Thread by @narayanagl

1. #Thread #Swamimalai #Temple, located on the banks of tributary of river Cauvery, #Kumbakonam, TN
Main Deity: Bhagwan Karthikeya/Subrahmanya Swamy
Sthala Vriksha: Amla Tree
Sthala Theertha: Vajra, Kumara, Saravana, Netra Theertha.
@sattology @VipashaRanjan @Vaidyvoice

2.The Temple is 1 of the 6 Holy Shrines of Murugan called Arupadaiveedu in Tamil. Temple has 60 steps & each one named after the 60 Tamil years. These are considered at par with the importance of 18 steps in Sabarimalai. It is Bhagwan Murugan’s fourth home.
@Itishree001 @sd1733

3. Swamimalai is world famous for its school, teaches the ancient craft of making bronze icons.
Brahma, Bhagwan of creation, disrespected Muruga at the time of visiting Mount Kailash. The child Muruga got angry with Brahma & asked Him how he was creating living beings. @sfeksk

4. Brahma said that he was creating living beings with the help of #Vedas. On hearing the reply, Muruga asked Brahma to recite the texts frm Vedas. Brahma started to recite text with the Holy word called Pranava Mantra, “OM”. Muruga stopped & asked Him to explain
@harshasherni

5. the meaning of the Pranava Mantra. Brahma could not reply & hence Muruga punished Him with imprisonment.
Muruga took up the role of Brahma. Bhagwan Shiva went to the rescue of Brahma. Shiva came to Muruga & asked him to release Brahma from imprisonment. @almightykarthik

6. Muruga refused to release Him & stating Brahma was unaware of the meaning of #Pranava #mantra (AUM). Shiva asked Muruga to explain the meaning & Muruga extolled to Shiva the meaning of the Pranava Mantra. Shiva behaved like a student to a teacher,
@Tanvangi17 @RajiIndustani

listening with rapt attention from his son, giving Muruga the name “Swaminathan Swami”. The meaning of this name is “The #Teacher of #Shiva”. Following the #Sattology, the shrine of the son #Muruga is atop the hillock, while father Shiva’s shrine is present at the basement.

Images credit: Google, @arunprasad72 @rsatishinfy
#SanatanaDharma #SanatanaSanskriti #Sattology @Maha_periyava_ @TVMohandasPai #Swamimalai #Temple #Tanjore #Kumbakonam #TamilNadu #OmSaravanaBhava

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More details of this #Temple described in our blog:
sattology.org/content/swamim…
#OmSaravanaBhava 🙏