Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jai Ambey Ma !!
Thiruvidaimaruthur/Madhyarjuna Kshetram/Sembakaranya
Kshetram/ Mukthipuram/ Sri Mahalingeshwarar Temple is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of
Lord Shiva located 9kms from Kumbakonam enroute to Thiruvidaimaruthur, Tamil
Nadu . This is one of the oldest temples
known as Madhyarjuna/Panchalinga Sthalam/Shanmabakaranyam/Mukthipuram equivalent
to Varanasi. In this temple Lord Shiva
worshipped in the form of a self-manifested
Linga.
This is one of the oldest
temples famous for its architectural and craftsmanship. This temple occupies 20 acres of massive
land and it has stunning Rajagopuram and 3 vast circumambulatory paths namely
Ashwamedha Pradhakshina Praharam, Kailasa Praharam and Pranava Praharam,
circumambulation of each path has its own significance and provides abundance of
religious merits of Ashwamedha Yagna, visit to the Abode of Lord Shiva &
Goddess Parvati at Mount Kailash and liberation from the cycles of Birth and
& Death respectively. This grand temple has the Parivara Devatha
shrines within its vicinity.
Presiding deity – Sri
Mahalingeshwarar with his consort Goddess Sri Brihad Sundara
Kuchambal/Nanmulainayaki/Perum Mulainayaki (one of the Sakthi
Peedas)
Mangalasasanam –Appar,
Sundarar, Sambandhar and Manikkavasagar
sung praising the glories of Lord Mahalingeshwarar in this temple. Saint Pattinathar and Karuvoor Thevar also
sung praising the Lord in this
temple.
Sthalavruksham – Marudham
Tree
Prathyaksham to – Sage
Markandeya
Mukthisathalm – Sri
Sridhara Ayyaval of Thiruvisainallur
Theertham – There are 35
sacred pond located here and they are Krishnakupam, Karunyamrutha Theertham,
Bana Theertham, Parasara Theertham, Soma Theertham, Rudra Theertham, Kalyana
Theertham, Padma Theertham, Indra Theertham, Pandava Theertham, Agni Theertham,
Kanaka Theertham and Ganga Theertham.
Worshipped by – Deities
& Sages – Goddess Uma, Lord Ganesha, Lord Subramanya, Lord Vishnu, Goddess
Mahalakshmi, Maha Sarawathi & Mahakali, Sage Agastya, Sage
Vashishta, Sage Lomasa, Sage Markandeya, Sage Kapila, Saint Pattinathar &
Badragiriyar, Siddhar Sivavakiyar &
King Varagunapandiyan,Chithrakeerthi, Sukeerthi, Veerasenan, Vasuman, Mandata,
& Brahmin, Vedas and Airavatha were worshipped Lord Mahalingeshwar in this
sacred land.
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha,
Lord Nandikeshwara, Atmalingam, Lord Vishwantha, Rishipurishwara, Chokkanathar,
Mookambika, Agastya Linga, Kashyapa Linga, Sahasra Linga, Chola Linga, Chera
Linga, Panchabootha Linga, Lord Dakshinamurthy, 27 Lingas installed and
worhsipped by stars, Samba
Dakshinamaurthy,
Festivals – Chithrai
Festival, Thai Poosam, Arudra Darisanam, Maha Shivaratri, Vaikasi Brahmostavam,
Car Festival, Panguni Uthiram, Aippasi
Annabhishekam, Navaratri,
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 Sthal/Shakthi Peedam’.
Please check the following link to read more about this temple:
http://indiatempletour.blogspot.com/2012/05/275-thevara-shivasthalam-thiru-idai.html
Jai Ambey Ma !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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