Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
The legend has that
the entire universe was pre-destined to deluge. Lord Bhrama approached Lord
Shiva with a great concern about where to begin the ‘Creation’ process
immediately after the deluge? Lord Shiva advised him to deposit all the
essentialities of the Creation process along with the nectar of elixir in a mud
pot and float them on flood water. Also inquire him to begin the creation
process from the sacred land where the mud pot settles. Lord Shiva declared
that the land where the mud pot settles would never annihilate. Lord Brahma
meticulously followed the divine instructions of Lord Shiva and the pot
contained the elixir of nectar and the fundamentals of the creation were
floated on the water and finally settled on a land. Lord Shiva shot an arrow at
the pot, immediately the nectar gushed out of the pot and streched all over
this part of surface on the Earth. Thus, a beautiful pond was initiated known
as Mahamakam tank from the elixir of nectar and a Linga was originated from the
white sand. This self-manifested Linga was consecrated as Lord Adi
Kumbheshwarar and a magnificent temple was erected to for the worship Lord Adi
Kumbheshwarar at Kumbakonam.
Holy dip in the Mahamakam pond
on the propitious day of Masi Makam provides intrinsic values which is
equivalent to dip in all the 66 crores of holy theerthas in the world. It is
believed that all holy theerthas would assemble in this pond on this promising
day, capable to provide abundance of merits includes circumambulating Mount
Mandhara/Meru and Mount Kailas respectively. Three times of circumambulating
this pond would provide salvation, liberation from the cycles of birth and
death. Also eradicates the sins committed in this present life and the sins of
seven ancestors, also provides pieties for the future generation.
The other auspicious day to
have holy dip in this pond are Chithirai, Karthikai (Mondays), Amavasya,
Pournami, days of solar and lunar eclipse, Dakshinayana Punyakala, Aippasi
Vishu, Maha Shivaratri and all Fridays.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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