Ramanuja Vaibhavam : 15 : Tirunarayanapuram Vaibhavam

Details of Kshethram:Moolavar: Cheluvanarayana Perumal Thayaar: Yadugiri Nachiyar Utsavar: Ramapriya / Selvapillai Vimanam: Ananda Vimanam Pushkarani: Tirukalyani Travel: This kshethram is about 150 km from Bengaluru   Sthala Puranam: Swami Ramanujar reached Melukote ( Tirunarayanapuram ) and one night he had a divine dream where Sriman Narayana appeared and told Swami Ramanujar that he is very near him on the Yadugiri hill. He told Swami Ramanujar that He was awaiting Swami Ramanujar's arrival and that Swami Ramanujar would find Tiruman at the site where He was present. Swami Ramanujar immediately sent out word to King Vishnuvardhan who helped clear out the forests in the Yadugiri area. In clearing the forests, the soldiers found the Tirukalyani and a set of kaashayam at the site. They immediately returned to Swami Ramanujar who came to the Tirukalyani and looking at the kaashayam understood that this was the site where Swami Dattatreya had taken up Sanyasam. Swami Ramanujar took a bath in the Tirukalyani and changed back into kaashayam. When Swami Ramanujar had left Sri Rangam, his disciples insisted that he wear white-colored clothing to avoid getting caught by Kulothunga Chola's soldiers. Swami Ramanujar found the Tiruman on the northwest banks of the Tirukalyani but could not find the Lord's idol. When Swami Ramanujar returned to his hermitage, he was disappointed as he could not find the Lord's idol. That night the Lord again appeared in Swami Ramanujar's dreams and told him he could find the idol inside an anthill which would be flanked by a Champaka tree and Vakula Tree and Swami Ramanujar would find tulasi growing on the anthill. He also told Swami Ramanujar that the anthill would be located on the southwest bank of the Tirukalyani. Swami Ramanujar returned to the banks of the Tirukalyani the following day and located the divine anthill. Swami Ramanujar sent information to King Vishnuvardhan who immediately rushed to Yadugiri to see the Lord. Swami Ramanujar performed ksheerabhishekam ( abhishekam with milk ) to the anthill. As the milk was poured on the anthill, it dissolved showing a divine idol of the Lord. Swami Ramanujar personally performed punar-prathishtaapanam to the idol over three days. Soon the forests around the area were completely cleared and streets were constructed. A temple was constructed at the site where the anthill stood and sets of festivals were instituted. The only missing entity at the time was an Utsava Murthy. Swami Ramanujar decided to recast the idols of Perumal and Thayaar using panchaloham ( a mix of five holy metals in a certain proportion ). That night, Sriman Narayana once again appeared in Swami Ramanujar's dreams and told him that His Utsava Murthy; Ramapriya who was worshipped by Lord Rama still exists and that the idol was residing in Delhi which was under the Turk regime. The Lord told Swami Ramanujar to journey to Delhi and claim Him from the Turks. Swami Ramanujar made his journey to Delhi and went to the royal court of the Turk king and explained his situation. The king showed Swami Ramanujar the way into the treasury where all the idols and plundered wealth were being kept. Swami Ramanujar searched the entire treasury but could not find the Lord's idol. Swami Ramanujar returned to the king's court and informed him that he was unable to find the Lord's idol. The king then personally took Swami Ramanujar to the queen's palace. The king told Swami Ramanujar that if the idol was still intact, it had to have been with one of the queens or one of the royal women. Swami Ramanujar started searching for the Lord's idol and saw that it was in the possession of a princess. When Swami Ramanujar saw the Lord, his eyes swelled with tears of joy and immediately he called out to the Lord referring to him by the name of Selvapillai and the idol of the Lord jumped from the window sill and ran towards Swami Ramanujar, into his hands. The king did not know what he had just seen. He was awestruck. The princess did not want to be separated from the idol as she had come to believe that the Lord was her husband and did not want to be separated from Him. The king then explained to his daughter that the idol did not belong with her and that they were foreigners who had to return to their land. Saying this, the king gave Swami Ramanujar his leave. Soon the princess started chasing after Swami Ramanujar and followed them to Tirunarayanapuram. Swami Ramanujar saw the bhakti in the princess's intentions and allowed her to stay by the Lord's side and dubbed her Bibi Nachiyar.