Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple is situated in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. The name Thiruananthapuram is derived because of this temple. Because the Idol of the temple is ‘Lord Vishnu in the form of “Ananthasayanam” in the palazhi (Sea of milk)’. The temple is placed at the core of the Thiruvananthapuram city. The temple is about 5000 years old. It is actually the “Sreevaikundam” in the god’s own country. This is the richest temple in the world, not only for its wealth, but for the spiritual aspect too. The peace we get from the atmosphere of the temple carry us to an unknown spiritual level.
The story about the temple in the Ananthasayanam
Mahathmyam story is as follows. Swami
Divakar / Vilwamangalam Swami were in meditation for a long. He was chanting
mantras of Lord Vishnu. Lord pleased at his meditation and appeared before him
in the form of a beautiful Brahmin boy.
He got very fond of the boy and requested to stay with him. Boy agreed with a condition that “not to question
or scold him whatever he do” . He will
leave swami if happened so. Day by day
the boy becomes very naughty and disturbed swami in his poojas also. One day the boy took “Salagramam” (stone with
Lord Vishnu’s power). The Swamy scold
the boy. Suddenly the boy disappeared
and told him if you want to find me come to “Ananthankad”. Then only he identify the boy was Lord
Vishnu. He very much disappointed and
searched for “Ananthankad” and find lord Vishnu in the form of an idol in “Ananthankad”,
the place where the Temple is now situated. The Idol was in the form of “Ananthasayanam”
– Lord Vishnu lies on the serpant “Ananthan” in “Palazhi” (Sea of milk).
DARSAN TIME:
Morning
3.45 am to 5.00 am
6.30 am to 7.00 am
8.30 am to 10.00 am
10.30 am to 11.15 am
11.45 am to 12.30 am
Evening
5.00 pm to 6.15 pm
6.45 pm to 7.30 pm
Festival Time (Darsan)
Morning
3.45 am to 5.00 am
6.30 am to 7.00 am
8.30 am to 9.00 am
11.30 am to 12.00 am
Evening
5.00 pm to 6.00 pm
