Aravoor Karkodakeswarar Temple is a Sarpa Dosha Nivarana Sthalam, and the address of the temple is: Aravur Sri Karkodakeswarar Shiva Temple, Aravur, Valangaiman Circle, Thiruvarur District- 614404.
Here, Lord Shiva is worshipped as Sri Karkodakeswarar, and Ma Shakti Devi is worshipped as Sri Mangalambika Amman.
Aravur, was given the name as Aravur because of the worship of Aravam (Snake God) – Sri Karkodagan. There is a sacred pond in front of the temple. There are also separate shrines for Lord Brahma, Vishnu, Lingodhbavar, Ganesha and Murugan. The temple is currently in need of support from devotees, philanthropists and noble-minded people.
Though the temple is small in size, but this temple has got the speciality of removing Sarpa Dosham within a fraction of seconds time. Lord Shiva will protect those devotees from Kethu Dosham and Rahu Ketu Dosham once when they come to this place and worship him. There is a temple dedicated to the deity Pambuliamman, the boundary deity of Isan Dikil. It seems that the renovation works had been done to this temple, before three hundred years ago by the then Maratha kings.
SOME IMPORTANT THEVARAM SONGS IN PRAISE OF LORD SHIVA
If we worship, the Lord of True words, in ways that are appropriate, we can overcome every problem in life.
Lord Siva who has appeared along with Uma with the beautiful eyes, is being worshiped by thirty-three crores of Devas who are residing in the Swarka Loka.
When can I worship sincerely the Lord who has created the nights and days and the sessions of the year and who has made disappear all the prejudices afflicting the creatures.
Being born as a human being in the world is required only because Lord Shiva appears as Shiva Nataraja, OM Shivaraja, Sri Gnanaraja.
The wearing of the sacred ashes of Siva belongs to those who worship Shiva. They are in fact mantras, constitute the bodies of the devas and which confers inner beauty to the wearers. The Holy Ash adorns the Celestials; The Holy Ash is the source of beauty; The Holy Ash brings hands together in prayer; The Holy Ash is meditation; The Holy Ash is spoken of in scriptures of old; If you worship the Lord who is the ever-lasting strength of word, and the immense radiance no matter what difficulties in life, we shall overcome it.
Out of infinite Grace, Siva dances the dance of bliss in Thiru CiRRampalam of brilliant light creating countless number of forms beyond the imagination of man. Let us worship ardently the Divine that dances thus.
The great God who is present in the magnificent temple is also the God who stole my heart. He appears half female (Siva and Sakti) wearing the pure white crescent moon on his head and seated on a pure white ‘nandhi’. He also wears the ashes of the cremation ground. He also forgave Brahma when he pleaded for forgiveness
If we. meditate on Lord Siva of Thiru-kEthees-waram every morning, the ill effects of all our activities will be nullified. Lord Siva swallowed the devastatingly deadly poison and thus saved the celestials who wanted to enjoy the pleasures of sweet songs, music and dance. That Lord Siva, resides in Thiru-kEthees-waram on the seacoast, which has vast gardens full of beautiful· and fragrant flowers.
Oh! Young parrot with beautiful wings! I will feed you with honey and milk. Would you kindly utter the name of the Lord of Thiru-thONi-puram for me please?
In times of poverty and distress Even in the face of great obstacles, weakness, and unrelenting illness, I never forget worshiping you. You the Gracious, swallowed the poison mixed in the immortal imparting nectar from the ocean and held it at your throat (to save others). If there is nothing to give to us now in need, is this the way You admit us as your protégé? Is your sweet Grace like that? Oh! Lord Siva at Thiru-Avadu-thuRai!
Those who utters It in prayer, the Lord’s Name, Na-Ma-Si-Va-Ya, Which is the True Essence of the four Vedic Scriptures With deep heart-melting devotion Lovingly, affectionately, with tears streaming, Is sure to be guided to the righteous Path. To be victorious over your enemies.
Oh! Lord Siva of Nalloor perumaNam! I do not want this wedding full of rituals like stepping on the grinding stone (ammik kal). Have I not succeeded in expressing my true wish in all tile hymns addressed to you in Kazhumalam (Seerkazhi) and many other temples? Oh! Lord! Have you not accepted the great fragrance of my hymns?
Oh!Lord Siva’ at Thiru-vathikai-Veerattaanam! Could you not remove this excruciating pain in my intestine? If this pain had come because of ill-deeds committed by me, I am sure I have done them unknowingly. You have graciously accepted me. I shall ever pay my respects to your holy feet. Please relieve me from this pain that is crippling me.
To avoid from devastating diseases
He is beyond the reach of hard-hearted hypocrites, but he is always there for open-hearted truthful ones. He rides on bull and he is the form of true intellect. Serpents and his long matted hair swing about him. Holding fire in one hand he dances in the darkness at the end of the world. I will always think of this Lord Siva.
How blessed am I to have regained the power of sight enabling me to see the One Who took with delight the deathly poison as if it was nectar; the One primal root of all existence; the One worshipped by all the celestials; the one who is ever in the hearts of those who think of you incessantly; the One who is worshipped by Uma Devi; the One who put to death the ‘god of death’; he is Lord Ekamban of the Temple of KANCHIPURAM.
O Lord of Thiru-Aaroor! Devotees like me who have dedicated themselves as your slaves forever, without going after anyone else, bear all their suffering silently in their hearts, like the smouldering fire. The burning heat of their suffering shows itself in their withered faces. In such conditions they appeal to you; and even then, if you simply keep quiet, I can only say “may you live long! (while let us suffer in spite of our unrelenting devotion to you)”.
Sivaṉ who is the embodiment of spiritual wisdom has on one half Māl who holds a conch, who rides on a bull, the bridegroom who covers himself with the skin of a proud and frenzied elephant with temples wet with must is the god in Thiru-kEtheeswaram who adorns himself with the bones of celestials who have died, and who is on the bank of the Pālāvi river which the devotees who are the personification of piety worship with joined hands
SONGS IN PRAISE OF SNAKE DEITIES
We praise the great Lord of the snakes
We praise the Lord Aadhishesha, the thousand-headed serpent
We praise the Lord Vasuki, the serpent king of the underworld
We praise the Lord Karkotaka, the serpent king of a kingdom destroyed by Lord Krishna
We praise the Lord Thakshaka, a serpent king mentioned in the Mahabharata
We praise the Lord Parvadhaksha, the serpent king who guards the goddess Parvati
We praise the Holy Goddess Ma Manasa, who is the serpent goddess of fertility and prosperity
We praise the great worshipful Lord Padhmanabha, the serpent king who rests on the lotus-shaped naval of Lord Vishnu.
We praise the Lord Aasthika, the serpent king who helped in the churning of the ocean of milk
We praise the Ma Ulupi, the serpent princess and wife of Arjuna
We praise the Lord Kundalini, the divine serpent power within each human being
We praise and praise, the great Lord of the snakes
“OM SRI SARPANAMAHSHIVAYA NAMO NAMAHA”
WRITTEN BY
R. HARISHANKAR