1 Pasupatheeswarar Temples are spread all over India 2 Front of Annamalai University (I have gone many times when I was working in Mannampandal A V C college Mayavaram; the you tube will show it . https://youtu.be/4EPe4_C6PZ8 3 *Pasupateeswarar temple, Karur* is located in Karur <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karur> and is one of the seven Sivastalams. This city was called karuvoor during the time of Sambandar <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambandar>'s visit to this temple. From the inscriptions so far deciphered, it is clear that the temple existed during the reign of the king Rajendra Chola <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajendra_Chola> (1012-54 CE) since he gifted land to this temple. For the Kongu Cholas and Kongu Pandyas, the temple was a favourite and, it the drew undivided attention of the Vijayanagar rulers too. Legend says that Kamadhenu <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamadhenu>, the mythological cow, meditated upon Siva to receive his blessings and the name Aanilai. Brahma <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma> is said to have worshipped the presiding deity here. Thus the *Sthala Theertham* is called the *Brahma Theertham*. Since Kamadhenu, the cow (locally call *Pasu*) worshipped the presiding deity, Shiva came to be known as Pasupatheeswarar. 4 *Pasupatheeswarar Temple, Avoor* or *Avoor Pasupatheeswaram* is a Hindu temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva>, located in the village Avoor, located 12 km south of South Indian town, Kumbakonam <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbakonam>, Tamil Nadu <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu>, India <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India>. The temple is one of the 3 *madakoil* built by 7th century Chola <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chola> king, Kochengat Chola <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochengat_Chola>. The temple is known for the Panjakavyamuthra, the five images of Bhairava vijay. The temple is revered in the verses of *Tevaram <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tevaram>*, the 17th century Tamil Saiva canon by Tirugnana Sambandar <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campantar>. There are various inscriptions associated with the temple indicating contributions from pandya <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandya>. The present masonry structure was built during the Chola dynasty <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chola_dynasty> in the 9th century, while later expansions are attributed to Thanjavur Nayaks during the 16th century. 5 Panthanallur is located at a distance of about 20 kms from Mayiladuthurai on the Mayiladuthurai to Thiruppananthal route. This place is 8 kms north-east of Thiruppananthal. Thiruppananthal to Kumbakonam is about 18 kms.
Other Devara Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam near this place are –Thiruvaippadi, Thiru Seinganur and Thiruppananthal. General Information Moolavar Sri Pasupatheeswarar Ambal Sri Venubhujambikai, Sri Kaambana Tholi Ammai Theertham (Holy water) Surya Theertham Sthala Vriksham (Sacred Tree) Sarakkontrai tree Pathigam (Hymn) rendered by Saint Thirugnanasambanthar and Saint Thirunavukarasar (Appar)6 Pasupatheesvarar Temple / Swayambhu Pasupatheeswarar Temple /Sri Suyambu Pasuathiswarar Temple / சுயம்பு பசுபதீஸ்பவரர் கோயில் / Thinnakonam / தின்னகோணம், Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu. The Visit to this temple was a part of the “Trichy Heritage Walk” organized by “Yaaooyakay – யாஊயாகே- Group”, to the Historical Chozha period temples, in and around Trichy aka Tiruchirappalli, scheduled on 20th & 21st March 2021. Even though they were contributed by the Pallava, Chozha, Pandya, Vijayanagara Kings, and the present Nattukottai Nagarathars, they are less popular. This is also one of the "Thevara Vaippu Sthalam". Chapter 64 - Paśupatīśvara (paśupata-īśvara-liṅga) skanda puranam Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya Īśvara said: 1. Do listen to the (greatness of the) Liṅga named Paśupatīśvara, the sixty-fourth deity. By merely visiting it one averts birth in animal womb. 2-9. O great goddess, there was an extremely righteous king well-known all over the earth as Paśupāla. He was engaged in the protection of animals. Once, with a desire to see the ocean, he went on a visit to the ocean. There he saw five male beings stationed conspicuously. There was a woman with loose dishevelled hairs moving about constantly. Struck with fear, the king swooned. He was encircled by those robbers and particularly by that woman. Another group (of five robbers) came simultaneously and surrounded the excellent king. The king was bound by all of them who stood surrounding him. As the king stood restrained, all the robbers became merged into one. They were struck by Paśupāla but they did not die. They rose up again. On seeing the undauntedness of the king and his steadfastness in the fight, all those ten robbers became merged into the body of the king. As if originally incorporeal, all of them became united together. On seeing them, King Paśupāla immediately became sad. Then he saw the great sage Nārada, the son of Brahmā, who was endowed with penance, coming to him. The king asked him: 16b. On hearing the words of Paśupāla, Nārada spoke these words: I7ab. “The men who were conquered by you in fight (but) were seen merged in your body by you, were five cognitive organs and five conative ones. I7c-18a. O excellent king! The woman who was seen moving about by you, was Buddhi (Intelligence). In the form of mind she always wanders and is never steady. 18b-19a. They (the sense-organs) were formerly subdued by Brahmā, the Creator of the world, (but) even he got infuriated through objects of senses dear to him. 19b-20. The share of Śaṃbhu was not appropriated by Brahmā in his sacrifice. Mahādeva is the annihilator of the universe. (But,) O king, he (too) was deluded by his sense-organs and he became angry with Suras (Devas). 21-25. The Suras are the Vibhūtis (empowered parts) of Śiva. All the three worlds are solely intended for his sport. Yet, by him the bow was strung well for the sake of a share! The teeth of Pūṣan were shattered. Divākara (the Sun) was made unconscious. The eyes of Bhaga were plucked and the god of Yajña in the form of an antelope was hit. The Devas were turned into Paśus (animals). The sages were denied the Vedas. The Dharmaśāstras of the sages were taken away by the all-powerful Lord. (Hence) sages who have mastered the Vedas say that the sense-organs are invincible. The intellect in the form of mind is excessively so and cannot be brought under control. Hence, O king, do not be grief-stricken for no reason.” The Devas said: 30. O Bhava, if Maheśvara is pleased with us as before, do not delay; grant us the Vedas and the Śāstras as well as perfect knowledge. Īśvara said: 31-33a. All of you are Paśus. Accompany me to the holy spot Mahākālavana that causes liberation from the state of Paśus. I shall become your Pati (Lord) and thereby you will attain liberation. In order to be sympathetic to you and to bless the worlds I shall assume the form of a Liṅga by the name Paśupatīśvara. Then all the Devas visited the Lord and became liberated from the state of Paśu. They went to heaven in great delight. 33b-37. Brahmā spoke to Paśupati with the mind fully pleased: “As regards the people who see you, the Lord of Devas, with great devotion, all the persons in their families, all the Pitṛs who have attained Paśutva (animal status) due to the fruition of their Karmas, will get liberated. Let the sins committed by men knowingly or unknowingly, be dissolved by worshipping that deity. If Paśupati, the liberator of persons from animal state is not visited by men, they are no better than animals in the world. Of what avail is their life? By seeing Śiva named Paśupati, the sins incurred during childhood, youth or old age, get dissolved. 38-44. If men visit you in the month of Pauṣa, you shall be the bestower of boons on them, O Lord who always confer what they desire to have. If in the course of a day in the month of Pauṣa, men visit you, O Lord of Devas, undoubtedly they will attain more than the benefit mentioned as resulting from the gift of gold to a deserving person made over during a solar eclipse, especially in Kurukṣetra. It shall be everlasting and undiminished. But by visiting the Lord one day in the month of Pauṣa, the benefit will be greater. There is no doubt about it.” (Nārada said:) “After saying this Lord Brahmā went to Brahmaloka, O king, along with sages and wise men. He considered his duty fulfilled. He was pleased with himself. Hence, O great king, if you desire the greatest goal, propitiate that Liṅga that liberates one from brutish womb. Go to Mahākālavana and worship the deity to the south of Indreśvara.” On hearing the words of the noble-souled Nārada, O my beloved, Paśupāla went to Mahākālavana. By visiting that Liṅga he attained the highest goal. Thus, O goddess, the sin-destroying power of Paśupatīśvara has been narrated. Listen to (that of) the deity Brahmeśvara. īśvara uvāca | śṛṇu tvaṃ paśupatyākhyaṃ catuḥṣaṣṭikamīśvaram | yasya darśanamātreṇa paśuyonirna labhyate || 1 || ye tvayā puruṣā dṛṣṭāstvayi līnā jitā mṛdhe | buddhīndriyāṇi te pañca paṃca karmendriyāṇi ca | bhramantī yā ca nārī sā tvayā dṛṣṭā nṛpottama || 17 || manorūpeṇa sā buddhirbhramatyeva hi na sthirā | jitāni tāni pūrveṇa brahmaṇā lokakartṛṇā || 18 || so'pi krodhavaśaṃ nīta indriyairviṣayaiḥ priyaiḥ | pitāmahena sve yajñe śambhorbhāgo na kalpitaḥ || 19 || mahādevo jagannāthaḥ sṛṣṭisaṃhārakārakaḥ | iṃdriyairmohito rājankrodhaṃ cakre surā nprati || 20 || pauṣamāse tu saṃprāpte ye tvāṃ paśyaṃti mānavāḥ | teṣāṃ tvaṃ varado deva sadābhīṣṭakaro bhavet || 38 || sūryagrahe yathā dattaṃ kurukṣetre viśeṣataḥ | pātre dānaṃ suvarṇasya proktamakṣayyamavyayam || 39 || pauṣamāse dinaikena narāṇāmadhikaṃ tathā | taddarśanena deveśa bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 40 || There is a big list K Rajaram IRS 2225 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: 'gopala krishnan' via KeralaIyers <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2025 at 19:03 Subject: [KeralaIyers] Re: [iyer123] PASUPATISWARAR TEMPLE,PANDANALLUR, To: Kerala Iyer <[email protected]>, Narayanaswamy Sekar < [email protected]> Dear Mr Sekar, Sorry for late acknowledgement of your response. Very good information. I read in smart phone, so it took much time to trace back in Laptop. Gopalakrishnan On Saturday, 1 February 2025 at 08:57:03 pm IST, Narayanaswamy Sekar < [email protected]> wrote: Thank you. Because you stated that the presiding Deity is Pasupatheeswarar I am writing this. Interesting coincidence. Annamalai University, near Chidambaram, is situated in a place called Annamalai Nagar. The university is the only major institution there. I did my graduation there. In Annamalai Nagar, just about 150 meters are so away from the University is an old temple called Pasupatheeswarar Temple and His Devi is called Mangalmbikai. What a coincidence. Legend is that Arjuna got Pasupathastra ( Divya Astram) from God Shiva in this place and that's why the temple is called Pasupatheeswarar Temple and the presiding Deity is called Pasupatheeswarar. Re: Navagrahas standing in a straight line, you can see it in the famous Vaitheeswaran Koil also. There is a vigraham for God Dhanvantri also in the same Prakaram. Thought I will share this info. N Sekar ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: *'gopala krishnan' via iyer123* <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Feb 1, 2025, 12:19 PM Subject: [iyer123] PASUPATISWARAR TEMPLE,PANDANALLUR, To: Iyer <[email protected]> *PASUPATISWARAR TEMPLE,PANDANALLUR, THANJAVUR DISTRICT-TAMILNADU-COMPILED* Dear friends, Today my posting is about Pasupathinathar temple near Tiruvidaimarudur in the Thanjavur District of Tamilnadu. I visited the temple along with temple visits after my retirement. Hope a divine reading Gopalakrishnan 1-2-2025 Introduction Pasupatiswarar Temple is located in Pandanallur in the Thiruvidaimarudur taluk of Thanjavur district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Lord Shiva is worshiped as Pasupatheeswarar, and is represented by the lingam and his consort Parvati is depicted as Mangalambika. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil poet saints known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. Legend This temple is associated with Goddess Parvathi playing with a ball, giving the name Pandanainallur to the village and subsequently worshipped the presiding deity in the form of a cow, giving the name Pasupatheeswarar to the presiding deity. Parvati was playing a ball game with *Lakshmi and Saraswati. *Shiva collated the four vedas as a ball for his consort. *To avoid interference, Parvathi disallowed sunset.* This resulted in natural calamity leading to the fury of Shiva and kicked away the ball to obscurity. Shiva cursed Parvathi to become a cow and ordered her to worship him in the place where the ball was floated under Kondrai tree. Parvathi in the form of Kamadhenu, the holy cow worshipped the lord in snake's lair in Pandanallur. Vishnu who herded the cow, found the cow devoid of milk one day and canned it. The cow was rescued by Shiva from the lair and Parvathi was freed off the curse. Some variants mention that sage Kanva was having the cow. It was milking an ant hill. When the sage followed the cow, it kicked the anthill under which an image of Linga was found*. Following the legend, the image of the Lingam has a mark of hoof.* The Lingam is white in colour and ablution is not performed for the presiding deity. The holy cow Kamadhenu milking on an anthill is a common legend associated with most Shiva temples named Pasupatheeswarar, namely the Eswarar worshipped by Pasu, the cow. Etymology As the Vedas, represented by balls (pandu in Tamil), came here to rest here (vandhuadaintha), this place was called pandu vandhuanainda nallur, which later on changed to Pandanallur. History There are many inscriptions associated with the temple *indicating contributions from Cholas*. The oldest parts of the present masonry structure were built during the Chola dynasty during the 11th century, while later expansions, are attributed to later rulers.There are multiple inscriptions in the temple from the Cholas from the 10th century. The earliest inscription is recorded from the time of Rajaraja I…. *There are inscriptions indicating donations to the temple from the Vijayanagar Empire*. The inscriptions refer the presiding deity as Pasupathy Devan and Pasupatheeswarar, while the village is mentioned as Pandanainallur and Vadanattu Vilathurnattu Pandanallur. Architecture The temple houses a five-tiered gateway tower known as Raja gopuram. The temple has numerous shrines, with those of *Pasupatheeswarar, Mangalambiga and Adikesava Perumal being the most prominent*. All the shrines of the temple are enclosed in concentric rectangular granite walls. The temple covers an area of close to an 2 acres. The temple has three prakarams (closed precincts of a temple) and many mandapams (halls). The attached hall, the ardhamandapa measures the same width as the sanctum, while its length is twice the sanctum. The ardhamandapa projects towards the east. The Mukhamandapa has a square structure. There are five devakoshtas that cover the exterior walls of the sanctum. The images of Dakshinamurthy and Brahma are the only ones remaining out of the five. Deities The presiding deity in the form of lingam is housed in the sanctum. Following the legend, the image of the Lingam has a mark of the cow's hoof. *The Lingam is white in colour and ablution is not performed for the presiding deity.* The presiding deity of the temple is Pasupatheeswarar, housed in the sanctum. The consort Mangalambiga, is located in a south facing shrine. Other Deities: DwaraVinayagar, Subramaniyar, KalyanSundarar, Sattanadar, Gajalakshmi, Annapoorani, Pitchadanar. There is a separate temple for Adikesava Perumal inside the complex. *All the nine planets were witness to the marriage and* *so the navagrahams here are seen in a single line instead of the usual arrangement.* Rituals The temple priests perform the puja (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. Like other Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the Shaiva community, a Brahmin sub-caste. The temple rituals are performed four times a day; Kalasanthi at 8:00 a.m., Uchikalam at 10:00 a.m., Sayarakshai at 5:00 p.m., and Ardha Jamam at 8:00 p.m. Each ritual comprises four steps: abhisheka (sacred bath), alangaram (decoration), naivethanam (food offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for both Pasupatheeswarar and Mangalambikai. The worship is held amidst music with nagaswaram (pipe instrument) and tavil (percussion instrument), religious instructions in the Vedas (sacred texts) read by priests and prostration by worshippers in front of the temple mast Festivals There are weekly rituals like somavaram (Monday) and sukravaram (Friday), fortnightly rituals like pradosham and monthly festivals like amavasai (new moon day), kiruthigai, pournami (full moon day) and sathurthi. The major festivals celebrated in the temple are Panguni Uthiram during the Tamil month of Panguni (April - May) and Masi Magam in Maasi (February - March). There are weekly rituals like somavaram (Monday) and sukravaram (Friday), fortnightly rituals like pradosham and monthly festivals like amavasai (new moon day), kiruthigai, pournami (full moon day) and sathurthi. The temple has five yearly festivals on its calendar. The Panguni Uthiram during the Tamil month of Panguni (April - May) and Masi Magam in Maasi (February - March) are the most prominent festivals celebrated in the temple. Temple tank Kamadhenu Theertham Temple Tree : Sarakkondrai. Dance traditions The temple has dance traditions specialising in Bharatanatyam. Religious importance and Worship practices The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the northern banks of River Kaveri. The temple is revered in the verses of Tevaram, the 7th century Saivite canonical work by the saint poet Sambandar. As the temple is revered in Tevaram, it is classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam, one of the 275 temples that find mention in the Saiva canon. Other Importance of the temple The son of king Annapuram Mrithyunjayan of Saiyagiri got relieved of his leprosy by praying here. King Kanthan of Kamboj recovered from a mysterious disease by undertaking penance for 45 days and taking bath in the temple tank. Brahma, Suryan, Indra and Sage Kanva had prayed here to Lord Siva. Temple Timings : 6.00 am to 12.00 noon ---- 5.00 pm to 9.00 pm Location Pasupatheeswarar temple is located in Pandanallur, a village in the Tamil Nadu state highway SH150, on the Tirupanantal - Vaitheeswarankoil road. Pandanallur is located 10km from Tiruppanandal Distance from Mayiladuthurai (17 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/Mayiladuthurai+(17?entry=gmail&source=g> km) and Kumbakonam (29 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/Kumbakonam+(29?entry=gmail&source=g> km) Thiruvarur (51 km) Ariyalur (59 km) and Tiruvidaimaruthur is 23 km away. Administration The temple is now maintained and administered by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Address of the temple Sri Pasupadeeswaraswamy Temple, Pandanainallur (Po), Kumbakonam (Tk), Tanjore (Dt). 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