275 Thevara Shivasthalam !! Thirupparsilachiramam/Thiruvasi Thirumattruraivaradeeswarar Temple !!

 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thirupparsilachiramam/Thiruvasi is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam located in Thiruvasi, Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.  In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of self-manifested Linga.
 
 
Presiding deity – Thiru Mattruraivaradeeswarar with his consort Goddess Sri Balambikai/Balasundari
 
 
Mangalasasanam – Thiru Gnana Sambandhar, Sundarar, Thiru Ayyadigal Kadvarkon Nayanar,
 
 
Sthalavruksham – Vanni
 
 
Theertham – Annamam Poikai, Silambu Nadhi/Panguniaru/Amalaiaru,
 
 
Worshipped by – Lord Brahma, Goddess Sri Parvathi, Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, Sage Agastya
 
 
Festivals – Maha Shivaratri, Masi Makam, Panguni Uthiram, Arudra Darisanam, Markazhi Utsavam, Vaikasi Visakam, Aippasi Annabhishekam,
 
 
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara with his consort, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddesses Sri Valli & Deivayanai, Navagraha, Lord Surya with his consorts Usha & Prathyusha, Lord Nataraja & Goddess Sivakami,  Goshtamurtham- Lord Dakshinamurthi, Ardhanareeswarar, Lord Brahma, Lord Ganesha, Goddess Sri Durga,
 
 

 
Significance – Thiru Gnana Samabandhar visited many scared temples of Lord Shiva and arrived in this temple.  Meanwhile, the King who was ruled this city had daughter, she was seriously ill with the severe breathing difficulties.  She was treated by several scholars but the ill health remained the same.  Finally, the distressed King  left his hope and surrendered to Lord.  During this period, Sambandhar paid a visit to this place was received with utmost reverence by the King and explained the pathetic state of his daughter.  Sambandhar earnestly prayed to Lord and sang praising his glories, miraculously the daughter of the King fully recovered from the illness.  It is believed that worship of Lord Shiva in this temple would cure all kinds of illnesses.
 
 
Sundarar earnestly prayed to Lord Shiva for golden coins.  He passionately sang praising his glories; Lord was pleased at the devotion of Sundarar and appeared before him and handed a bundle of golden coins to Sundarar.  Sundarar was uncertain about the purity of the golden coins.  Soon, there appeared two merchants stated that they are capable to verify the purity of the gold, after examining the gold the merchants affirmed the purity of the same and disappeared from the sight.  Sundarar realized that it was none other than Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu appeared in the form of innocent merchants.  Hence the presiding deity has got the name ‘Maatruraivaradar’.
 
 
This temple remains open from 6.30AM to 11.30 PM in the morning and 4.30PM to 8.00 PM in the evenings.
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!

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