Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thirukudanthai
Kizhkottam/Thirunageswaram is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva
located on the south of Rivery Cauvery in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu. This is one of the oldest temples of Lord
Shiva famous for its stunning architectural and murals built by the Kings of
Chola Dynasty. The temple inscriptions
reveal the contributions made by the King Paranthaka Chola I, King Karinkala
Chola II, King Rajendra Choza I and King
Raja Raja Deva.
Presiding deity
– Thiru Nageswara Swamy/Vilvavaneswarar with his consort Goddess Sri Bruhath
Nayaki/Periya Nayaki
Mangalasasanam –
Thirunavukkarasar
Saint Arunagirinathar
sung praising the glories of Lord Subramanya in this temple.
Sthalavruksham –
Vilvam
Theertham – Maha
Maka Theertham/Surya Theertham
Worshipped by –
Lord Surya, Lord Adishesha, Nageswara,
Sannidhis – Lord
Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord
Subramanya with his consorts Goddesses Sri Valli & Deivayanai, Lord Nataraja & Sivakami,
Pralayakaleswarar, Saptha Lingas, Ayyanar, Vaitheeswarar, Lord Surya,
Somaskandhar, Chandeswarar, Goddess Kali, Veerabhadra, Saptha Kanyakas, Goshtamurtham
– Lord Dakshinamurthi, Ardhanareeswara,
Lord Brahma, Goddess Durga,
Festivals – Maha
Shivaratri, Arudra Darisanam, Thiru Karthikai , Aippasi Annabhishekam,
Navaratri, Chithirai Utsavam, Panguni Uthiram, Masi Makam, Skandha Shashti,
Markazhi Utsavam, Theerthavari Utsavam,
The legend has that there was time the entire universe was
predestined to deluge. Lord Brahma secured the essentials of creation along
with the nectar of immortality in a pot, kept it safely on atop the hill
situated here. At the time of deluge, the water swamped the whole area and the
pot was floated for some time and finally settled in a sacred land came to
known to as Kumbakonam/Kudamukku. Lord Shiva shot an arrow on the pot and the nectar
of immortality stretched all over the place.
A Vilva leaf flew out of the pot and landed on this sacred land turned
out Vilvavanam. Hence, the presiding deity of this temple came
to known as Vilvavanathar.
Another legend has that while holding the Universe with
1000 hoods Lord Adishesha realized the heaviness of it due to the increase of horrendous
and innumerable sinners on the Earth. At
the divine instruction Lord Shiva, he arrived on this sacred land and
sanctified a Linga. Lord Adishesha sincerely carried out the worship and gained
the strength to hold the entire Universe with his one hood.
This temple
remains open from 6.00 AM to 12.00 PM in the morning and 4.00 PM to 8.30 PM in
the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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