The shrine is praised by the three celebrated Saivite Saints, Sambandar, Tirunavukkarasar and Sundarar.
Lord Shiva appointed Sage Gautama to take care of the Linga which He installed Himself. The sage stayed in this sacred land, performed penance and sought the grace of Lord Shiva. Granting Darshan to the sage, Lord asked him his wish. The sage said that after his life time, nobody should see his mortal body. As the devotees would worship him also in the temple, he wanted to become the sacred tree of the temple and sought that boon. Lord obliged the sage. It is on the basis of this story, women use to water the sacred tree on every new moon day and worship Lord Brahmmapureeswarar then.
Karaveeram means Ponnalari a flower. The place is named after this plant-sacred tree. Saint Tirugnana Sambandar had to stay here as night fell then. In his hymn on the Lord of Karaveeram, in each verse he had emphasized that the devotee would be relieved of his problems-Vinai in Tamil. Devotees therefore stay here for a night, worship the Lord next day for solutions to their problems.
A donkey performed penance in this place on Lord Shiva for His darshan. As its wish was not in sight, frustrated, it decided to fall in the sea at Nagore. The animal heard a sound and turned back and its joy knew no bounds as Lord granted His darshan and also salvation, according to puranas. Because of this event, there is no flag post before Lord’s shrine and houses or buildings up to Nagore from this place. The philosophy is that Lord does not discriminate among beings to shower His grace.
Women of the celestial world once met Lord and Mother at Mount Kailash and sought wedding boon. Mother Parvathi looked at Lord for the reply. Lord Shiva made a Shivalinga Himself, installed it on the southern bank of Cauvery and advised the women to worship the Linga. They followed the advice and were rewarded with suitable matches. Even today, women use to water the sacred tree here on new moon days and worship Lord Brahmmapureeswara then to gain wedding boon. It is believed that their wish is materialized before the next new moon day.
Sri Brahmmapureeswarar Temple, Karaiveeram, Tirukannamangai Post-610 104, Tiruvarur district.
தங்கு மோவினை தாழ்சடை மேலவன்
திங்க ளோடுடன் சூடிய
கங்கை யான்றிக ழுங்கர வீரத்தெம்
சங்க ரன்கழல் சாரவே.
தாழ்ந்து தொங்கும் சடைமுடிகளை உடைய உயர்ந்தோனாய் இளம்பிறையோடு கங்கையை உடனாகச் சூடிய, திருக்கரவீரத்தில் விளங்கும் சங்கரன் திருவடிகளை வழிபட்டால் நம்மைப் பற்றிய வினைகள் தங்கா.
superior god who has hanging caṭai.
as we approach the feet of our god who does good and who is in eminent Karavīram, and who wears a crescent along with the river Kaṅkai.
will our Karmam-s stay any longer?
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