Next day(03-Nov-2013) of Diwali, We(Me, Wife, Mom and
Dad) started from Chitlapakkam by Call taxi at 7.00am. On the way to Kanchi, In
Chinna Kanchi Varadharaja perumal temple is famous, but our first preference to
Siva temple so reached Kanchi Kachabeswarar temple at 8.30am. Kacha means
tortoise.
As per the legend, when the Devasa and Asuras were
churning the milky ocean to get Amruth, the mountain which was used as the
churning stick, started sinking. Lord Vishnu incarnated himself as Koorma
(tortoise) and lifted the mountain on his back. Due to this, he got proud and
increased the water level which troubled the universe. At this juncture, Lord
Shiva destroyed the tortoise and strung its shell on the sacred garland worn
about his neck. Later, Lord Vishnu regretted his act and came here to get
blessings of Lord Shiva, and hence Shiva in this temple got the name Kachabeswara
(Kachab means tortoise). It is believed that Lord Brahma and his consort
Saraswathi also worshipped Kachabeswarar in this temple. Asura guru Sukracharya
worshipped here to get Mruthsanjeevini and Vajrayakkai.
Wonderful entrance and pragaram is very calm. Siva lingam
is different shape(two level), behind lingam Siva-parvathi sculpture is there .
Since Kamachi amman is main lady god in Kanchi there is no separate Ambal
sanathi in any of the Siva’s temple.
Thanks to indiancolumbus.blogspot.com
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