This lustrous vimana at the left is SriRanga Vimana and still glitters in the temple town called as SriRangam, my birth place. Ever, wonder how did this vimana came to this place?
At the very beginning of time, the spiritual world brought forth the material Universe, within which Lord Vishnu reclined in deep cosmic slumber on Sesha, His serpent bed. While Lord Vishnu slept, a lotus stem grew from His navel. Atop of the stem was a lotus flower, on which Brahma appeared, the first created being.
Brahma was asked to take the duty of Shrishti (creation). In the beginning, Brahma himself could see that there was only a sheer expanse of water. Brahma himself was confused and had lots of questions and could not discover essential answers to his questions. Brahma was puzzled not knowing what to do just when a swan (hamsa) who was none other than the Supreme Lord Sriman Narayana Himself came and chanted the Mantra 'OM' and disappeared. Lord Sriman Narayana is also called as the Para Vasudeva (The Supreme Lord)
Even today, in SriRangam and in many other kshetras, Lord Sriman Narayana come in the streets in hamsa vahana. Hamsa is a swan and vahana is a vehicle. Lord Sriman Narayana comes into the streets of SriRangam to give darshan for his devotees and I have been blessed to grow up as a child watching Lord Sriman Narayana in not just hamsa vahana but in many other vahanas.
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| SriRangam Perumal (Lord Narayana) in Hamsa Vahana |
Not just in SriRangam, many other Vaishnava Kshetra brings the deity, Lord Sriman Narayana in hamsa vahana outside the temple.
After Lord Sriman Narayana enlightened Brahma as a Hamsa, Brahma started to chant the Mantra OM.
Further Reading: The Story of SriRangam Svayamvakta Vimana - Part 2
Jai Sriman Narayana
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