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Dakshina Badri
- Melkote,Karnataka
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The Thirunarayanapuram temple is ideally located on the Cauvery banks of the Mandya district. This temple is a very popular Vaishnavite temple and as per mythological stories, the Sanatkumaras brought the idol of Sri Narayana and installed it at Melkote, hence the name Thirunarayanapuram. The temple celebrates an annual festival and devotees flock here in huge numbers for the Vaira Mudi Utsavam. Thirunarayanpuram is also known as 'Dakshina Badri'. This is the only temple which has a separate sannidhi for Selva Pillai (Sampath Kumaran). During the annual festival, both the Utsavar and the Moolavar deities are seen together. The temple prakaram is very big and it is one of the ancient temples of South India. It is said that Lord Rama offered his prayers to Thirunarayanan. The deity is also called as Chelva Narayanaswami. The principal Goddess worshipped here is Yadugiri Nachiyar and her name stands for 'Hill Goddess'. There have a lot of significant contributions by the Hoysala kings, the Wodeyars and the Vijayanagara kings to the temple. The temple is also referred to as Dakshina Badri. The Narada Purana clearly talks about the temple. Thirunarayanapuram is one of the four Swayambu kshetrams and hence it is considered to be very holy and it is believed that whoever prays with devotion will benefit.
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- For cure from incurable diseases
- To be blessed with offpsring
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.