TIRUKOILOOR

Its old names are Komalanagari, Gopavaram, Gopalapuri.

Tirukoiloor on the bank of the river Dakshina Pinakini is held sacred by Vaishnavites. It is known as one of the Pancharanya Kshetras and among the 108 Divya Kshetras important in the Srivaishnava tradition.The stalapurana of this place is described in Brahmanda and Padma Puranas.It was here that Sati daughter of Daksha married Rudradeva.It is the holy land where Galava rishi meditated.The first three Alwars had met here and had sung glories of Lord Vishnu.It is here that Divya prabhandam was first composed.This is Trivikrama Kshetra as there the temple of Trivikrama is here. It is a huge temple built during the days of Naik rulers.The Moolavar is god Thrivikrama. He is a ten feet figure in a pose with his right leg lifted as it has measured the entire heavens.He is seen facing east.He is shown in the full form of Lord Vishnu as Trivikrama performing Damana of Bali-Chakravarthi.The utsav idol is known as Ayanar and Gopala.Pushpavalli is his consort.She is known also as Poongovai Nachiyar.There is an idol of Durga just outside the Sanctum - Sanctorum which is an unusual phenomenon in a vaishnava temple.She has come all the way from the Vindhya mountains just to safeguard and protect perumal.She is believed to be great giver of boons.The darshan of her after darshan of Lord Trivikrama is a must. There are also idols of Bali,Prahalda,shukracharya.There are several thirthas in its vicinitywhich are believed to be sin - clensing to every piligrim who bathe in it.They are the Pennai river,Krishna thirtham and chakra thirtham.

Its environs have also been hallowed by brindavanas of Vaishnava saints.This place called Manampondi which means marriage mantap in tamil, where Rudra married Sati.Here is the mula Brindavanam of Sri Raghoothama Thirtha the 14th Guru of the Uttaradi Mutt(1557 - 1595 AD) who shed his mortal remains at this place on the bank of the river Dakshina Pinakini.

The brindavanam of mamoth size is standing here.It is infact a Jeeva Samadhi of that saint who lived in that crucial period of 16th century in the history of Dwaita tradition established by Sri Madhwacharya. It is he who consolidated and propagated Sri Acharya's teachings to reach the masses.He won over many opponents with his polemical skills. He is the author of seven great books.It was during his piligrimage to Srirangam that he wrote five commentorial works "BHAVA BHODA" to expound the dwaita system.It was to his credit of establishing a Vidyapeeta at Mannur where Druva did penance.It was due to his efforts that at Lingeri,Gurjari,Umarji and Bidarhalli famous Madhwa panditha parampara came into being.Having ruled for 40 years of Vedantha samrajya he entered the samadhi live.His aradhana is held every year on pushya shudda ekadasi.He is blessing worshippers irrespective of caste and creed.Even animals which are affected with diseases are cured if they are taken around and made to perform pradikshana.

Another brindavana seen here in the same enclosure is that of Sri Satyapramoda Thirtha who was the pontiff for fifty long years (1948 - 1997).He strovegreatly too for the spread of Dwaita school of thought and was responsible for the alround development of the mutt.If the first fifty years of the 20th century is known to belong to Sri Satyadyana thirtha , the second half is certinly known to belong to Sri Satyapramoda thirtha.What he did during his tenure is something immeasurable.During his time rare manscripts and books were collected.He got repaired and rebuilt some of the Brindavana places.He toured north and south several times and regenerated Dwaita form of Hinduism.He was responsible for starting Vidyapeetas and libraries in Mulund(mumbai), bangalore and hospet.More than any other thing the pooja of Sri Moola Ramadeva was performed in a great grandeur where ever he went. To conclude , we may boldly say that he did maximum of everything as a Matadhipati and completed many things expectedof a great guru to one's own form of religion.