Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jai Ambey Ma !!
Thirumayilai/Shukrapuri/Vedapuri
is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva/Shakthi Peedam located in Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the
form of a self-manifested Linga. It is
one of the oldest temples of Lord Shiva referred as Mount Kailash ‘ Kaillaye
Mayilai’ built during the 7th Century
by the Kings of Pallava Dynasty, the Kings of Vijayanagara also have made
abundance of contributions to this temple.
Presiding deity – Thiru
Kapaleeswarar with his consort Goddess Sri Karpakambal
Mangalasasanam
– Thiru Gnana Sambandhar
Saint
Arunagirinathar sung praising the glories of Lord Subramanya in this
temple.
Worshipped
by – Goddess Parvati, Lord Brahma, Lord Rama, Four Vedas, Sage
Shukracharya,
Significance
– Lord Brahma sanctified a Linga and worshipped Lord Shiva and got rid of his
ego
Sage
Shukracharya regained his lost eye after worshipping Lord Kapaleeswara in this
temple.
Lord
Subramanya was blessed with a spear by Goddess Sri Parvati for the battle
against the demon Tharakasura.
Thirumayilai
is the birth place of the famous Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar who wrote
one of the famous composition ‘Thirukkural’.
Goddess Sri
Parvati transformed into a peacock and worshipped Lord Shiva on this sacred
land. She underwent severe austerities
praying to Lord and envisioned Lord as Punnaivana Nathar under the
Sthalavruksham positioned here.
Theertham –
Kapali Theertham
Sannidhis –
Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramannya with his consorts Goddesses
Sri Valli & Deivayanai, Lord Jagdeeswara, Navagraha, Lord Veerabhadra,
Moovar, 63 Nayanmars, Bhairava, Saint Arunagirinathar, Punnaivana Nathar, Lord
Shaneeswara, Poompavai,
Festivals –
Panguni Uthiram, Panguni Brahmostavam, Masi Pournami, 63 Moovar Thiruvizha,
Thirukalyanam, Maha Shivaratri, Vaikasi Visakam, Amavasya, Thiru Karthikai, Skandha Shashti, Adi Pooram, Aippasi Annabhishekam, Navaratri,
Sthalavruksham
– Punnai
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 6.00 AM to 1.00 PM in the morning and 4.00 PM to 8.00 PM in the
evenings.
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Jai Ambey Ma !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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