Tiruvallikkeni
Temple Information
- Moolavar
- Venkatakrishna Perumāl
- Thayaar
- Vedavalli Thāyār
- Vimanam
- Anantha Vimānam
- Theertham
- Kairavinisaras
- How to reach
- This temple is located in Chennai.
Shrine Location
Sthala Puranam
As per temple legend, there was once a king named Sumathi. He had once taken a trip to Tirumalai, where he asked to see the Lord in the form of Krishna bearing two hands. Tiruvengadamudayan told the king that it was not possible, as he was in the form of an archa-avataram and not in Shri Vaikuṇṭham. He advised the king to go further south, where he could find Kairavini Pushkariṇī. He asked the king to perform tapas there and told him that his prayers would be heard.
At around the same time, Atreya Maharshi, a disciple of Maharshi Vyāsa, brought an idol of Pārthasārathy Perumāl here. When Sumathi Raja's tapas was completed, the Lord appeared to him as Venkata Krishna Perumāl, holding the Pānchajanyam in one hand and displaying the Varada Mudra in the other. Along with the Lord appeared Rukmiṇī Devī, Balarāma(the Lord's older brother), Pradyumna(the Lord's son), Anirudha( the Lord's grandson), and Satyaki(the Lord's charioteer).
Special Note
The utsava murthy, i.e., Pārthasārathy Perumāl, can be seen with scars that are said to have been inflicted on Him by Bheeshma during the Mahābhārata war.
Azhwar Pasuram
Tirumangai Āzhwār: 10 Pāsurams
Pey Āzhwār: 1 pāsuram
Tirumazhisai Āzhwār: 1 pāsuram
Total: 12 Pāsurams