Mukkuruni Ganesha-Inside Madurai Meenakshi temple

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Radhe Krishna To all,Inside the Temple of Madurai Meenakshi is the sanctum of Lord Ganesha bearing the name Mukkuruni Pillaiyar. Mukkuruni Ganesha is also found in Nagapattinam and Chidambaram.Three 'kurunni' (a measure) of grains are used to make 'modaka' (a dish made of rice flour) for offering to this Ganesha. Hence, he is known as 'Mukkuruni Pillaiyar'.In

Madurai, this Ganesha is found on the path that lay between Meenakshi

Sannidhi and Chokkanãthar Sannidhi. In Chidambaram, he is found at the

head of 'Therkku veedhi' (South Street). In Nagapattinam, Kanchi

Mahaswami Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamiji had a single, huge 'modaka' made out of the entire flour and offered it to Lord Ganesha. A sack full

of rice was ground into

flour and one huge ‘kozhukattai’ was prepared out of it!Legends

have it that everyone teased Ganesha for sitting idle with his pot

belly. So, Ganesha decided to find some employment! Ganesha, taking the

form of a young boy, approached a devotee of his who was working on the

fields and offered to assist him. This man asked, "How much wage do you

expect?"Ganesha in the form of a young boy said, "Three ('moonru') 'kurunnai' grains." Thus, he earned the name 'Mukkuruni Pillaiyar'!At the end of the work he earned the grains and returned home happily. He went to his mother Parvati

and offered the wage earned. Parvati said to her son, "Oh, my child!

anything that the son might earn through arduous labour does not make

the mother happy. It is only the father who feels pleased when the son

earns. So, give the earnings to your Father!"So, Ganesha went to his father Lord Siva and gave it to him. Lord Siva who behaves like a mad

one ('pithhan') knows not what He does. He took the grains from Ganesha and emptied the whole sack on his own head!Category: Madurai, Kanchi Paramacharya, Ganapathy, Chidambaram --------------------Power of Nama Kirtan 4 - The Easiest Path with English Subtitle

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