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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 4 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: a critical study

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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


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is written in a particular Vritta. This work is published in a monthly viz. Gairvani up to 18 chapters. 2. Sucindrasthalamahatmyam - Kilippattu This is also another work of Vattappalli parameswara Sarma. This is an unpublished work in Malaya lam. It summarises the whole story of SSM in 24. The mode of narration is attractive. The author uses beautiful Malayalam words and follows the style of Dviteeyakshra prāsa (repeating the second letter of every line in a verse), which makes the poem easy to receite. The author refers the Devadasi system which was prevalent in Sucindram in yester years. This is a deviation from SSM, because it is sailent about the same custom. Just like the source ie. SSM, the work gives importance to. It states that the person who follows the path of Siva will get salvation. (Ch: 1 : 11) 3. Sucindram This is a poem written by famous Malayalam poet S. Ramesan Nair, who was a native of Sucindram. This is from the part his collection swatimegham. By smiles and metaphors the poet glorifies the sucindram temple. There are two other works which may most probably the translation of SSM. As the works are not available now. The only source of information relating them is the references given by K.K. Pillai in his sucindram temple. The works 1. Tamil Sthalapurana 2. Msalayalam sthalapurana. 190

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