Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiruppathaleecharam/ Pamani/
Pampani/ Sarppapuram is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva
located in Mannargudi, Thiruvanur District, Tamil Nadu. There are four kinds of temples in existence which are
(1) Worshipped by deities Lord Vishnu, Lord Brahma, Lord Indra, Lord Chandra, Lord
Surya, Lord Agni, Lord Varuna, Adishesha etc., (2) Worshipped by Sages and Rishis, (3) Worship
places constructed by Emperors/Kings in gratitude on their triumph over enemies
and (4)most significantly self-manifested. In this temple Lord Shiva was worshipped by
Lord Adishesha who was superior to Ashta Nagas{Ashtanagas are Lord Anantha,
Vasuki, Dakshakan, Karkotaka, Sankhakapalan, Kulikan, Padman and Mahapadman}
and Rahu & Kethu.
Presiding deity – Thiru
Naganathaswami/Sarppapureeswarar with his consort Goddess Sri Amruthanayaki
Mangalasasanam – Thiru Gnana
Sambandhar
Theertham – Pasupathi Theertham/Naga
Theertham
Sthalavruksham – Mango tree
Festivals –Maha Shivaratri,
Vaikasi Visakam, Thiru Karthikai, Panguni Uthiram, Aippasi Annabhishekam,
Arudra Darisanam, Markazhi Utsavam,
Worshipped by – Kamadhenu, Sage
Sukala, Sage Dhananjaya (Adishesha originated from the Patal Loka and personified
as Sage Dhananjaya)
The divine cow Kamadhenu was
taken good care by Sage Sukala, he worshipped Lord Shiva with the milk provided by this divine cow. Once, Sage happened to
witness Kamadhenu shudder its milk on the Linga with adoration. Sage Sukala hit the cow with extreme anger;
he worried that the milk provided to him for the worship of Lord would considerably
reduce due to this act of Kamadhenu.
Kamadhenu felt depressed at the ignorance of the Sage and rushed to the
Linga, strongly banged its head on the Linga, the self-manifested Linga split
apart due to the force applied and eventually Kamadhenu sacrificed its life in the holy
pond situated here. Instantly, Lord
appeared before Kamadhenu and gave life to her.
Adishesha personified as Sage
Dhananjaya and consecrated a Linga with raw sand and worshipped Lord Shiva on
this sacred land. This Linga was famously
known as Naganathaswami, surprisingly sacred bath is performed on regular basis to
this Linga made of sand unlike other temples.
Usually, no ritual bath is
performed to the Linga consecrated with raw sand; instead it will be covered
with shield made of precious metals.
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha , Lord
Subramanya with his consorts Goddesses Sri Valli & Deivayanai, Lord Surya, Lord
Chandra, Goddess Sri Gajalakshmi, Sage Durvassa, Lord Ayyappa, Kalabhairava,
Lord Saneeswara, Navagrahas, Nalvar,
Lord Nataraja & Goddess Sivakami, Lord Adishesha ( principal of Ashta
Nagas - Ananthan, Vasuki, Dakshakan, Karkodaka, Sankhapalan, Kulikan, Padman,
Mahapadman and Rahu & Kethu ), Lord Daskhinamurthi on Simhavahanam,
The legend has that there were
four passionate disciples of Lord Dakshinamurthi arrived at Sri Vaikundham to
worship Lord Vishnu. Unfortunately, the
Dwarapalaks (gate keepers) at Sri Vaikundham stopped them at the entrance
itself. The disciples were cursed the
Dwarapalaks in an extreme distress and eventually they afflicted with the sin. Shortly, they arrived on this sacred land and
worshipped Naganathaswami and Lord Dakshinamurthi and got rid of their
sins.
This temple remains open from
7.00 AM to 11.00 AM in the morning and 5.00PM to 7.00 PM in the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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