An eagle (Garuda) spotted the cobra and attempted to attack it and kill it. She then took on the name of “Indrakshi” (Indra Eyed).Īnother legend states that, many centuries later, a cobra (Nagam) was swimming across the sea towards Nainativu from the nearby island of Puliyantivu with a lotus flower in its mouth, for the worship of Bhuvaneswari Amman (who had already been consecrated by Indra). The Queen of the Universe, Bhuvaneswari Amman, satisfied with Indra’s utmost devotion, repentance and remorse appeared before him and transformed they yonis on his body into eyes. There, he is believed to have created, consecrated and worshiped the moolasthana murti of the Goddess to atone for his sins. Unable to face the humiliation, he went into exile to the island of Manidweepa (Nainativu). Indra was ridiculed and referred to as Sa-yoni. When the saint came to know, he cursed Indra to have a thousand marks resembling the yoni (female reproductive organ) all over his body. Indra disguised himself as the saint and proceeded to seduce and make love to Ahalya. The Sanskrit epic Mahabharata records that Lord Indra was overcome by his sexual desires for Ahalya, the wife of Gautama Maharishi. The Nainativu Nagapoosani Amman Temple is believed to be originally established by Lord Indra while seeking alleviation from the curse of Gautama Maharishi. She can order the Trimurtis to do anything she wants. It is considered that even the navagrahas and trimurtis cannot stop her from doing anything. She is capable of turning situations according to her wish. Parvati is Sagun Roop of Goddess Bhuvaneswari. In Hindu Mythology she is considered as the most powerful goddess in the universe. She is also considered as the Mother goddess of Kali, Lakshmi, and Saraswati also Gayatri. Also Bhuvaneswari is considered as the supreme goddesses who creates everything and destroys all the unnecessary evils of world. In Hinduism, Bhuvaneshvari is the fourth of the ten Mahavidya goddesses and an aspect of Devi, as elements of the physical cosmos, in giving shape to the creation of the World”. She is thus related to Sundari and to Rajarajeshwari, the supreme Lady of the Universe. She carries all the worlds as a flowering of her own Self-nature. The entire Universe is her body and all beings are ornaments on her infinite being. She is the Divine Mother as the Queen of all the worlds. This ornament is also referred to in the famous Tamil epic Silapathikaram – where the story begins and ends with an anklet.īhuvaneshwari means the Queen or ruler of the Universe. Anklets have been given immense importance in the worship of Shakti since time and memorial. It is believed to be the place where the silambu (anklets) of Gauri had fallen. It is dedicated to Parvati who is known as Nagapooshani or Bhuvaneswari and her consort, Shiva who is named here as Rakshaseshwar (Nayanair). The jeevasamadhi is located at eastern part of Pudukkottai.Nainativu Nagapoosani Amman Temple is an ancient and historic Hindu temple located 36 km from the ancient capital of the Jaffna kingdom, Nallur, Sri Lanka. When he got up, the cloth fell down due to his guru’s blessings and he stood there as ‘Avadootha Swamigal’ and he became ‘Sri Swayam Prakasa Saraswath Avadootha Swamigal’ (henceforth referred here as ‘Swamigal’). He did a ‘Prathakshanam’ (going around) around his mother for 3 times and fell flat (Namaskaram) before his mother. At that time, he was wearing only a ‘loin cloth’. Krishnamurthy walked 72 miles to reach his mother. He also gave the instructions that need to be followed before and after taking the Sanyasam. He enquired about Krishnamurthy’s family members and asked him to get the permission of his mother on the spot and can take up the Sanyasam before his mother only. He also felt that this Krishnamurthy had the required potential to follow ‘Avadootham’ and Sanyasam. He also requested Judge Swamigal to take him as a disciple and provide ‘Deeksha’ to take up the Sanyasam.īeing a Mahan, Judge Swamigal realized the fire inside Krishnamurthy. Krishnamurthy reached Madurai and met Judge Swamigal and detailed about his thoughts and his preparedness to take up Sanyasam. He was well respected for his strict disciplines and his determinations. He resigned his post and took up the Sanyasam following the ‘Avadootha school of Ashram’. Judge Swamigal got this name because of his earlier profession as a judge. Krishamurthy heard about a Mahan ‘Judge Swamigal’ who was staying in Madurai that time. The house is located eastern part of Pudukkottai. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly. There is a place of sit and mediate close to the Jeevasamadhi. His jeevasamadhi is inside the Sri Bhuvaneshwari Amman Temple, in front of the deity. Judge Swamigal was a Guru of Sri Swayam Prakasa Saraswathi Avadootha Swamigal. This is a Jeevasamadhi of Judge Swamigal.
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