Devara Paadal Petra Sthalam | 177th Shiva Sthalams(One of the Devara Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam) |
Region | Chola Naadu - South |
Chola Naadu - South | 60th Shiva Sthalam |
Pathigam | Saint Thirugnanasambanthar |
HISTORY:
The
historical name of this place is Sukshamapuri. It is believed that this is the
birth place of Pannan, a landlord and a friend of Chola King Killi Valavan.
Pannan is famous for his philanthropic activities. He has been praised in the
Sangam age literary works – “Akananuru” and “Purananuru”.
Goddess Parvathy:
Once
Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathy were playing a game of dice (Sokkattan) in the
Mount Kailash. It is believed that Goddess Parvathy won the game and the lord
instantly disappeared. Worried about his whereabouts, Goddess Parvathy visited
this place, created the Mangala Theertham, created a lingam with a handful of
earth, installed it here and worshipped it.
Lord
Shiva gave dharisanam to her and took her back to Kailash. Since goddess
created a lingam with a handful of earth, this place is known as Siru pidi
(meaning handful in Tamil). This has now been changed to Sirukudi. The hand
impressions of Goddess Parvathy can be seen on the lingam during Aarthi. The
lord here is also known as “Sri Sukshmapureeswarar” meaning the one who
disappeared magically.
People who worshipped here:
Garudan,
Gantharvas, Sage Vishvamitra and Ankarakan (Planet Mars) have worshipped Lord
Shiva in this temple.
SALIENT
FEATURE:
·
Lord Shiva in
this temple is a Daiviga (Dhivya) lingam.
·
This east facing
temple’s main tower (Rajagopuram) has 3-tiers
·
The procession
idol of Lord Shiva portrays him as “Santosha Alinganamoorthy” – the “lord who
embraced the goddess with joy”. This idol looks very beautiful and is unique to
this temple.
·
Since the lingam
is made of earth, the abishekam is performed only to the base (Aavudayar). Only
“Punugu” is applied to the lingam once in a while. The lingam is always covered
with metal sheet (“kavasam”).
·
In this temple,
along with the Navagraham, idols of Saint Thirugnanasambanthar, Lord Bairavar
and Lord Vinayakar are installed. This is a rare combination. Interestingly,
Sambanthar sang the “Kolaru Pathigam” here. It is a prayer to Lord Shiva and
Goddess Parvathy to seek relief from the adverse aspects of planets.
·
In the first
stanza of his hymn, saint Thirugnanasambanthar mentions that those who worship
the lord here will attain salvation and will get a place in the lord’s abode.
In his 11th stanza he mentions that this temple attracts a lot of
honeybees (“Thenamar Pozhilani Sirugudi mevia…. “). Interestingly, we can still
see beehives in this temple’s hall.
TEMPLE INFORMATION:
|
Moolavar |
Sri Sukshumapureeswarar, Sri Mangalanathar, Sri
Chirukudiesar, Sri Kalyanasundaresar |
|
Ambal |
Sri Mangalanayaki |
|
Theertham |
Surya Theertham / Mangala Theertham |
|
Sthala
Vriksham |
Vilvam tree |
BELIEF:
This
is a parikara sthalam for doshas related to Planet Mars (“Sevvai dosham” -
Ankaraka dosham). Devotees believe that worshiping the lord here would remove
obstacles from their marriage proposals. It is also believed that worshiping
the Lord Shiva here will result in the reunion of estranged couples.
|
Tamil Month |
English Month |
Festival Name |
|
Avani |
Aug-Sept |
Vinayakar
Chaturthi |
|
Karthikai |
Nov-Dec |
Thirukarthikai |
|
Markazhi |
Dec-Jan |
Thiruvadhirai |
|
Maasi |
Feb-Mar |
Maasi Maham
and Maha
Shivrathri |
HOW
TO REACH:
Thiru
Sirukudi is situated at a distance of about 5 kms from Karkathi. Karkathi is 28
kms away from Kumbakonam on the Kumbakonam to Karaikkal road.
From
Peralam, Sirugudi is about 9 kms. Peralam is on the Mayiladuthurai to
Thiruvarur route.
This
temple is hardly a kilometre away from Thiruppampuram temple.
TEMPLE
ADDRESS:
Sri Sukshumapureeswarar
Temple,
Thiru Sirukudi,
Sarabojirajapuram,
Poonthottam Via,
Kudavasal,
Thiruvarur,
Tamil Nadu – 609 503.
LOCATION:
No comments:
Post a Comment