Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiruvanaikka/Pancha
Bootha Sthalangal/Jambukeshwaram is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord
Shiva located on the river banks of Kollidam and Cauvery in Tiruchirapalli,
Tamil Nadu. This is one of the Pancha
Bootha Sthalam represents Water and one of the Shakthi Peedam of Goddess Sri
Parvaty. The Pancha Bootha Sthalangal
of Lord Shiva are Thiruvanaikka (Appu Lingam) represents Water, Thiru
Kalahasthi symbolizes Wind, Thiruvannamalai represents Fire, Kanchipuram stands
for Earth and Chidambaram represents Sky.
This temple occupies massive acres of land was built by the King of
Chola Dynasty. In this temple Lord Shiva
worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Jambu Linga.
Presiding
deity – Sri Jambukeshwarar/Jalakandeswarar with his consort Goddess Sri
Akilandeswari
Mangalasasanam
– Appar, Sundarar, Thiru Gnana Sambandar,
Saint
Arunagirinathar sung praising the glories of Lord Muruga in this temple.
Sthalavruksham
– Jambu
Significance
–
The
work process of mighty walls of this temple was on its peak; Lord appeared
himself as a saint and distributed holy ashes in place of wages to the
workers. Astonishingly, the holy ashes
were turned into gold coins of their proportionate wages. Hence, the fourth circumambulatory path of
this temple is widely known as ‘Thiruneetru Mathil’.
Goddess
Sri Parvati came down to Earth due to the curse of Lord Shiva. Goddess consecrated a Linga /Appu Linga and worshipped
Lord Shiva on this sacred land. Lord was
pleased at the devotion of Goddess Sri Parvati and blessed her with eternal
wisdom. The main priest of this temple
presumes the worship Lord Jambukeshwara to memorialize the divine act.
Previously,
Goddess Sri Akilandeswari in this temple was in a vicious form. The earring (Thadagangal) of Goddess was
installed by Sri Adi Sankara to bring her in a composed state also installed
Sri Chakra and sanctified the idols of Lord Ganesha and Lord Subramanya on both the
sides of her. In this way, Sri Adi
Sankara brought back tranquil form Goddess Sri Akilandeswari in this temple.
Sage
Jambu was a fervent devotee of Lord Shiva.
He offered an exquisite and an extraordinary white Jambu fruit as
offerings to Lord. Lord accepted his
offering and left the seed untouched.
Sage Jambu passionately swallowed the remaining as Lord’s blessings,
surprisingly a tree started to grow on its place. Sage Jambu earnestly prayed to Lord to take
place under the tree as his Abode. Lord
Shiva instructed the Sage to continue his penance on the river banks of Cauvery
and also promised that he would take the place under the Jambu tree as his
Abode in due course of time. Consequently,
Goddess Sri Parvati undertook penance under the tree worshipping Lord. As a result a Linga manifested under the
Jambu tree and fulfilled the yearnings of Sage Jambu as well.
Theertham
– There are nine holy theerthas located in this temple. They are Cauvery Theertham, Brahma Theertham,
Chandra Theertham, Indra Theertham, Rama Theertham, Agni Theertham, Agastya
Theertham, Surya Theertham and Kollidam river.
There is an undying natural spring beneath the Linga in the sanctum
sanctorum.
Festivals
– Maha Shivaratri, Annabhishekam, Arudra Darisanam, Thiru Karthikai, Navaratri,
Worshipped
by – Lord Vishnu, Lord Rama, Lord Brahma, Ashtadikpalakas, Sage Parasara, Sage
Jambu,
The
legend has that the two Ganas of Lord Shiva were born as elephant and spider at
the curse of Lord. Ganas were destined
to be engaged in the self-less service to Lord.
Lord Shiva appeared as a Linga under a tree in Jambukvanam on this
sacred land. The elephant worshipped
Lord Shiva with the fresh alluring flowers and trunk full of water from the
nearest pond. The spider worshipped Lord
with its magnificent webs as a shield on top of the Linga to protect it from
falling dry leaves. The elephant was
unhappy with the webs all around, patiently removes the web and keep the place
tidy and clean, the spider was dejected at the act of the elephant. Both the worshippers were unhappy at each
other’s and the hostility towards each other’s deepened. The spider sneaked into the trunk of the
elephant and bit him. The elephant
forcefully thrashed its trunk on the floor with accumulated pain; both of them
were died instantly. Soon, the elephant
relieved from the curse and attained his position as one of the Shiva
Ganas. The spider was remained on the
Earth to fulfill its desire to build temples to protect the Linga. The spider took birth as King Kochengan and
built a magnificent temple to worship on its place. During his regime King Kochengan built
numerous temples known for Madakovil (which has narrow steps and corridors) and
Thiruvanaikka is the first and foremost temples in that row.
This
temple remains open from 7.00AM to 1.00PM in the morning and 3.00PM to 8.00PM
in the evening.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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