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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Kanyakumari. The concluding chapter describes various tirthas in Kanyakumari and the importance of Deviworship. It describes the bhuvanesvari mantra and pañcakshari mantra. There are many similarities between SSM and Kanyakumarikshetramahatmya. The legends in both of them are almost same. In SSM there is a holy tree. But in Kanyakumarikshetramahatmya there is no holy tree. Vaiyakhrapureesamahatmya This work is of anonymous authorship. According to the author the work is a part of bhargavapurÄṇa, one among the 4 lakhs of upapuranas. Vaiyakhrapureesamahatmya in it's 14 chapters deals with the legendary origin of the famous Mahadeva temple of Vaikkam, at Kottayam district of Kerala. Contents of the work The work starts with praise of Lord Siva शà¥à¤°à¥€à¤ªà¤¤à¤¿à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤®à¥à¤–ाराधà¥à¤¯à¤‚ शà¥à¤°à¥€à¤®à¤¦à¥� पंचाकà¥à¤·à¤°à¤¾à¤²à¤¯à¤‚ शà¥à¤°à¥€à¤¸à¤°à¥à¤µà¤®à¤‚गलाकानà¥à¤¤à¤� शिवं वनà¥à¤¦à¥� शिवामपà¤� || [Å›rÄ«patipramukhÄrÄdhyaá¹� Å›rÄ«mad paṃcÄká¹£arÄlayaá¹� Å›rÄ«sarvamaṃgalÄkÄntaá¹� Å›ivaá¹� vande Å›ivÄmapi || ] As usual as in the StalamÄhÄtmyas the work says about the request of Rsis to Suta. They request him to tell about the story of Siva. Suta begins to tell them the holy story of Siva. Sriparameswara is the Saccidanandarupa and the cause of the creation of his universe. No one equal to him in this universe is to be bestowed. All the Sruti's Ithihasas and Puranas took their origin from this Sambhu. Siva gave all of them to 29
