Temple for Shani deva with his wives and children temple

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Sanjay Prabhakaran <sanjaychettiarsohamsa Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:50:44 AM Temple for Shani deva with his wives and children temple|| Om gurave namah ||Dear Jyotishas,Here is an interesting writeup, This temple specifically keeps twoson's of Shanaischara i.e Maandi and Gulika.Warm RegardsSanjay P"Planet none can afford to ignoreThe temple of Lord Ramanathaswami at Thirunaraiyur (Nachiarkoil) nearKumbakonam has a famous shrine for Sanaischaran or Saneeswaran, whichis thronged by devotees on Saturdays, writes T. A. SRINIVASAN."http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/01/02/stories/2004010201491200.htmLord Sanaischaran

with Consorts Mandhadevi and Jyeshtadevi and sonsMaandhi and Kuligan.THIRUNARAIYUR OR Nachiarkoil is well known as one of the 108Vaishnavite Divyadesams, sanctified by Thirumangai Azhwar in 110verses in his "Periya Thirumozhi" and for its Kal (stone) GarudaSevai. But it also houses two famous Siva temples. One of them isSiddheswaram, where Lord Siva, known as Siddhanathaswami, is enshrinedand the other is the temple for Ramanathaswami, the presiding deity inthe island temple at Rameswaram.The Siddhanathaswami temple is a "Paadal Petra Sthalam" asThirugnanasambandar and Sundaramurthi Nayanar have sung the glory ofthe Lord. The Ramanathaswami Temple is more popular for its shrine ofSanaischaran (one who moves slowly), erroneously called Saneeswaran,according to some scholars, with his two wives and two sons.Situated on the Kumbakonam-Tiruvarur bus route, eight km fromKumbakonam,

Thirunaraiyur Ramanathaswami Temple lies betweenSiddheswaram Siva temple and Thirunaraiyur Nambi (Nachiarkoil) temple.All buses from Kumbakonam to Tiruvarur, Koradacheri, Nannilam,Nagapattinam, Eravancheri and Tiruvidaicheri pass throughThirunaraiyur.According to legend when King Dasaratha ruled the entire world, Saturnwas to pass through Rohini star after staying in Krithigai, on oneoccasion. Sage Vasishta and others told Dasaratha that if Saturn didso it would spell doom for the world. There would be famine everywherefor 12 years and animals and human beings would be put to muchhardship. He requested Dasaratha to prevent it. Dasaratha immediatelygot into his fast-moving chariot, carrying all Divine weapons andreached the star, Rohini. He saw Saturn moving in his golden chariottowards Rohini and sent the Divine weapons including the "SamharaAsthram" towards him.The Ramanathaswami

Temple ... with renovation work having been takenup, it should soon sport a spruced up look.Saturn, laughing at the king's futile attempts, told him that He coulddestroy anybody by His mere look. The powers that Dasaratha had gotthrough severe penance, austerity and Divine grace prevented Saturnfrom eliminating him. Dasaratha requested Saturn not to pass throughRohini and thus spare the world from experiencing famine for 12 years.Saturn was immensely pleased with the king's concern for the welfareof his subjects and granted the two requests. He also told him that ifhe visited Thirunaraiyur and bathed in the tank there he would appearbefore him. Dasaratha did accordingly and Saturn appeared before him.Saturn or Sanaischaran, born to Chayadevi and Suryan (Sun God), takes30 years to go round the Sun and hence he is called a slow mover. Hetakes two and a half years to move from one zodiac sign to

another. AsThirunaraiyur is the place where He appeared before Dasaratha, it isconsidered to be an important place of Saturn worship. It is said thatin no other place, including the more famous Thirunallar temple, is Heworshipped along with his two wives, Mandhadevi and Jyeshtadevi (alsoknown as Neeladevi) and his two sons, Maandhi and Kuligan. Accordingto the sthalapuranam, Lord Rama and Anjaneya, during their return fromLanka to Ayodhya, visited this place.Saturn is said to go round the legendary Meru Parvatham everyday andembrace it. He was born on a Saturday with Rohini as His birth star.He rides a vehicle pulled by the eagle and carries a bow, an arrow,trishul and gatha in his four hands.. He is fond of stotras praisinghim and the food most liked by Him is rice mixed with gingelly,coconut and jaggery.A lamp with gingelly seeds, tied in a new cloth and kept in gingellyoil, is lit

before him. He likes flowers, dress and other things inblue colour.She is known by the same name as in Rameswaram ... Parvadhavardhini Ambal.Though a sub-shrine of the Ramanathaswami temple in Thirunaraiyur,which is also called as Saneeswarar Thirukkoil, Saturn's abode herehas separate Dhwajasthambam, Balipeetam and the crow mount in front ofit. The sthalavriksham is "erukku" and the holy water source is knownas Rama Theertham. The temple is agog with activity on Saturdays andduring the Gurupeyarchi and Sanipeyarchi.The presiding deity in the main temple is Ramanathaswami, facing east,and it is considered to be as holy as the one in Rameswaram. Manydevotees who are unable to visit Rameswaram, make their offerings tothe Lord here.The Goddess here, as in Rameswaram, is known as Parvathavardhini andHer shrine faces south. Medha Dakshinamoorthy is enshrined on thesouthern side and

His idol is one of enchanting beauty. On thesouthwest side is the shrine of Vinayaka while Subramania, with Histwo Consorts, Valli and Devasena, is worshipped in the shrine on theother side.Lord Ramanathaswami ... the Moolavar inside the sanctum sanctorum.There are also shrines for Gajalakshmi, Hanumantha Lingam,Annamalaiyar, Brahma, Durgadevi and Chadikeswarar. There is a separateshrine for Navagrahas with the Sun at the centre with his twoConsorts, Ushadevi and Prathyushadevi, which is said to be a rarity.The other eight grahas are found around Sun.The great temple, which is under the control of the HR and CEDepartment, is being renovated. The Balalayam was set up on June 5,this year. The kumbabhishekam is planned for January next year.Contributions may be sent to the Executive Officer, RamanathaswamiTemple, Nachiarkoil-612602 and further particulars can be had from

N.Shanmugam, phone number 0435— 2476411/2476157.---