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Thirukkarugaavoor Sri Garbharaksh Thirukkarugaavoor Garbharakshaambigai aambigai - Arulmigu Mullai Vananahar Thirukkarugaavoor Sri Garbharakshaambigai !isory
Among the numerous shrines in Thanjavur Dist., the temple at Thirukkarugavur Thirukkarugavur,, near Papanasam, is unique in its importance. It is a Siva temple dedicated to Sri Mullaivananthar and Sir Garharakshamikai. Appar, Sundarar and Samandar,, the three among the !our !amous "a#anmars, have Samandar celerated the glro# o! this temple in Soulstirring verses o! rare eaut# and charm. The one remarkale !eature $hich distinguishes this temple !orm the innumerale other shrines o! our land is that the Goddess Sri Garharakshamikai here, vouchsa!es Sa!et# to $omen during pregnanc# and %hild & irth. The 'ni!orm e(perience o! the people o! these parts ear un!ailingtestimon# to the said characteristic attriuted to the Deit#. The name o! the Sthalam itsel! rings out the signi!icance o! the temple. It is an ancient temple, old in stor# and song. The presiding deit# Sri Mullaivananathas$am# is in S$a#amhu )ingam and as such
commands unique devotion !orm Saivaiet $orshippers. The name o! the deit# is derived !orm the !act that Mullai, kno$n as Mathavi or *asanthi, Sanskrist, is the !avourite !lo$er o! this deit#. The Sthala *riksham is in itsel! Mullai creeper. +ut the !ame o! this temple rests largel# upon the enign Goddess. Sri Garharakshamikai an aspect o! Sri Parvathi- $ho o!!ers protection to the man emor#o. And it is no $onder that this temple dra$s $orshippers !rom all sects including *aishnavites. The inhaitants o! the village speak tot the !act, that $ithin living memor#, there has een no case o! !atalit# to the mother or child during con!inement. ven a casual visitor cannot !ail to e thrilled # the motherl# Grace and the imposing o! look o! the image o! the Amika here. It is at a place like this that one can understand $hat / Saannidh#am is. The Sthalapuranas $hich are in Sanskrit and Tamil are preserved in manuscript !orms and sho$s the antiquit# o! the temple. It is a !airl# ig temple is si0e occup#ing an e(tent o! more than an acre. The imposing Gopuram at the entrance, and the tank in !ront o! it $ith tall coconutpalms, all around present a ver# inviting appearance and lend a charm o! its o$n to the visitor. The Gopuram and the huge compound $alls tell the stor# o! more than thousand #ears. There are also ancient inscription on the $all inside. The Sthalapurana gives a detailed account o! the origin o! this 1shetram and the various persons $ho otained Divine Grace at this place. It $ould su!!ice to recount the stor# o! Sage nidhruva and his $i!e *edhika as it relates to the circumstance in $hich Parvathi took the !orm o! Sri Garharakshamikai in order to give special protection to $omen during pregnanc#. The stor# is that Sage "idhruva $as living here $ith his $i!e *edhika. 2ne da# $hen Sage "idhruva $as a$a#, sage 'rdhvapada happened to visit the place. *edhika $ho $as then alone and in an advanced state o! pregnanc# un $ittingl# !ailed to o!!er, due hospitalit# to the guest. 'rdhavapada una$are o! her di!!iculties, got incensed at her conduct and landed a cruel curse upon her, as a result o! $hich poor *edhika $as visited $ith !oul disease $hich egan to eat into the ver# vitals o! not onl# hersel! ut also the
child in the $om. The helpless *edhika !erventl# pra#ed !or relie! to Goddess Parvathi $ho in the plentitude o! 3er merc# appeared e!ore *edhika in the !orm o! Sri Garharakshamikai totall# erased the e!!ect o! the curse and saved *edhika. The stor# goes that the Goddess o!!ered protection to the emr#o # keeping it in a divine pot till it loomed into a !ull4!ledged child. *edhika over4$helmed $ith jo#, !ell at the !eet o! Sri Garharakshamiaki and pra#ed that the Amikashould take a permanent aode at the place and continue to o!!er protection to !uture generations o! $omen also. Thus $e !ind this pra#er eing !ul!illed even to this da# at this hol# place. S"#cialiy In the distant past t$o 5ishies # name Go$thama and Garge#a didi penance at this place called 6M'))AI*A"AM6 ie. 7asmine 8orest-. A %ouple # name "idhruva6 and 9*edikai6 sta#ed in the same Ashram and rendered service to the 5ishies. The couple had no children and represented this to the 5ihies. The 5ishies advised the couple to $orship the Deities $ith intense devotion and their pra#ers $ere ans$ered. To the jo# o! the couple *edika conceived . At a particular time during her pregnanc#, her husand $as a$a# !orm home, and she $as in deep slumer due to the strain o! pregnanc#. At this moment, a 5ishi # name 9'rdhvapada6 came to her aode and asked !or aims. Due to her unconscious state o! mind, she did not respond to the 5ishi6s request. The 5ishi $as enraged at this apparent indi!!erence and cursed her $ithout kno$ing the reason o! her silence. Due to this, her !oetus disnite grated and came out. *edikai pra#ed to the Goddess in great distress. The Goddess in great distress. The Goddess appeared, protected the !oetus, preserved it in a pot till it developed in to a male child and gave the child 9"aidhruvan6 to her immense delight. :onder struck # this great act o! +enevolence o! the Goddess, the immensel# grate!ul vedikai pra#ed to the Goddess that she should remain in the place as $omen and their !oetus as she had done in her case. The Goddess reponded to her pra#er and remains here as 9Garha 5ashamigai6 $ith her special, this place came to e kno$n as
9Thirukkarugavur6 i.e., the place $here pregnanc# is protected and also the place $here childless couples are lessed $ith children. *edikai had no reast milk to !eed the child, "aidruvan. The Goddess sent 91amadenu; the Divine %o$ to this place to !eed the child. 1amadenu Scratched the earth $ith her hoo! and milk !etched out in plent# and !ormed a 9Milk Tank6 in !ront o! the Temple. This Tank e(ists even no$ in the name o! 91sheerakundam.6 Thus, at this Sacred place, childless people $ho $orship the Goddess $ith devotion and !aith are lessed $ith pregnanc#. Also the pregnancies are $ell protected and the $omen are lessed $ith easil# deliveries. The )ord o! this place, is called 9Mullaivananathar6 and 3is )inga here is a
%'TI* 288I%5 # M.2. and get the receipts and Prasadams # post and e ene!ied.
Archanas Devotees can o!!er the !ollo$ing kinds o! $orship # remitting the prescried amount to the >%'TI* 288I%5 # M.2. and get the receipts and Prasadams # post and e ene!ied. ?. AS3T2T3A5AM A5%3A"A 5s. ?@B4 C. SA3AS5A"AMAM A5%3A"A 5s. ?B4 . A+IS31AM 5s . EB4 F. Manthra & %harged %aster 2il 5s. EB4 E. Manthra & charged ghee 5s. EB4 H. P'"'3' %3ATTAM 5s. ?B4 People in $hose case marriages are o!ten held up and married people $ho have no children !or a long time are lessed # the Goddess here. As a result o! their $orship and pra#er, marriages take place, %hildren are orn to the childless, Pregnancies are protected !orm all dangers and eas# deliveries occur. SMA5I"G 28 T3 STPS :IT3 G3 825 8I>ATI2" 28 MA55IAGS *irgins $hose marriages are dela#ed !or long periods and married $omen $ho have no issue !or a long time should come to this Temple in person, $ash the steps $ith a little ghee dra$ 9 1olam and per!orm Archana to the Goddess. I! done so, their marriages $ill take place and
the childless $omen $ill e lessed $ith children. MA"T35A & %3A5GD G3 +)SSD :IT3 %3I)D5" %ouples $ho remain childless !or a long time should o!!er ghee $hich $ill e placed at the 8eet o! the Goddess, charged $ith manthras and given to them. I! the couples eat a little o! this Ghee at night dail# !or F@ da#s the $omen $ill certainl# conceive soon an the# $ill e lessed $ith children. Those $ho are unale to come to the Temple in person should remit 5s. EB4 to he (ective 2!!icer, o! the Temple # M.2. and get the charged Ghee and e ene!ited. MA"T35A %3AT5GI"G 28 %AST25 2I)825 AS D)I*5IS Pregnant $omen e(pection deliveries should o!!er castor oil $hich $ill e placed and 8eet o! Sri Garha 5akshamikai, charged $ith manthras and o!!ered to them. This castor oil has $onder!ul propert#. :hen the $omen get laour pains, this oil should e smeared on their adomen. This $ill eliminate all complications, dangers and a!ter e!!ect o! delivers and make the deliveries quite eas#. :omen $ho could not come in person should remit 5s. EB4 to (ecutive 2!!icer, # mone# order and get the charged castor oil # parcel post and e ene!ited. MI"IM'M J'A"TIT 28 A5TI%)S 5J'I5D 825 A" A5%3A"A ?. %oconut & ? C. Plantain !ruit & C . +etel K nut F. +athi & .E, E. 1um kum & .E, H. 8lo$er, . :ick cotton- .?, @. A little oil !or Deepam & Eml MI"IM'M J'A"IT 28 A5TI%)S 5J'I5D 825 A" A+IS31A ?. Turmeric Po$der 4 CE gm C. Drav#a Po$der 4 CE gm . Mappodi 4 CE gm F. Sandal Paste 4 ? gm E. 5ose $ater 4 ? ottle H. 3one# 4 CE gm . %ountr# Sugar 4 CE gm L. 8or Panchamirtham
Plantain 8ruits 4 CE %ountr# sugar 4 ?E gm %and#, dried grape, date palm 4 5s . ?. L. Gingell# oil 4 CE milli ?. Milk 4 lit ??. %urd 4 hal! lit ?C . Tender coconut 4 C ?. 2il !or Deepa 4 ?E milli ?F. %otton Thread $ick 4 .E ?E. 8lo$er as desired Minimum quantit# o! articles required !or "aived#am connected $ith Aishekam SA11A5AI P2"GA)?. 5a$ rice 4 @ gm C. 7agger# 4 ?kg . +roken green gram 4 ? gm F. Ghee 4 ?E gm E. laikkai, %ashe$ dried grape 4 5s . ?E. DTAI)S 28 D*AST3A"AM TI%1TS ?. Ashtothra Archana ticket C. C. Sahasranam Archana Ticket C. . Aishekam Ticket E. F. Mavilakku Ticket ?. E. %harging o! ghee ticket ?E. H. %harging o! %astor 2il Ticket ?. . Mudi 1anikkai Ticket ?. @. Sandanakkappu ?. L. 1annikakai Ticket C. T3 TMP) :I)) + 2P" 825 :25S3IP + D*2TS 825M E. A.M. T2 ?C. P.M. A"D 825M F P.M. T2 @. P.M. Devotess $ho are sending mone# # M.2 ae requested to $rite clearl# and legil# their addressess in Tamil or nglish in the coupons as also the purpose !or $hich the mone# is sent. In the sent case o! Archanas, the names, Stars and Gothrams o! Persons should e clearl# $ritten. :e request all people to visit at least once this Temple aounding in Tranquit#, Antiquit# and +enevolence and e +lesed $ith 3appiness. Ma# the Goddess 1ara 5akshamikai $ho has 5esurrected a 8oetus
and the )ord Mullaivananathar $ho curse incurale disease o! people ma# e #our constant protectors and +ene!actores P5PAID 5J'STS 825 A5%3A"AS People $ho $ant to per!orm Archanas to Goddess Garha 5akshamikai ever# month and get prasadams # post are requested to remit amounts at the rate o! 5s.?EB4 per month !or required numer o! months, mentioning nameB "akshathraB GothramB. in the M.2. %oupon to the (ecutive 2!!icer. 8or e(ample, to get prasadams !or ?C months one should remit 5s. ?@B4 Also on their domestic !unctions like marriage, +angle adornment, ear oring ceremon# on occasions like e(amination, court proceedings, +usiness starting etc. and !or peace, prosperit# and health, people are requested to per!orm Archana, # remitting 5s. ?EB4 and get receipt and prasadams !or success.
Slokam Sloka given elo$- is given at the temple to e chanted # the e(pectant mother to pra# Sri Garharakshaamigai, ever#da# till deliver#. /3e# Sankara samarahaa +ramadhaadhinaadhari Mannaadha sarama sarisooda harathirisoolin Samo sugaprasava grudh havame# dha#aalo hemadavi vanesa paala#amaam namaste 3imavath #udhdhare# paarsve# suradhara naama #aashinee Thas#aaaa smarana maathrenaa vichal#a gharinee havethu=
Transliteration N
ஹ ஸஙகர ஸமர பரமதத நதர மனனத சரமப சரட ர தரலன சமஹப கபரஸவ கத பவஹம தயஹள ஹமதவ வஹனஸ பலயமம நமஸஹத மவத ததஹர பரஸஹ வ ஸரதர நம யஷன தஸய ஸமரண மதஹரண வசலய கரபப ண பஹவ
$ocaion Pilgrims coming !orm Madurai, Tiruchi, %oimatore Salem etc., have to alight at Thanjavur +us Stand and !orm there, the# can come here # the To$n +us "umer CF, F, ?H, FF or # the route us to 1umakonam *ia Melattur. Pilgrims !orm Madras, "e#veli, Ma#iladuthurai, Thiruvarur etc., have to alight at 1umakonam us stand and !orm there. The# can come here # To$n +us numers ?? and CL or # the route us to Thanjavur via Avur and Melattur. The Temple is at short distance !ormt the Thirukkarugavur +us stand +a0aar +us stop-. )eading Saints o! T3I5'GA"A SAM+A"DA5 K T3I5'"A*'11A5ASA5 o! the Seventh %entur# A.D. administered # the 3indu 5eligious K %haritale ndo$ments A- Department o! the Government o! Tamilnadu.
%loa %#sival ver# #ear during /"A*A5AT3I5I 'T%3A*AM= )A1S3A5%3A"AI is eing per!ormed in this temple !or ene!iting the devotees.
8rom this #ear /8)2AT 8STI*A)= is eing conducted on C?.?.C the concluding Da# o! "avarathiri ie on /*I7AAD3ASAMI=. The )ord M'))AI*A"A"AT3A5 K G2DDSS 1A5PA5AT%3AM+IGAI are adorned in the 8loat in the !amous Temple Tank, /T3 S35AA1'"DAM= %ultural programme o! eminent %arnatic personalities are eing arranged in the 8loat. Please make a pilgrim visit to this temple on the da# o! /*I7AAD3ASAMI= to have a lessings o! the 8loat 8estival. &avakodi Gh## '##"a A unique scheme !or ene!iting the devotees to e lessed $ith child and !or eas# normal deliver# named as /"A*A12DI " D3PA P5A5T3A"AI= is eing launchad in this temple !rom ?[email protected]. Devotees are requested to lit up leven no o! /"e# Dheepam=, one !or su#amu vina#agar, one !or su#amu )ord. Mullaivananathar and nine !or Almight# Shri. 1araratchamigai. The cost o!one /"e# Dheepam= supplied # this temple is 5s.EB4 5upees 8ive 2nl#- including the /TMP) S3A5= o! 5s.B4 Devotees $ho cannot attend in person ma# ene!it !rom this scheme # sending 5s.EB4 5upees Sevent# !ive onl#- either # M.2 or # D.D. in !avour o! /T3 >%'TI* 288I%5= and the prasadam $ill e sent to them # post. T#m"l# Addr#ss( T3 >%'TI* 288I%5, Arulmigu Mullai *ananathar Thirukkoil, Thirukkarugavur p.o-, Papanasam Tk, Thanjavur Dt. H?F C Tamil "adu, Phone N FF- CFC
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