jala.ndharAri- 25 forms of Lord Shiva

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Om Shree Ganeshaya Namah..

Om Nama Shivaya..

Om Sai Ram..

 

 

jala.ndharAri

shlokam:

Smeared in red (blood), moving fierce, with three nice eyes, Protection posture,

axe, deer, bow decorating the hands, cutting the head of jala.ndhara who is

trying to hold the disc (chakra) of earth (ground), I pray, the destroyer of

jala.ndhara. purANa of the deity:

jala.ndhara ari : enemy of jala.ndhara (vIrA mUrti) jalandhara was a demon king.

After doing harsh austerities he got lots of boons. By the power he got out of

those boons, he captured and ruled the worlds. He went to the dEvAs to fight

against. Since nobody was ready to fight against such a powerful enemy,

everybody subdued to him without much resistance. He then proceeded to more

powerful worlds of satyalOka and vaikuNTha. There too nobody was ready to fight

against him. But he was told that only Lord Shiva can fight against him. Stupid

jalandhara not realizing what he is doing, went to KailAsa, the abode of Lord

shiva, to fight with the God! Lord Shiva took the form of an old man and stood

on his way. He asked jalandhara where he was going. jalandhara replied that he

was going to fight against Lord Shiva. Smiling the Old Man marked a disc

(chakra) on the ground. He said, "Before fighting with the powerful Lord shiva,

check your strength by lifting this disc above your head."

jalandhara laughed at the Old man that he did not realize jalandhara's strength.

He decided to show off his strength by lifting that disc. As he started lifting

jala.ndhara realized that it was not an easy job. He took that disc with great

difficulty and placed on his head. The disc cut his head off cutting him into

pieces! (That disc is the sudarshana chakra part of which was given to

mahAvishhNu by the Lord Chakra Pradhar ) .

thiruviRkudi is the temple associated with this valourous deed of Lord

Shiva.This temple is a Ashtaveerattana Kshetram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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