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 3 - Suchindram temple and other places and rivers mentioned
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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啶︵え啷嵿い啶ㄠう啷� [诲补苍迟补苍补诲墨 ] or 啶多た啶掂啶傕啶� [艣颈惫补驳补峁僩腻 ] The 12th chapter of 啶多啶氞啶ㄠ啶︵啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶侧ぎ啶距す啶距い啷嵿ぎ啷嵿く啶 [艣耻肠墨苍诲谤补蝉迟丑补濒补尘腻丑腻迟尘测补尘 ] describes the 啶︵え啷嵿い啶ㄠう啷� . [诲补苍迟补苍补诲墨 . ] According to legend a dug a river with his tusks from the peaks of & (ch.12verse:46) This is well known as Pazhayar which flows near the Sucindram temple. Pazhayar means old river in Tamil. is the southern most river of India, also known as Vadassery river. 24 A number of streams rise from the secondary range of Sahyadri and join one another to form the Pazhayar. They drain the Mahendragiri peak and nearby estates and flow through the Taluks of Tovalai and Agasteesvaram. This river helps in the irrigation of these taluks to a great extend. It runs a course of about 37 kms towards the south east and merges with Manakudy estuary. Important places through which the Pazhayar passes are Bhootapandy, Thezhekkudi, Vadassery, Nagarcoil and Sucindram. There is a local legend relating the Kottar, nearby place of Sucindram. The ad brought the holy water drawing a line by it s tusks Kodu means ivory or Kottam means tusks, the river and the place on its banks were called Kottar. 啶す啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶椸た啶班た [mahendragiri ] 25 27th verse of the fifteenth chapter of refers to
HR. This hill is situated in the border of Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli
districts. This is the southern most peak on Travancore ghats with an
elevation of 1654 meter. Tradition says that it is from this peaks, Hanuman
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