275 Thevara Shivasthalam !! Shivapuram Sri Sivapuranathar Temple !!


Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
Shivapuram is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu.  In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.

 

Presiding deity – Sri Sivapuranathar/Brahmapurinathar/Sivagurunathaswamy/Shivapureeswarar with his consort Goddess Sri Singaravalli/Periyanayaki/Aryambal

 

Mangalasasanam – Thirunavukkarasar, Thiru Gnana Sambandhar

Saint Arunagirinathar sung praising the glories of Lord Subramanya in this temple

 

Theertham – Chandra Theertham, Arisillaru

 

Sthalavruksham –Sembagam

 

Worshipped by – Lord Vishnu ( Sewtha Varaham) , Lord Kubera, Lord Agni, King Ravana,

 

Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddesses Sri Valli & Deivayanai, Bhairavar, Lord Nataraja & Goddess Shivakami, Nalvar with Paravai Nachiyar, Goshtamurtham – Lord Dakshinamurti, Lord Brahama, Goddess Sri Durga,

 

Festivals – Maha Shivaratri, Thiru Karthikai, Arudra Darisanam, Aippasi Annabhishekam, Panguni Uthiram,
 
 
 
 

Thiru Gnana Sambandhar visited this sacred land and realized the presence of the Linga underneath the land and hesitated to keep leg on the ground, in its place he rolled over on his body all through the ground and worshipped Lord Shiva.  Later, Sambandhar halted on the extreme corner of this place and sung praising the glories of Lord Shiva.

 

This temple remains open from 6.00 AM to 12.00 PM in the morning and 4.30 PM to 8.30PM in the evenings




Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!

No comments: