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The Brahmanda Purana is one of the oldest Puranas, but estimates for the composition of its earliest core vary widely. [11] The early 20th-century Indian scholar V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar dated this Purana to 4th-century BCE. [11] Most later scholarship places this text to be from centuries later, in the 4th- to 6th-century CE.
As per Brahmanda Purana sage Mrikandu heard about Vamana avatar of Vishnu and wanted to have a view of it. Brahma directed him to visit the place and perform penance. The sage came to the place along with his wife Mithravathi to start the penance. The pair used to feed Brahmanas in their hermitage. To test their devotion, Vishnu appeared as a ...
This story, state Bonnefoy and Doniger, appears in Vayu Purana's chapter 1.55, Brahmanda Purana's chapter 1.26, Shiva Purana's Rudra Samhita's Sristi Khanda's chapter 15, Skanda Purana's chapters 1.3, 1.16, 3.1, and other Puranas. [89] The texts are in Sanskrit as well as regional languages, [4] [5] and almost entirely in narrative metric ...
Tirukannamangai is mentioned in Padma Purana, one of the 18 sacred scriptures of Hinduism. The temple is revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Thirumangai alvar. [2] The Alvar has sung praise, imagining himself as a lady and Bhaktavatsala as his lover.
Tamil Nadu: 1 Sri Animamalar Mangai sametha Sri Neervanna Perumal Brahmanda Purana refers this place Toyatri, meaning a mountain surrounded by water. Thiruneermalai, the modern Tamil name also means a sacred mountain surrounded by water. Among the eight sacred Vishnu temples where he manifested himself called "Ashtaswayamvaka Kshetra".
Some of the ancient Sanskrit books consider the temple as a uthamakshetram, meaning the place that gives the best to its devotees. [5] Divyakavi Pillai Perumal Iyengar has also eulogized the presiding deity in one of his verses. [1] The temple finds mention in the eighth chapter of Brahmanda Purana that deals with the story of king Puroora ...
Brahmanda Purana one of the eighteen sacred texts of Hinduism and written by Vyasa contains a chapter called Navatirupati Mahatmyam. The second part of the chapter refers to Alwar Thirunagari. [13] The temple is revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Nammalvar.
The legend of the temple is mentioned in the Hindu scripture Brahmanda Purana. Tulasi, once did penance to attain closeness to the god Vishnu. Vishnu responded that his consort Lakshmi would appear under Tulasi's lap in Tiruvinnagaram. Tulasi appeared as a plant in the place where the temple is located.