEERTHAM VIMANAM NAMAVALI 61. THIRUNEERMALAI PLACEE THIRUNEERMALAI PRESENT NAME THIRUNEERMALAI BASE TOWN CHENNAI DISTANCE 30 KM MOOLAVAR THRIVIKRAMAN THIRUKKOLAM NADANTHA THIRUMUGAMANDALAM EAST UTHSAVAR THAYAR MANGALASASANAM PRATYAKSHAM THEERTHAM VIMANAM NAMAVALI THIRUNEERMALAI ரகதி மகாவைவ சயனேகாலதி தசித ப னவ, மாகேடய மகஷி இவ தக இபட ேநாகி இவழிேய ெசறன. அவக ெபமாள சயனேகால ககைள வ அகலேவ இைல. ம ஒைற அத தசன கிைடக ேவெமன வபன. எனேவ, இதலதி தக அத திேகாலைத காட ேவ என உகமாக ெபமாைள ேவன. அேபா வாமி "ேபாக சயனதி' ரகநாதராக இள மைலய காசி 61. THIRUNEERMALAI இவேர இ மைலேகாய தியாக அகிறா. அகி ப, மாகேடய இவ இகிறன. இவ அபேஷக கிைடயா. வடதி ஒைற காதிைக மாததி ைதலகா ம ெசயபகிற. NEERVANNAN ராமாயண எதிய வாமகி மகஷி, ராமபராைன, திமணேகாலதி தசிக ேவ எ ஆைச எத. அவ இதல வ வாமிைய ேவ தவமிதா. ெபமா அவ சீதா, லமண, பரத, சகன ஆகிேயாட திமணேகாலதி காசி ததா. அேபா வாமகி, தன காய தசனபேய நிரதரமாக தப ேவனா. வாமி அவாேற அளனா. இவ மைலயவாரதி தனேகாயலி இகிறா. ந த மைலய மதிய இததா இவ, நவணெபமா எ, தலதி திநமைல எ ெபய ஏபட. நல நிற ேமன உைடயவ எபதா இவ "நலவணெபமா' எற ெபய உ. ராமபரா சனதி இகிற. இவர சனதிய, வாமிைய வணகியப யவாக ேதாறிய வாமகி காசி தகிறா. இதல ெபமாைள தசிக திமைகயாவா வதேபா, மைலைய றி ந நிைறதித. அவரா நைர கட ெச வாமிைய தசிக யவைல. ஆனா, அவ காதி வாமிைய தசிவ ெசவெதன ெவதா. ேகாய எதிேரள மெறா மைலய தகினா. நாக நகதேத தவர, தண ைறதபாைல. ஆனா ெபமாைள தசிக ேவெமபதி தகமாக இத திமைகயாவா, தண வ வைர காதி, வாமிைய தசிக ெசறா. த ம பாச ெகாட பதகாக ெபமா நிற ேகாலதி 61. THIRUNEERMALAI GARUDA VAHANAM நவணெபமா, இத ேகாலதி நரசிம, சயன ேகாலதி ரகநாத, நடத ேகாலதி உலகலத ெபமா என நா ேகாலக காயளனா. இத நாவைர இதலதி தசிகலா. நவணெபமா மைலயவாரதிள ேகாயலி, ரகநாத, நரசிம, உலகளத ெபமா ஆகிேயா மைலேகாயலி அகிறன. நரசிமைர உகிரமான ேகாலதி தசிதிபக . அவைர சாதமாக, பால பதி இதலதி தசிகலா. இரணயைன சஹார ெசய நரசிம அவதார எத மகாவ, உகிரமாக இதா. இத வவ க பரகலாத பயதா. எனேவ, வாமி த பதகாக உகிர ேகாலைத மாறி, அவைனேபாலேவ பால பதி தசன ததா. இவைர "பால நரசிம' எகிறன. மைலேகாயலி இவ சனதி இகிற. இவ பற நரசிம, யபட இர கரகட காசி தகிறா. இடைக ஆகா வரைல உயதி காகிறா. இவட ச, சகர இைல. இவா இ பால வவ ம யப என இர வவகள நரசிமைர தசிகலா. ேகார ராம... ெகாமர நவண...: ேகாயகள வாமி சனதி எதி ராஜேகார, பலிபட , ெகாமர ஆகியன ஒேர வைசய இ. ஆனா, இ பலிபட , ெகாமர இர ராஜேகாரதிலி வலகி தனேய உள. வாமகிகாக ராமராக, நவணெபமாளாக மகாவ காசி தததா, இவ திக இதலதி பரதான 61. THIRUNEERMALAI ெபகிறன. எனேவ, இவக கியவ தவதமாக ராம சனதி எதி ராஜேகார, நவண எதி ெகாமர அைமகபளன. HANUMANTHA VAHANAM இதலைத மகளாசாசன ெசத திமைகயாவா தாயாைர, "அணமாமலமைக' என றிப பார பாளா. ெபாவாக ெபமா ேகாயகள உசவ சிைலைய லவ ைவப வழக. இேகாயலி லவ ரகநாத மைலேகாயலி, உசவ அழகியமணவாள அவாரதிள ேகாயலி காசி தகிறன. சிதிைர பரேமாஸவ ெகாேயற ம ெகா இறக, பன உதிரதி நட திகயாண ஆகிய நாக ம அழகிய மணவாள மைலேகாய எதவா. அ மேம லவைர, உசவைர ஒறாக தசிக . மைலேகாயலி உள ரகநாத சிதிைரய, அவாரதிள நவணெபமா பனய பரேமாஸவ நடகிற. ைவட ஏகாதசியேபா அழகிய மணவாள ெசாகவாச கடகிறா. இவேர மாசி மகத கடேசைவ சாதிகிறா. நரசிம ஆனய, உலகளத ெபமா ஆய ஒநா வழா நடகிற. அேபா இவவ அவார ேகாய எதள கடேசைவ சாதிகிறன. சிதிைர உதிரதி நவண, அணமாமலமைக திகயாண, பன உதிரதி ரகநாத, ரகநாயகி திகயாண நடகிற.ேகாயகள வழாகாலகள வாமி ஒெவாநா ஒெவா வாகனதி எதவா. ஆனா, இேகாயலி ரகநாத, ஒேர நாள ஏ வாகனகள பவன வவா. 61. THIRUNEERMALAI KALKI MANDAPAM ைத மாத ரதசதமிய இத அத தசனைத காணலா. அ காைல ய உதயதி ரகநாத யபரைப வாகனதி எதள மாடவதி றி ததகைர எதகிறா. ய உதய ேவைளய, ெபமாள பாததிலி க வைரய பபயாக தபாராதைன ெசவ. இதைன ெபமா யேன ெச ைஜயாக கவ. பன, அமத வாகன, கட, ேசஷ, திைர, சிம, சதிரபரைப ஆகிய வாகனகள வாமி உலா வவா. ள ஒ; தத நா: பேகாணதிள மகாமக ளதி 19 ததக சகமிதிபதாக ஐதக. அேபா, இத ேகாயலி எதிள கணய (ள) சித தத, ெசாண தத, காய தத, ர தத என நா ததக சகமிளன. சிதிைர ம பனய நட பரேமாஸவதி 9 நா, ைவட ஏகாதசி மநா ஆகிய நாகள இ ததவா வழா நட. வாதசி திதி நாகள ததவா நடபதா இத நிகசிைய, "ேகா வாதசி' எ அைழகிறாக. ெபமா ேகாய கிவல: தானாக ேதாறிய எ ெபமா தலக சிறபானதாக கதபகிற. இைவ, "வய யத ேரக' எனப. இதி திநமைல ஒ. ரக, ண (கட), திபதி, வட மாநில ேகாயகளான சாளகிராம, ைநமிசாரய, கர, நாராயணர ஆகிய ஏ பற தலக ஆ. மைலய அைமத ேகாய எபதா இ பணமி ேதா கிவல ைவபவ வேசஷமாக நடகிற.இமைல "ேதாயாமைல' எற ெபய உ. ேதாய எறா "பா' எனெபா. வாமி ேதாயகி வமானதி கீ காசி 61. THIRUNEERMALAI தகிறா. சனகிழைமகள ரகநாத வேசஷ ைஜ நடகிற. அேபா இவ பாகி அலகார ெசகிறன NEERVANNAR இ ஒ மைலேகாய ஆ. மைலய, கீேழ இர ெபய ேகாயக அைமளன. ெபமா நா நிைலகள, அவதார ேகாலதி காசி தகிறா. இதலதி 3 ஏக பரபளவ நவ நராழி மடபட அழகிய ெதபள உ. இள த கரண, ஷர கரண, காய கரண, வண கரண என அைழகபகிற. ைவகானச ஆகம வதிப இ ேவைள ைஜ நடகிற. ராம தனசனதிய வறிகிரா . இதலதி ளதி நரா ெபமாைள வழிபடா ேநா வலகி நல உடா. அட சித ெதள சகல சபாகியக கிைட. ழைத பாகிய இலாதவக இள மரதி ெதா க, திமணதைட நக ெபக கிபரதசண ெச வழிபகிறன. 61. 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Next, he enjoyed His swift walking from SrIvaikUNTham to remove the animosity between the elephant and the crocodile. AzhvAr wondered where he can get to see these darSanams again.
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