Thursday, February 2, 2017

Ashta Veerattanam Sthalangal

There are 8 Shiva temples in Tanjavur district of Tamil Nadu along the banks of river Kaveri. These temples were built about more than 1000 years ago. In all these places, Lord Shiva has performed destruction and has shown exemplary valor. Here he took these actions to destroy Asuras and evil forces. These temples were built to commemorate the triumph of victory over evil i.e. to remove the negative features like ego, ignorance, lust and fear of death, etc. In one place, Lord Shiva cut one of Lord Brahma’s head and gave him life again (Brahma is a Brahmin and also responsible for creation – hence it was appropriate that he was brought back to life by Shiva). 


These events indicate that evil or ego will not go un-punished. In all these temples, the special feature is that there exists various Shiva idols known as Samhara moortis.


Temple
Location
Name of
Lord Shiva
Name of
Goddess
Sthala
Vruksha
Name of
Special
Moorthy
Importance
of the place
Thiruvadigai Veerattaaneswara
Temple
Thiruvadigai,
Veerattaneshwar
Periya-nayaki
Bahava
(Sara Kondrai)
Tripurantaka
Moorthy
Tripura samharak
place
Tirukovilur
Veerateshwarar
Temple
Veeratteswarar
Shivananda-valli
Bahava
(Sara Kondrai)
Gangala
Moorthy
Andhakasura samharak
place
Amirta-ghateswarar
Abhirami
Amman
Bilva,
Pinjalam
(Gulabi Chameli)
Kalasamhara
moorthy
Markandeya was
saved by Shiva
by killing Yama
Krithivasar
Ilankilai-naayaki
Shami,
Deodar
(Indian teak wood),
Kapurimadura
(Jadi)
Gaja samhara
moorthy
The rogue
elephant created
by sages at
Darukh van was
slain by Lord Shiva
Tirupariyalur
Keelaparasalur, Nagapattinam
Veerateshwar
(Daksha-kurishwar)
Ilam Kobanayal
– Balambika
Bilva,
Jackfruit
Daksha samhara
moorthy
Daksha samhara
place
Brahma-sira-
kandeeswarar
Mangala-nayaki
Bilva
Brahma-shiracheda
moorthy,
Hara Saabha
Vimochana moorthy
Place where
Brahma’s 5th
head was cut
by Lord Shiva
Thiruvirkudi
Thiruvirkudi,
Tiruvarur
Veerataneshwar
Parimala nayaki
Tulasi
Jalandarasura samhara
moorthy
Jalandarasura
samhar place
Thirukkurakkai
Korukkai,
Nagapattinam
Yogeshwarar
Gnanambika
Harada,
Punniai
(Alexandrian
Lourel)
Kamadahan Moorthy
Kamadahan
(Manmada)
dahan place

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