Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jai Ambey Ma !!
Sri
Kanyakumari Temple is one of the 51 Shakthi Sthalam/Shakthi Peedam of Goddess
Sri Parvaty located on the confluence of Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian
Ocean. This is one of the oldest temples
of Goddess Sri Parvaty built during the 8th century by the Kings of
Pandya Dynasty. The rulers of
Vijayanagara, Nayak and Chola Dynasty were made abundance of contributions to
this temple. This is one of the
prominent temples of Goddess Sri Parvaty famous for its exquisite paintings and
stunning architectural work.
Presiding
deity – Sri Devi Kanya Kumari/Bhagavathy Amman
Worshipped
by – Lord Parasurama
Theertham
– 11 Theerthams
Sannidhis
– Goddess Vijaya Sundari, Goddess Bala Sundari
Significance
– The diamond nose ring of Goddess Sri Kanyakumari on the exquisite black idol
in the sanctum sanctorum is visible from any distance.
Festivals
– Navaratri, Vaikasi Car Festival, Adi Festival,
The legend
has that Goddess Sri Kanyakumari’s marriage to Lord Shiva was decided by Sage
Narada and midnight hour was chosen as auspicious time for the wedding of the
divine couple. The procession of bride-groom
arrived little late on this sacred land.
Meanwhile Lord Shiva heard the rooster cries and returned to his place
thinking that the propitious time for the wedding was over. Unfortunately,
marriage was not taken place as decided earlier and the grand arrangements for
the wedding were gone astray. The most
disheartened Goddess Sri Kanyakumari decided to remain virgin forever.
In the
meantime, the demon Banasura underwent severe penance and obtained extra
ordinary boons. Immediately he turned
into haughty and harassed the life of deities and sages. The deities approached Lord Vishnu to save
them from the mayhem caused by the demon.
Lord Vishnu advised them to worship Goddess Sri Adi Shakthi in her
virgin form as Sri Kanyakumari. All the
deities prayed to Goddess Sri Kanyakumari, the most pleased Goddess Sri Adi
Shakthi vanquished the demon Banasura and reinstated the righteousness on the
land.
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
temple remains open from 4.30 AM to 12.oo PM in the morning and 4.00 PM to
8.00PM in the evenings.
Jai Ambey Ma !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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