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Thiruvanaikka/Pancha Bootha Sthalangal/Jambukeshwaram is
one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva / Shakthi Peedam located on the river
banks of Kollidam and Cauvery in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. This is one of the Pancha Bootha Sthalam
represents Water and one of the Shakthi Peedam of Goddess Sri Parvaty. The Pancha Bootha Sthalangal of Lord Shiva are
Thiruvanaikka (Appu Lingam) represents Water, Thiru Kalahasthi symbolizes Wind,
Thiruvannamalai represents Fire, Kanchipuram stands for Earth and Chidambaram
represents Sky. This temple occupies
massive acres of land was built by the King of Chola Dynasty. In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the
form of a self-manifested Jambu Linga.
Presiding deity – Sri Jambukeshwarar/Jalakandeswarar with
his consort Goddess Sri Akilandeswari
Mangalasasanam – Appar, Sundarar, Thiru Gnana
Sambandar,
Saint Arunagirinathar sung praising the glories of Lord
Muruga in this temple.
Sthalavruksham
– Jambu
Significance –
The work process of mighty walls of this temple was on its peak;
Lord appeared himself as a saint and distributed holy ashes in place of wages to
the workers. Astonishingly, the holy
ashes were turned into gold coins of their proportionate wages. Hence, the fourth circumambulatory path of
this temple is widely known as ‘Thiruneetru Mathil’.
Goddess Sri Parvati came
down to Earth due to the curse of Lord Shiva.
Goddess consecrated a Linga /Appu Linga and worshipped Lord Shiva on this
sacred land. Lord was pleased at the
devotion of Goddess Sri Parvati and blessed her with eternal wisdom. The main priest of this temple presumes the
worship Lord Jambukeshwara to memorialize the divine act.
Previously, Goddess Sri Akilandeswari in this temple was in
a vicious form. The earring (Thadagangal)
of Goddess was installed by Sri Adi
Sankara to bring her in a composed state also installed Sri Chakra and
sanctified the idols of Lord Ganesha and
Lord Subramanya on both the sides of her.
In this way, Sri Adi Sankara brought back tranquil form Goddess Sri
Akilandeswari in this temple.
Sage Jambu was a fervent devotee of Lord Shiva. He offered an exquisite and an extraordinary
white Jambu fruit as offerings to Lord.
Lord accepted his offering and left the seed untouched. Sage Jambu passionately swallowed the remaining as Lord’s blessings, surprisingly a tree started
to grow on its place. Sage
Jambu earnestly prayed to Lord to take place under the tree as his Abode. Lord Shiva instructed the Sage
to continue his penance on the river banks of Cauvery and also promised that he
would take the place under the Jambu tree as his Abode in due course of
time. Consequently, Goddess Sri Parvati
undertook penance under the tree worshipping Lord. As a result a Linga
manifested under the Jambu tree and fulfilled the yearnings of Sage Jambu as
well.
Theertham – There are nine holy theerthas located in this
temple. They are Cauvery Theertham,
Brahma Theertham, Chandra Theertham, Indra Theertham, Rama Theertham, Agni
Theertham, Agastya Theertham, Surya Theertham and Kollidam river. There is an undying natural spring beneath the
Linga in the sanctum sanctorum.
Festivals – Maha Shivaratri, Annabhishekam, Arudra
Darisanam, Thiru Karthikai, Navaratri, Aippasi Annabhishekam, Masi Magam, Panguni Uthiram, Skandha Shashti, Pournami, Amavasya,
Worshipped by – Lord Vishnu, Lord Rama, Lord Brahma,
Ashtadikpalakas, Sage Parasara, Sage Jambu,
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 was 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
7.00AM to 1.00PM in the morning and 3.00PM to 8.00PM in the
evening.
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