![]() ![]() There, he is believed to have created, consecrated and worshiped the moolasthana murti of the Goddess to atone for his sins. Unable to face the humiliation, he went into exile to the island of Manidweepa (Nainativu). Indra was ridiculed and referred to as Sa-yoni. When the saint came to know, he cursed Indra to have a thousand marks resembling the yoni (female reproductive organ) all over his body. Indra disguised himself as the saint and proceeded to seduce and make love to Ahalya. The Sanskrit epic Mahabharata records that Lord Indra was overcome by his sexual desires for Ahalya, the wife of Gautama Maharishi. The Nainativu Nagapoosani Amman Temple is believed to be originally established by Lord Indra while seeking alleviation from the curse of Gautama Maharishi. She can order the Trimurtis to do anything she wants. It is considered that even the navagrahas and trimurtis cannot stop her from doing anything. She is capable of turning situations according to her wish. Parvati is Sagun Roop of Goddess Bhuvaneswari. In Hindu Mythology she is considered as the most powerful goddess in the universe. ![]() She is also considered as the Mother goddess of Kali, Lakshmi, and Saraswati also Gayatri. Also Bhuvaneswari is considered as the supreme goddesses who creates everything and destroys all the unnecessary evils of world. In Hinduism, Bhuvaneshvari is the fourth of the ten Mahavidya goddesses and an aspect of Devi, as elements of the physical cosmos, in giving shape to the creation of the World”. She is thus related to Sundari and to Rajarajeshwari, the supreme Lady of the Universe. She carries all the worlds as a flowering of her own Self-nature. The entire Universe is her body and all beings are ornaments on her infinite being. She is the Divine Mother as the Queen of all the worlds. This ornament is also referred to in the famous Tamil epic Silapathikaram – where the story begins and ends with an anklet.īhuvaneshwari means the Queen or ruler of the Universe. Anklets have been given immense importance in the worship of Shakti since time and memorial. It is believed to be the place where the silambu (anklets) of Gauri had fallen. It is dedicated to Parvati who is known as Nagapooshani or Bhuvaneswari and her consort, Shiva who is named here as Rakshaseshwar (Nayanair). The temple trust maintains various educational institutions, including a Veda Patasala.Nainativu Nagapoosani Amman Temple is an ancient and historic Hindu temple located 36 km from the ancient capital of the Jaffna kingdom, Nallur, Sri Lanka. There are separate shrines also for the eighteen siddhars, Siva as Kasi Viswanthar, Murugan, Ayyappa and Dakshinamurti. ![]() In front of the large Vinayakar is Abhishtha Varada Maha Ganapati, and in front of the large Anjaneyar is Murugan. The Pancha Mukha Anjaneyar is depicted with five different faces – Hanuman (monkey), elephant, Narasimhar, Garuda and Varaha (boar). In the prakaram are other deities, but most notable of them all are three large vigrahams – Pancha Mukha Sankata Hara Herambha Maha Ganapati, Maha Durga depicted with 18 hands, and Pancha Mukha Anjaneyar. A Srichakra Maha Meru is installed in front of the shrine. The grand façade outside leads to a rather simple one-shrine garbhagriham inside, with a beautiful vigraham of Bhuvaneswari Amman, depicted with four arms – the front two hands in abhaya hastam and varada hastam, and the rear hands holding the pasam and ankusam. Each of these has different aspects, one of which is Bhuvaneswari, meaning the ruler of the worlds. Sakti – the primordial energy – is known by various names, including Parasakti, Raja Rajeswari, etc. However, the deity here is regarded as being extremely powerful, which explains the ceaseless throng of visitors to this temple. This is one of the most popular temples in the town of Pudukkottai, despite its recent history – the temple was established only as recently as in 1962. ![]()
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