Thepperumanallur Shiva temple where only devotees without future rebirths can go

 Thepperumanallur Shiva temple where only devotees without future rebirths can go

Compiled by
P.R.Ramachander

(I came to know about this temple (Which is the only temple in India where Lord Shiva is worshipped by Rudraksha) from a detailed write up by my face book friend Athreya Gothram Bairava Ramani. All what I have written is rewriting of what he has done .My acknowledgements to him. It seems the temple is in a bad condition and efforts are being made to do Kumbabhishekam to this temple.It is also known that the priests are very poorly paid .Humble request to all Pilgrims who go to Nava Graha temple trip. This tempe is very close the Rahu temple of Thirunageswaram .Please try to visit this temple and donate what you could. Ofcourse you would succeed only if you do not have a rebirth.)

This temple which is very near Thirunageswaram Rahu temple of Kumbakonam is also called Annadhana sivan temple,In this temple the entire Shva Linga is covered with Rudraksha beads (kavacha) on festival days and hence the God is also called Rudraksheswarar . IN this siva linga in the Avudiyar(base) a maragada is fixed inside on which sunlight falls every day. The Power of this linga is said to be the combination of all the 12 jothirlingams in India and therefore unique.
This Lord is also called as Viswanathar and his consort is Vedha Nayagi .She appears as if she is walking towads us with lips appearing as if she is speaking with us. The ARchana to Rudarkshareswarar is done by Eka mukha or 12 Mukha Rudrakshas.When you do pooja a Rudraksha and a vilwa dala is given as Prasada at this temple. It seems only the sanctum sanctorum of Lord Shiva is built with lime(chunnam) mixed with honey. There is a belief that on solar eclipse day a Cobra enters the temple with a vilwa leaf and worships the Lord .A video of this has been made once and can be seen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdX81MavF-Q

There is an extremely interesting Sthala purana to the temple:-
It seems once the time came For Saneeswara to catch Lord Shiva and she told Goddess Ambal that he was going to trouble Lord Shiva for Seven and half Nazhigai(Slightly less than three hours) next day. Ambal told lord Shiva to hide behind Peepul tree and he agreed . When Lord Sani came he understood where Lord Shiva was and he stood there before the tree and after seven and a half Nazhigai when Lord Sani started moving from there, Ambal asked him whether he is going back without doing his job. Then Lord Sani replied her that he had troubled Shiva by making him hide for seven and half Nazhigai behind a tree .,Hearing this Lord Shiva came from the back side of the tree and assumed the form Maha Manthra BHairava and tore Lord Sani in to two pieces.When Lord Sani pointed out that he has an important role to play in the world by controlling the pride of people, Lord Shiva pardoned him and made him in to a single form.

The Goddess then chanted the four Vedas and pacified Lord Shiva who has taken the form of Maha Manthra Bhairava and because of this she got the name as Vedha Nayagi,

At that time sage Narada came and pointed out to Lord Shiva that by punishing Lord Sani , Lord Shiva has accumulated some sin and this would go away only if he sees all his tweleve Jyothir lingas together , Lord Shiva made all the twelve lingas come there .Because all of them came here, it is believed that only people who have no next birth would be fated to come to this temple. Among the 12 jyothir lingas , the Kasi Viswanatha Linga chose to stay in this temple itself.

Hearing about the greatness of this temple sage Agasthya wanted to come and do darsan at this temple. Since according to his fate, he had re birth , Lord Shiva wanted to prevent his coming to this temple. So he called sage Makarandha and asked him to prevent sage Agasthya from visiting this temple . That sage turned in to Makarada flowers and blocked the way of sage Agasthya from coming to the temple. Sage Agasthya could understand that it was sage Makaranda who was blocking his way and requested him to permit him to go to the temple. When he refused sage Agasthya cursed sage makaranda that his flower like face should become lion face.Then sage Makaranda asked sage Agasthya’s pardon and told him it was Lord Shiva who wanted him to prevent sage Agasthya . Sage Agasthya then told him that the day when he worshipped the Shiva linga of that temple with a flower which no one had ever used for before , then he will regain his form. Makaranda Rishi went on worshipping with different different flowers daily for 50 years,. After that one day, the rudraksha which he had tied on his neck fell on the linga , and a great luster arose from the Linga. Seeing this sage Makaranda started worshippingwith Rudrakshas from one to 14 faces. Then Lord Shiva appeared before him and made his face normal.

The Shivalinga and its base(Avudayar) and Naga(serpent ) covering the linga are covered using twenty two thousand rudrakshas on Monthly Sivarathri and special festival days of Lord Shiva.

The Lord Nandi outside Lord Shiva’s temple does not have the right ear . It seems when deluge(pralaya) came this Lord Shiva did not get covered with water.It seems Lord Brahma vsited this temple and found this temple intact and Lord Shiva appeared before him as JYothir linga. At that time Lord Nandi was partially drowned but when it tried to climb in to this temple it slipped and felled down and its right ears folded inside. Lord Shiva then gave a boon to that Nandi that if a devotee comes and tells his request on the place where right eear was there , it would be definitely fulfilled.
ON the southern side of the temple is lord Dakshinamurthy. He appears without disciples and sitting on a bull facing south west . He is known as annadhana Dakshinamurthy and if you see him all your curses would get destroyed . Daily he is offered the rice cooked the previous day stored in water(Pazhaya Chatham) . People believe that if you pray him,you would get always food when you are hungry.
On north west of the temple is Lord Subrahmanya with his consorts and north is temple oh Maha Wishnu. It seems during Navarathri Lord Vishnu takes his sister Veda Nayagi and broth in law Lord Shiva to his temple on the last day of the festival.
Near to this temple is two Chandikeswara one very big and another small.There are also temples for four handed Vishnu Durga and eight handed Durga
There are also idols of Kalabhairva and Saneeshwara which is just outside the Amman shrine ; Vedanayagi.
Then there is a Kapala Vinayagar temple ., which fulfils the wishes of devotees
The power of the temple is such that Rahu/Kethu doshas are removed, childless couples bestowed with divine child and there are many more plus to benefit the devotee.
Temple Timings : Morning 07:00 am to 12:00 am, Evening 04:00 pm to 08:00 pm.
Nearest Town : Kumbakonam(8 km)
Temple Address : Thepperumanallur Shiva Temple,
Kumbakonam Taluk, Thanjavur District.

Holy acts that protect our previous geberations

 

Holy  acts  that  protect  our  previous    geberations

 

Translated  by

P.R.Ramachander

 

1.Taking  bath  in sacred  rivers  like  ganges  -3  generations

2.Lighting lamp  in dilapidated    temple  -5  generations

3.Helping to holy  acts  of a temple -7 generations

4,Help a  poor girl  to get  married -9 generations

5,Doing final rites  of an orphan  corpse -11 generations

6.Helping   Goshala where  cows are  looked after  -13  generations

7.Doing   tharpanam  in Kasi  and  Gaya-16  generations

7.Give   free  food  to hungry man    -27 generations

My family history

 My  family history

By

Raja/P.R.Ramachander

Around  1860 , there  lived  two brothers called Subbaraman  and Vaitheeswaran in house  opposite  to Siva temple  in Vadakke  gramam in Puthucode(Their  father  was  one Rama Sastrigal  , who was  an astrologer) 

Subbaraman  married  a lady  called  Kamashi,They  had five daughters  viz  Kamakshmi , Narayani  , Remamani , Janaki, cheethu and one  son called  Raman (I do not know  about  Vaitheeswaran’s family   except that his grand son became  a captain in the army  and grand daughter  married  a cousin of my father  called  Raman Chithappa)

Raman  married   a lady  called  Parvathi(Athai of Visweswaran) of Placode,He was  my grand father

He  had three  sons (Raman, Raman  and Vaitheeswaran ) and three daughters (Kamakshi  , Janaki  and Cauvery).

After  subbaraman’s death  Raman put  mangalore  tiles  to his home.The Puthucode village caught fire.Having lost everything, Raman  settled  in Chelakkara

The anna raman and vaitheeswaran  died and The small Raman was  called Kunju Raman  by  our villagers

Kunju raman was  my father,His father  died when he  was 12 years  old .Kunju raman  went to work in hotel  and got married  to my mother  Abhirami.Kunjuraman had three  sisters  Kamakshi, Janaki  and Cauvery.

Kunjuraman  had two  sons, me and Kasi   and three  daughters. Out  of three  daughters  two  of them died when they were  babies ,and  only Thanka  is surviving

I got married  to Jayalakshmi  , Kasi to Annapurni  and Thanka  to Rathnagiri 

Me , Kasi  and thanka  have three  sons and  two  daughters-Ravi, Raghu, Ramesh , Meera  and Roopa

And all these  five people have   six  daughters and two sons .

Shalini, Aarthi , Gayatri, Maithree  , Yamini, Malavika , Rohan and Rahul

Job at home without wife

Job at home without wife

 

Based  on a tamil  article

By

P.R.Ramachander

 

 

 

For   twice  a year  , darling mine ,

You do go to your  parent’s  place

Without you   and children,

The home   is looking   very dull

 

If I want  to boil  milk in the stowe, for coffee

After  struggling half an hour  to light it,

Half the milk  after  boiling   comes out,

And drenches the stowe , no coffee  till tomorrow

 

Though   I do not sweep  the home daily,

And  postphone   it for once a week

Sweeping once makes hips and knee,

To pain and some how , I could not find pain spray

 

In the office   some how  , I manage  to eat,

From a friends  tiffin box but for dinner,

On day one I called   the swiggy

And half my salary   was spent on that day

 

Deciding to cook, when I went  to buy vegetables

Some how   all that I get are fully spoiled  or very solid vegetables.

Trying to cut  them the  kitchen knife  breaks

And all  our kitchen  there  is fowl smell

 

Long back  when   I was a student   Dhobhi  ,

Used to come home and take the cloths ,

But after theto be washed  bucket  is full,

When I try to wash, I get torn and more  dirty cloths

 

Mot of the time  Iswitch on motor   to pump water

But sleep  without realizing that and once,

Neighbour called   fire engine to put off   fire on motor,

And   next day was spent   with no water  to drink

 

Without locking front    door  and without

Putting off  the stowe , I do go out

And by the   time I come back,.

Home is full of gas, dogs   and thieves

 

One day I put   salt in coffee  instead of sugar

Made   idlis   with thick curd you had left

Tried to make  chapathi  with maida
And Upma  with  idli rava

 

Oh please   darling , I wanted  to suggest  you

Request  your parents  to shift  next door

Or take me   every time   with you when you go

For unless you do it , both me and home  may not be there

 

But when you came back  with kids from there

And ask me  , “How was life   when I am not there”

I tell, “It was indeed   seventh heaven,

Why did you come so early”

Be Hospitable ,Even hungry man has pride

 Be  Hospitable  ,Even hungry  man has pride

 

Translated by

P.R..Ramachander

 

Instead  of asking  “Have you taken food?”

 

With  adamancy   again and again tell .

“Please  Take food”

This will be sign  of hospitability

 

If You ask a hungry man

He will only feel like

Saying “Yes  , please.”

 

Even hunger has

Respectability and pride please

Speciality of Coimbatore

Speciality  of  Coimbatore

 

Translated  from Tamil,

P.R.Ramachander

 

(Long back  I had translate  poet  Kannadasan’s write up   about Coimbatore  https://rajathathablog.blogspot.com/2016/04/do-you-know-how-coimbatore-got-his-name.html

 

 

 

The     four directions of city  ruled by 4 queens

 

East  -Goddess  SAradambal

West Goddess  Pachai nayaki

North    Goddess  Vanabadhra kali

South   Goddess Koniyamma

Dandu Mariyamma  

 

It is a family   rule here

 

Father   is in Perur

Son Subrahmanya   is on Marutha malai

His elder   brother    is in Eachanari

Their uncle  Krishna  is in Karamadai

 

Thondamuthur  for coconut

For  learning interner   Kuniyamuthur

For   cloth weaving   Somanur

For vegetables   Mettupalayam

For factories  Ganapathi

For  iron Ramnagar

For Sugarcane Sakthi sugars

For  River  Noyyal

For  Elephant Kalam palayam

For pot  Kaundampalayam

For  Saris   Chirumukhai

For garland   Flower  market

For  chariot  Avanasi appan

For car  Anai malai

For  College  Kovai puthur

For  Church   Puliya kulam

For Masjid Kottai medu

For quenching thirst   Chiruvani

 

For every one including beggar   and maid servants only respectful words are  used

For cloth   to protect honour , for words  to Insult you, Coimbatore  is the greatest

கோவையின் சிறப்பு : -

 

நான்கு திசையும் பெண்ணரசிகள் ஆட்சி செய்யும் ஊர்..🙏

 

கிழக்கே சாரதாம்பாள்

மேற்கே பச்சைநாயகி..

வடக்கே வனபத்ரகாளி

தெற்கே கோனியம்மா..

தண்டு மாரியம்மா. குடும்ப ஆட்சி இங்கே தான்.

 

அப்பனுக்கு பேரூர்..🛕

மகன் சுப்பனுக்கு மருதமலை.🦚

அண்ணனுக்கு

ஈச்சனாரி.🙏

மாமன் கண்ணனுக்கு காரமடை ..🛕

 

கோக்கனெட்டுக்கு தொண்டாமுத்தூர்.🥥

படிக்கும் இன்டர்நெட்டுக்கு குனியமுத்தூர்..🛜

தறி நெசவுக்கு சோமனூர்..👔

காய்கறிக்கு மேட்டுப்பாளையம்..🥒

தொழிற்சாலைக்கு கணபதி .🏭

இரும்புக்கு ராம்நகர்...🏭

கரும்புக்கு சக்தி சுகர்ஸ்..🏭

ஆறுக்கு நொய்யல் ...🏞️

யானைக்கு

காளம்பாளையம்..🙏

பானைக்கு கவுண்டம்பாளையம்..🙏

சேலைக்கு சிறுமுகை….🙏

மாலைக்கு

பூ மார்க்கெட்..🌸🌻

தேருக்கு அவனாசியப்பன்..🛕

காருக்கு ஆனைமலைஸ்..🚙

காலேஜுக்குக் கோவைப்புத்தூர்..🏫

சர்ச்சுக்கு புலியகுளம்..💒

மசூதிக்கு கோட்டைமேடு ..🕌

தாகம் தீர்க்க சிறுவாணி..🚰

 

என்னங்க.. வாங்க உட்காருங்க. ..காப்பித்தண்ணி குடிங்க என்று மரியாதை கொட்டிக் கிடக்கும் கிடங்கு கோவை.😍

 

மானம் காக்கும் நெசவுக்கும் மானம் கெடுத்தால் பேசும் வசவுக்கும் கோயம்புத்தூரை அடிச்சுக்க ஆளே இல்லை போங்க..😍🙏

Deaths are many in old age

Deaths are many in old age

 

By

P.R.Ramachander

 

(I got this idea by reading a tamil face book post, Thanks to him)

 

Some friend send a message  ,

Our great  friend Anonymous   is no more

His kith and  kin   have ccome  from all over

And tomorrow   he   will  be cremated in royal way

 

I thought  is it true  , had he  not died,

Twenty   years  ago  when his wife died

And in the house  of his children,

No one   asked him “Had he  eaten his lunch?”

                                            Did any one find out?

 

Is it true  , had    he not died  ,

On a day when he   was sleeping

And his daughterin law  was screaming

Why did he  not follow her then itself?

                                              Did any one find out?

 

 

Is it true  , had he  not died,

When he  gave all he had  to his son

And his son  was Telling his friend  , does trees,

Bear  money, how will I look after this burden?

                                              Did any one find out?

 

 

Is it true  , had he not died ,

On that  day  , when he  went to toilet

His children were  discussing  seriously,

Which old age home  he should  be put.

                                              Did any one find out?

 

 

Is it true ,  had he not    died  ,

On the day  , when sitting  on park  bench,

His close   friend  teased  him,

“She has gone , your life is jolly”

                                            Did any one find out?

 

 

When you go for a walk  in tne evening, on your way

Several  people  like anonymous   will be sitting,

Stop for  a minute  , with sympathy and friendliness,

Ask  him “ Hey friend how are  you?”