Bedtime story:
(About why vaikuntha dwara is opened on VAIKUNTHA EKADASI which is tomorrow)
Once a childless couple in a place called ALWAR TIRUNAGARI, did lot of upasana to vishnu, with a desire of a child . Vishnu appears in their dreams and assures them of a great son +
(About why vaikuntha dwara is opened on VAIKUNTHA EKADASI which is tomorrow)
Once a childless couple in a place called ALWAR TIRUNAGARI, did lot of upasana to vishnu, with a desire of a child . Vishnu appears in their dreams and assures them of a great son +
who would be a reincarnation of VISHVAKSENA, his senapati with his amsha. They Soon were blessed with a son. Kali, realises that this boy should be completely taken over, as he, with Vishnu amsha had come to diminish his power with his teachings . He along with his Maya shakti +
Called "SHATA", approach the just born baby. The baby boy looks angrily at both of them, and unable to bear the Tejas of him, they run away. When you visit a temple particularly a vaishnava temple, the put something on your head called SHATAKOPAM, THIS IS A REPRESENTATION OF + 
NAMMALVAR, WHICH PUTS KALI AWAY . The baby boy then closes his eyes unwilling to see the unworthy. He stopped responding to any external stimuli . Except for breathing he showed no signs of metabolism. Worried the parents then take him to various doctors, but in vain. Vexed they+
Leave him at the ADINATHA TEMPLE OF ALWAR TIRUNAGARI, cursing the god for giving them a doll, despite his assurance of a great son. Seeing this, Vishnu sends Adisesha to take care of him, who takes the form of a huge TAMARIND TREE, with a huge hole . This is the tree👇
The baby boy crawls and sits inside the tree in padmasana and gets into deep meditation. He stays in meditation for 16 years . Meanwhile, MADHURA KAVI ALWAR, another great vishnu bhakta, who is on a pilgrimage to the north, sees a bright light towards the south, and follows that
And reaches the place where the boy was meditating. He breaks his meditation with a deep spiritual question. The boy opens his eyes for the first time, to see MADHURA KAVI ALWAR. He is given the name NAMMALVAR. He in his short life of 32 years, translates all the 4 vedas into +
Tamil, and incessantly works for vaishnava sampradaya. One day he tells Madhura kavi alwar, that the time for his departure has come. To this, Madhura kavi alwar, with tears in his eyes, pleads with that with kali increasing his effects, the vaishnava sampradaya would be in
Great danger if he departs. NAMMALVAR then asks them to bring water in a pot from the TAMRAPARNI RIVER, and boil it. The boiling water takes the form of an idol. He says this is the vigraha of BHAVISHYADACHARYA, and should be preserved with great care. This 5000 years old idol 👇
Is still in Alwar TIRUNAGARI temple.This is the vigraha of Acharya RAMANUJA, WHICH WAS GIVEN TO MADHURA KAVI ALWAR BY NAMMALWAR, much much before he was born, with an assurance that he will uplift vaishnavism when it is at rock bottom. After this NAMMALVAR leaves his body+
Vishnu recieves his favourite VISHVAKSENA on his arrival to by opening the GATES OF VAIKUNTHA. And the Ekadashi on which this happened is celebrated as VAIKUNTHA EKADASI It is said on this day, the Vaikuntha dwara is opened swayam by Vishnu in KALIYUGA for the first time.
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