Jump to content

Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
cleanup
Line 41: Line 41:
| website =
| website =
}}
}}
Sri '''Mallikarjuna Swamy''' is one of the twelve [[Jyothirlinga]]s of [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] situated at [[Srisailam]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]] state, [[India]].<ref>[http://www.shaivam.org/siddhanta/sp/spjyoti_mallikarjun.htm]</ref> It is one of the 275 [[Paadal Petra Sthalams]].
Sri '''Mallikarjuna Swamy''' is one of the twelve [[Jyotirlinga]]s of [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] situated at [[Srisailam]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]] state, [[India]].<ref>[http://www.shaivam.org/siddhanta/sp/spjyoti_mallikarjun.htm]</ref> It is one of the 275 [[Paadal Petra Sthalams]].


==Jyotirlinga==
==Jyotirlinga==
As per [[Shiva Purana|Shiv Mahapuran]], once [[Brahma]] (the Hindu God of creation) and [[Vishnu]] (the Hindu God of saving) had an argument in terms of supremacy of creation.<ref name="R.">R. 2003, pp. 92-95</ref> To test them, [[Shiva]] pierced the three worlds as a huge endless pillar of light, the ''jyotirlinga''. Vishnu and Brahma split their ways to downwards and upwards respectively to find the end of the light in either directions. Brahma lied that he found out the end, while Vishnu conceded his defeat. Shiva appeared as a second pillar of light and cursed Brahma that he would have no place in ceremonies while Vishnu would be worshipped till the end of eternity. The ''jyotirlinga'' is the supreme partless reality, out of which Shiva partly appears. The ''jyothirlinga'' shrines, thus are places where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light.<ref>Eck 1999, p. 107</ref><ref name="Gwynne">See: Gwynne 2008, Section on Char Dham</ref> Originally there were believed to be 64 ''jyothirlingas'' while 12 of them are considered to be very auspicious and holy.<ref name="R."/> Each of the twelve ''jyothirlinga'' sites take the name of the presiding deity - each considered different manifestation of Shiva.<ref name="Lochtefeld">Lochtefeld 2002, pp. 324-325</ref> At all these sites, the primary image is ''[[lingam]]'' representing the beginningless and endless ''[[Stambha]]'' pillar, symbolizing the infinite nature of Shiva.<ref name="Lochtefeld"/><ref name="E. U. Harding">Harding 1998, pp. 158-158</ref><ref name="paris_congress">Vivekananda Vol. 4</ref> The twelve ''jyothirlinga'' are [[Somnath Temple|Somnath]] in [[Gujarat]], Mallikarjuna at [[Srisailam]] in [[Andra Pradesh]], [[Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga|Mahakaleswar]] at [[Ujjain]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Omkareshwar]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Kedarnath Temple|Kedarnath]] in [[Himalayas]], [[Bhimashankar Temple|Bhimashankar]] in [[Maharastra]], [[Kasi Viswanath Temple|Viswanath]] at [[Varanasi]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple|Triambakeshwar]] in Maharastra, [[Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga, Deogarh|Vaidyanath]] at [[Deoghar|Deogarh]] in [[Jharkand]], [[Nageshwar Temple, Dwarka|Nageswar]] at [[Dwarka]] in [[Gujarat]], [[Ramanathaswamy Temple|Rameshwar]] at [[Rameswaram]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Grishneshwar]] at [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] in Maharastra.<ref name="R."/><ref name="Chaturvedi">Chaturvedi 2006, pp. 58-72</ref>
As per [[Shiva Purana|Shiv Mahapuran]], once [[Brahma]] (the Hindu God of creation) and [[Vishnu]] (the Hindu God of saving) had an argument in terms of supremacy of creation.<ref name="R.">R. 2003, pp. 92-95</ref> To test them, [[Shiva]] pierced the three worlds as a huge endless pillar of light, the ''jyotirlinga''. Vishnu and Brahma split their ways to downwards and upwards respectively to find the end of the light in either directions. Brahma lied that he found out the end, while Vishnu conceded his defeat. Shiva appeared as a second pillar of light and cursed Brahma that he would have no place in ceremonies while Vishnu would be worshipped till the end of eternity. The ''jyotirlinga'' is the supreme partless reality, out of which Shiva partly appears. The ''[[jyotirlinga]]'' shrines, thus are places where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light.<ref>Eck 1999, p. 107</ref><ref name="Gwynne">See: Gwynne 2008, Section on Char Dham</ref> Originally there were believed to be 64 ''jyotirlingas'' while 12 of them are considered to be very auspicious and holy.<ref name="R."/> Each of the twelve ''jyotirlinga'' sites take the name of the presiding deity - each considered different manifestation of Shiva.<ref name="Lochtefeld">Lochtefeld 2002, pp. 324-325</ref> At all these sites, the primary image is ''[[lingam]]'' representing the beginningless and endless ''[[Stambha]]'' pillar, symbolizing the infinite nature of Shiva.<ref name="Lochtefeld"/><ref name="E. U. Harding">Harding 1998, pp. 158-158</ref><ref name="paris_congress">Vivekananda Vol. 4</ref> The twelve ''jyotirlinga'' are [[Somnath Temple|Somnath]] in [[Gujarat]], Mallikarjuna at [[Srisailam]] in [[Andra Pradesh]], [[Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga|Mahakaleswar]] at [[Ujjain]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Omkareshwar]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Kedarnath Temple|Kedarnath]] in [[Himalayas]], [[Bhimashankar Temple|Bhimashankar]] in [[Maharastra]], [[Kasi Viswanath Temple|Viswanath]] at [[Varanasi]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple|Triambakeshwar]] in Maharastra, [[Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga, Deogarh|Vaidyanath]] at [[Deoghar|Deogarh]] in [[Jharkand]], [[Nageshwar Temple, Dwarka|Nageswar]] at [[Dwarka]] in [[Gujarat]], [[Ramanathaswamy Temple|Rameshwar]] at [[Rameswaram]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Grishneshwar]] at [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] in Maharastra.<ref name="R."/><ref name="Chaturvedi">Chaturvedi 2006, pp. 58-72</ref>


==Story==
==Story==
When [[Shiva]] and [[Parvathi]] decided to find suitable brides for their sons, [[Ganesha]] and [[kartikeya]] argued as to who is to get wedded first. Lord Shiva bade that the one who goes round the world in Pradakshinam could get married first. By the time Lord Kartikeya could go round the world on his vahana, Lord Ganesha went round his parents 7 times (for according to Sastras, going in pradakshinam round one's parents is equivalent to going once round the world (Boopradakshinam) ). Lord Siva got Siddhi & Buddhi, the daughtersof Viswaroopan married to Lord Ganesha. Muruga on his return was enraged and went away to stay alone on Mount Kravunja in the name of Kumarabrahmachari. On seeing his father coming over to pacify him, he tried to move to another place, but on the request of the Devas, stayed close by. The place where Lord Siva and Parvathi stayed came to be known as Sri Sailam. Lord Siva visits Lord Kartikeya on Amavasya day & Parvati Devi on Poornima. The temple is situated facing East. The centre mandapam has several pillars, with a huge idol of Nadikeswarar.
When [[Shiva]] and [[Parvati]] decided to find suitable brides for their sons, [[Ganesha]] and [[kartikeya]] argued as to who is to get wedded first. Lord Shiva bade that the one who goes round the world in Pradakshinam could get married first. By the time Lord Kartikeya could go round the world on his vahana, Lord Ganesha went round his parents 7 times (for according to Shastras, going in pradakshinam round one's parents is equivalent to going once round the world (Bhupradakshinam). Lord Siva got Buddhi(intellect), Siddhi (spiritual power), and Riddhi (prosperity) married to Lord Ganesha. [[kartikeya]] on his return was enraged and went away to stay alone on Mount Kravunja in the name of Kumarabrahmachari. On seeing his father coming over to pacify him, he tried to move to another place, but on the request of the Devas, stayed close by. The place where Lord Siva and Parvati stayed came to be known as Shrishailam. Lord Siva visits Lord Kartikeya on Amavasya day & Parvati Devi on Poornima. The temple is situated facing East. The center mandapam has several pillars, with a huge idol of Nadikeshwara.


Mahashivratri is the main festival celebrated at Srisailam Mallikarjuna Swamy temple.
Mahashivratri is the main festival celebrated at Srisailam Mallikarjuna Swamy temple.

Revision as of 09:02, 6 January 2014

Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga
Entrance to Srisaila Devasthanam
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
Location
LocationSrisailam
StateAndhra Pradesh
CountryIndia

Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva situated at Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh state, India.[1] It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams.

Jyotirlinga

As per Shiv Mahapuran, once Brahma (the Hindu God of creation) and Vishnu (the Hindu God of saving) had an argument in terms of supremacy of creation.[2] To test them, Shiva pierced the three worlds as a huge endless pillar of light, the jyotirlinga. Vishnu and Brahma split their ways to downwards and upwards respectively to find the end of the light in either directions. Brahma lied that he found out the end, while Vishnu conceded his defeat. Shiva appeared as a second pillar of light and cursed Brahma that he would have no place in ceremonies while Vishnu would be worshipped till the end of eternity. The jyotirlinga is the supreme partless reality, out of which Shiva partly appears. The jyotirlinga shrines, thus are places where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light.[3][4] Originally there were believed to be 64 jyotirlingas while 12 of them are considered to be very auspicious and holy.[2] Each of the twelve jyotirlinga sites take the name of the presiding deity - each considered different manifestation of Shiva.[5] At all these sites, the primary image is lingam representing the beginningless and endless Stambha pillar, symbolizing the infinite nature of Shiva.[5][6][7] The twelve jyotirlinga are Somnath in Gujarat, Mallikarjuna at Srisailam in Andra Pradesh, Mahakaleswar at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh, Kedarnath in Himalayas, Bhimashankar in Maharastra, Viswanath at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Triambakeshwar in Maharastra, Vaidyanath at Deogarh in Jharkand, Nageswar at Dwarka in Gujarat, Rameshwar at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu and Grishneshwar at Aurangabad in Maharastra.[2][8]

Story

When Shiva and Parvati decided to find suitable brides for their sons, Ganesha and kartikeya argued as to who is to get wedded first. Lord Shiva bade that the one who goes round the world in Pradakshinam could get married first. By the time Lord Kartikeya could go round the world on his vahana, Lord Ganesha went round his parents 7 times (for according to Shastras, going in pradakshinam round one's parents is equivalent to going once round the world (Bhupradakshinam). Lord Siva got Buddhi(intellect), Siddhi (spiritual power), and Riddhi (prosperity) married to Lord Ganesha. kartikeya on his return was enraged and went away to stay alone on Mount Kravunja in the name of Kumarabrahmachari. On seeing his father coming over to pacify him, he tried to move to another place, but on the request of the Devas, stayed close by. The place where Lord Siva and Parvati stayed came to be known as Shrishailam. Lord Siva visits Lord Kartikeya on Amavasya day & Parvati Devi on Poornima. The temple is situated facing East. The center mandapam has several pillars, with a huge idol of Nadikeshwara.

Mahashivratri is the main festival celebrated at Srisailam Mallikarjuna Swamy temple.

The Holy Shrine of Mallikarjuna Swamy as a Shakti Peeth

Main articles: '''Daksha Yaga''' and Shakti Peethas
Shiva carrying the corpse of Sati Devi

Shrishailam Mallikarjuna Temple is one of the 18 Maha Shakti Peetha. The mythology of Daksha yaga and Sati's self immolation resulted in the emergence of Shree Parvati in the place of Sati Devi and making Shiva a house holder. This mythology is the story behind the origin of Shakti Peethas. They are holy abodes of Shakti formed due the falling of Sati Devi's corpse when Shiva carried it and wandered. It is believed that Sati Devi's Upper lip has fallen here.[9][10][11]

How to Reach

Nearest airport is located at Hyderabad (175 km).

Nearest Railway stations: Markapur road, Ongole, Nandyal.

Hyderabad - Mahbubnagar (NH 7)- Srisailam temple / Ongole - Markapur - Srisailam temple / Gooty - Nandyal - Atmakur - Srisailam temple.

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ a b c R. 2003, pp. 92-95
  3. ^ Eck 1999, p. 107
  4. ^ See: Gwynne 2008, Section on Char Dham
  5. ^ a b Lochtefeld 2002, pp. 324-325
  6. ^ Harding 1998, pp. 158-158
  7. ^ Vivekananda Vol. 4
  8. ^ Chaturvedi 2006, pp. 58-72
  9. ^ (Translator), F. Max Muller (June 1, 2004). The Upanishads, Vol I. Kessinger Publishing, LLC. ISBN 1419186418. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help); Check |first= value (help)
  10. ^ (Translator), F. Max Muller (July 26, 2004). The Upanishads Part II: The Sacred Books of the East Part Fifteen. Kessinger Publishing, LLC. ISBN 1417930160. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help); Check |first= value (help)
  11. ^ "Kottiyoor Devaswam Temple Administration Portal". http://kottiyoordevaswom.com/. Kottiyoor Devaswam. Retrieved 20 July 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

Notes

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mallikarjuna_Temple,_Srisailam&oldid=589418924"