Panambakkam Janamejaya Eswarar Temple, Tiruvallur

Address

Panambakkam Janamejaya Eswarar Temple, Tiruvallur

Senji Panambakkam, Kadampathur Circle,

Thiruvallur District – 631203

Phone: +91 97913 29434

Moolavar

Janamejaya Iswarar

Amman

Kamatchi

Introduction

Panambakkam Janamejaya Eswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Senji Panambakkam, Kadampathur circle, Tiruvallur district, Tamilnadu. Here the Presiding deity is called as Janamejaya Iswarar and Mother is called as Kamatchi. The Temple is believed to be more than 1000 years old

Puranic Significance

The king who ruled Guru Kshetra was Pareesittu Maharaja, also known as Parikshit Maharaja. He ascended the throne of Ashtinapuram after Yudhishthira. Parikshit Maharaja is credited with compiling the Vedas and was the father of Janamejaya. He had four sons: Janamejaya, Bhimasena, Ugra Sena, and Srudha Sena, all of whom performed the Ashvamedha Yaga.

During his 24 years of reign, an incident occurred due to a curse from Nagaraja of Daksasila, who was killed by Takshaka. In retaliation, Takshaka vowed to kill Maharaja’s son, Janamejaya, within a week. To counter this threat, Janamejaya decided to perform the Sarpa Medha Yagya, aiming to eliminate all snakes from the world. However, during the yagya, the sun’s chariot wheel was seized by Takshaka, posing a risk of the sun falling into the sacrificial fire. This event, known as Naga Panchami, is celebrated on the fifth day of the bright half of the month of Avani.

Amidst the yagya, Karkotaka, another serpent, sought refuge with Lord Shiva to escape Janamejaya’s wrath. Shiva protected Karkotaka from Janamejaya’s attack, and as a result, serpents across the world fell into the sacrificial fire. However, Shiva ensured that Karkotaka remained unharmed. Janamejaya, realizing Karkotaka’s repentance, sought forgiveness and built temples to alleviate Sarpa Dosha, the affliction caused by harming snakes. This temple enshrining Lord Shiva is known as Janamejaya Easwaran in honour of these events.

Belief

If you have Sarpa Dosha and Ira Ketu Dosha in your horoscope, you should worship the lord here. Curse of Pitru will be removed. Worshiping Sri Lakshmi Narayana increases love between husband and wife. There will be unity. Worshiping Lord Vishnu at Harihareshwar will increase health.