Update to Raju's Temple Visits: Sri Sailam at Andhra Pradesh

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There is an update to my Blog with a travelogue to Srisailam at Andhra:

 

http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/srisailam/

 

Significances:

 

* The presiding deities are Lord

Mallikarjuna Swamy, one of the

twelve Jyothirlingas and Goddess

Bhramaramba Devi one of the

eighteen Mahasakthis and both are self-manifested.

The unique feature of this kshetram

is the combination of Jyothirlingam and

Mahasakthi in one campus, which is very

rare and only one of its kind.

Only one of the Jyothirlingams, Rameswaram

and only one of the Mahasakthi

peetams, Kanchipuram are in Tamilnadu.

 

* The prominence of Srisailam is

highlighted by the fact that in the

sankalpa mantra of our today's homams we specify our place

of location

with reference to Srisailam only. The earliest known

historical

mention of the Hill - Srisailam, can be traced in

Pulumavi's Nasik inscription of 1st

Century A.D.

 

* Part of the 275 Thevara

temples. Sambhandar and Sundarar have

sung about Srisailam from Kalahasthi

itself; Thirunavukkarasar, on

return from Kailasam, worshipped here.

 

* Maha Bharatham, Ramayanam,

Siva Puranam, Mathsya Puranam, Agni

Puranam and Vayu Puranama have

mentioned this temple.

 

* Arunagirinathar and Vallalar

have sung on this temple

 

* Marutha tree (Arjuna tree) has

been Sthla Vruksham only in 3

temples and they are:

a) Thiruppudai maruthur near Ambasamudhram in Trinelveli -

Kadaimaruthur or Pudarjunam

b) Thiruvidai maruthur near Kumbakonam where Sri Mahalinga Swamy is

present - Idaimarudhur or

Madhyarjunam

c) SriSailam - Thalai marudhur or Mathyarjunam

Arjunam also has a meaning of Parameswaran

 

 

Regards,

 

Raju