The unfavourable position in the horoscope can cause skin problems, arthritis, heart related problems, worry & uneasiness. Pooja: Guru is attributed to luck, favor and fortune. Medha Dakshinamurthy temple at Mayiladuthurai and Jalanatheswarar Temple, Thakkolam are other important Guru Parihara sthalams. Poolai is the sthala vriksham. The other ones that readily come to mind are Thittai and Padi in Madras. Thus Guru is one who leads you from the darkness of ignorance to the light of knowledge.Īlangudi is the most popular Parihara sthalam for Guru. Hence Guru means one who destroys darkness or one who enlightens. Gu in Sanskrit means darkness and ru means the destroyer of that. Lord Shiva in the guise of a boatman had helped Sundarar to cross the Vettaru which was in spate.It is believed that Sundarar had received his Gnanopadesam from Dakshinamurthy at this temple. This place is also known as Thirumana Mangalam as Ambal undertook penance to marry Lord Shiva. Ganesha is worshipped here as “Kalangamal Kaaththa Vinayakar”.
Lord Ganesha defeated Gajamuhasuran here, to save the Devas from the asura’s atrocities. The Lord himself came to be known as Abathsahayeswarar (one who helps in crisis) as he saved the world from impending danger. Hence the name Alangudi: Ala meaning poison. Lord Shiva consumed that poison here to save the world. During this churning, Vasuki spat out deadly poison. The story of the Devas and Asuras churning the celestial ocean or the parkadal is associated with many temples. I hope I will be able to visit these temples in the prescribed order if any, and post the details. I do not know if these temples are to be visited in any particular order. This group of temples is called the Parivara Sthalam. There is a group of temples around Kumbakonam whose deities form a big temple. As defined in the temple Vaasthu Shastra, the deities are placed in a particular position and facing a particular direction. Other deities like Pillayar Murugar, Dakshinamurthy, the Navagrahas, and Chandikeswarar are also present in the praharam (circumabulatory path). In all Shiva temples the main deitiesare Shiva and Parvati.
Dakshinamurthy in the praharam (circumambulatory path) around Shiva’s shrine is worshipped as Guru Bhagavan here. The Shiva Lingam here is a Swayambhu (self manifested). The presiding deity here is Abathsahayeswarar and His consort is Elavarkuzhali Ammai or Umayammai. Sri Abathsahayeswarar Temple, the sthalam of Guru Bhagavan is at Alangudi.
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