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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According to local tradition, the Maruthvamalai is a fragment of the mountain, a piece from which fell down here, and it was carried by Hanuman from Mahendragiri to Sri Lanka for healing the fatal wounds of 啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿ぎ啶�. [濒补办峁补峁嘺. ] 33 There is a slight variation in the story 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.
[艣耻肠墨苍诲谤补蝉迟丑补濒补尘腻丑腻迟尘测补.
] Hanuman was carrying the mountain to Sri Lanka to save the fainted
monkeys in war. By the request Siddha's who resides on the hill, Varunal
created a heavy rain and the drenched Hanuman shook his body. And thus
herbs fell into the mountain.
The Maruthvamalai stretches for more than a km reaching a height of
800 feet at the highest point. A short stay on this hill would cure incurable
diseases and give peace of mind to the troubled soul it is said. A large
number of devotees frequent the small Siva temple about 300 feet above the
hill, during the Karthikadeepan festival in December. An unbroken scene of
surrounding region from this temple, presents a very panoramic view of the
scape below.
land
啶啷嵿し啷嵿く啶距げ啶ぎ啷� [辫补办峁腻濒补测补尘 ] or 啶啷嵿し啷赌啶ㄠ啶︵啶班お啷佮ぐ啶�
( [辫补办峁Ｄ玭诲谤补辫耻谤颈
(] ch:19:verse 43)(ch:19:verse 44) T&NYR
(ch:18:verse 49) is well known as Madhusoodana temple of Parakkai, which
is situated at a distance of four kilometers south of Sucindram temple.
According to the author of sucindrasthalamahatmya the Guruda prayed to
Mahavisnu here. This place is a thickly populated village in Agasteesvaram
taluk. The place derived its present name by this temple. The Tamil word
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