Chidambaram Kapileswarar Temple, Cuddalore

Address

Chidambaram Kapileswarar Temple, Chidambaram Town, Cuddalore District Tamilnadu- 608001.

Diety

Kapileswarar

Introduction

Chidambaram Kapileshwarar Temple is dedicated to lord Shiva, Located in the Chidambaram town, Chidambaram district, Tamilnadu. The Temple is believed to be 1000 years old. Kapilaswarar Temple is the place where Kapila Maharishi Thillai, a cow born, visited Thillai and set up a lingam in the south-eastern part of the temple. Today’s temple is in a tin shed facing east under a royal tree at the front of the small street to the right of where the flyover over the bridge begins. There is a public toilet in front of this temple. Let the time come and the toilet be removed and let this temple be sanctified. The temple is located near Gandhisila, which is within walking distance from the Chidambaram bus stand.

Puranic Significance

Ayodhya Nattarsar’s wife Sumathi had 60,000 children and another wife, Cassini, had only one child as a result of penance for infertility. Years later, King Sagara performed a horse expedition (Ashwamedha yajna) to prove his supremacy. Later, the horse sent by Chakra to perform the Aswamedha Yajna disappeared. While 60,000 sons were searching for the horse, Sage Kapila saw the horse standing at the entrance of the cave. Thus Bhagiratha, who came to the clan of the grieving Sagara, on the advice of the sage Vashishta brought the river Ganges to earth and worshiped it and sought liberation from the curse of the ancestors. Kapil was saddened to think that Sagaran’s generation had been affected by his anger and performed Shiva Puja to atone for it. He held a lingam in his left hand and sprinkled the flower with his right hand. Lord Shiva appeared to him and asked, what was the reason for holding his hand and worshiping him? To which Kapil replied, ‘I don’t mind putting myself on the ground and worshiping myself. That’s why I worshiped with my hands. “Worshiping with the penis in my hand is not the right way. You have to be born a cow to atone for this. “Said Esan. Accordingly Kapila Maharishi, who was born as a cow, comes to Thillai Kapileswarar Temple in the south-eastern part of the Thillai Temple. “With the kind permission of Sri Kadambur K. Vijayan, these are extracted from his posts”.