Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thirupparamkundram/Thenkayilai / Sathyagiri is
one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located 8km south of Madurai,
Tamil Nadu. This is one of the prominent
Six Holy Abodes – Six Battle Camps of Lord Subramanya.
This is one of the oldest temples built by the
Pandya Kings. The Nayaks and
Vijayanagara Emperors also have made abundance of contributions to it.
Presiding deity – Thiru Parangirinathar/Sathyagiriswarar/Then
Paramgirinathar with his consort Goddess Avudai Nayaki
Mangalasasanam – Thiru Gnana Sambandhar, Appar,
Sundarar & Manicka Vasagar sung praising the glories of Lord
Paramgirinathar in this temple. The
renowned Tamil poets Nakkirar & Saint Arunagirinathar sung praising the
glories of Lord in their famous composition Thirumurugatrupadai and Thirupukazh
respectively. Thiru Kacchiyappa
Shivachariar composed Kantha Puranam in Tamil.
Thiru Paramgiri Pathikam and Alangaram were composed by Thiru
Arunachalakavirayar praising the grandeur of Lord Paramgirinathar.
Theertham – Siddha Theertham, Mandala Theertham,
Pandava Theertham, Brahma Theertham/Abhisheka Theertham, Kushira Theertham, Lakshmi Theertham, Pushpamardhava
Theertham, Putra Theertham, Patal Ganga/Kasi Theertham, Sathya Theertham, Kalyana Theertham and Saravana Poikai
Worshipped by – King Harischandra, Maharishi
Veda Vyasa, Sage Parasara,
Goddess Sakthi was afflicted with the sin of
Brahmahathya after killing the demon Mahishasura. At the divine instruction of Lord, Goddess
Sakthi worshipped Lord Shiva – Sathyagiriswarar on this sacred land and got rid
of the curse.
Sthalavruksham – Kallathi
Festivals – Vaikasi Visagam, Skandha Shashti Vizha,
Panguni Uthiram, Adi Pooram, Karthikai, Vinayaka Chathurthi, Avani Moolam,
Navaratri, Arudra Darisanam, Maha Shivaratri, Vaikundha Ekadashi, Thaipoosam,
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord Subramanya with
his consorts Goddesses Sri Valli & Deivayanai, Lord Nandikeshwara with his
consort Kalakandi, Lord Vishnu, Goddess Durga, Lord Shaneeswara, Panchalinga,
Garudalwar, Lord Kasi Viswanatha & Vishalakshy, Lord Bhairava, Lord
Dakshinamurthy, Somaskandhar, Adi Sokkanathar.
A shrine for nine warriors of Lord Subramanya
can be seen in this temple, there is a fascinating myth about the birth of nine
warriors of Lord. An blaze originated
from the third eye of Lord Shiva turned out six beautiful male babies; these
babies were settled on lotuses flower in Saravana Poikai. Goddess Parvati could not bear the heat of
the inferno and she ran off from the spot.
At this moment, her anklet got slithered and the pearls were scattered turned
out to be nine Sakthis. These nine Sakthi’s
got attracted to Lord Shiva and conceived with a baby. Goddess Parvati cursed the nine females to
live with their pregnancy. These nine
females approached Lord Shiva for their rescue.
Lord Shiva pacified Goddess Parvati with the knowledge that the nine
babies would save the world from the atrocities of demons. Consequently, the nine Sakthis gave birth to
nine warriors such as Veerabhahu,
Veerakesari, Veera Mahendra, Veera Maheswara, Veera Rakshaka, Veera
Marthanda, Veera Andhaga, Veera Dheera and Veera Soora. Later, they waged war with Lord Subramanya in
his fierce battle against the demon Soorapadman.
The legend has that Lord Subramanya worshipped
Lord Shiva as Parangirinathar on this sacred land. After the fierce battle with the demon
Shoorapadman, Lord Subramanya arrived on this sacred land and resided unperturbed. Lord
Indra praised the valor of Lord Subramanya and offered his daughter Deivayani’s
hands to marry him. In this temple Lord
Subramanya can be seen with all the deities and sages around him witnessing the
ceremonial wedding of Lord Subramanya with Goddess Deivayanai.
Another legend has that King Harischandra
worshipped Lord Shiva on this sacred land known as Sathyagiri Hills and
attained eternal wisdom. He
constructed a huge temple with wide circumambulatory paths to worship Lord Sathyagirishwara/Paramgirinathar.
This temple remains open from 5.30 AM to 12.30PM
in the morning and 5.30PM to 9.00PM in the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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