Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Miracle of a Cobra doing Archana for Siva Lingam with Vilvam leaves-Thepperumanallur Shiva Temple


                                        Thepperumanallur Shiva Temple Kumbakonam




Thepperumalnallur Sivan Temple is situated near Thirunageswaram railway station near to Kumbakonam on Kumbakonam-Mayavaram route. This temple is more than 500 years old. Here Vedhanthanayagi [Sakthi] with Viswanathaswamy [Siva] are the main Deities.

Speciality of the Temple
  • There is a siva linga in whose Avudiyar a maragada is fixed inside on which sunlight falls everyday. The Power of this linga is said to be the combination of all the 12 jothirlingas in India and therefore unique.
  • The Dakshinamurthy Idol is unique and is considered more powerful and boon bestowing than Alangudi or anywherelse.
  • A huge serpent visits the temple almost every day wounds round the Bhairavar statue inside the temple and also on the Linga and two shedded skins of the cobras have been collected and kept safely.
  • The Ambal is called Vedantanayaki and swami as Viswanathar. There is a rudraksha kavacha on the sivalinga.
  • This is the only temple where archana to siva is done with rudraksha – archana with eka mukha to 12 mukha rudrakshas provides boons and purusharthas as the devotees require.
  • There is vigneswara, Shanmuga, navagraha sannathis and also a temple tank on the eastern side.
  • The power of the temple is such that Rahu/Kethu doshas are removed, childless couples bestowed with divine child and there are many more plus to benefit the devotee
Miracle in the Temple
Large numbers of devotees also have witnessed a miracle of a Cobra doing Archana for Siva Lingam with Vilvam leaves. In this Temple, it has been customary to do archana with Rudhraksha only. On 15th January 2010 morning, just before Solar Eclipse, at about 10:30 AM Sivachariar, priest of the Temple, noticed a Cobra lying on top of the Siva Linga. The snake slowly descended from there and went towards the Vilvam tree which is the Sthala Viruksham- Holy tree of the temple. It climbed the tree and picked a Vilvam leaf and came back and entered the Sannadhi. It hissed at any devotee trying to get near it. It climbed onto the Siva Linga and opened it hood and dropped the Vilvam Leaf. This miracle was witnessed by all devotees who were presnt there. Then the Cobra went again and again to do the same repeated two or three times. As the news spread all over the village, hundreds of villagers rushed to the Temple to have the Dharshan of this event of Cobra with Siva. The Priest explained "It is doing the archana during the Solar Eclipse time to wash off its sins". 
 
This incident has also been published in local dailies. It worth visiting the temple which has such an enormous religious power.


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