Thirunageswaram
Sthala varalaru, dosham and remedial measures
) The king of the nagas, Rahu prayed to Lord Siva and hence this place got the name Thirunageswaram. Here Rahu Bhagavan has manifested with both his consorts. At this sthala, the colour of milk changes from white to blue during Abhishekam. On 16.2.86, a snake had shed off its outer skin on Rahu Bhagavan, which is preserved and worshipped to date. The abode of Uppiliappan, which is also hailed as 'South Tirupathi', is situated very close to this temple. Of the 127 temples located to the South of river Cauvery, this temple is amongst the most prominent. Suryan, Vinayagar, Gautamar, Nalan, Parasarar, Pandavas, Vasishtar, Indran, Brahma, Bageerathan, Chandrasenan, Adiseshan, Kakkan Karkodagan, Sounagar, Nargunan have prayed and benefited at this sthala. King Sambumali who had incurred the wrath of sage Kaalangiri, attained moksha after bathing in the temple tank and praying to the Lord and Ambal of this temple. When amirtham emerged after churning
of the Paarkadal by the devas and the asuras, Lord Vishnu in the guise
of Mohini was distributing the amirtham only to the devas. Realising this,
Rahu (an asura) with the help of Sukrachariyar, took the form of a deva
and consumed the nectar. Suryan and Chandran who noticed this, complained
to Lord Narayana. In anger, Lord Narayana hit Rahu on the head with the
spoon in his hand. The head was cut off and fell on the ground. But because
he had consumed amirtham, his head and body continued to live. The body
of the snake got attached to the head. Rahu takes his revenge on Suryan
and Chandran, whenever he gets a chance by devouring them. This is commonly
called as eclipse. Rahu prayed to Lord Vishnu (Narayana) and got the position
of a Sayagraham.
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