Pranam Q1 Parthasarathy temple is at Triplicane @ Thiruvallikeni not Mylapore; and it is not 5000 years old. KR IRS 18122
On Tue, 18 Jan 2022 at 06:14, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < iyer...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > QUES ANSW DIVINE 2022- 19 > > Dear friends, > > These are information posted by members compiled as QA by me in > 1998’s-2004’s and stored in my computer. At this date I have no information > of the members posted. > > *I have reduced the number of questions to about 15/about 10 pages.* This > avoids a lot of strain on me for converting the QA already prepared using > colour letters and background to black and white and highlight. > > *BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS.* > > Sincerely, > > *R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 18-01-2022* > > Q1 What are the attributes of Parthasarathy temple at Mylapore? > > A1 It is said that for at least 5,000 years Sri Parthasarathy temple has > been *a resting place for pilgrims who come down from Tirupati to have a > bath in the sea on the days of Solar and Lunar Eclipses and on other > auspicious days.* > > According to Brahmanda Purana, the 5 deities in the temple of > Parthasarathy are said to have been worshipped by the Sapta Rishis, Bhrigu, > Marichi, Atri, Markandeya, Sumati, Saptorama and Jali . > > The front gopuram and other structures are said to have been built first > by Tondaman Chakravarti who ruled these parts having his seat of government > at Kalahasti and to whom Sri Tiruvengada of the Seven Hills appeared in his > dream as the Charioteer of Arjuna. > > *Srimati Rukmini and Satyaki, Krishna’s younger brother, are installed > on his right and left respectively*. His elder brother Balarama is seen > on the right side of Rukmini facing north and his son Pradyumna and his > grandson Aniruddha are seen on the northern side of the Garbhagriha facing > south According to Bhagavata Purana, Sri Krishna carried away Rukmini > when she was returning from the Gauri temple where she had gone for worship > on the eve of the proposed marriage with Sisupala. Satyaki, the younger > brother, was driving the chariot and Balarama, the elder brother, was in > the rear part of it to ward off the attacks of the disappointed suitor > Sisupala and his friends. > > The temple is also famous for the tank in front of the temple known as > Karveni. According to Puranic literature a bath in the tank would give > all prosperity and happiness . The peculiar feature of the tank is that > it does not get dried up at any time and also that fish do not thrive in it > > *Sarvakrati Kesava Dikshitar, the father of Sri Ramanuja, performed > Putrakameshti Yagam in the shrine* for being blessed with a son and Sri > Parthasarathy appeared in his dream and blessed him that He would Himself > be born as his son under the name of Ramanuja in order to give the real > import of the teachings of His Geeta for the benefit of humanity. > > Q2 What is the legend behind Kapalleswar temple? > > A2 Once Brahma out of vanity and pride remained aloof and did not pay > respect to Lord shiva and Parvati Devi, when he met them at Mount Kailas. > Lord Siva flew into a rage and pinched off one of Brahma's heads on order > to teach him a lesson. Brahma got frightened, felt sorry for what had > happened and came to Mylapore to worship the Lord. He installed a > Sivalingam and conducted penance. As lord Siva took away one of the heads, > i.e., kapalams, of Brahma, the Sivalingam installed here came to the known > as Kapaleeswarar. > > About 60 years ago, when there was sea erosion near Santhome area, many > pillars and beams belonging to some old Siva temple lying buried in the mud > were washed ashore. > > These bear ample testimony to the belief that the original temple of > Kapaleeswarar must have been located somewhere near the seashore. > > Whether the present temple of Kapaleeswarar is the original one, or was > built in recent years, it is a famous Siva temple attracting thousands of > pilgrims and devotees throughout the year. > > Q3 What is the legend behind Mylapore kalpagambal temple at Chennai? > > *A3 Once Parvati Devi allowed her attention to be diverted from Siva on > seeing a peacock dancing beautifully at a distance*. Siva got vexed and > cursed her to turn a peahen. Parvati Devi incarnated as a peahen, came to > Mylapore then known as Kapali-Nagar and started penance as advised by Siva. > > After many years of rigorous penance Parvati got rid of her sin and > rejoined Siva. > > As Paravati conducted penance here in the form of a mayil. (Peahen) the > place came to be known as Mylapore. The Mother in this temple is known as > Kalpakavalli. > > Q4 Why Mylapore is called Sukrapuri? > > A4 Mahabali legend…. Then the Brahmin (Vishnu) took a Darbha and > inserted it into the nozzle so as to clear the passage. In this operation > *Sukra > lost one of his eyes. Then he went to Mylapore and prayed to Kapalesswarar. > He got back the lost eye and at last attained salvation. *So this place > is also known as Sukrapuri. > > There are no inscriptions in Mylapore temple whereas in the temples at > Tiruvottiyur and Tiruvanmiyur and other places, which are more than 1000 > years old, inscriptions are found. > > The tank opposite the temple is believed to have been constructed by > devas and hence the water is considered very holy > > Q5 What is the story associated with Vasishta, Kamadhenu and temple at > Tiruvanmiyur? > > A5 Once Sage Vasishtha decided to offer worship to Lord Viswanatha of Kasi > for one Mandalam (45 days). He therefore requested Indra to spare > Kamadhenu, the divine cow, for the purpose. Indra granted the request of > Vasishtha and with Kamadhenu Vasishtha reached Kasi where he performed > pooja for Lord Viswanatha. One day, while grazing, Kamadhenu was > attracted by the hillside and spent a day there. As a result, sage > Vasishtha's pooja was interrupted. He became angry and cursed Kamadhenu > to turn into a wild cow and wander about. Kamadhenu roamed about many > places and at last came to Tiruvanmiyur. > > The moment the cow stepped in this place, which was a forest, it got a > spiritual revelation. It found a Shivalinga in a bush in the forest and > daily poured its milk on the linga. This went on for a long time. One day > King Sadayur, in the course of his hunting expedition, chased a lion, which > disappeared, in a dense forest. There, the wild cow challenged the lion > and killed it. When King Sadayur came to know of this phenomenon, he went > in search of that wonderful cow. > > After noticing it in a bush, he sent an arrow at it. The cow immediately > jumped out of the place. In that act, the hoof of the cow unintentionally > hit the Shivalinga. The cow felt extremely distressed for the sin of > neglect and wanted to atone for it. But Lord Siva, full of grace, came out > of the linga and said, "I look upon you as my son Skanda", and lifted the > curse on the wild cow which became Kamadhenu immediately. > > Q6 How did Tiruvanmiyur got the name so? > > A6 Valmiki started Pradakshina and when he came to the west of River Palar > along the seacoast of the Bay of Bengal, a voice from above cried out, "I > am here". Valmiki stayed on there and offered worship to Lord Siva. *Lord > Siva was pleased with the worship of Valmiki and gave him darsan on the > 'sacred bull by the side of the Vanni tree*. Valmiki was very happy and > from that day onwards the place was ordained to be named Tiruvanmiyur. > > Q7 What ar the attributes of Kamakshi temple at Kancheepuram? > > *A7 Kamakshi is said to be the Supergoddess, Parasakti, having Saraswati, > Lakshmi and Parvati as her eyes*. She blesses all that dedicate > themselves to her The tradition says that there was a delightful grove of > Champaka trees around the main temple now known as Gayatri Mandaparn. The > Devas took the form of parrots and worshipped Sri Devi here > The Kamakoti Peetham is enshrined in the Sri Chakra just in front of Sri > Devi and *all pujas and sacrifices are offered to the Sri Chakra.* > > It is said that Sri Devi after giving protection to the Devas enshrined > herself in the Sri Chakra in Sookshma (subtle) form. There is a great > concavity to the right of Sri Devi. > > It is said that Sri Devi appeared through the great concavity called > Bilakasa to save the Devas from, the Asuras. Sankaracharya who prayed > devotedly to Kamakshi appeased her wrath and extracted a promise that she > would not go out to the town without his permission. Even now whenever > processions of Kamakshi are taken out from the temple, they are halted > before the shrine of Sankaracharya with the intention of getting permission > from him to go outside the temple*, in a true spirit of fulfillment of > the promise* once given to Sri Sankaracharya by Kamakoti Amman > > Q8 Do there was any occasion Lord subramonia took creation in his hand? > > A8 when Lord Brahma was *unable to explain the meaning of the sacred > letter OM*, Lord Subrahmanya put Brahma under custody and took charge of > the work of creation > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to iyer123+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1705864911.813082.1642466667682%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1705864911.813082.1642466667682%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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