Kanisapakkam Karaneeswarar Temple
Kanisapakkam Karaneeswarar Temple is located a few kms far away from Panruti and there are few mini-bus services operating to this village. The temple is kept open from 7 to 10 am and from 4 to 7 pm. The contact telephone numbers are 094436 66413 and 099946 53232. The temple tree is Vengai tree and the temple pond is Sivaganga theertham.
This temple Moolavar is Lord Shiva in the form of Kaneeswarar and his Consort Ma Shakti Devi in the form of Sri Kaniswari also called as Ma Periyanayaki Amman. As per ancient legend, Once Lord Shiva along with Parvathi, Vinayakar, Murugan and Chandikeswarar appeared in the form of Astrologers and tested the great Astrologer Kanikanar. Later they have revealed their true form and also blessed him for rendering Astrology service to the people in a remarkable manner. Kanikanar requested the Lord to be present in this place and bless the devotees. This is the origin of this temple and later the local king constructed the temple as desired by the astrologer. Based on the above legend, people worship in this temple before taking out their horoscopes for seeking advice as the Lord would set right defects/problems if any in their horoscopes.
This temple is supposed to have been 1200 years old. Recently a lot of renovations are done here. Though it is a small temple, there are a large number of shrines/idols both in koshtam and prakaram. There are three Vinayakars and three Nandis, in addition to Murugan with His consorts, Perumal, Bhairavar, Anjaneyar, Durga etc in the various shrines.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF MA KANISWARI DEVI AMMAN ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1.Without the presence of Ma Shakthi No one can move even an inch, You are living in the souls of those who do only good deeds, And on the souls of those who sing your praise, Oh, goddess Ambika, Durga, Bhavani, Who is worshipped by everyone in the world.
2.Dear Divine Mother, you are the world, you are my heart, you are my eyes, you are my ears, you are my lungs, you are my teeth, you are my hands, you are my legs, you are my bones and nerves, and you have been occupied on my entire body. You are the cause of the world, you are the complete one. You are the cause of the world, you are the complete one,
Mother, mother you are the world, you are the inside of me. Mother, mother, mother, mother
3.Oh Goddess who stood on the left side of Lord Shiva, you are the beautiful consort of the Lord, who held a deer, an axe, a pretty crescent, Who wore a well-made up matted hair and rode on the bull, You are the wire puller of the world, you are one who rides on a lion, You are providing bread and butter to everyone, and you are liked by everyone in the world, you are one who rides on a powerful roaring divine lion, Mother, mother you are the world, you are the inside of me, You are the cause of the world, you are the complete one.
4, Oh, Goddess with a lotus flower like feet which is worshipped by, The four Vedas, Five elements, Six forms of worship, Seven sacred waters, Eight yogas, nine type of Yajnas, Oh, Goddess who is the daughter of the great mountain, you are the goddess of waves (Lakshmi), You are the goddess of arts (Saraswathi) You are the pretty Balambika, you are the cause of the world, you are the complete one.
5.Oh, Ma Kaniswari Kaniyamadha Kanalachi Amma, you are the gooddess who appears in golden colour, you are praised by Several prayers and several epic books of Dharma. You have pretty eyes which are praised and saluted, You are the ultimate Sakthi, you are the giver of salvation.
6.Mother, mother you are the world, you are the inside of me, Mother, mother you are the world, you are the supreme power, You are the Divine mother of the world, you are the everlasting one, Mother, mother you are the world, you are the inside of me.
“OM SRI KANISWARI AMMANE NAMO NAMAHA”
WRITTEN BY
R. HARISHANKAR