Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thirupparithiniyamam/Thirupparithiappar
Kovil/Pancha Baskara Kshetram/ Pitru Sthalam is one of the 275 Thevara
Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. In this temple Lord Shiva is worshipped in
the form of a self-manifested Linga.
Presiding deity –
Thirupparithiappar/Baskareswarar with his consort Goddess Sri
Mangalambikai/Mangala Nayaki
Mangalasasanam – Thiru Gnana
Sambandhar
Theertham – Surya Theertham, Chandra
Theertham, Veda Theertham
Sthalavruksham – Palm
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord
Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddess Sri Valli &
Deivayanai, Goddess Sri Gajalakshmi, Navagrahas, Chandeshwara, Lord Nataraja
& Goddess Sivakami, Lord Surya, Lord Chandra, Lord Bhairava, Goshtamurtham –
Dakshinamurthi,
Worshipped by – Lord Surya,
Emperor Sibi, Sage Markandeya,
Festivals – Maha Shivaratri, Masi
Makam, Arudra Darisanam, Aippasi Annabhishekam, Panguni Uthiram, Thiru
Karhtikai, Markazhi Utsavam, Navaratri,
The legend has that
Dhakshaprajapathi conducted a grand Yagna in that all the deities and Sages
were cordially invited except Lord Shiva and Goddess Sri Sati. Lord Surya was
one amongst them to be present in the Yagna, eventually he was afflicted with
the curse of Lord Shiva. In order to get
rid of the curse, Lord Surya visited 16 prominent temples of Lord Shiva and
conducted worship. Finally he arrived on
this sacred land, created a pond and consecrated a Linga and carried out
worship. Lord Shiva was pleased at the
devotion of Lord Surya and eventually got rid of the curse. Thus the presiding deity assumed the name
Thiruppathiriappar (Pathiri is another term of Lord Surya).
The Linga sanctified by Lord
Surya was descended down to Earth in the long run. Afterwards, Emperor Sibi happened to
recognize the Linga and constructed a magnificent temple to worship in its
place. It is believed that Sage
Markandeya in an invisible form conducts the worship of this Linga on daily
basis.
This temple remains open from
6.30 AM to 11.30 AM in the morning and 4.00 PM to 8.00 PM in the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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