[Advaita-l] Regarding Padmanabhaswamy

[Aditya Kumar]

Thanks, will read it.  

    On Wednesday, 12 July 2017 2:46 PM, Venkata Subramanian <venkat_advaita at yahoo.com> wrote:
 

 On this particular matter about Govindaraja murthi having been consigned to sea by a chola king - one has to refer to the brilliant analysis by Dr. Nagaswamy.   In his recent work on Ramanuja, he mentions about this.   Cholas were completely vaidik in their attitude and patronized both Srirangam (Vishnu) and Chidambaram (Shiva) and there is no evidence in any chola inscription to point out their animosity towards vishnu.
The point is during the Vijayanagar empire time in many vishnu devalayas the then existing stucco murtis were replaced by granite stone images is a note worthy point as per him.  Citing instances of replacements, the way I understand his language is that he thinks perhaps the earlier murti was requiring replacement in the due course of its getting wornout and the replacement could have been done.  The earlier murti could have been sent to the sea - which, some how has got this animosity comment.
Very interesting read his book on Ramanuja.     Thanks & Regards, Venkat. Sadgurubhyo Namah.

      From: Aditya Kumar via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
 To: A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>; Kalyan <kalyan_kg at yahoo.com> 
Cc: Aditya Kumar <kumaraditya22 at yahoo.com>
 Sent: Monday, 19 June 2017 9:38 PM
 Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Regarding Padmanabhaswamy
  
The Cholas were probably the best rulers with high regard for Dharma in the entire South India/Deccan/south-east Asia region. Indians by default are very tolerant and never indulge in extremism. It baffles me how Chola kings did this. Is there a Chola side to the story as well? 

    On Monday, 19 June 2017 8:36 PM, D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
 

 Tillai Govindaraja was forciblly installed against opposition of Dikshitars
by one Tupakula Anantakrishna Bhupala literally at bayonet point.
It appears that a number of hereditary Dikshitars were killed in the
process.

regards,
Sarma.

On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 7:34 PM, Kalyan via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> //There is another very important Govindaraja sannidhi, with the reclining
> Vishnu as the mUlavigraha, in Chidambaram, within the same temple complex
> as the famous Nataraja temple.//
>
>
> The Govindaraja swamy temples at Chidambaram and Tirupathi have a deep
> connection.
>
> Chidambaram was the place where the original Govindaraja swamy temple
> existed before the idol was said to be dumped into the sea due to sectarian
> rivalries. Vaishnavas were however able to save the utsava murtis and
> brought them to Tirupathi, and built the current Govindaraja swamy temple
> at Tirupathi.
>
> Later, during the Vijayanagara rule, the current Chidambaram Govindaraja
> Swamy was installed again by a local king.
>
>
> http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2621/stories/20091023262102600.htm
>
>
> //According to historians, during the reign of Kulothunga Chola-II, a
> Saivite, the idol of Govindaraja Perumal was dumped in the sea. When it was
> reinstalled later by a chieftain of the Vijayanagar empire, as many as 20
> Dikshitars committed suicide//
>
>
> //In its judgment on September 15, the court pointed out that both the
> shrines, of Nataraja and Govindaraja Perumal, have separate sanctum
> sanctorums, altars, temple towers and flag masts. Separate rituals and
> ceremonies are conducted for the deities. The order also points out that
> the Sabanayagar temple is one of the 108 divyadesams (holy places of
> Vaishnavites). Tamil savants Kulasekara Azhwar and Thirumangai Azhwar had
> visited this shrine, and their verses on Govindaraja Perumal have been
> compiled into Nalayira Divyaprabandam, it adds.//
>
>
> //"It is also history that due to certain conflicts between the Saivites
> and Vaishnavites, the idol of Thillai Govindaraja was removed in or about
> the 13th century and later during the rule of Vijayanagara kings, one of
> their chieftains reconstructed the Govindaraja sannidhi [sanctum
> sanctorum], after which [17th century] the small sannidhi in its present
> form came to stay and pujas are being performed by a separate sect of
> Vaishnavite priests,” it says.//
>
>
> Regards
> Kalyan
>
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