Brahmapureeswarar Temple
The Brahmapureeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple located in Thirupattur near Trichy, India.[1] Worshippers believe that a person can change his fate by seeking the blessings of Lord Brahma and Brahmapureeswarar Shiva Temple, Tirupattur.
| Brahmapureeswarar Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Location | |
| Location | Tamil Nadu, India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
  Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 11.036389°N 78.771667°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
History
Lord Brahma’s overwhelming pride as the Creator of the Universe. Lord Brahma felt that He was more prevailing than Lord Shiva – since He had the supremacy of creation.
This sense of pride provoked Lord Shiva, who destroyed Lord Brahma’s Fifth Head, and also cursed Him that He would lose His power of creation.
To relieve himself of this curse, Lord Brahma started out on a pilgrimage of Lord Shiva Temples.
During the course of His pilgrimage, Lord Brahma also visited this temple and installed 12 Shiva Lingams around Brahmapureeswarar and worshipped Lord Shiva here for a considerable time.
Being moved by Lord Brahma's prayers, Lord Shiva, on Devi Parvathi’s appeal, gave him Darshan under the Magizha tree and liberated Him from His curse. Lord Shiva also restored the power and responsibility of creation to Lord Brahma.
Lord Shiva also blessed Lord Brahma that He would have a separate shrine at this temple. He also advised Lord Brahma that since Brahma himself had His destiny rewritten here; He should rewrite the destiny of His devotees visiting this temple.
Since the fate of Lord Brahma, the Creator, Himself was changed by Lord Shiva at Tirupattur, one can expect a turning point in life by praying at this temple.
The temple is under the administration of The Hindu Religious And Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.
==Temple Open Time==
All Days: 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
On Every Thursdays:
Open: 5:30 AM - 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Pooja Timings:
Kalashanthi Pooja: 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM Uchikala Pooja: 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM Sayaratchi Pooja: 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM Arthajama Pooja: 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Literacy mentions
According to the Tirupaatu, the eighth-century Saint Sundarar has praised about this temple and presiding deity Brahmapureeswarar as follows:
அம்மானே ஆகமசீலர்க்கு அருள் நல்கும் பிரம்மானே
பேரருளாளன் பிடவூரன் தம்மானே
தாந்தமிழ் நூற்புலவானர்க்கோர் அம்மானே
பறவியூன் மண்டலி அம்மானே.
Shrines in the Complex
The presiding deities are Lord Brahmapureeswarar in the form of Swayambu Lingam and Devi Brahma Sampath Gowri. There is a separate shrine for Lord Brahma. The idol of Lord Brahma is in meditative pose sitting in Padmasana on a lotus. The temple complex also has the Jeeva Samadhi of Yogi Patanjali, the author of Yoga Sutras.
The 12 Shrines of Lord Shiva
There are 12 Shiv Lingams in the Temple complex, which includes the garden adjacent to the temple. These Shiva Lingams were installed and worshipped by Lord Brahma.
Most of these Shiv Lingams are housed in separate shrines, which are situated around the Brahma Theertham.
Brahma Theertham is the pond from which Lord Brahma took water for performing puja to Lord Shiva.
These 12 shrines of Lord Shiva which comprise the Bramhapureeswarar Temple complex are :
- Sri Brahmapureeswarar Presiding Deity
- Sri Pazhamalai Nathar
- Sri Pathala Eswarar
- Sri Thayumanavar
- Sri Manduga Nathar
- Sri Ekambareswarar
- Sri Arunachaleswarar
- Sri Kailasa Nathar
- Sri Jambukeshwarar
- Sri Kalathi Nathar
- Sri Sabthagereswarar
- Sri Sudharaneswarar
Recent Miracles
Other than the main Shiva shrine, most of the portion of the template was desolated until 1998. With funding and human support, the temple gained back its popularity in 1999. When the Brahma shrine was accessed and cleaned for the first time, it is understood that miracles were experienced by the people involved in the volunteering work. Mother and daughter(Suja and Shobana) experienced Lord Brahma sitting in his meditative pose in an open hall with sun rays radiating from his body. Volunteers felt that the rays were due to the architectural design of the temple and continued in their massive cleaning task. However, the duo experience was "Lord Brahma doing mediation in an open hall with a light naturally lit around him". The next day, when they returned to the temple, the place had changed to see the same Lord Brahma enclosed in a Mandapam as against an Open-hall and could no longer see the rays around them. Their miraculous experience changed their life.