Thirukurukavur Sri Velladainatha Swami Temple, Nagapattinam

Address

Thirukurukavur Sri Velladainatha Swamy Temple, Thirukurukavur, Vadakal Post, Sirkazhi Taluka, Nagapattinam District- -609115PH:9245612705

Diety

Velladainatha Swami, Somaskandar Amman: Kaviangann

Introduction

Velladainatha Swami Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the village of Thirukkarukavur in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. Thirukarugavur is believed to be the place when the Saivite saint Sundarar was purified of the sin of killing Jains who lost in debate with him. The temple tank in front of the temple is believed to turn white during new moon day of Tamil month of Thai (January – February. It is one of the shrines of the 276 Paadal Petra Sthalams – Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar and Sundarar Thala Virutcham : Vilwa Theertham : Paalkinaru

Puranic Significance

Sambandar, who tried to convert to vegetarianism, won an argument with the Jains in Madurai. The Jesuits who appeared in argument with him were washed away. Thus Sambandar, who had washed away the Jains, wanted to go to Kasi and take a holy bath in the Ganges. He prayed to Lord Shiva at Sirkazhi to bless him to go to Kasi. Shiva appeared to Sambandar and told him not to go to Sirkazhi and that he would bring Ganga to Ithalat. Accordingly Sambandar came here and prayed to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva showed him the river Ganga in the well here. Sambandar bathed in it and his sin was removed. The temple was later built at Italam.

Beliefs

Those who had committed anything wrong unknowingly are blessed with mental peace if they sincerely pray to the Lord Devotee perform Abishek and vasras to lords and Ambal

Special Features

Italavinayagar is blessed in the name of Selva Vinayagar. Ganesha in the Shiva shrine gosht is very special. He is seated on a lotus pedestal with an umbrella and two chambers. Usually Murugan is facing east. But here Murugan, facing south, is seen with Deivana. He is worshiped as a guru as he faces south. Special pujas are held for him on Thursdays. There are Sattanathar and Durgayaman in Koshtam. It is a privilege to present this Durga with eight hands. There is no Navagraha shrineLord Itala is portrayed as a self-portrait. The river Ganges overflowed into the well on the new moon of the month of January here for Thirugnanasambandar. Based on this, the theertham is still open only for one day on the Thai new moon. Devotees are allowed to bathe in it only on that day. This theertham is not open on other days. It is the 13th shrine out of the 274 shrines where Lord Shiva is worshiped. Thirukarukavur near Kumbakonam is different. Tirukkadaiyur is different from Sirkazhi. It is the 13th place in the Cauvery North to receive Thevarapatal.