08th January 2017
This 7-temple heritage walk was organized by the
Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival 2017 on 8th January
2017 and Curated by Ms Padmapriya Baskaran and assisted by Parantharami Mani and
Vaithiyanathan. The 7 temples are Saptha Sthana Shiva Sthalangal in
and around Mylapore. All the temples are more than 1000 years old, and each one
has a rich heritage and history/tales. Even though there is no evidence to
these tales, people believe the same.
TEMPLE -1, TALE -1.
SRI VELLEESWARAR TEMPLE, MYLAPORE
The tale associated with the temples is.....
The Mahabali Chakravarthy, who was a mouse in his
previous birth a mouse helped with the continuous burning of nandha deepam in a
Shiva temple. When he is about to give 3 feet of land to Vishnu in Vamana
Avathar, his Guru Shukracharya warns of the foul play of Lord Vishnu. He ignored
the warning and was about to give it, Shukracharya took the form of a bee and
blocked the eye of the kamandalam, through which water has to flow. Lord Vishnu
used tharbai grass and cleared the hole in the process Shukracharya’s eyesight
was gone. Later Shukracharya worshiped Lord Shiva of this temple and got back
his eyesight.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK
HERE
TEMPLE -2,
TALE – 2. SRI
KARANEESWARAR TEMPLE
The tale associated with this temple is..
This is one of the 7 Shiva temples in and around
Mylapore. A Brahmin used to perform regular poojas to Lord Shiva. Due to his
devotion to Lord Shiva, the Lord showed him, that he is the cause for
everything. Hence the Lord Shiva is called Karaneeswarar. Also, another
saying that the temple was constructed as per Kaarana agama one of the 28
agamas.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
TEMPLE-3,
TALE-3. SRI
MALLEESWARAR TEMPLE
The tale associated with the temple is...
The Prarthan one of the Shiva devotees from
Ayodhya does penance in this place full of jasmine flower bushes.
Lord Shiva appeared and blessed him. Since Shiva was from the Jasmine flower
bushes, called Sri Malleeswarar. There is also another story that when Indra
obstructs the homam sending apsaras, Lord Shiva appeared and blessed and
granted a child.
Somaskandar is in the form of Kalyana Sundarar in
this temple.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
TEMPLE-4, TALE
-4. SRI
VIRUPAKSHEESWARAR TEMPLE
The tale associated with the temple is...
The Story is related to Poombavai, who wants to marry
a Shiva devotee. Her father Sivanesan Chettiar constructed this temple
exclusively for her to worship Lord Shiva and wished her daughter to marry
Thirugnanasambandar. When she died due to a snake bite at the age of 12, her
father kept the ashes in an urn/pot and waited for Thirugnanasambandar’s arrival.
The rest of the story is related to Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
TEMPLE-5, TALE
-5. SRI
VALEESWARAR
The tale associated with this temple is...
Gowarthana Maharishi installed Lord Shiva in this
temple. Vaali also worshiped Lord Shiva of this temple and was granted the
boon getting 50% of the enemy’s power, whoever going to
fight against him would be transferred to Vaali. So No one could defeat
him. This is the “sathru Samhara sthalam”.
TEMPLE -6,
TALE-6. SRI
THEERTHAPALEESWARAR TEMPLE
The tale associated with this temple is ....
During the marriage of Lord Shiva with Parvati,
Agasthiyar was asked to go south to balance the earth. On the way, he felt uneasy and rested under a Vanni tree in Mylapore. Lord Shiva advised him
to create 64 theerthas and do abhishekam to Him after taking a bath in the sea.
He was relieved off from uneasiness.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE:
TEMPLE-7,
TALE-7. SRI
KAPALEESWARAR TEMPLE
The tale associated with this temple is...
The rest of the story associated with the Virupaksheeswarar temple is continued here. With the ashes of Poompavai, Sivanesan
Chettiar waited for Thirugnanasambandar’s arrival. When he heard that
Thirugnanasambandar had come to Thiruvotriyur and asked him to pay a visit to
Mylapore. On arrival, he was briefed about Poombavai’s unfortunate death.
Thirugnanasambandar asked Sivanesan Chettiyar to bring the urn and sung hymns
connecting Poompavai. Poompavai came alive out of the pot. When
Sivanesan Chettiar requested him to marry his daughter Thirugnanasambandar declined and said she became his daughter since she came
alive because of him.
This is also the birthplace of Vaayilar Nayanar who
had done service to Lord Shiva of this temple.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
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SHIVAYA NAMA---
Dear Veludharan Sir,
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Om Shivaya Namaha!
Namaskarams,
Mahesh
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