ANBIL VADIVAZHAGIYA PERUMAL

ANBIL VADIVAZHAGIYA PERUMAL

SOWNDARARAJA PERUMAL

On 18th January 2012, after having darshan at Koviladi Appakudathan temple, I proceeded to Anbil.   As wanted to go by a bus, I took the bus to Poondi from Koviladi and getting down at the Entrance arch of Poondi Matha Church.    From there, buses from Thirukkattupalli to Lalgudi can be taken to reach Anbil, because of the new bridge over Kollidam between Poondi and Sengariyur.(See Anbil visits posting for photograph of the bridge).     A town bus from thirukkattupalli to lalgui arrived and I reached Anbil at 12.55 PM just in time for the darshan.    The temple was open upto 01.20 PM to enable a few people who had come at that time.   The photo of the temple was taken from the bus stand which was very nearby.

                                     SUNDARAVALLI THAYAR

The temple is in  around an acre of land, and the sanctum is facing east and with one prakaram.

An inside view of the temple - picture taken from web

The entrance gopuram is 3 tiered.    The Sundararaja Perumal is in kidantha kolam facing east and thayar is Soundaranayaki.    The pictures of Urchavars are shown above.   This is one of the 108 divya desams and Thirumazhisai Alwar in a pasuram refers about 7 reclining vishnu's at Thirukudanthai, Thiruvegkaa, Thiruvallur, Thiruvarangam, Thiruppernagar(Koviladi), Anbil and Thirupparkadal.     

திருமழிசை ஆழவாரால்  இத்தலம்  இவ்வாறு  பாடப்பட்டுள்ளது. பெருமாள் கிடந்த நிலையில் காட்சிதரும் ஏழு தலங்களைக் குறிப்பிடும் அவரது பாசுரத்தில் இத்தலமும் அவற்றுள் ஒன்றாகக் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.

பாசுரம்

நாகத் தணைக்குடந்தை வெஃகா திருவெவ்வுள்,
நாகத் தணையரங்கம் '''பேரன்பில்''', - நாகத்
தணைப்பாற் கடல்கிடக்கு மாதி நெடுமால்,
அணைப்பார்  கருத்தனா வான்

 For pancharanga keshtras (see posting on Koviladi and Indaloor also).  Legend has it that Brahma and Valmiki worshipped Vishnu here.    Besides Lord Sundararaja Perumal and Sountharavalli thayar, there are separate sannidhis for: Andal, Narasimha, Venugopalan, Lakshmi Narasimha and Anjaneya.

As per the story of the temple, Vishnu wanted to teach a lesson to Brahma.  Brahma felt he was the most beautiful one and Vishnu cursed him to be in earth.  On a day when he was returning from River, Brahma found a person very beautiful passing that side.  He was vishnu and he prayed him here and the place also was called as Anbil.  Anbu meaning love.  Brahma overcame the curse.   

Sage Suthapa was doing penance under water.  Sage Durvas who waited for him to come out, lost his patience and cursed him to become a frog and when sage Suthapa asked for his mercy, Sage Durvasa asked him to pray Lord at Anbil to overcome the curse.  Sage Suthapa prayed here and got over the curse and was later known as Mandooka Muni - Mandooga meaning Frog and the pushkarani here is known as Mandooka purshkarani.    

From Lalgudi side, the temple is only 8 kms but the road has been damaged because of the frequency of lorry traffic taking sand from Kollidam between Ariyur and Anbil.  From Tiruchirapalli, Anbil is at a distance of 22 kms and very well connected by Road.

Temple Timings:
6.30 am to 12.30 pm
4.00 pm to 07.30 pm