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குடந்தைக் கீழ்க்கோட்டம் நாகேசுவரசுவாமி கோயில் அப்பர் பாடல் பெற்ற
சிவாலயம். இறைவன் நாகேசுவரர், இறைவி பெரியநாயகி.
தேவாரப் பாடல் பெற்ற தலங்களில் சோழ நாடு காவிரி தென்கரைத் தலங்களில் அமைந்துள்ள 27ஆவது
சிவத்தலமாகும்.
அமுத குடத்துக்கு அருச்சித்த வில்வம் விழுந்த இடத்தில் சிவக்குறியொன்று
தோன்றியது. அத்தலம் வில்வவனேசம் எனப்பெயர் பெற்றது. இத்தலம் நாகேசம் என்றழைக்கப்படுகிறது
A nice
vigraha of Shiva Parvathi as seen by Nandi deva ! - imagine where ? – and even those of us who
do not know Sanskrit know the opening verse of Raghu Vamsam.
Raghuvaṃśa
(रघुवंशम्, lit. 'lineage of
Raghu')
is a Sanskrit epic poem (mahakavya) by the celebrated Sanskrit poet Kalidasa.
It narrates, in 19 sargas (cantos), the stories related to the Raghu dynasty,
namely the family of Dilipa and his descendants up to Agnivarna, who include
Raghu, Dasharatha and Rama. The earliest surviving commentary written on the
work is that of the 10th-century Kashmiri scholar Vallabhadeva. The most popular and widely available
commentary, however, is the Sanjivani, written by Mallinatha (ca.1350-1450).
The poem opens with the
customary salutation to Shiva-Parvati, the favourite divinity of Kaldasa. After the briefest allusion to the origin of
the Solar race the poet gives us an account of Dilipa the great-great-grand
father of Rama. The description of his virtues and moral rectitude indicate to
us Kalidasa's ideal of an aristocrat. The nucleus of the story of the first
canto is the childless condition of the king. Upon the advice of Vasishta, keeping his faithful ministers in charge of the kingdom he
journeys with his queen, Sudakshina, to
the hermitage. The description of the route, the trees on the road-side, the
joltings of the rath - are highly graphical and can only be appreciated by
those who have had occasions to travel in this primitive manner Vasishta directs them to propitiate the celestial cow
Nandinf who alone, he says, has the power to fulfil the yearning desire of their heart !!!
The opening sloka of Kalidasa is invocation to deities Lord Shiva and Parvathi, seeking
their blessings for proficieny in literature as he begins the epic Raghuvamsa.
i.e. For the correct grasping of words and their sense I bow to Parvati and
Parameshwara who are the parents of the universe and are inseperable like words
and their meaning.
वागर्थाविव सम्पृक्तौ वागर्थप्रतिपत्तये ।
जगतः पितरौ वन्दे पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ ॥
There is
another meaning too, if one can split the words Parvathi Parameswarau to
Partheepa Rameswara !! - Kalidasa is praying to Lord Shiva [(Parvathi
Pathi) and (Ramya Easwara – Rameshwara – Sriman Narayana)] and Lord Vishnu who
are ‘Pitharau’ (fathers) to this Jagath who are inseparable like the word and
the meaning.
Flirting a
bit away, Sagara Sanghamam (Salangai
Oli) directed by K Vishwanath was a big musical hit – of Illayaraja and one of
the songs starts with this sloka. You may
wish to hear the song again here :
The one at the start and the other two were pictured
at Hotel Rayas Grand, Kumbakonam recently.
கண்ணகத்தே
நின்று களிதரும் அரிய மணி போன்றவரும், திருக்குடந்தைக் காரோணத்தில் எழுந்தருளியிருக்கும்
அமுதம் போன்றவரும், பகைவரின் முப்புரங்களை எரித்த நான்மறை களின் பொருளாக விளங்குபவருமான
- ஆதிகும்பேஸ்வரர் எழுந்தருளி இருக்கும் திருத்தலத்தில், புண்ணியம் செய்த மங்களா யானை
Profile pic of Sri Adhi
Kumbeswarar temple (Kumbakonam) temple elephant
*Mangala* 26.3.2023