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Thirukadavur-The Grace That Lengthens Your Longevity ...Contd
Legend
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Another
alluring
story
that
is
a
part
of
the
legend
of
Thirukadavur
is
the
story
of
Abirama
Battar,
the
author
of
the
much
acclaimed
Abirami
Andhadhi.
It
is
said
that
Abirama
Battar's
original
name
was
Subramaniyam.
He
was
a
great
devotee
of
mother
Abirami.
Abirama
Battar
was
a
brahmin
and
a
pundit
engaged
in
the
vocation
of
guiding
people
with
the
description
of
days,
favourable
and
unfavourable
times
for
commencing
important
events
etc
with
the
help
of
an
almanac.
A very virtuous person who was always lost in the thoughts of Mother Abirami, his speckless devotion attracted the envy of some. They thus to cause trouble for Battar, gave false informations to the then ruling king Saraboji. The king hence asked Battar the description of the day as to whether it was a full moon day or a no moon day. Battar whose mind was lost with Abirami came up with the wrong answer that it was a full-moon day which actually was a no moon day.
The king in his fury commanded to slay Battar for coming up with the wrong answer. Hence Battar sat on a suspended platform supported by hundred ropes under which a huge pyre was raised. His only hope was Mother Abirami and his devotion took shape of hundred songs. At the completion of each stanza he cut a rope to end his life at the end of the hundredth song. Mother Abirami's heart melted for his devotion and she delayed not a moment to throw one of her earrings towards the sky that shone as the moon on a no moon day thereby saving the life of Her ardent devotee. Is She not the cooling radiance of the moon that lights our path darkened by despair and delusion? It was from henceforth that the devotee acquired the name Abirama Battar.
Abirami Andhadhi is a wonderful composition written in the Andhadhi pattern with the commencing of each para with the ending word of the previous para. It is still sung and chanted in devotion in many Tamil homes.
About
the
Temple
Thirukadavur
is
found
in
Nagapattinam
district
of
South
India
and
is
close
to
Tanjore.
It
is
one
of
the
8
Veeratta
Sthalams
(
Temples)
of
Shiva.
Since
the
Lord
had
slain
Yama,
the
Lord
of
Death
here,
it
is
a
belief
that
the
lifespan
of
a
person
is
lengthened
when
worship
is
offered
here.
Amrita
Pushkarini.,
Kaala
Theertham
and
Maarkandeya
Theertham
are
the
tanks
found
in
the
temple.
Method
of
Worship
The
'Sankabishekam'
is
a
popular
form
of
worship
here
and
is
believed
that
Markandeya
had
worshipped
Shiva
this
way.
Couples
perform
rituals
at
the
completion
of
their
sixtieth
year
in
this
temple
,
imploring
the
Lord
to
lengthen
their
lifespan.
Hence lets hail Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati in the form of Amrithaghateshwarar and Abirami in our hearts to guide us to the placid shores not to be drowned in the troubled waters of life.
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