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Alagarswamy Temple
- Madurai,Tamil Nadu
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The Alagarswamy Temple is located in Madurai and is dedicated to God Alagarswamy. It is also called the Sri Koodal Alagar temple and is one among the 108 Vaishnavaite shrines is exclusive in its own way. The reason is because Alwars had performed Mangalasasanam here. Periyalwar has also praised this temple in one of his literary works. Attanga Vimanam, the foremost among the 94 Vimaanams is found over the temple's sanctorum, which adds beauty to the shrine. This temple hails from the earliest age of Sangam period. There are references of this temple in Paripadal and Silappadikaram. The presiding deity was praised and worshipped by the Sangam Tamil poets. Brahmanda Purana vividly describes this kshetra in seven chapters. Sri Koodal Alagar is in the Ashtanga vimana flanked by his consorts.
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- To have wishes fulfilled
- For general well-being
Shlokas
Achutham Keyshavam Rama Narayanam Krishna Damodaram Vasudevam Harim Shridharam Madhavam Gopika Vallabham Janaki Nayakam Ramachandram Bhajey
Meaning -Oh Lord who cannot be perished, who also has names like Keshava, Rama, Damodara, Narayana, Sridhara, Madhava, Krishna, Ramachandra the beloved of Janaki, let me say your name regularly.
Vasudeva Sutham Devam Kamsa Chanoora Mardhanam Devaki Paramanandham Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum
Meaning -I bow to you O Krishna, the ultimate guru, Devaki and Vasudeva's son, and the destroyer of Kamsa and Chanur.
Adharam Madhuram Vadanam Madhuram Nayanam Madhuram Hasitam Madhuram Hridayam Madhuram Gamanam Madhuram Mathuraa Dhipate Rakhilam Madhuram
Meaning -Meaning - Sweet are Your lips, sweet is Your face, sweet are Your eyes, sweet is Your smile, sweet is Your heart, sweet is Your gait, O Lord of Mathura, everything about You is sweet.
Alokya Mathur Mukha Madarena Sthanyam Pibantham Saraseeruhaksham Sachinmayam Devam Anantha Roopam Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Meaning -I think of this Balamukundan as the one who looks lovingly at his mother's face while taking milk from her, who has eyes similar to the red lotus, who is the embodiment of truth and intelligence and other forms.
Timings
5:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.