Child Birth – Excellence In Education Pray At Vilamal Temple – Thiruvarur Pathanjali Manoharar Temple
It is believed that those who desire child boon (puthira bhagyam), are facing marriage obstacles, wish for excellence in education, or are afflicted by chronic diseases will receive excellent benefits by bathing in the Agni Theertham here and offering annam (cooked rice) to Lord Shiva at Vilamal Temple – Thiruvarur Pathanjali Manoharar Temple.
Worship is also performed for high scores in exams, academic
excellence, and business prosperity.
There is a tradition of performing Archana (special prayer) to the Goddess before enrolling children in schools.
Those seeking child boon, relief from marriage obstacles, or chronic diseases bathe in the Agni Theertham and offer annam to Lord Shiva.
To achieve excellence in education, devotees perform a honey abhishekam to the Goddess.
Those who are unable to speak or have a stammer will surely
benefit by worshipping Goddess Madhurabhashini.
Temple Significance
- This is the 90th Shiva Sthalam (Temple) on the Southern Bank of the River Cauvery to be glorified in the Thevaram hymns.
- It is the 153rd Thevara Sthalam among the 274 Shiva Temples praised in the Thevaram.
At Thiruvarur Pathanjali Manoharar temple, Lord Shiva
displayed his sacred foot (Thiruppaadham) and performed his Ajapa Natanam dance
here.
- The principal deity (Shiva) here is a Suyambu Moorthy (self-manifested idol) made of sand (Mannāl ānā).
- On either side of the Gopuram entrance are shrines for Vinayagar (Ganesha) and Murugan.
- Inside are the Nandi (bull), Balipeetam (sacrificial altar).
- The outer circumambulatory path (Prākaram) is maintained as a Nandhavanam (flower garden).
- Shrines in the Prākaram include Saneeswaran (Saturn), Chandra (Moon), Sūriyan (Sun), Vinayagar, and Gajalakshmi.
- In the front hall (Mun Mandapam) there is an idol of Patanjali, and in the main hall (Maha Mandapam) an idol of Vyāghrapādar.
- The surrounding niches (Koshtam) house deities like Dakshinamoorthy, Vishnu, Brahma, and Durga.