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On
Tirukachi
Nambi
Street
as
we
proceed
from
Varadarajaswami
temple
on
the
right
side
is
situated
Yathokthakari
temple.
It
is
on
the
opposite
side
of
Ashtabhujakaram
temple
and
can
be
reached
by
share-auto
from
Tiruvadi-koil
or
any
bus
going
to
Kanchipuram
bus
stand.
It
is
about
2km
from
Varadaraja
Perumal
temple.
The
temple
is
huge
and
covers
an
area
of
4
acres.
As
we
offer
prostrations
at
the
dwajasthambam
one
swami
asks
us
to
do
it
facing
Perumal
sannidhi
and
not
sideways
as
to
our
left
is
Poigaiazhwar
sannidhi.
After
doing
anjali
to
Garudazhwar
we
went
to
Perumal
sannidhi
and
saw
Perumal
lying
with
His
Head
resting
on
His
left
hand
in
a
left
to
right
position.
At
His
Feet
is
Saraswathi
devi
worshipping
Him.
This
is
the
Moolavar
in
Bhujana
sayanam
in
reverse
order
and
is
Yathokthakari
or
Sonna
vannam
Seydha
Perumal.
What
did
He
do
as
commanded/requested?
To
begin
with
He
listened
to
Brahma
who
wanted
to
complete
his
ashvamedha
yaagam
in
Kanchi
which
was
being
disrupted
by
his
angry
wife
Saraswathi
who
was
rushing
furiously
as
Vegavathi
to
wash
off
the
yaaga
site.
What
did
The
Protector
do?
Well
He
protected
His
devotee
by
just
lying
down
and
stopped
the
gushing
waters
from
entering
the
yagaasala.
So
He
is
known
as
Vegasethu
or
the
dam
on
Vega.
Brahma
completed
his
yagyam
and
paved
the
way
for
the
emergence
of
Varadaraja.
As
if
to
reinforce
His
name
in
the
era
of
Pallavaraya
there
was
one
Kanikannan
a
disciple
of
Tirumazhisaiazhwar
who
got
banished
from
the
kingdom
for
refusing
to
sing
praises
of
the
king.
The
guru
followed
his
shishya
and
asked
Perumal
to
roll
up
His
serpent-bed
and
follow
them.
With
their
departure
the
kingdom
was
doomed
and
the
king
rushed
to
Orikkai(one
night
stay)
and
apologised
and
begged
them
to
return.
They
returned
and
Perumal
proved
again
that
He
was
sonna
vannam
seydhavan.
The
utsavar
goes
by
the
name
Vegasethu.
After
worshipping
Perumal
we
worshipped
Komallavalli
Thayar
at
Her
sannidhi
and
came
out
to
take
permission
from
the
authorities
for
taking
photos.
A
group
of
ISCKON
devotees
were
singing
and
dancing
at
Andal
sannidhi
so
we
had
a
look
at
Poigaiazhwar
sannidhi
which
had
details
of
azhwar’s
avatharam
as
also
relevant
pasurams
offfered
by
Poigai,
Pey,Tirumazhisai
and
Tirumangaiazhwar
and
upadesarathanamalai
and
Yathokthakari
Suprabatham
covering
the
walls.
As
we
proceeded
in
pradakshinam
we
worshipped
the
Vedasaravimanam
and
stopped
by
a
mandapam
with
several
vahanams.
This
was
the
Bhakthisara
Premika
Pavithrotsava
mandapam
offered
by
Krishnapremi
swami.
It
houses
Kalvar
sannidhi
and
Nilathungathundan
sannidhi
and
has
a
yagyavarahamurthi
in
between.
The
huge
vahanams
were
beautiful
to
behold
and
an
employee
of
the
temple
removed
the
cover
from
Hanumanthavahanam
so
that
we
could
take
a
photo.
After
completing
pradakshinam
we
worshipped
at
Andal
sannidhi.
Andal
is
captivating
and
imposing.
As
we
stepped
out
an
employee
invited
us
to
have
a
look
at
Srikrishna
somewhere
behind
and
when
we
went
there
we
saw
a
faded
painting
of
Manavalamamuni
rendering
kalakshepams
to
shisyas
and
learnt
that
swami
stayed
at
this
temple
and
taught
Sribashyam.
As
we
stepped
out
of
the
temple
we
saw
a
board
saying
‘Poigai
Pushkarni’
and
followed
the
arrow
to
reach
a
pond
in
which
Poigaiazhwar
took
avatharam.
The
place
around
was
littered
and
this
hallowed
spot
deserves
better
maintenance.
Incidentally
Poigaiazhwar
is
the
first
azhwar
who
took
avatharam
at
this
pushkarni
and
composed
the
first
anthathi
(Mudal
Tiruvanthathi).
He
was
the
manifestation
of
Panchajanyam,
Perumal’s
Conch.
Known
as
Bhakthisaara
his
sambandam
with
the
poigai
is
better
known
and
this
hallowed
spot
should
be
worshipped
.
To
conclude
This
Perumal
who
is
called
‘Kanchi
bhaaghyam’
is
addressed
as
‘Vishnu
sethu’,
‘jagadhaiyaka
sethu’,
‘shathamakhamani
sethu’
(sapphire
hued
dam)
and
‘Vegasethu’
by
swami
Desikan
in
‘Vegasethu
stotram
‘
He
who
reclines
on
Adisesha
on
the
river
Vegavati
does
whatever
those
who
surrender
at
His
Feet
ask
Him
to
do.
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