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Tirunarayanapuram

The Temple Dearest to Ramanuja's Heart
Located at Melkote, a Small Plateau near Mandya, Karnataka

Tirunarayana Swami

From Nammalvar's Tiruvaymoli

Even kings who rule the world as
One big empire,

One day go shamefully begging
For all the world to see,

Their legs bitten by a black dog,
Their begging bowl broken

So be quick!
Meditate on the feet of Tirunarayanan
And rise.

-- Tiruvaymoli 4.1.1

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Summary

Name: Tirunarayanapuram, Yadugiri, Yadavagiri.
The hill on which the temple is situated is known as Melkote.

Perumal:
Moolavar: Tirunarayanan, Cheluva Narayanaswami
Utsavar: Sampath Kumaran, Selva Pillai, Ramapriya

Thaayaar: Yadugiri Nacciyar, Yadugiri Ammaal, ``the Lady of the Hill''.
There is no separate sannidhi for Andal.

Vimanam: Ananda
Tirtham: Tirukkalyani, Vaikuntha, Parasara, Maitreya, Dhanushkoti,
Yadava, Lokapaavana, Pandava

Facing: East
Posture: Standing
Pratyaksham: Garuda and Ramanuja

Agama: Pancaratra

Other Sannidhis: Ramanuja, Paramapada Natha (Alvar sannidhi),
Pillai Lokacharya. Outside the main temple are shrines to
Desika, Manavala Maamuni, and other acharyas.
On a hill overlooking the town is a separate Yoganarasimha
temple of great antiquity.

Alvar mangalasasanam:
Strictly speaking, no Alvar has sung about this God. However, Ramanuja
offered Tiruvaymoli 4.1.x to Tirunarayanan here since His name occurs
in the first paasuram of this decade (see above).

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