This document discusses several Shaiva kshetras or sacred Shaiva sites according to Vadiraja Tirtha's Tirthaprabandha. It provides details about Ellore Vishwanatha temple, Koteeshwara temple, Bidarahalli Someshwara temple, and Madhukeshwara temple.
This document discusses several Shaiva kshetras or sacred Shaiva sites according to Vadiraja Tirtha's Tirthaprabandha. It provides details about Ellore Vishwanatha temple, Koteeshwara temple, Bidarahalli Someshwara temple, and Madhukeshwara temple.
This document discusses several Shaiva kshetras or sacred Shaiva sites according to Vadiraja Tirtha's Tirthaprabandha. It provides details about Ellore Vishwanatha temple, Koteeshwara temple, Bidarahalli Someshwara temple, and Madhukeshwara temple.
This document discusses several Shaiva kshetras or sacred Shaiva sites according to Vadiraja Tirtha's Tirthaprabandha. It provides details about Ellore Vishwanatha temple, Koteeshwara temple, Bidarahalli Someshwara temple, and Madhukeshwara temple.
Ellore is about 25kms from Udupi and five km from Uchila
in Udupi-Mangalore Road Ellore Vishwanatha – Vishwanatha holds trishoola – Trishoolapaani, has three eyes – trinetra; has dhavaLa shareera; holds shining japamaale; Dakshayajna naashakara; his body is occupied by snakes - Naagabhushana, has ganga over his head - Gangadhara, Gauri devi always likes to see him – Gauripriya; His paadakamala is ashrayapaada for Indradi devatas; He has ardhachandra on his head – Chandramouli; his eyes resembles lotus – Kamalanetra; he defeats Manmathaadi kaamas, Naradaadi stutya, has huge knowledge about Srihari, His neck is blue in colour – Neelakanta; Vaama deva – Handsome personality; Namakachamakaadi vEdapratipaadya;
Rudradevaru has 28 sallakshaNa out of 32 lakshanaas. So
he is rightly called as Vaamadeva.
Vadirajaru appeals our Manassu to do ashraya in Rudradeva
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Koteeshwara kShetra – This is one of the sapta Parashurama kshetraas. This temple is between Udupi – Kundapura Route. There is a big Eshwara Temple - Crores of Munees were doing penance and worshipping Shiva. So, he gave them Darshana in the form of Kotilinga. That is why this kshetra is called as Koteeshwara. Even today, there are so many lingas can be seen there in that temple.
Madhukeshwara in on the banks of the river Varada in Banavasi in
North Kanara. It is about 22km from Sirsi and was once the Capital of the Kannada Kings Kadamba Here Vadirajaru has praised Shiva as “Shiva did the naasha of Tripura with a single arrow, he is the supreme for Indradi devates, he gave the boon to Madhu named daithya.
YaaNa - This kshetra is in North Kanara District of Karnataka. It is
about 24 km from Kumta. Near Sirsi. YaaNaguDDe hill is 37 Meter high, 3 Mtrs Broad. There is a cave named Bhairaveshwara Cave, wherein you can find the idol of Shiva, There is one Parvati idol also available.
This is the place wherein Rudradevaru was saved by Maha Vishnu.
When Vrukasura tried to test the boon given by Shiva to keep his hand on the head of Shiva, he ran and ran like a deer when Vishnu came in the disguise of a Mohini and made Vrukasura to burn. As Shiva ran like a deer, he is termed as ENabhairaveshwara LhÉ pÉæUuÉåµÉU Kt¨sÉÊgÀªÉñÀégÀ.
GokarNa – It is about 16 km from Kumta. This is also one
amongst the saptamahakshetra of ParashuramakShetra. This kshetra looks like the ear of a cow, the linga here also looks like gokarna. The linga here is also called as Mahabaleshwara. There are about 30 theerthaas, viz., Kotitirtha, Suryatirtha, Chandratirtha. There is also one Nrusimha temple.
Once pleased with the penance of Ravana, Shiva gave him a
linga, with his special sannidhana and told him that as long as he keeps in his house, no one can win over him, and he had further told him that if it is kept on the floor, it can’t be removed. Ravana was carrying the Shiva linga, and on his way, he wanted to do Sandhyavandana, so he gave that linga to Ganesha who met him on the way and went for Sandhya vandana. But Ganesha, who had come there for devakarya Kept it on the floor (bhoo) and it was fixed there itself – it became Gokarneshwara.
parama vaishnava is explained by Vadirajaru in these shlokaas. Shiva has Haripaadodaka (Ganga), wears Haripaadaraja (paadadhooli), always listen to Harikathe, always chants harinaama, always does the dhyana of Srihari, takes the naivedyashesha of Srihari only, does the tapassu of Srihari sitting on Vyagrajina in digambara disguise, always will be visiting Harikshetraas.
Once Shiva Parvati left Kailasa for some time and stayed in Sreeshaila here and the shiva linga is one of the 12 jyotir lingaas. This is in Andrapradesh. Parvati in Srishaila is called as Mallika and Eshwara here called as Arjuna. That is why he is called as Mallikarjuna.
This is on the banks of the river Tungabadra near Hemakoota
Parvata in Hampi. During Ramayana, this place was called as Kishkinda and Hanumanta stayed here. Sri Vyasarajaru has composed Shivastuti here. Here we can find KaDalekalu Ganesha, Saasivekaalu Ganesha, and big Ganesha idols, etc. We also find Yantroddaraka Anjaneya here.
Here Parvati is hugging Shiva as if she is affected by Kaamabaana
as per Utprekshalankara of Vadirajaru. Behind there is one Chootavruksha. The central part of the linga seems little thin, as Shiva has been hugged by Parvati.
Arunaachala is in Tamilnadu – Here Vadirajaru has praised Arunachaleshwara as – He has the ornament in the form of group of snakes, has the Akruti which is praised by Parvati Devi, Shiva shows anger on durjanaas, He is so pure that he removes all the sins on those who believe him, he is superior to Surya, Indradi devates, As he is manoniyamaka, he can relieve us from samsaara bandha.
uÉ׬ÉcÉsÉM×üiÉÉuÉÉxÉ: xɱÉåeÉÉiÉÎx§ÉsÉÉåcÉlÉ: | AɱæuÉ ¥ÉÉlÉlÉrÉlÉÇ uÉkÉïrÉiuÉcÉsÉÇ qÉÌrÉ || WûUÉrÉ pÉeÉMüÉÌlɹWûUÉrÉ mÉÑUuÉæËUhÉå | pÉuÉÉrÉ pÉuÉiÉå pÉÔrÉÉΊuÉÉrÉ ÍzÉUxÉÉ lÉqÉ: || (mÉÔuÉïmÉëoÉÇkÉ 39,40) Vruddachala is one of the tourist places in Tamilnadu. This is about 60 Km north of Tirukoiluru. Once Shiva appeared before a sage named VibhiShita, pleased with his penance.
Sriramachandra is capable of removing all sins (innumerable sins). During Pralaya, Srihari does the samhaara of all devategalu, brahmanaru, daithyaas, all munees. While doing so, he has not done the aradhana of any Shiva. His paada dhooli itself removed the sins of Ahalya, the shravana of Harikathe itself can bring mukthi. For him this is only a drama for the jagannaaTaka soothradari.
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Shaiva kshetraas as per Tirthaprabandha
Shiva himself always will be doing the smarana and dhyana of
Srihari. In Padma purana there is mention of Shiva doing the smarana and giving the upadesha of Ramamantra to Parvati Devi raamaraamEti raamEti ramE raamE manOramE | sahasranaama tattulyaM raamanaama varaananE |
¸ÀºÀ¸Àæ£ÁªÀÄ vÀvÀÄÛ®åA gÁªÀÄ£ÁªÀÄ ªÀgÁ£À£Éà | UÉqÉUÉqÉåÌiÉ UÉqÉåÌiÉ UqÉå UÉqÉå qÉlÉÉåUqÉå | xÉWûxÉëlÉÉqÉ iɨÉÑsrÉÇ UÉqÉlÉÉqÉ uÉUÉlÉlÉå | Shiva got the Brahmahatya dosha for having removed the fifth head of Brahma Deva and he is called as “Kapaali” as Kapaala is found pasted to Shiva and he got Brahmahatya dosha. As such, when he himself is occupied by Brahmahatya dosha, how can he remove the dosha of Ramachandra Devaru?
It is said that the very darshana of the Ramasethu, which was
built to kill Ravana, itself can remove all the sins. As such, how can the killing of Ravana, bring brahmahatya dosha? Ramachandra did the Rameshwara pratistapane to enable Shiva to get removal of Brahmahatya dosha.
(Source – Thirtha Prabhadha by Sri Vadiraja Sripadangalavaru, and
Kannada vyakyana by Sri Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya)
