Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiruveezhimalai
is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located on the river banks
of Cauvery in Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu.
There
are five prominent places of Lord Shiva was known as Mayana Kshetram, these are the sacred places
where Lord Shiva burnt Lord Brahma into ashes.
They are Kadavur Mayanam ( Sri Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Thirukkadaiyur),
Kacchi Mayanam (Sri Ekambareshwarar Temple, Kanchipuram ), Kazhi Mayanam ( Sri
Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Shirkazhi ), Veezhi Mayanam ( Sri Netrabaneswarar,
Thiruveezhimalai) & Nallur Mayanam (
Sri Kalyana Sundareswarar, Kumbakonam) respectively.
Presiding
deity – Thiruveezhi Nathar /Sri Nethrabaneswarar with his consort Goddess Sri
Bhruhath Sundarakujambikai
Mangalasasanam
– Appar, Sambandhar, Sundarar
Appar
and Sambandhar visited this sacred land and found the people were struggling
with severe drought and famine. They earnestly prayed to Lord and obtained golden
coins as Padikkasu, which were utilized for the basic needs of the
villagers.
Theertham
– Damodhara Theertham
Sthalavruksham
– Veezhi
Festivals
– Chithirai Brahmostavam, Arudra Darisanam, Karthikai, Skanda Shashti,
Thiruvadipooram, Avani Utsavam, Navaratri, Maha Shivaratri,
This
is one of the prominent places of Lord Shiva where Lord Brahma was burnt into
ashes after a Brahma Kalpa. All the
deities arrived on this sacred land; they underwent severe austerities and
worshipped Lord Shiva. They all appealed
to Lord Shiva to restore Lord Brahma’s life so as to reinstate the function of
Trinities. Lord Shiva was pleased at the
devotion of the deities and brought back Lord Brahma into life. Moreover, the most compassionate Lord
provided eternal wisdom and knowledge of creation to Lord Brahma.
The
legend has that Lord Vishnu worshipped Lord Shiva and underwent severe
austerities to obtain a powerful weapon dice to behead the demon Jalandhara. Lord Vishnu worshipped Lord Shiva in
Thirumarperu, Thiruppaineeli and Thiruveezhimalai. Thiruveezhimalai is one of the most
prominent places where Lord Vishnu acquired the fierce weapon dice. Lord Vishnu arrived on this sacred land and
started to worship Lord Shiva with 1000 lotus flowers. While the worship was taking place Lord
Vishnu realized that there was only 999 flowers were available. There was no time left to gather the missing
one and resume the worship. Instantly,
Lord Vishnu was prepared to pluck his eye which is identical to lotus flower
and offer in place of the missing flower.
Lord Shiva was pleased at the devotion of Lord Vishnu and appeared
before him. Lord Shiva was delighted at the dedication of
Lord Vishnu and blessed him with the dice, one of the ferocious weapons.
This
is one of the sacred lands where Lord Shiva married to Goddess Sri Parvati. In this temple Lord Shiva can be seen in wedding
attire.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
1 comment:
Thanks for the update on Thirumalpur, thiruveezhimalai and thirupainneeli temples. Is the weapon acquired a dice or a chakra?
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