This is in Tamil. Will appreciate if someone could volunteer to translate this to English.
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This is in Tamil. Will appreciate if someone could volunteer to translate this to English.
Categories: Announcements, Bookshelf
Very good information. Tks for sharing.
Wonderful information, Mr. Mahesh. Thanks. Regards
Mr.Mahesh, Mrs.Mahalakshimi subramaniam, W/o. Mr.subramaniam got a kenya settlled Hindu Brahmin who has taken up total project of renovation & kumbabhisekam of the above refered temple her husband former employee of Ennore foundries (Leyland/hinduja group) himself can transulate the said tamil version,their children are inUS & they collect lot of fund & do work of this sort. RG Pammal BJP
Dear Mahesh,
I have shared my English translation. Please share as per your discretion.
Best Regards,
Karthik S
Since my Chithappa and relatives are in Thiruvidaimarudur and my Periyamma was in Thiyagarajapuram, I have walked to this temple quite a number of times. It is an ancient
temple with so much of treasure in its fold.
Balasubramanian NR
Very happy to read about Thirukkoodikkaaval Sthala PuRaaNam. Very informative. Is there renovation going on ar Kumbhabisheekam being planned shortly? I find the name of Smt. Mahalakshmi Subramanian of Chenni in contacts. She is much involved in the renovation of many dilapidated Temples. May be Sivaraman sir could interview her for her experiences with Sivan Sir and Maha Periyava. Much thrilled to see Maha Periyavaa’s Name coming in this topic also, in connection with Ms.Padma Subramaniam’s dance research. The picture on top, is it Lord Yama Dharama. The colour is black, that is why?
Jaya Jaya shankara, hara Hara Shankara!
Here is the final lot, translated !!!
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26. All the theerthas bathed in the Sringodhbhava theertha created by the horns of Nandhi and received the Lord’s blessings. Near the pond, there is the Sri Vidhya Vinayagar temple and behind this temple
is the Banyan tree under which the Lord gave darshan to the three crores of Mnatra dhevathas and gave them eternal bliss and Mukthi.
27. According to almost 50 stone carvings, this temple has the distinction that the Pallavas, Sembiyan Maa deviyaar, The Cholas,
and the Nayakkars did a lot of renovation/construction work on this temple.
28. All the parivaara devathas or the accompanying angels have some
26 sannidhis in this temple.
29. Above all, the two people who added more respect and dignity to this town are Violin Maestro Krishanyyar (known as Thirukkodikkaaval Krishnayyar) and his nephew Sangitha Pithamaha Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer.
On the advice of Kanchi Maha Periyava, Dance Maestro
Dr. Padma Subramanyam has mentioned the dance Karana statues
that are there in this temple, in her research work.
The temple is known as
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Sri Tripurasundari Sametha Sri Thirukkodeeshwarar temple.
Thirukkodikkaaval Narasingam Pettai(Via)
Thiruvidaimarudhur Circle
Tanjore District.
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For additional info, please contact –
Mythili Ganesan (Thirukkodikkaaval) – 98406 48915
S. Mahalakshmi Subramanian (Chennai) – 98400 53289
This is the very place where sri Bhaskara Raayar did his Lalitha Sahasranama Bhashya arangetram.
Srinivasan
Here is the next page from point 13 to 25 :-
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13. Bhaskararaya wrote the explanation for Lalitha Sahasranamam
sitting in the sannidhi of the Goddess in this kshethra.
14. On the 19th, 20th and 21st of the Aani month, Surya Baghawan
(The Sun God) casts his golden rays on the lord and worships him
here.
15. The four Vedas worshipped the Lord here and by his divine command
have become four Shivalingas in this sthala.
16. When Mout Kailash and this sthala were kept on the weighing scale, this sthala showed itself as superior.
17. Unseen anywhere else in the whole world, in this sthala,
Lord Saneeshwara is in the form of Bala Saneeshwara(young boy) who gives relief from Sani dhosha( the ill effects of the planetary position of Saturn).
18. Chithraguptha and Yama have separate sannidhis in this sthala and
the belief is that if we worship the Lord of this sthala, chithraguptha
will only write good things about us.
19. If we pray to the Lord of this Temple and bathe in the North bound Cauvery river on a Sunday of the Karthigai month, it is believed that all our sins will get washed away.
20. The Sringodhbhava Theertham (Pond) in this temple was created by
the horns of Nandhi. (The bull Lord Shiva rides on).
21. Sri Bhaskararaya wrote and inaugurated the treatise
“Sri Sowbhagya Bhaskaram” sitting in the sannidhi of the Goddess here.
22. The Lord of this temple gave darshan to Sage Agasthya and
Sage Dhurvasa.
23. The Raja Gopura has five levels, The Swamy Gopuram inside has three levels, and there is an inner praahaaraa and an outer praahaaraa (the pathways for walking). This temple is situated
on a three acre land.
24. Inside the temple there are 64 statues that were created by the Pallavas.They are known as the “Ashtaashtaka” statues.
‘Ashta’ means eight and ‘Ashta ashta’ means 8×8 = 64.
These 64 statues describe the Leelas of Lord Siva.
25. The Lord has imbibed the Navagraha Shakthi into himself and there
is a Navagraha Chakram in this temple.
I have translated the first page (12 points) today. Tomorrow I will post the next lot.
Here it goes :-
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01. It is the 37th Holy Sthala sung by Thirunaavukkarasar and Thirugyana sambandhar.
02. It is the Sthala where three crores of Mantra Devathas got their
Shaapa vimochana. So it is known as “Thirukodikkaaval”.
03. For those who think of this Sthala and also for those who step onto
the soil of this sthala, the fear of death (Yama Bhaya) is removed
and they attain Mukthi and so this sthala is on par with the two
other sthalas, “Thirukkadayur” and “Sri Vaanchiyam”.
04. As it is a sthala equal to Kasi, there is no Rudra Bhoomi (Mayaana)
in this sthala. Mayaana means Cemetery.
05. Cauvery river runs as Utharavaahini (North bound) in this Kshethra
and that is its speciality.
06. There are Five Sthalas known as the “Pancha Kaa”s and this sthala
is one of them.
They are :-
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Thiru aanaikka, Thirukkolakka, Thirunellikka, Thirukkurakkukka, and this
is the fifth one Thirukkodikka.
07. This sthala gave shaapa vimochana for –
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(a)Sage Jamadhagni’s son Parashurama who got “Maathru haththi dhosham”for killing his mother,
(b)Sri Rama who got “Brahma haththi dhosham”,
(c)The dhosham that Balarama got for killing Pralambhaasura,
(d)The shaapam that Veerabhadra got for killing scores of people
at the Daksh Yagnya, and
(e)The “Mahashathya dhosham” that Kaali got.
All these got removed in this sthala.
08. Sriman Narayanan came here and had a bath in the
‘Sringothbhava Theertham’ and did penance towards Lord Siva,
requesting Mukthi for the three crores of Mantra Devathas.
09. In this sthala, The lord came in the form of a Harijan and on a day when it was pouring down heavily, he helped a Vaishnava Boy who was a devotee of Lord Siva and took him safely to Kanjanoor.
10. The Goddess in this sthala gave darshan in the form of
Lord Venkatachalapathy to Azhwars.
11. “Karai yetru Vinayagar” is there in this sthala. Karai yetrudhal
is absolving one of their sins and difficulties. (Being able to
cross the samsara saagara).
12. For having been disrespectful to Sage Dhurvasa, the three crore
Mantra dhevathas have made the sthaapana of the “Dhurvasa Ganapathi” here in thie sthala.
Just give me a little time and I will translate this in English and post here.
Nagi Narayanan.