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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was another Kailasa. The king said that Kerala was a holy land because great Rsis do penance here. The King visits may tirthas and fed brahmins at Siva temples. Last part of the work gives a detailed description of the SivamÄhÄtmya. Thirteenth chapter has 84 slokas and fourtheeth has 92. A comparison between SSM and Vaiyakhrapureesamahatmyam There are so many similarities between these works. Both give importance to Saivism. Vaiyakhrapurisamahatmya is related to Vyakhrapadamuni. SSM is related to Atrimuni. The vaiyakhrapureesamahatmya it did not mention any holy tree. Notorious characters like Ravana, Khara appear in it as pious Sivabhaktas. Both the works proclaim the importance of tirtha worship. अननà¥à¤¤à¤¶à¤¯à¤¨ कà¥à¤·à¥‡à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤®à¤¾à¤¹à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤®à¤¯à¥à¤®à¥ [anantaÅ›ayana ká¹£etramÄhÄtmaym ] AnantÅ›ayanakhetramÄhÄtmya glorifies the famous Sripadmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. The name Thiruvananthapuram means the city of Ananta, where Lord Visnu lies on his serpant Ananta. The work is of Anonymous authorship. It contains 750 slokas in it's eleven cantos. Contents of the work As in the case of SSM the AnantÅ›ayanakhetramÄhÄtmya begins with the request of Rsis to Suta. They request him to tell the story of Anantasayaṇa which is the abode of Lord Visnu. According to the author the work is a part of Bramandapurana. The work starts with अननà¥à¤¤à¤à¥‹à¤—परà¥à¤¯à¤™à¥à¤•े शयानà¤� कà¥à¤·à¥€à¤°à¤¸à¤¾à¤—रे | नैमि सà¥à¤¨à¥à¤¦à¤°à¤°à¤¾à¤œà¤¨à¥à¤¤à¤� शà¥à¤°à¥€à¤µà¤°à¤¾à¤¹à¤¤à¤¨à¥à¤‚ हरिमà¥� || [anantabhogaparyaá¹…ke Å›ayÄnaá¹� kṣīrasÄgare | naimi sundararÄjantaá¹� Å›rÄ«varÄhatanuá¹� harim || ] 35
