THIRUKAZHUKUNDRAM - Siva Temple

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The Vedagiriswarar temple is situated in Kanchipuram district, on the

Chengulpet-Mahabalipuram road. It is also known by other names - Uruthrakodi,

Nandipuri, Indrapuri, Narayanapuri, Brahmapuri, Dinakarapuri, Muniganapuri,

Patchi Theertham, etc. The Moolavar is Vedagiriswarar and Ambal is

Tirupurasundari. The theertham is Changu theertham and the sthala vriksham is

kadali (plantain) tree. Several Saivaite saints and poets such as Appar,

Sundarar, Manickavaasagar, Pattinathaar, Arunagirinathar, Tiruporur Chidambaram

Swaamigal, Andagakavi Veeraraga Mudaliar, Ramalinga Adigalar, Ramanathapuram

Somasundaram Pillai, Kanchipuram Mahavidwan Sabapathi Mudaliar have sung the

praise of this sthalam. It is believed that the four vedas appear as

four hills and the Lord is seated in a temple atop the hill which is Atharvana

Veda. For this reason, the four Saivaite saints sang the praise of the Lord

from the foot of the hill, unwilling to step on the veda

(hill). Lord Siva gives darshan as a swayambu Lingam with a kavasam.

Ambaal temple is situated at the foot of the hill. It is believed that Indran

worships the Lord on the hill by Idi (thunder) abhishekam. Normally, the

abhishekam to Ambaal is only for her feet. Only thrice, in the months of Adi

(Uthram), Puratasi (Navami) and Panguni (Uthram), Abhishekam is done to the

entire idol. The speciality of this temple is the fact that two

eagles visit the temple everyday and take the naivedya prasadam offered by the

priest. The story behind this:

 

 

 

The eight Brahmaputras prayed to Lord Siva to achieve Sarooba

Padavi. When Siva appeared before them to grant the boon, they changed their

minds and asked for Sayujya Padavi. Enraged by their deceit Siva cursed them to

be born as kites. When they begged for forgiveness, Siva gave liberation from

the curse. They were to born as holy kites, two in each yugam and attain

Sayujya Padavi by worshiping him sincerely. Thus it is believed that Sandan,

Prasandan, Sambathi, Jadayu, Samburuthan, Maguthan have already attained their

wish.

 

 

 

 

In this yugam Boosha and Vidatha have been born as kites and they worship the

Lord everyday to get rid of the curse. The changu theertham is the place where

Maarkandeya Munivar did thavam. Every twelve years the changu appears in the

theertham.

 

 

 

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