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Chapter 26
” Sage Sudha, which Bhagyasali built a temple with vimana, gopuram, prakara, etc. for the Amravanesa lingam that appeared under the mango tree. We are very eager to hear this. You should tell,” said Sudar to the sages of Saunakadi.
“O Rishis! Listen. I will tell you the story of Maha Punyavan, who performed temple work for this Amra Vanesar. Once upon a time, there was a city called Vaijayantha. It was ruled by a king named Shvedaketu, who was a great devotee of Shiva. He did many sacrifices, donations, etc., but did not have a son from him. The king was deeply saddened by this and said, “This kingdom belongs to the childless
What is the use of money and wealth? He has no fame in this world. There is no heavenly pleasure. So he made up his mind that I would go to the forest with my wife and pray for my son and do penance for God. He called all the ministers and told them the sorrow in his heart.
He said, “Ministers! I have performed many sacrifices but no child has been born to me. As I have no son, what is the use of this kingdom, elephant, horse, etc.? Therefore, after handing over this kingdom to you, I will go to the forest in the morning and do penance.” None of the ministers could answer. He slept on the bed of Hamsa Thuli Ka Manja at Apuram, thinking of Isaan with the medicine queen.
Later, Sambasivamurthy, a devotee, appeared in the king’s dream dressed as a brahmin and called out to the king, ‘O king! A little to the east of Thiruvanaikaval is the Amravana Kshetra on the banks of the Gayatri River. Mamrat in that forest surrounded by rishis.
There is a self-contained lingam on the rod. A temple should be constructed at that place even with a vimana for that Parameswaran who is Lingarupi. Build and consecrate a temple to the goddess at Easanya Thik to the lingam. Also consecrate the attendant deities. Build prakaram, mandapam etc. according to Agamavidhi, stay in that kshetra for one month and bathe in Brahmatheerth daily and do abishekam, pooja, pratakshinam, namaskar, stodram and please Amravanesar. The Brahmins residing in that Kshetra should be given food. After the completion of one month, you will come to your abode and treat the people with charity. Param Shiva disguised as a Brahmin said that by the grace of Amravanesar you will have a son full of life, wealth and fame and auspicious to your parents.
When the king woke up in the morning, he was surprised by his dream and told the ministers. Surrender to Amravanesar
They said that. The king also donated clothes, ornaments, gourds and danaam to the Brahmins and in the auspicious lagna determined by the Josiah, he mounted the chariot along with his wife and set off towards the west. Chariots, cavalry, horse and foot forces also went. He went on looking at his Chola land full of holy kshetrangs, holy tirthas, many trees and paddy fields.
Coming to Kumbakonam, one yojana away from his town of Vaijayanda, he saw the river Kaveri, the pattamahishi of Samudra Raja, dividing into many branches and making the Chola land prosperous. He was welcomed and blessed by the Brahmins there, took bath, performed Pitru Darpanam, Brahmin Chandharpam etc., stayed there for a day, left the next morning and came to Panchanatha Kshetra, and from there he reached the Kshetra in love called Premapuri, which is associated with Prema Pushkarini Theertha in Vadaranya. After staying on the way for three days, he came to Amravanam, which was spreading fragrance on all four sides. There parrots and even peacocks say ‘A Sambo! Oh Grisa! We should be protected’ shouting
He was surprised to see that he had Seeing all the people there worshiping Shivlinga with flowers in Gayatri Natheeram as Pasmarudrakshadaris, he was overwhelmed with devotion to God and was happy to see all the signs of life there in Shivamaya.
The twenty-sixth chapter ends.
