Saturday, August 31, 2019

Kodeeswarar Temple, Kottaiyur, Kumbakonam – Prayers

Kodeeswarar Temple, Kottaiyur, Kumbakonam – Prayers
It is believed that those who worship the Lord Shiva here will get the benefit of worshiping the lord in one crore Shiva temples. It is believed that any good deed (Punniyam) or bad deed (Pavam) done here will be multiplied one crore times. Devotees pray for relief from evil aspects and to have a loving appearance. People bathe in this place and spill the water on their heads to have a beautiful appearance. This is a sacred place offering good progress in education.
Mother Goddess Pandhadu Nayaki (Goddess playing with a ball) is so named as she is tossing a ball under her feet, indicating that she would toss the sufferings of her devotees as that of a ball. Sports men and women worship the Goddess to win games and medals. Spilling the water of the holy spring, Amudhakinaru, ensures not only external purity but purifies the mind too, the belief goes. The spring ensures good education and good traits to the devotee.
There was a proverb that those placing their feet in Kottaiyur will become Kattai (dead) meaning that sinners cannot enter this place. If they do so, their sins multiply to a crore. The benefits of good deeds also would multiply in crores. As many wicked people were afraid to come to the temple, it is said that Goddess Pandhadu Nayaki assured them protection by tossing their sins as a ball and reform them. Now, many people come here with the obvious aim of seeking the pardon of the Goddess for what they did in the past and lead a righteous life.