Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jai Ambey Ma !!
Tiruvarur/Thirumoolattanam/Thiruvanur
Poomkoyil is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located on the
river banks of Cauvery in Tiruvarur District, Tamil Nadu.In this temple Lord
Shiva worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.This is one of the
largest temples of Lord Shiva occupies massive acres of landwith majestic
Rajagopuras, Vimanas, huge boundary wall, wide circumambulatory paths, gardens,
365 Shiva Lingas (It includes 7 Saptha Vidanga Lingas positioned in 7 sacred
temples.They are Veedi Vidangar – Thiruvarur, Nagara Vidangar – Thirunallar,
Sundara Vidangar –Thiru Nagaikaronam, Avani Vidangar – Thirukkuvalai, Neela
Vidangar – Thiruvaimur, Bhuvani Vidangar – Thirumaraikkadu -Vedaranyam and Adi
Vidangar at Thirukkaravasal.Hence these temples are famously known as Saptha
Vidanga Kshetram), numerous idols of Lord Ganesha and more than 100 shrines
located within the vicinity of this temple.This is one of the oldest temples
built by the Queen Sembian Medhavi, wife of King Kandaraditya Chola. King
Kulothunga Chola II also has made abundance of contributions to this temple.
Presiding deity –
Thiru Thyagarajar / Valmeekanathar / Putridamkondanathar /Thyagesa Peruman with
his consort Goddess Thiru Kamalambikai / Alliyamkothai/Neelothpalambal
Mangalasasanam –
Manikka Vasagar, Appar, Sundarar, Thiru Gnana Sambandhar
Theertham –
Kamalalaya Theertham
Holy dip in this
Theertham on a Panguni Uthiram day provides pieties of bathing 12 Mahamakam in
Kumbakonam.
Sundarar sung
praising the glories of the Lord at Thirumaraikkadu, earnestly requested for gold
coins for the construction of shrine at Thiruvarur.Lord was pleased at the
devotion of Sundarar and provided him with the cold coins.Sundarar revealed the
problems in carrying the loads of gold coins to Tiruvarur.The compassionate
Lord advised him to deposit them on Manimutharu located at Thirumaraikkadu and
receive the same from the Kamalalaya Theertham at Thiruvaru.Sundarar sincerely
followed the divine instructions and recovered the gold coins from this pond.
Sthalavruksham –
Pathiri
Festivals – Maha
Shivaratri, Thiru Karthikai, Masi Makam, Panguni Uthiram, Aippasi
Annabhishekam, Arudra Darisanam, Markazhi Utsavam, Adi Pooram, Chithirai
Utsavam, Makara Sankranthi, Purattasi Utsavam, Car festival in the month of
March,
Sannidhis – Lord
Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara/Brahma Nandi, Lord Subramanya with his consorts
Goddesses Sri Valli & Deivayanai, 8 Durga, Indra Linga/Emerald Linga/Veedi
Vidanga Linga, Runa Vimochaka Peruman, Jwarahara, Navagrahas, Pradoshanayakar,
Chandrasekharar, Chozhamannar, Manikkavasagar, Tiripurasamharar,Goddess Sri
Kamalambal – personification of Goddess Sri Lakshmi, Goddess Sri Saraswathi
& Goddess Sri Durga, Akshara Peedam, Akasha Bhairava/Siddhi Bhairava,
Shivasurya, Ashta Durga, Goddess Sri Saraswathi, Lord Hayagreevah, Medha
Dakshinamurti, Pancheswarar,
Worshipped by –
Lord Vishnu, 33 crore of deities at the time of Pradosha, Emperor Muchukunda,
Significance – Sri
Muthuswamy Deekshithar, one of the Trinities of Carnatic Music sung praising
the glories of Lord Ganesha & Goddess Sri Ashta Durga in this temple
This is one of the
Mukthisthalam provides salvation to whoever takes birth on this sacred land.
Lord Thyagaraja
went to meet Paravai Nachiyar as a messenger at the request of Thiru
Sundaramurti Nayanar.It is believed that at midnight Lord Thyagaraja walked all
the way through the streets of Thiruavarur to meet Paravai Nachiyar.
This is the Mukthisthalam
of Thiru Viranminda Nayanar, Thiru Namminandi Adigal Nayanar, Thiru Cheruthunai
Nayanar, Thiru Dandiyadigal Nayanar, Thiru Kazharsinga Nayanar.
The legend has that there was a time the Mount
Himalaya and its surroundings were under the abstract control of the demons.
They harassed the life of deities and sages, they all appealed to
Lord Vishnu.As instructed by Lord Vishnu, all the spiritual
energies of the deities turned into a flame and as desired by the deities and
Sages Goddess Sri Sati was rose from the flame and she was brought up by Daksha
Prajapathi. Later, she was married to Lord Shiva against the will of her father.
A Grand Yagna was
conducted by Dakshaprajapathi ended in disaster, his own daughter Goddess Sri Sati had to sacrifice her
life in the sacrificial fire. This catastrophic incident brought trepidation
amongst the deities. Inconsolable Lord Shiva carried the lifeless body of Goddess Sri Sati
and wandered on the Earth for several years. The functions of Trinities to
protect the Universe were shattered. All the deities were
frightened about the terrible consequences and appealed to Lord Vishnu. Lord
Vishnu’ dice chopped off the lifeless body of Goddess Sri Sati into several parts to diffuse the grief of Lord Shiva and
each part fell into the different parts of the Earth. The
places where the body parts of Goddess Sri Sati fallen on the Earth were turned
into ‘Shakthi Sthalam/Shakthi Peedam’.
This temple remains
open from 6.00 AM to 12.00PM in the morning and 4.00PM to 9.00PM in the
evenings.
Jai Ambey Ma !!
No comments:
Post a Comment