Thayar Sannidhis
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• February 12, 1999
Please accept adiyen's pranamams. Sri.Soundararajan wrote: REcently with my family I toured a number of 108 divya desams.Almost all the temples have a separate sannadhi for thayar.Can anybody enlighten me as to why there is a separate sannadhi for thayar instead of locating at the same place of the moolavar. I am glad this question has come up. For the last several weeks i have wondered about this same question, although in a slightly different version. My question is two-fold: The first is same as Sri.Soundararajan's observation/query that why is Thayar separated from Perumal? The second question is something i have struggled with longer. In Perumal sannidhi, Moolavar is always accompanied by the Utsavar moorthis. The Utsavars of Perumal, Thayar(s) and others are always there. However, in Thayar sannidhi, apart from the Moolavar, only the Utsavar moorthy of Thayar is present (pretty much in most temples i have been to). Coming to think of it, one can only feel sad that Thayar is left all alone. Having exhibited my ignorance, let me try to give my explanation/answer for the above, which i am positive is wrong, but nevertheless, here it is. In Perumal sannidhi, the Utsavars are the ones who become the prime deity who go out and give darshan to their dear bhagavathas. Since Thayar is part of Perumal (since HE is the Supreme), it becomes imperative that Thayar is present along with Him. When a bhagavatha seeks karunai from HIM, one way is to approach Thayar (the ever merciful) and request Her to plead one's case to Perumal. Which may be a reason to have only Thayar's Utsvar and Moolavar in Thayar sannidhi. I am not sure if any of the above reasoning is right, but, it is the best i could come up with. Due to sheer laziness, i did not post this question earlier, but i am happy to see Sri.Soundarraajan's note, and will look forward to answers to these. adiyen, ramanuja dasan (srinivasan)
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