Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thirumazhaipadi/Thiru
Patteecharam is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located on
the river banks of Cauvery in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu. This is one
of the oldest temples of Lord Shiva built by the Kings of Chola Dynasty famous
for its exquisite architectural and craftsmanship. The temple
inscription reveals the contributions made by the Nayaks and the functions of
Mutts belonged to Thiru Gnana Sambandhar, Thirunavukkarasar and Thirumoola
Thevar. Worship of Lord Dhenupureeswarar temple provides devoutness
equivalent to the visit to the sacred temples of Vruddhachalam, Kamalalayam,
Thiruvengadu, Thiruchaikkadu and Mount Kailash respectively.
Presiding deity – Thiru
Dhenupureeswarar/Patteeswaranathar with his consort Goddess Sri
Gnanambikai/Palvana Nayaki
Mangalasasanam – Thiru
Gnana Sambandhar
Sthalavruksham – Vanni
Theertham – Gnana
Theertham
Worshipped by – Goddess
Parvati, Lord Rama, Sage Vishwamitra, Daughter of the divine cow Kamadhenu,
Dharma Sarma,
Significance -
Sage Vishwamitra was
attained the honorable title ‘Brahma Rishi’ in this sacred land.
Dharma Sarma turned into
a dog at the curse of Sage Medhavi. He took a holy dip in the Gnana
Theertham at regained his original form.
There are five idols of
Lord Nandikeshwara can be seen in this temple and all of them were positioned
off-center at the instruction of Lord Shiva for giving a clear view of
Lord Dhenupureeswarar to Thiru Gnana Sambandhar.
Lord Shiva instructed
Ganas to deliver ceremonial carriage made of pearl to the divine child Thiru
Gnana Sambandar.
Festivals – Maha
Shivaratri, Arudra Darisanam, Thiru Karthikai, Markazhi Utsavam, Aippasi
Annnabhishekam, Amavasya, Pournami, Navaratri, Panguni Uthiram, Vaikasi
Visagam, Ani Vizha,
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha,
Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya with his consort Goddess Sri Valli &
Deivayanai, Lord Somasundareswarar, Saptha Kanyakas, Mahalingam, Ramalingam,
Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Chandikeshwarar, Lord Nataraja with his consort,
Lord Surya, Renukadevi (wife of Sage Jamadagni), Navagrahas, Goddess
Durga, Govinda Theerthar with his consort,
The legend has that Lord
Rama had a fierce battle with King Vali, brother of the monkey King Sugriva,
eventually King Vali was killed at the war. Soon, Lord Rama was afflicted
with the sin of Brahmahathya. Lord Rama arrived on this sacred land and
created a pond at the shot of an arrow. In order to get rid of the sin,
he sanctified a Linga and continued to worship Lord Shiva. Thus, Lord
Rama got rid of the sin of Brahmahathya.
This temple remains open
from 6.00 AM to 12.30 PM in the morning and 4.30PM to 8.30 PM in the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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