Thamaraiyal Kelvan Perumal Temple, Thirupparthanpalli
Thiru Paarthanpalli
Associated with Arjuna (Partha) worshipping Krishna; one of the Nangur Divya Desams.
Sthala Purāṇam
Thiru Paarthanpalli, one of the eleven Thirunangur Tirupatis near Mayiladuthurai, enshrines Lord Thamaraiyal Kelvan, also worshipped as Parthasarathy, standing with His consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi. The name Thamaraiyal Kelvan means the Lord (husband) of her who dwells in the lotus, that is, the consort of Lakshmi, and He is praised as Thamaraikannudaiya Piran, the lotus-eyed one. The place-name Parthanpalli, meaning the school or abode of Partha (Arjuna), arises from a celebrated episode drawn from the Padma Purana: Arjuna, journeying on pilgrimage, grew thirsty and approached the sage Agastya, who was performing penance; the sage directed him to pray to Krishna, and as instructed Arjuna dug a tank, whereupon Krishna appeared before him as Parthasarathy and granted him instruction, making the place Partha's school. The name also recalls Krishna's role as Arjuna's charioteer (Parthasarathy) at Kurukshetra. The sages Agastya, Bharadwaja, Gautama and Varuna are believed to have worshipped Parthasarathy here. The consort Goddess is Thamarai Nayaki, and the festival deity is the beautiful Kolavalli Ramar. The vimana over the sanctum is the Narayana Vimana, and the sacred tank is the Shankara Saras Pushkarini, associated with the Ganga tirtham. This Divya Desam received the mangalasasanam of Thirumangai Alvar within a decad of his Periya Thirumozhi. The shrine, of Pallava-Chola origin and later expanded under Vijayanagara and Maratha patronage, is administered by the Thirunangur Ezhu Koil Adheenam.
Mangalāśāsanam — the Āḻvār pāsurams
The Lord Thamaraiyal Kelvan (Parthasarathy) with Tamarai Nayaki (Padmini) of Thiru Paarthanpalli is glorified by:
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