Thirunelli Maha Vishnu Temple

Mantras & Slokas

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Om Namo Narayanaya

Mantra

ॐ नमो नारायणाय

Oṃ Namo Nārāyaṇāya

Meaning — I bow to Narayana, the one who dwells in the hearts of all beings and in the cosmic waters.

Recited for: Daily japa, surrender and protection

Shuklam Baradharam Dhyana Sloka

Sloka

शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम्। प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये॥

Śuklāmbaradharaṃ Viṣṇuṃ Śaśivarṇaṃ Caturbhujam, Prasannavadanaṃ Dhyāyet Sarvavighnopaśāntaye

Meaning — Meditate on Vishnu clothed in white, moon-hued, four-armed and serene of face, for the removal of all obstacles.

Recited for: Dhyana before Vishnu worship

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

Mantra

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय

Oṃ Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya

Meaning — I bow to the blessed Vasudeva, the indwelling Lord present in all things.

Recited for: Japa, devotion, inner steadiness

Vishnu Gayatri

Stotra

ॐ नारायणाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि। तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात्॥

Oṃ Nārāyaṇāya Vidmahe Vāsudevāya Dhīmahi, Tanno Viṣṇuḥ Pracodayāt

Meaning — May we know Narayana, may we meditate on Vasudeva. May Vishnu illumine our minds.

Recited for: Gayatri japa, protection

Shanti Mantra

Pooja Sloka

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः

Oṃ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ

Meaning — Peace in body, mind and spirit; peace in the three realms.

Recited for: Closing prayer of pooja and homa

Main Deity

Vishnu

विष्णु

Vishnu is the preserver of the cosmos, who sustains dharma through his ten avatars. He reclines on the serpent Ananta in the milky ocean.

Consort: Lakshmi
Vahana: Garuda
Abode: Vaikuntha

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History of Temple

Thirunelli Temple lies on the slope of Brahmagiri in Wayanad, close to the Karnataka border and about 900 metres above sea level. It is dedicated to Maha Vishnu and counted among the 108 Abhimana Kshethrams of the Vaishnava tradition.

Tradition holds that the idol was installed by Brahma himself, and the temple is known for its rites for ancestors at the Papanasini stream. Surrounded by forest and hills, it has the atmosphere of an ancient forest shrine.

Source: Wikipedia: Thirunelli Temple — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirunelli_Temple

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Notable sights

Brahmagiri hill setting, Papanasini stream, and ancestral rituals.

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