Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Thiruarathaipperumpazhi/Aridhwaramangalam
/ Pancharanya Kshetram is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva
located in Kumbankonam, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu. In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the
form of a self-manifested Linga. The
five prominent temples located in the same vicinity of east side of river Cauvery
are widely known as Pancharanya Kshetrams and they are Thirukkarukavur/Mullaivanam,
Thiruavanivanallur/Pathirivanam, Thiruaranthai Perumpazhi/Vannivanam, Thiruirumpunai/Punnaivanam and
Thirukkollamputhur/Vilvavanam respectively.
It is believed that Thiru Gnana Sambandhar visited this sacred temples
in the same order mentioned above.
Presiding deity – Thiru Pathaleswarar
/ Pathalavaradar with his consort Goddess Sri Alankaravalli
Mangalasasanam – Thiru Gnana
Sambandhar
Theertham – Brahma Theertham
Sthalavruksham – Vanni
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord
Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya with his consorts Goddesses Sri Valli &
Deivayanai, Sage Patanjali & Vyagrapadhar,
Kasi Vishwanatha & Visalakshi, Lord Saneeswara, Lord Bhairava, Lord Surya,
Lord Chandra, Sambandhar, Sundarar, Lingodbhavar, Sapthamathas, Lord Natarajar
& Sivakami,
Lord Brahma and Lord
Vishnu had an argument about their supremacy. Lord Shiva appeared in the form
of a huge Linga to resolve the issue between the two deities. Lord Brahma took
the form of a swan and dived into sky and Lord Vishnu turned out a wild boar
and plunged into the Earth with an intention to find the beginning and the end
of huge Linga. Shortly, Lord Brahma returned with a wrong witness Ketaki (
screwpine) flower and Lord Vishnu came out with his sincere remarks. Lord Shiva
cursed the Ketaki flower and lost its presence in all the rituals forever.
Later, the most compassionate Lord blessed Ketaki flower that her presence
would be permissible only on the day of Mahashivratri rituals. This is the sacred land where Lord Vishnu
dived under the Earth/Patal Loka to
locate the beginning of the massive Linga appeared before them.
This temple remains
open from 6.30 AM to 12.00PM in the morning and 4.30 PM to 8.00 PM in the evenings.
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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