Thonda Nadu Temple 7. Thirumagaral

SIVAYA NAMA


Thirumagaral



Rajagopuram

Location:

Thirumagaral is about 18 KM south east of Kanchipuram. It is on thr northern bank of Cheyyaru river, on the Kanchipuram - Uthramerur route.




Temple:
 

This temple has five tier rajagopuram and huge sorounding stone walls. It has two pragharams. When we cross the second entreance, you can see the  Sanctum (கற்பக்ர்ஹம்), Arthmandapam and Mahamandapam. The appearence of the (மூலவர்) Siva lingam is very rare. It has the shape of a chameleon's tail. This Siv Lingam is a Suyambu Murthy. We can not see such Siva Lingam anywhere.

 In the inside pragharam we see Vinayakar, Murugan, Dakshinamurthy, Nalvar, Vishnu Brahmma, Durgai, Chandikeeswarar and 63 Nayanmars. The vimanam (tower above the sanctum sanctorum) is of Gajabrushta (the back of the elephant) design. Ambal is in standing poisture.

In the outer prgharam you can see Marriage hall, Vahana mandapam and Yagasalai are there.
 

Swamy : Arulmighu Thirumagaealeesar
 

Ambal  : Arulmighu Thirubuvanayaki
 

Theertham : Agni Theertham
 

Sthala Viruksham : Lime ( எலுமிச்சை )

STHALA PURANAM

When Brahma assumed he is the best among the thirumurthys namely Siva, Vishnu and Brahma, Siva took his creative power and made him born in earth  ( மண்ணுலகம் ).. Brahma reached this place, Thirumagaral and established a Siva Lingam and did regular pooja. With the blessings of Lord Siva Brahma got back his creation work and left for ( தேவலோகம்  ) sathiyalogam. While going he planted a jack fruit tree near the Siva Lingam. This Jack fruit tree is a miracle tree. It would yield one fruit everyday. King Rajendra Chozhan came to know about this fruit and ordered to bring the fruit every day to the Chidhambaram temple for the neivedyam. After the pooja the king consumed the same. One day it was the turn of a brahman. He thought the king ought to have appointed his own men for this job instead of disturbing the public.  He told the people of the village that he could not bear the weight of the fruit and requested them to do the job and offered to take care of their houses till their return.  All the people left the place together to help the brahman.  The brahman thought that this problem will continue only if the tree existed and he simply burnt it.  He told the people that the tree caught fire some how and was reduced to ashes.  When the king enquired the brahman, he said, “You made no facility for us to carry the fruit to Chidamabaram, hence, I burnt it.”  The king replied that the brahman ought to have demanded the facility and ordered him to be exiled tying his eyes.

The king accompanied the brahman while being taken for exile.  He saw a golden chameleon on the way which hid into an anthill when the king tried to catch it.  While demolishing the anthill, it began to bleed and a voice condemned the action of the king.  The king fainted.  The voice sounding again said that the chameleon was none other than Lord Siva and ordered him to build a temple.  It may be noted that the size of the Linga in the sanctum  is just the size of the tail of the chameleon.

Lord Murugha did Surasamharam and destroyed Surapadman and other asuras. One asuran by name Makkirakan escaped from Lord Murugan and reached Thandaga forest. He got the blessings of many rishis there and he came to this place. He saw the Siva Lingam. He worshiped the Siva lingam and named as Lord Makkirakeeswarar. Latter the name of Siva changed as Magaraleeswarar.

Thevara Pathigam:

Gnanasabandar sung one pathigam on this deity.

விங்கு விழை  கழனி  மிகு  கடைசியர்கள்  பாடல்  விளையாடல்  அரவம்  

மங்குலொடு  நீல்கொடிகன்ன்   மாடமாளி நீடு  பொழிந  மாகறலுளான்     

கோங்குவிரி  கொன்றையோடு  கங்கைவளர்  திங்களணி  செஞ்சடையினான்

செங்கண்  விடை  யண்ணலடி  சேர்பவர்கள்  தீவினைகள்  தீருமுடனே


Timing: Morning  7.00 AM - 12.00 Noon
              Evening   5.00 PM - 8.30 PM


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From The Kodimaram and Peedam

Gajaprashta Vimanam

Sri Natarajar and Sivakami Ammal

Arulmigu Thirubuvanayaki Ambal

Thirugnanasambandr worshipping Ammaiappan 

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