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 2 - Summary of the Sucindrasthalamahatmya
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Chapter XI
To give renovate to the vedic religion, in Kaliyuga, Parama艣iva was
born in Kerala, in the name of Sankar膩c膩rya. In childhood itself he
learned vedas and sastras, sixty four arts, two Itihas膩s and eighteen
Pur膩峁嚹乻. Sankara became a devotee to Siva leaving worldly affairs. One
day Lord Siva appeared before Sanskar膩c膩rya in the form of an aged saint
and told him thus: "your deeds are worthy. You are lord Parame艣vara
who is the teacher of all worlds. Then why do you think on him? Please
tell what is your desire?" Then Siva appeared in his own form. 艢ri艣ankara
prostrated before Siva. On seeing 艢iva his life became fruitful, so said
Sankara. Lifting 艢risankara from the ground Siva asked him to follow him
to the Bilva forest. Taking the hand of Sankara on his 艢iva walked to that
place. When they reached there Siva showed him his own form. The
time was the beginning of Kaliyuga and the Bilva tree was transformed
into A艣vattha.
艢riparame艣vara gave Sankara divine vision and divine instructions
standing under that tree. That great teacher, who has became an ardent
devotee saw Brahma, Vi峁ａ箛u and Mahe艣vara in sta峁噓linga became
happy. He praised them standing like this.
啶ㄠぎ啷嬥じ啷嵿い啷佮さ啶距啷�啶多す啶班 啶班ぞ啶�
啶ㄠぐ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶氞ぞ啶ぞ啶� 啶ㄠう啷�啶оぐ啶距く |
啶ㄠぞ啶啶ㄠぞ啶多啶氞啶ㄠ啶︵啶班啶� 啶囙い啶� 啶膏啶む啶むぞ啶�
啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶班さ啷�啶多ぞ啶� 啶ㄠぎ啶� 啶多た啶掂ぞ啶� 啷� 啷�
[namostuv膩g墨艣ahar墨 r膩ya
narendrac膩p膩ya nad墨dhar膩ya |
n膩mn膩艣uc墨ndre艣a iti stut膩ya
j帽膩n膩rav墨艣膩ya nama岣� 艣iv膩ya | |
] 57 SST
