Brahma Gnanapureeswarar
Temple, Korukkai – Legends
Brahma Gnanapureeswarar:
Two
demons Madhu and Kaidapa snatched the Vedas from Brahma and hide them under the
sea. They were brought back by Lord Vishnu and handed back to
Brahma. Yet Brahma could not perform his creation job efficiently. As
Advised by Lord Vishnu, Brahma worshipped Lord Shiva here and regained Gnana (wisdom)
on Avittam star day in the month of Aavani and
resumed his creation job efficiently.
As the
Lord imparted Gnana to Brahma, he came to be called as Brahma Gnanapureeswarar. It is advised that Avittam star people visit this temple as often as they could or on the particular star day or birthday
or on the star day falling in the month of Avani (August-September) and follow
a step by step pradakshina to change their destiny to their favour.
Korakkai:
As per
legend, Gorakka Siddha came to this
temple on his pilgrimage to Shiva temples. He stayed in a
mutt here where many devotees were also staying. While he woke up at
midnight, he was shocked to see a woman sleeping by his side and her sari on
his hands. As repentance, he cut off his hands and stayed in the
mutt for some time.
He
bathed in Chandra Pushkarini and worshipped Brahma Gnanapureeswarar and
Pushpavalli. Pleased with the devotion of Gorakkar, Lord appeared before him
and restored his hands. As hands were cut here, the place is called Korakkai
and as the Siddha worshipped with short hands (after being cut), it is called Kurukkai. Currently,
the place is called as Korukkai.
Pushpavalli:
It is
believed that Lord Brahma and Mother Saraswathi worshipped Parvathy with fresh
and fragrant flowers. Hence, Mother Parvathy came to be called as Pushpavalli.
Chandra Pushkarini:
It is believed that the temple tank, Chandra Pushkarini, was created by Chandran to get relief from Rahu and Ketu Dosha.