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Saturday, February 3, 2018

Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Thirupattur – Vyagrapureeswarar Jeeva Samadhi

Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Thirupattur – Vyagrapureeswarar Jeeva Samadhi
The Jeeva samadhi of Sage Vyagrapureeswarar is situated in Kasi Viswanatha Swamy Temple attached to the Brahmapureeswarar temple about half a km away. He has installed the Kasi Vishwanathar Swamy in this temple. Once there was no water in Tirupattur for performing the daily pujas. Sage Vyakrapada saw Airavatam, the white elephant of Lord Indra, carrying water for the puja of Lord Jambukeswarar of Tiruvanaikaval. He asked Airavatam to give him some water for the puja. The elephant refused. The angry sage who had hands and feet of a tiger dug the ground with his claws till water gushed out. He used this water to perform the puja. The tank so created by him is called " Pulipal Theertham". Bathing here on full moon day cures one of all skin ailments.
The Jeeva samadhi of Sage Vyakrapada is found encased in glass. Another very important feature of this temple is the Jeeva samadhis of Saints Pathanjali and Vyakarapadhar. While Shiva performs the Ananda Thandava between the horns of Nandi, there are two saints who witness it - Pathanjali and Vyakrapada. Both their Jeeva samadhis are found here. It is supposed to be very beneficial to perform Upanayanam in this town.