Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jai Ambey Ma !!
Sri
Kamashi Amman Temple /Sathyavratha
Kshetra/ Nabhisthana-Odiyana Peedam is one of the 51 Shakthi Sthalam/Shakthi
Peedam located in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
The grandeur of Goddess Sri Kamakshi were described in Markandeya
Puranam (Devi Mahathmyam), Brahmanda Puranam (Lalithopakhyanam), Skandha
Puranam (Sanathkumara Samhitha) and Kanchi puranam. Goddess Sri Kamakshi is the embodiment of Tri
Shakthis, which are Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, Goddess Sri Saraswathy &
Goddess Sri Parvati.
Presiding
deity – Goddess Sri Kamakshi
Worshipped
by – Deities & Sages, Adi Sankara, Mooka Kavi Shankara
Sri
Adi Sankara arrived on this sacred temple and realized Goddess Sri Kamakshi in
her fierce form; he installed a Sri Chakra to bring back her composed
state. The daily rituals are performed
to Sri Chakra and the idol of Goddess as well.
Mooka
Kavi Shankara was deaf and dumb by birth.
He worshipped Goddess Sri Kamashi and attained eternal wisdom. He marvelously narrated the loveliness of
Goddess in his composition Mookapanchashathi.
It explains the head to toe splendor of Goddess Sri Kamakshi into five
chapters – Arya Sathakam, Sthuthi Sathakam, Kataksha Sathakam, Mandhasmitha
Sathakam and Padharavindha Sathakam.
Sage
Durvassa, Sage Parasara, Dhaumya Rishi and Mooka Kavi Sankara were praised
Goddess Sri Kamakshi with their glorious verses in all four Yugas.
Theertham
– Pancha Theertham
Sthalavruksham
– Kanchi Vruksham
Sannidhis
– Kalabhairavar, Mahishasura Mardhini, Lord Ganesha, Lord Ayyappa, Goddess
Saraswathy, Aroopalakshmi, Goddess Annapoorni, Sri Adi Sankara, Varahi, Kalvar
Perumal, Roopalakshmi (Soundarya Lakshmi), Ardhanareeshwara, Swarna Kamakshi,
Lord Subramanya, Lord Kasi Vishwanatha, Goddess Durga,
Festivals
– Navaratri, Brahmostavam, Pournami
There
many interesting legends associated with this temple. Goddess Sri Parvati arrived on this sacred
land and sanctified a Linga made out of sand.
She worshipped Lord Shiva and re-united with him.
The
demon Bandasura underwent severe penance praying to Lord Brahma. Lord Brahma was pleased at the devotion of
Bandasura and offered him several boons.
After obtaining boons, Bandasura started to harass deities and rishis. All the deities appealed to Lord Shiva to
save them from the atrocities of Bandasura.
Lord Shiva advised the deities to pray to Goddess Sri Bala
Tripurasundari, who is capable to get rid of the demon. All the deities travelled through Bilamarga
and arrived at Kanchi, they underwent severe austerities praying to Goddess Sri
Kamakshi. Goddess was pleased at the
devotion of deities and transformed herself into a ferocious form of Bala Tripurasundari
and beheaded the demon. It was joyous
moment for all the deities, they were afraid to step forward to Goddess as she
was in her furious form. As per the
advice of Goddess, Bandasura was buried and a Gayatri Mandapa was built on top
of it with a Ratna Simhasana. In this
temple Goddess Sri Kamakshi can be seen in seated posture blessing her devotees
with her wide beautiful lotus like eyes.
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 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’.
This
is the sacred place where Nabisthanam of Goddess Sri Sati fell on the Earth and
became one of the prominent Shakthisthalm/Shakthipeeadam of Goddess Sri
Parvati.
This
temple remains open from 5.30 AM to 12.30 PM in the morning and 4.30 PM to 9.00
PM in the evenings.
Jai Ambey Ma !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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