Adbhuta Narayana Perumal Temple, Thirukkadithanam

Sthala Purāṇam

Thrikkodithanam, near Changanassery in Kottayam district, is the Divya Desam where the Lord is worshipped as Adbhuta Narayanan (also called Amritha Narayanan), with the Thaayar known as Karpagavalli. The presiding deity stands in Nindra Thirukkolam (standing posture), facing east. The Vimanam is the Punniyakoti Vimanam and the temple tank is the Bhoomi Theertham. As one of the five Pancha Pandava shrines of the Chengannur region, this temple is associated with Sahadeva, the youngest Pandava, who is believed to have worshipped here and installed the image during the brothers' pilgrimage after the Mahabharata war, when each Pandava consecrated a tutelary form of the Lord along the banks of the Pamba. The principal sthala purana centers on King Rukmangada of the Surya dynasty, a famously righteous ruler devoted to the observance of Ekadasi Vratha (fasting on the eleventh lunar day); the Lord is said to have granted his darshana (pratyaksham) here, the legend illustrating the merit of Ekadasi observance. In the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the temple was sung by Nammalvar, who glorified Adbhuta Narayanan in his hymns, securing the shrine's place among the 108 Divya Desams of the Sri Vaishnava tradition. The temple is built in characteristic Kerala architectural style.

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