Madhava Panchakam composed by Oothukkakdu Venkat Kavi

Madhava Panchakam 
composed by Oothukkakdu Venkat Kavi

Oothukkakdu Venkat Kavi has composed a set of five verses 

dedicated to a Lord Madhava, a form of Lord Vishnu. 

These verses are set to a meter of five units (khanda gati), 

These verses are known as Madhava Panchakam.

Venkata Kavi offers his prayers to Lord Madhava, and advises us 

to meditate the Rupa of Madhava constantly. 

Kulasekara Azhwar and Thirukannapuram Sowriraja Perumal.

Kulasekara Azhwar and Thirukannapuram Sowriraja Perumal.


Kulasekara Azhwar in his Thirukannapuram Pathigam in Perumal Thirumozhi, treats Sowri Raja Perumal as Child Rama and he assumes the role of Kausalya and sings lullaby for Lord Sowrirajan in the role of Chid Rama. 

Kulasekara Azhwar was so much devoted to Lord Rama that once he was listening to the epic story of Ramayana, got emotional and he ordered his army to invade Lanka to help Rama. Later he calmed Down once he heard that Lord Rama had conquered Ravana. 

Based on a discourse of Sri Velukkudi Krishnan, the Thirukannapura padhigam of Perumal Thirumozhi, Kulasekara Azhwar dedicates his pasurams to the various Gaandams of Ramayana namely Baala Gaandam(1-3),  Ayodya Gaandam(4-5), Aaranya Gaandam(6), Kishkindha Gaandam(7), Yuddha Gaandam(8-9), Uthara Gaandam(10) and Benefits of chanting these pasurams (11). The entire pasuram is set in Thalattu format imagining mother Kosalai singing a lullaby for Child Sri Rama.

Thirukannapuram Divya Desam(DD019) and Sri Sowri Raja Karavalambam

                  Thirukannapuram Divya Desam                  Sri Sowri Raja Karavalambam

If  in Narasimhavathar, Lord Sriman Narayana came out of pillar to to support the unshakable faith of Prahalada and to prove the fact that he is sarva Vyaapi. In this archavathar in thiruknnapuram Divyadesam, to protect his Archaka from King's wrath, Sowrai Raja Perumal gave darshan with long hair. 

Thirukkannapuram Divya Desam is one of the Pancha Krishnaraya Kshetram. This Sowri Raja Karavalambam is on Sowri Raja Perumal, the Utsavar in Thirukannapuram divya desam. The Moolavar is Neela Megha Perumal with an imposing Nindra (standing) Thirukkolam facing East.