Thiruththiyamalai Ekapuspa Priyanathar Temple, Trichy

Address

Thiruththiyamalai (Post),

Musiri (Taluk),

Trichy (District), Tamil Nadu – 621006.

Mobile: +91 9787302153 / 9047261838 / 98655 27538

This temple has only one Kala Puja. The Temple is open from 10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon.

Moolavar

Ekapuspa Priyanathar

Amman

Thaayinum Nalla

Introduction

Eka Pushpa Priya Nathar Swamy Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Thiruthiyamalai Village in Musiri Taluk in Trichy District of Tamilnadu. Presiding Deity is called as Eka Pushpa Priya Nathar and Mother is called as Mathru Karunambika / Thaayinum Nallal / Surul Kuzhal Nayagi.Thiruthiyamalai is also called as Thiru Desa Malai.

Puranic Significance

The temple has a highly sacred and rare legend history behind it: On a Maha Sivarathiri day, Naradhar revealed a secret to all the rishis at the deva Loha. He said there is a flower called “Argyadeva Valli” that appears only once on a particular day at a particular time and worshipping Shiva with this flower will get immediate salvation to crores of lives. It is equivalent to worshipping with all the flowers in the whole world. All the rishis selected Brighu maharishi as the fittest person to carry out this task. Brighu maharishi got just one clue from Naradhar that this flower will bloom on earth.

After penancing at various places, Brighu maharishi came to Thirukkalambur Vaidhyanatha Swamy temple near Singampunari. A plantain thread from the sacred plantain tree of this temple showed way to Brighu maharishi through Piranmalai, Kolakkudi, Kanjathu Malai, Thirumalai, Kunrakudi, Nedungudi and finally disappeared at Thiruthiyamalai. At that time, to his surprise, Agasthiar was undergoing ‘one crore Girivalam’ around the hill along with his wife Lobamatha. Brighu maharishi got some details of the flower through some secret phrases from Sage Agasthiar and from it; Brighu maharishi realized that only people who got the Dharshan of 10 lakh Vilva trees will get the chance to see the flower. So, he went to Kailayam and penanced for several thousand years to prepare himself for the darshan. After that he came back to Thiruthiyamalai and to his surprise, he met Agasthiar again there and received some more secrets from him. At that time, he saw a huge tree in the middle of the hill with more than 1008 ‘Thookkanakuruvi Koodu’ (Bird Nests). Though he had done Girivalam so many times before, he never saw that tree before. Thookkanakuruvi Koodu is considered as a good Vasthu symbol and due to the 1008 of them here, this place is penance at the foot hill. On that eventful Maha Shivarathri day, the Argyadevavalli flower finally bloomed and all the thousands of birds flew in abundant happiness chanting ‘Om Namasivaya’ Brighu maharishi was slightly upset that he could not see the flower but the birds have already seen it. Agasthiar appeared again with his wife and took Brighu maharishi for the first time to the hilltop (all the time, he was at the foot hill only) and disappeared there. Brighu maharishi finally got the glimpse of the flower as a reflection in the ‘Kodi Pushpa Aadhi Mahamaha Theertham (Sunai)’ and then raised his head and got the direct darshan of the flower.

Special Features

The temple is said to be more than 1500 years old. The Temple is situated on a small hillock and looks like a fort. The temple is maintained well. The Girivalam route is about a km long and the worship procedure being to go through the Girivalam first and then worship God and Goddess. Presiding Deity is called as Eka Pushpa Priya Nathar. Lord is Swayambu Moorthy in this Temple. This is probably only one temple in Tamil nadu, where the Dwarapalakas in Shiva sanctum have the “Netri kann” (third eye) in the forehead, which is the symbol of Lord Shiva himself Mother is called as Mathru Karunambika / Thaayinum Nallal / Surul Kuzhal Nayagi. The Goddess is having a beautiful name of Thaayinum Nallal meaning more caring than mother and so protects people from all bad habits and sins. Mother looks slender and soft. Lord Murugan of this Temple is in Shatru Samhara Kolam. There is a shrine for Kasi Viswanathar and Visalakshi inside the temple.

Belief

Thiruthuthal means ‘correcting the wrongs’ in Tamil and this temple blesses the salvation stage for everyone after correcting all their sins. The temple worship benefits womanhood, especially those wanting a good marriage and those who suffer after marriage come here with a basket of raw rice flour and draw Kolams around the Girivalam route and on the rocks, worship the God and Goddess to get all their problems solved. Those affected with bad habits like smoking, drinking etc. can pray here, perform Girivalam and offer Sambar rice as annadhanam to poor people. Regular worship here gets one out of all the bad habits

References:

https://tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com/2018/04/eka-pushpa-priya-nathar-swamy-temple-thiruthiyamalai-trichy.html