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213. OM SATYAYA NAMA: ॐ सत्याय नम:
During pralaya [great deluge] helped Manu and others, who sought refuge.
We are at Nagamangal Sri Kesava temple. There is a sannidhi for Sri Narasimha.
Sri Thayar here is Sri Sowmya Nayaki Thayar.
She matches the Lord in beauty. This temple has a sannidhi for Swami Koil Kandhadai Annan [கோயில் கந்தாடை அண்ணன்]. The reason for the name Nagamangala for this Kshetram can be seen here. There is a very large mandapam in front of the main sannidhi of Sri Kesava. All processions of the Lord start from here. On the ceiling we can notice 108 conchs [shanku சங்கு ] carved. Even those who do not have religious belief, can visit this temple for the archaeological splendour and beauty of sculptures. Among these 108 conchs, the prominent one is sculpted at the centre, facing down. We can notice Adisesha, serpent King, coiling it.
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This is the reason for the name Nagamangala for this place. All planetary ill effects are solved by visiting and worshiping Sri Kesava and Adisesha. This is the experience of many. There is sannidhi for Alwars also.
Once a King of Pandya, Manu was having his evening prayers in Kruthamala river [it is now extinct] in Madurai. He found a small Fish in his hands, which asked him to put it in a bowl of water. It started growing and became so large that it had to be left in ocean. At that time the Fish, the Lord in disguise, asked the King to gather most important species and carry them in a boat, as in the next few days great deluge, Pralayam, was to happen and world would be immersed. These species would be saved and used for creation after deluge was over. The King did accordingly and the boat was connected to the horn on the Fish and was protected till the deluge was over. This is the reason for Fish emblem in Pandya Kingdom. Thus the Lord's Divine names dhama and satya.
Swami Ramanuja, while in Karnataka, had to debate with many pundits of other philosophies. To mark his victory in such debates, he got pillars erected and called them Vijayasthamba. There are sannidhis for Sri Krishna and Sri Rama in Sri Sowmya Kesava temple.
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