Devara Paadal Petra Sthalam | 165th Shiva Sthalams(One of the Devara Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam) |
Region | Chola Naadu - South |
Chola Naadu - South | 48th Shiva Sthalam |
Pathigam | Saint Thirugnanasambanthar, Saint Thirunavukarasar (Appar)
and Saint Sundaramurthy (Sundarar) |
HISTORY:
In this place, Lord
Shiva is believed to have first burnt Lord Brahma and then remade him as holy
water – hence the name Mayaanam. Since Lord Brahma is the creator god in
Hinduism, after his death the process of creation came to a standstill.
The celestial gods came to this place and requested Lord Shiva to
reinstate Lord Brahma. Lord Shiva then revived Brahma and reinstated him and
bestowed upon him the duty of creation. It is believed that this is third such
Mayaanam. It is also believed that Lord Shiva further taught Brahma the “Shiva
Gnanam” here. Hence this place is also known as “Thiru Meignanam”.
Lord Shiva destroyed
and created Lord Brahma five times at five different places. Each such incident
took place at an interval of “one karbam”. One karbam consists of hundreds of
thousands of years. These 5 places are known as “Mayaanam” (“Mayaanam” means
burial ground in Tamil). They are - Kasi Mayaanam, Kachchi Mayaanam
(Kanchipuram), Thirukkadavur Mayaanam, Kazhi Mayaanam (Sirkazhi) and Veezhi
Naalur Mayaanam. Since this place is very near to Thirukkadavur, this
Mayaanam gets the name “Thirukkadavur Mayaanam”. The historical names of this
place are Brahmapuri, Vilvaranyam, Siva Vedapuyri and Thirumeignanam.
Sage
Markandeya:
Lord Shiva created a
well here with water from the Ganges for Sage Markandeya to perform his pooja.
This well is located next to the holy water of this temple “Brahma Theertham”.
Water is taken from this well to Thirukadaiyur temple for daily ablution
(abhishekam) of Sri Amirthakateswarar. It is believed that no other water is
being used for abhishekam of Sri Amirthakateswarar. Also, water from this well
is not used for other deities.
It is believed that
once a king tried to perform abhishekam for Lord Brahmapureeswarar using the
water from this well. However, as soon as the water was poured on the lingam, a
crack appeared on it. This crack can still be seen on the lingam.
Chalukya
King Emakeridan:
He was defeated in
battle by another king and was thrown out of his kingdom. Since he was a Shiva
devotee, he visited many temples asking Lord Shiva for his blessings. He came
to this temple and prayed to Lord Singaravelar (Murugan) and sought his help.
It is believed that Lord Murugan took the form of this king and went to his
kingdom along with his army. The lord defeated the enemy king and later asked
Emakeridan to take control of his country. The king is believed to have donated
53 acres of land to this temple. These lands are still be called as
“Singaraveli”.
Chola
king:
A Chola king, who had
leprosy, visited and prayed to the lord here and got cured of his ailment. A
Vedic scholar Somadevasarma was relieved from his “Brahmahathi dosham” after
worshiping the lord here; and a brahmin by the name of Sivasarma from Pandiya
Nadu, was cured of his curse which had made him take the form of a crow. He
later obtained salvation in this temple.
Lord
Shiva and Goddess Parvathy:
It is believed that
Ganges visited this temple’s holy water on Aswini star day in the Tamil month
of Panguni. Every year, on this day, procession idols of Lord Shiva and Goddess
Parvathy are taken to this well and “Theerthavari” festival is celebrated in a
grand manner.
SALIENT
FEATURE:
·
This is one of the 44 Paadal petra
sthalams where the “Moovar” have rendered their Pathigams.
·
This temple is one of the 55 west facing
Shivasthalams in Tamil Nadu.
·
The uniqueness of the procession idol of
Lord Singaravelar (Murugan) is that he holds a bow and arrow in his hands,
wears a “Rudraksha” garland and also wears footwear.
·
Lord Dakshinamurthy is with his six
disciples – “Sanakaatha” rishis.
·
Usually Lord Vinayakar is depicted with
a pot belly. In this temple he is seen with a flat belly. He is worshipped as
“Sri Pranava Vinayakar”.
·
It is said that Pambatti Siddhar, one of
the revered 18 Siddhars, lived in this place.
TEMPLE INFORMATION:
|
Moolavar |
Sri
Brahmapureeswarar, Sri Peruman Adigal |
|
Ambal |
Sri
Aamla Gujambikai, Sri Vaadamulai Ammai, Sri Malarkuzhal Minnammai |
|
Theertham |
Brahma
Theertham / Asvathi Theertham |
|
Sthala
Vriksham |
Kontrai
tree / Vilva tree |
BELIEF:
Since the lord of this
temple is believed to have taught “Shiva Gnanam” to Lord Brahma, devotees
worship the lord here to gain knowledge and wisdom.
|
Tamil Month |
English Month |
Festival Name |
|
Aippasi |
Oct–Nov |
Skanda
Shashti |
|
Karthikai |
Nov-Dec |
Thirukarthikai |
|
Markazhi |
Dec-Jan |
Thiruvadhirai |
|
Maasi |
Feb-Mar |
Maha Shivrathri |
|
Panguni |
Mar-Apr |
Theerthavari on Aswini star day |
HOW
TO REACH:
Thirukadaiyur Mayanam
is situated at a distance of about 2 kms from Thirukadaiyur and Thirukadaiyur
is situated at a distance of about 22 kms from Mayiladuthurai on the
Mayiladuthurai to Karaikkal route.
TEMPLE
ADDRESS:
Sri Brahmapureeswarar Temple,
Thirumayanam, Aadhi Kadavur,
Thirukadayur,
Tharangambadi,
Nagapattinam,
Tamil Nadu – 609 311.
LOCATION:
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