Essay name: Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study)
Author:
Anand Dilip Raj
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Department of Sanskrit
The essay studies in English the Sucindrasthala-mahatmya which represents a significant Sthalamahatmya from South India detailing the origins and development of the Trimurti temple at Suchindram in Tamil Nadu. The study reveals its legends, customs, and religious practices.
Chapter 1 - Sthala-mahatmyas of South India
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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The bhootems created by Bāṇāsura, after gaining boon from Brahma that 'only women can kill him' is also narrated. Fourth chapter deals with the Gods' visit to Kailasa under the redership of Indra. They seek the help of Siva to save them from the atrocities of Banasura. Therebty Siva directs goddess Parvati to go to Kanyakumari and kill Banasura after attaining power of Penance. Similarity of myth can be seen in KSM and SSM. दक्षिणाब्धितटे पुष्ये मलयाद्रेश्� दक्षिण� � माहेन्द्रशैलसामीप्यं गत्व� तत्र महासुरम् ।। निहव्य तस्मिन्न क्षेत्रे क्षणमा� � कन्यका � तस्य क्षेत्रस्य देवेशी प्रतीच्चा� दिशि सन्ततं � किञ्चितादित्यकोणेह� वसाम्यखिसिद्धियम� � कृते युगेस्वत्थरूपी त्रेताया� तुलसीनग� ।। द्वापर� श्रीविल्वाकारः � लौराजमहीरुहः � तस्माद्वृक्षस्� स्वरूपी � लिङ्गस्वरूपी � सन्ततं ।। कालमाकांक्षामाणं सद� तवोद्वाहमहोत्सवं � श्री स्थाणुनाथनाम्न� वै वसाम� जगदीश्वरी ।। [dakṣiṇābdhitaṭe puṣye malayādreśca dakṣiṇe | māhendraśailasāmīpya� gatvā tatra mahāsuram || nihavya tasminna kṣetre kṣaṇamāha sa kanyakā | tasya kṣetrasya deveśī pratīccā� diśi santata� | kiñcitādityakoṇeha� vasāmyakhisiddhiyam | kṛte yugesvattharūpī tretāyā� tulasīnaga� || dvāpare śrīvilvākāra� ka laurājamahīruha� | tasmādvṛkṣasya svarūpī ca liṅgasvarūpī ca santata� || kālamākāṃkṣāmāṇa� sad tavodvāhamahotsava� | śrī sthāṇunāthanāmnā vai vasāmi jagadīśvarī || ] Fifth chapter deals with the war between the Goddess and Bānāsura. (ब्राह्मी, माहेशी, कौमारी, वैष्णवी, वाराही, माहेन्द्री [brāhmī, māheśī, kaumārī, vaiṣṇavī, vārāhī, māhendrī ] and चामुण्�) [峾ṇḍ) ] 22
