| Temples & Legends of Tamilnadu |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
ALWAR TIRUNAGARI |
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placed this occurrence in the middle of the 8th century A.D. The present name of the place
is Alwar Tirunagari, which is derived from the name of this Alwar. The popular esteem for
Nammalwar is so great that it has eclipsed the reputation of Adinatha swamy, which can be
seen from the fact that Nammalwar has a separate car for himself to join the procession of
the original deity of Adinatha swamy in Vaisakha (May-June) when the Gods from the nine
temples in the neighbourhood assemble to greet the Alwar. Alwar Tirunagari is well known
in Vaishnava tradition as Tirukurugur and has been sung on by Nammalwar. It is the place of nativity of Subrahmanya Dikshitar who is the author of the comparative grammar of Sanskrit and Tamil, called Prayogaviveka. Nammalwar had many names given to him. One such name was Satakopa. The baby in the womb is considered divine and omniscient. At the time of delivery, just when the child comes in contact with the outside would, a particular Vayu called Sata envelopes it and makes it forget its divine quality. The story is that when the babe Nammalwar was about to be born this Sata Vayu attempted to envelop him. Nammalwar with a Hoonkara Sabda (terrific grunt) drove it away, thereby himself keeping and preserving omniscience and other divine qualities. Hence his same Satakopa. |
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