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	trava5
		1798 -1810 H.H. Maharaj Raja Ramaraja Sri Patmanabha Dasa Vanchi Pala Bala Rama Varma I [Avitham Tirunal], Kulasekhara Kiritapati Manney Sultan Bahadur, Shamsher Jang, Raja of Travancore.
		1885 - 1924 Colonel H.H. Maharaja Raja Ramaraja Sri Patmanabha Dasa Vanchi Pala Sri Rama Varma VI [Mullam Tirunal], Kulasekhara Kiritapati Manney Sultan Bahadur, Shamsher Jang, Maharaja of Travancore, GCSI (24.5.1888), GCIE (1.1.1903).
		[1991] Colonel H.H. Maharaja Raja Ramaraja Sri Patmanabha Dasa Vanchi Pala Martanda Rama Varma [Uthram Tirunal], Kulasekhara Kiritapati Manney Sultan Bahadur, Shamsher Jang, Maharaja of Travancore.
	4dw.net /royalark/India/trava5.htm (711 words)

	The Kulashekhara Age of the Cheras: a historical perspective by Dr. Zacharias Thundy surveys Kerala's anthropological, ...
		The Kulasekhara Empire is known as the Second Chera Empire as opposed to the First Chera Empire of the Sangam Age.
		Kulasekhara Varman (800-820), the founder of the Second Chera Empire, was Kulasekhara Alwar, the famous Hindu Vaishnavite saint and author of the Tamil Perumal Thirumozhi and Mukundamala.
		During the reign of Rama Varma Kulasekhara (1090-1102), Kerala was overrun by the mighty Cholas under Kulothunga I. The Cheras defended themselves valiantly.
	www.shelterbelt.com /KJ/khkulashekharas.html (857 words)

	TRAVANCORE
		Raja Shri Padmanabha Dasa Vanchi Pala RAMA VARMA III [Swati Thirunal] KULASEKHARA Kiritapati Manney Sultan Maharaja Raja Ramaraja Bahadur Shamsher Jung (qv)
		HH Shri Padmanabha Dasa Vanchi Pala Maharaja RAMA VARMA IV [Ayilyam Thirunal] KULASEKHARA Kiritapati Manney Sultan Maharaja Raja Ramaraja Bahadur Shamsher Jung (qv)
		HH Shri Padmanabha Dasa Vanchi Pala Maharaja RAMA VARMA V [Visakham Thirunal] KULASEKHARA Kiritapati Manney Sultan Maharaja Raja Ramaraja Bahadur Shamsher Jung 1880/1885, born 1837, died 1885.
	uqconnect.net /~zzhsoszy/ips/t/travancore.html (518 words)

	Kulasekhara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Sinhalese force, however, landed and carried on a prolonged campaign against Kulasekhara and his allies, who seem to have been numerous and powerful.
		Kulasekhara was defeated, and the Pandyan king's son, Vira Pandu, was installed in Madhurá.
		The Cola prisoners taken in the war were brought to Ceylon and employed in the reconstruction of the Mahá Thúpa in Anurádhapura.
	www.palikanon.com /namen/ku/kulasekhara.htm (142 words)

	trava2
		1382 - 1383 Sri Kerala Varma Kulasekhara Perumal, Raja of Vanad.
		Twin brother of Sri Kerala Varma Kulasekhara Perumal, Raja of Vanad.
		1594 - 1604 Sri Vira Ravi Varma Kulasekhara Perumal, Raja of Venad.
	4dw.net /royalark/India/trava2.htm (527 words)

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		Kulasekhara recognizes and describes his Lord first as Srivallabhan and hints at the His Nitya Sri Nature due to which He is forever united with Sri Devi.
		The third name by which Kulasekhara recognizes the Lord is Dayaaparan, the all merciful Lord, who runs to rescue His devotees in trouble.
		Kulasekhara salutes the Lord as Deva:, Devaki Nandana:, Krishna:, Vrishni Vamsa Pradeepa :, Mega Syaamala:, Komalaanga:, Prithvi Bhara Nasa: and Mukunda:.
	www.ramanuja.org /new/stotras/mukundamala3.txt (1312 words)

	The Hindu : Kerala News : Shrine in memory of Kulasekhara Azhvar
		A shrine in memory of Kulasekhara Azhvar was consecrated today at T.K.S. Puram (Thirukulasekharapuram), considered to be the birth-place of the saintly Chera king of the 8th century.
		Along with that of Kulasekhara Azhvar, idols of saints of the Vaishnavite sect — Nadhamuni, Alavandar, Ramanuja, Desika and Manavalamamunigal — were also installed.
		King Kulasekhara is said to be the 6th Azhvar.
	www.hindu.com /2004/11/23/stories/2004112307530500.htm (365 words)

	Historical perspective
		This was further facilitated in the Imperial Chola period also and the Imperial second Pandya dynasty and later, the reign of the Vijayanagar culture, all over South India, had been a further important stage in the patronage of religion and its art and architecture.
		year of the same Kulasekhara, showing the king seated in his throne at Madurai, purported to be the royal sanction for the request of the Srivaishnavas of Kodanur, for the enlargement of the tax-free content of the land yield, which was specified in the King's 4
		They could either be the same original signatories in both cases (of an interval of a good sixty years), or were acceptably, in the alternative, of the grandsons of the former who might have come of age, noting that it was customary for the grandsons to be named after the grandfathers.
	www.geocities.com /kodaka_nallur/page2.html (4631 words)

	Culture Course - Vol - X - Kulasekhara ( Page 2)
		Legend says that God Vishnu sent his weapons like the holy Conch and Discus and close attendants like Garuda to the world to be born as Alwars for the purpose of teaching God-love to men.
		Kulasekhara was really Vishnu's Kaustubha, an ornament He wore on His chest, born as an Alwar.
		Kulasekhara was born on a Friday with Purnarvasu as his nakshatra.
	www.hindubooks.org /culture_course/book10/kulasekhara/page2.htm (112 words)

	Sapthagiri
		However, it is Kulasekhara alone who has the distinction of having his name for a part in the lay-out of the very sanctum sanctorum of every divya desam shrine.
		Kulasekhara's name is established for the sanctum step in Tirumalai, and it is he that has also marked out the innermost pair of pillars ('Tiru-manattoon' or Aamodastambham) of the sanctum of Sriranga-vimaanam.
		Kulasekhara Azhvar was born into royalty in Tiruvanchikkalam in Kerala and his daughter, known simply as Cherakulavalli, is said to have attained wedlock with Lord Sriranganatha Himself.
	www.tirumala.org /sapthagiri/112002/kula.htm (2568 words)

	WELCOME TO OUR KERALA
		By the beginning of the 14th century, Ravi Varma Kulasekhara of Venad established a short-lived supremacy over southern India.
		After his death, Kerala became a conglomeration of warring chieftaincies, among which the most important were Calicut in the north and Venad in the south.
		In 825, the Kulasekhara dynasty began a new calendar, founded the city of Quilon, and set Kerala on a new path to greatness.
	www.keralatourismguide.com /history.htm (1299 words)

	VERSE 40 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		SrI kulaSEkhara is one of the greatest proponents of nAma-siddhAnta and nAma-bhajana approach for reaching the abode of the Lord.
		SrI kulaSEkhara's mukunda-mAlA verses are illustrations of the nava-lakshaNa-bhakti described by SrI prahlAda in SrImad bhAgavata-purANam.
		SrI kulaSEkhara's requests to SrI ranganAtha for unfailing memory (smaraNam) of His Lotus Feet (pAda-sEvanam) in all janma-s are other examples of practising nava-lakshaNa-bhakti.
	home.comcast.net /~chinna/MukundaMala/verse40.htm (864 words)

	The Hare Krsnas - The Philosophy - Writings of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
		Therefore King Kulasekhara, knowing how pleased the Lord is to be addressed by a name indicating His transcendental relationships with His intimate devotees, and knowing also the potency of the name Krsna, has chosen to glorify the Lord by addressing Him as Devaki-nandana and Krsna.
		The position of King Kulasekhara is therefore the position of a liberated soul, because he does not want to allow his genuine love of God to become degraded into so-called love for material things.
		King Kulasekhara is a pure devotee, and as such he is not eager to improve himself by the standards of the empiric philosophers, distressed men, or fruitive workers of this world.
	www.harekrsna.com /philosophy/acarya/writings/mukunda.htm (10352 words)

	Tamil Nadu History and Sovereignty -Part I: Sinhala
		In recent years "Tamil Eelam" is used to refer to the historical Tamil homeland in the northern and eastern regions of the island.) Parakramabahu sent an army under the command of a Sinhala general, Lankapura (Lankapuri in Tamil).
		In the ensuing battles between the Sinhala army and Kulasekhara Pandyan's army, the latter met with defeat after defeat.
		War between Parakkirama Pandyan and Kulasekhara Pandyan for the Pandya throne and the loser (Parakkirama Pandyan) inviting the foreign Sinhala legions into Tamil Nadu lead to nothing but misery for the Tamil people and plundering of Tamil wealth.
	www.geocities.com /tamiltribune/01/1201.html (3176 words)

	Verse 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Kulasekhara salutes the Lord by the above EIGHT names and asks him not to save him from Uphaayatva Sankhaa through lapse into Svapravrutti and thereby end up with Svarupa Naasam.
		Here, Kulasekhara spells out to Mukunda as to what he is NOT praying for.
		Kulasekhara prays here for safe residence as of now inside the cage of the Lord"s holy feet.
	home.comcast.net /~ayyamkk/MukundaMala/verses1to7.htm (1194 words)

	VNN Editorial - The Key To Spiritual Understanding
		We can never doubt that by associating with Srila Prabhupada and rendering him service one will achieve perfection; but it is our ability to take his association that is in doubt.
		If there is an opportunity to associate with pure devotees we should take it, and we should have great faith that because we have heard carefully from our Gurudeva Srila Prabhupada we have an excellent basis from which to judge what is right and what is not.
		Kulasekhara Prabhu goes on: "Another point that confused me in relation to His Grace [Sripad Narayana Maharaja] was that I understood that re-initiation was bogus and that he has re-initiated some of Srila Prabhupad's disciples.
	www.vnn.org /editorials/ET9905/ET31-3999.html (3161 words)

	Srivaishnavam
		KulasEkhara raaja was a brave king and protected saadhu janams of his kingdom.
		KulasEkharar was relieved to hear the good news and happy over the Lord's safety and cancelled the plans to march his army in support of the Lord.
		KulasEkhara’s moving prayer to the Lord of Venkatam for His DayA to be born as any thing on His hills for removal of obstructions to Moksha Siddhi(kaarpaNyam).
	www.sadagopan.org /dp/dp4.htm (1783 words)

	Kulasekhara Pillayar Devasthanam in Thiruvananthapuram India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Kulasekhara Pillayar Devasthanam is a sacred spot located on Punnen Road in Statue Junction of Thiruvananthapuram.
		This ancient temple is the abode of Lord Ganesh, also called as Kulasekhara Pillayar by the locals.
		The beautiful temple complex is also home to the sub deities of Madan Thampuran and Lord Shiva with his consort Goddess Parvati.
	www.india9.com /i9show/60572.htm (104 words)

	Madurai - Legends - Origin of Madurai
		The Sundareswarar shrine at Madurai is said to have been discovered in a forest of Kadamba trees and worshipped originally by Indra, the King of Devas.
		Kulasekhara Pandyan rushed to the spot and built a huge temple in honor of Shiva; it is believed that Shiva incarnated as an architect and supervised the construction of this temple.
		Kulasekhara Pandyan also proceded to build the ancient city of Madurai centered around this temple.
	www.templenet.com /Tamilnadu/madurai/legend2.html (188 words)

	Kerala - Gateway To Paradise ( Kerala History, Kerala Society, Kerala Culture,
		There were thirteen important Kulasekharas known to us from historical inscriptions which were recently discovered and interpreted.
		The empire though unified, consisted of many smaller kingdoms which were given independence by the last Perumal, Cheraman Perumal.
		The Kulasekharas encouraged the popular cult of Bhakti, the intensely emotional surrender to personal gods like Shiva and Krishna, among the masses.
	www.kerala.cc /keralahistory/index20.htm (868 words)

	The Hindu : Entertainment Hyderabad / Dance : Novel experiment
		The focus of the concert was heavy on the compositions of the king Kulasekhara of the Travancore dynasty, who abdicated his throne to become an ardent devotee of lord Vishnu.
		He later became famous as Kulasekhara Alwar and joined the band of 12 saints who composed 4,000 pasurams (hymns) among them on the various incarnations of the lord.
		Mythology has it that Kulasekhara became the threshold at the entrance near the sanctum sanctorum of the Tirumala temple, which is still referred to as Kulasekhara padi.
	www.hindu.com /thehindu/fr/2005/10/07/stories/2005100701770200.htm (411 words)

	Kerala
		Following the beak up of Kulasekhara Empire (1102 AD), Kerala was separated into different small states and Cochin was one among them.
		After the fall of Kulasekhara Empire, the main family who ruled Cochin was Perumpadappu Family.
		The traditional view is that Cochin ruler (Perumpadappu Chief) was the descendant of Kulasekharas of Mahodayapuram in maternal line.
	www.ashextourism.com /kerala/cochin_kerala.htm (2971 words)

	Vedhanaadham - The Sound For The Soul - October 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Even after shifting to a distant place still remembers the doctor as saviour of his life and talks high of him to others, may be even the doctor would have passed away, but the affection does not fade away.
		Sri Kulasekhara Aazhwaar has illustrated a common incident occurring in the world and has compared the same in having utmost confidence, unconditional faith on the Ultimate God.
		Sri Kulasekhara Aazhwaar had a healthy, sound physique and was not a patient, even then at the peak of bhakti and devotion has rendered this paasuram.
	radhekrishnasatsangam.com /vedhanaadham/oct05.html (5939 words)

	Nárada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		A man buries treasure that he may use it later, but very often he loses it; not so is the treasure laid up by the doing of good deeds.
		A Damila chief, ruler of Velankundi and ally of Kulasekhara.
		A Damila chief, ally of Kulasekhara, subdued by Lankápura.
	www.metta.lk /pali-utils/Pali-Proper-Names/n2_ny.htm (1621 words)

	A comprehensive website on the life and music of Swathi Thirunal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		His argument leads to the conclusion that the Venad ruler used the title of Chiravaya Moopan while the junior prince took the title of Thrippapur Moopan with the specific responsibility to administer Sree Padmanabha Swami temple in particular and other temples in the State in general.
		It is difficult to define the relation between these Thavazhis, but circumstances indicate that the senior competent member of this collateral branches ruled as Kulasekhara Perunmal.
		Inscriptional evidences suggest that the Kalkulam fort with an area of 186 acres was constructed in 1601 A D. It may also be presumed that the palace had come into existence earlier than the fort.
	www.swathithirunal.org /rlinsti/padmaprm.htm (1000 words)

	ISKCON Book Changes: Various
		Arjuna fears that at the time of death, those who are in Krsna consciousness will forget the Supreme Lord beause at such a time bodily functions are disrupted, and the mind may be in a panic-stricken state.
		Maharaja Kulasekhara fears that at the moment of death his throat will be so choked up that he will not be able to chant the holy names, so it is better to "die immediately.
		Maharaja Kulasekhara says to the Lord, "Now my mind is undisturbed, and I am quite healthy.
	www.krishna.org /ISKCON/BookChanges/bgcs_various.html (448 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Kerala Society Papers, published some sixty years ago, is a collection of scholarly articles on various topics like Kulasekhara Alvar, Annals and Antiquities of Thiruvalla, Kandalur salai, Pahlavi Cross - Inscription of South India, St. Thomas and His Feasts, Slavery in Kerala, CI.
		Munro, castes of Malabar, Music and Royal House of Travancore etc., A number of primary sources are also published in the Journal like 'Some Travancore Dynastic Records' (4 parts) and 'Mudaliyar Manuscript'.
		A new Inscription of Jatilavarma Kulasekhara, 1190-1216 A.D
	www.keralahistory.ac.in /keralasociety.htm (451 words)

	Kerala Temple History
		The temples of Kerala are referenced in the works of the Tamil Alwar Saints and the Nayanmar Saints.
		Kulasekhara Alwar and Cheramaan Perumaal (one of the Nayanmaars)belonged to the Cheras of the ninth century CE.
		There are several works on temple architecture written in Kerala during the 15th and the 16th centuries.
	www.templenet.com /Kerala/kerala_hist.html (592 words)

	Culture Course - Vol - X - Kulasekhara ( Page 5)
		Kulasekhara's ministers who knew Kulasekhara's God-love only too well came near him and gently said:
		Hearing it Kulasekhara heaved a sigh of relief and said: "Ah, my Rama!" and shed tears of joy and returned to his capital.
		Kulasekhara's God-love increased day by day and his ministers were worried.
	www.hindubooks.org /culture_course/book10/kulasekhara/page5.htm (114 words)

	Mukunda-mala-stotra Verse 53
		Following the sastric tradition, King Kulasekhara ends his poem with an auspicious benediction for his readers.
		King Kulasekhara has advised us to become a servant of the servant of the servant of the servant of the servant of the servant of the servant of the Lord.
		King Kulasekhara has repeated them in his own voice and with his own convictions, but his prayers have the authority of the Supreme Lord behind them.
	mukundamala.com /53/en1 (428 words)

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