This is the 221st Thevaram
Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam on the south side of river Kaveri and the 104th sthalam
in Chozha Nadu. This place was called Padhalecharam during Thirugnanasambandar’s period and the same was called “Pampani”
during the Sundarar period and has corrupted to the present name of “Pamani”. Pamani is about 3 Km from Mannargudi City.
In Periyapuranam
Sekkizhar records that after visiting Pandya Nadu temples came to this
Pathaleecharam. After worshiping Lord Shiva of Kollamputhur, Nallaru,
Thelicheri, Iyyaru, and Kazhumalam (Sirkazhi) went to Nadu nadu. But, in actual
Pathaleecharam after Thirukalar.
பொன்னிவளம் தருநாடு
புகுந்து மிக்கு பொருஇல்
சீர்த்திருதொண்டர் குழாத்தினோடும்பன்னகப் பூண்அணிந்தார்
தம்கோயில் தோறும் பத்தருடன் பதியுள்ளோர்
போற்றச்சென்றுகன்னிமதில் திருக்களமும்
போற்றிக் கண்டம் கறைஅணிந்தார் பாதாளீச்சரமும் பாடிமுன் அணைந்த பதிபிறவும்
பணிந்து போற்றி முள்ளிவாய்க்
கரைஅணைந்தார் முந்நூல் மார்பர்
Thirugnanasambandar has
sung hymns in praise of Lord Shiva of this temple.
மின்னியல் செஞ்சடைமேல்
விளங்கும்மதி மத்தமொடு நல்லபொன்னியல் கொன்றையினான்
புனல்சூடிப் பொற்பமரும்அன்னம் அனநடையாள் ஒரு
பாகத்து அமர்ந்தருளி நாளும்பன்னிய பாடலினான்
உறைகோயில் பாதாளே……… திருஞானசம்பந்தர் -“பூவுலகாம் ஈங்கும் பாதாளமுதல்
எவ்வுலகும் எஞ்ஞான்றும்தாங்கும் பாதாளேச்சரத்து அமர்ந்தோய்”……… திரு அருட்பா
Moolavar : Sri Sarpapureeswarar, Sri Naganatha Swamy Consort : Sri Amirtha Nayagi.
Some of the Salient features
of this temple are….The temple faces
east with an entrance Arch. Stucco images of Shiva’s family are on the arch.
Dwajasthambam, balipeedam, and Rishabam are in front of the sanctum sanctorum. A
Single-level Rajagopuram is at the entrance of the Sanctum Sanctorum. Moolavar is
of Swayambhu, an ant hill/putru, and has three parts. On the left side is the Dhanajaya
Munivar. In koshtam Narthana Ganapathy, Dakshinamurthy is Guru Bhagavan, Lingothbavar
is Annamalaiyar, Brahma, and Durgai.
In the inner praharam
Suriyan, Sthala Vinayagar, Subramaniar, Gajalakshmi, Durvasa, Sastha,
Kalabhairava, Shaneshwara, Navagrahas, Nalvar and Chandran. Natarajar is in
the mandapa.
In the outer praharam
Ganapathy, Nagaraja, Mummoorthy, Kalingeswara, Subramaniar, Panchalingeshwara, Durgai, Lakshmi, Gnana Saraswathy, Kala Bhairava, A bas relief of Guru Bhagavan in sitting
posture on a Lion is on a mandapam Pillar. Simha Dakshinamurthy.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONSSince
Thirugnanasambandar has sung hymns in praise of Lord Shiva of this temple, the
original temple might have existed before the 7th Century and the same
was reconstructed as a stone temple during the Chozha period. Further extended and
maintained by Nayakas and Nattukottai Nagarathars.
As per Rajaraja Chozha-I,
period Tamil inscription, this place was called “Suddhamalli Valanattu
Pampani Kootrathu Pamani”. Lord Shiva was called Thirupathaleecharam
Udayar.
An
inscription records the endowment of land gifted to this temple by
Selvathiruvarur Vageesaperuman Vadakeelmatta Mudaliar Pillai, which includes
Alalasundarar Thirumadam.
In
addition to that, an inscription records the burning of a perpetual lamp and
annadhanam to the Devotees, for the same gift of gold and Goat/sheep, given to “Sribhoothi Vinnagar Alwar”.
The temple is being
maintained by the Nattukottai Chettiars. Sri Lakshmanan Chettiar and his wife’s
bas-relief are in the front mandapam.
LEGENDSThis place was called Pampani, Sarpapuram during ancient times.
As per the legend, Adhiseshan came out of Pathalam as Dhanajaya Munivar and worshiped Lord Shiva of this
temple. Hence this place is praised as “Pathaleecharam ( பாதாளீச்சரம் )”. Hence this temple is considered as a Sarpa
dosha parihara sthalam. Since Dhananjayan worshiped Lord Shiva on the first day
of Aippasi, on that day naivedyam will consist of Vegetables, Kuzhampu, rice, and vada payasam will be offered. This practice is being followed even now.
As per the legend, Kamadhenu was with Sukala Munivar. One day he happened to see that the
Kamadhenu was worshiping a Shiva Linga with her milk. He feared that the
quantity of milk, he would get less if it poured on Shiva Linga. So
he got angry and started beating Kamadhenu. The Kamadhenu ran, fell in the Pasupathi
theertha, and died. Lord Shiva appeared and gave back life to
Kamadhenu. In this process, her horns hit the Shiva Linga.
Due to hitting, there are three scars on the moolavar.
Since a Snake Adhiseshan
worshiped Lord Shiva, there is a snake-shaped scar is found on the back side of
the Moolavar.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONSApart from regular
poojas special poojas are conducted on Aippasi's 1st day with
naivedyam of full meals & Vada Payasam. Karthigai month somavaram ( Mondays
) and last somavaram, Abhishekam will be done with 108 kalasabhishekam. Special Naivedyams Grapes ( green ), Mango
fruit, and mango Juice are offered to Lord Shiva.
In addition to the above special
poojas are also conducted on Vaikasi
Visakam in the month Vaikasi ( May – June ), Aadi Fridays and Pooram in the
month Aadi ( July – Aug ), Vinayagar Chathurthi in the month Avani ( Aug – Sept
), Skanda Sashti in the month Aippasi ( Oct – Nov ), Thirukarthigai &
Somavarams ( Mondays) in the month Karthigai ( Nov – Dec ), Thaipoosam in the
month Thai ( Jan – Feb ), Maha Shivaratri in the month Masi ( Feb – March ) and
monthly pradosams.
TEMPLE TIMINGSThe temple will be kept
open between 7.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILSThe Mobile number +91
93606 85073 may be contacted for further details.
HOW TO REACH To reach the temple follow the road that passes by the side of a Fertilizer factory.Town bus A-37 from
Mannargudi and a Minibus from Mannargudi to Rishiyur passes through this
temple.The temple is 4 KM from
Mannargudi, 25 KM from Thiruvarur, 36 KM from Kumbakonam, 43 K M from Thanjavur, and 327 KM from Chennai. Nearest Railway Station
is Mannargudi.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
பொன்னிவளம் தருநாடு
புகுந்து மிக்கு
முள்ளிவாய்க்
கரைஅணைந்தார் முந்நூல் மார்பர்
-“பூவுலகாம்
Moolavar : Sri Sarpapureeswarar, Sri Naganatha Swamy
Since a Snake Adhiseshan
worshiped Lord Shiva, there is a snake-shaped scar is found on the back side of
the Moolavar.
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