LORD MERCURY CALLED LORD BUDHAN BAGHWAN - THIRUVENGADU TEMPLE - (TO KNOW OUR PLANETS - MERCURY BUDHAN BHAGWAN -) // HARI SARVOTHAMA - VAYU JEEVOTHAMA // Mercury is the smallest and closest to the Sun of the eight planets in the Solar System,with an orbital period of about 88 Earthdays. Seen from Earth, it appears to move around its orbit in about 116 days, which is much faster than any other planet.. As such, it circles the sun faster than all the other planets, which is why Romans named it after the swift-footed messenger god Mercury.A year in Mercury is just 88 days long: One day on Mercury lasts the equivalent of 176 Earth days. Mercury is nearly tidally locked to the Sun and over time this has slowed the rotation of the planet to almost match its orbit around the Sun. Mercury also has the highest orbital eccentricity of all the planets with its distance from the Sun ranging from 46 to 70 million km. Budhan Bhagavan Thiruvenkadu, one of the navagraha sthalams, is the Budhan sthalam (Sacred white forest) dedicated to Planet Mercury. sacred white forest. This is also called Adhi Chidambaram and the Chidambara Rahasyam is also here. As seen in Chidambaram, Vishnu is near Nataraja. It is situated 15 kilometers away from Vaitheeswaran Koil, on the Sirkali – Poompuhar road. Here the Lord is Shwetaranyeswarar and His consort is Brahma Vidyambal. Indran, Airavatam, Budhan, Suryan and Chandran are said to have worshipped Shiva here. Thiruvenkadu is one of the six places considered to be equivalent to Kasi. About Temple: Thiruvenkadu, is a reference to the temple in Valmiki’s Ramayana. Therefore it is said that the oldest part of the temple is more than 3000 years old. Dedicated to Budhan or Mercury this temple in Thiruvenkadu makes up the last of the Navagraha Temples. Budhan is said to bestow wisdom and intellect. Budha or Mercury is considered as the greatest among the wise. This Devata bestows wisdom and wealth on his devotees. He is ruled by Lord Maha Vishnu. This temple is referred in ‘Saiva Thirumurais’ and Sastras. This place is similar to Kasi with all the Snana Ghats. One can do all the karmas here, that is supposed to be done in kasi. We can find a separate sanctum sanctorum for Bhudan. Bhudan holds the portfolio of Education and Arts and it is the next popular place students prefer to go after Tuition centers. This temple is situated at thiruvenkadu 59Kms away from Kumbakonam,Tamil Nadu. Also known as Aadi Chidambaram, Natarajar’s dance here is known as Hasti Natanam. Tiruvenkadu is considered to be on par with Benares and is located on the road linking Sirkazhi & Poompuhaar. Nearby Shivastalams include KeezhtirukkattuppalliTiruvalampuram, TiruchaaikaaduPallavaneeswaram and Tirukkalikkaamur. Meikandar Acchuthagapanar bathed in the three tanks, worshipped Thiruvengadar and he was blessed with a child. This child came to be known as Meikandar and became the chief of Chandanakuravars. Pattinathuadigal Thiruvengadar, the son of Sivanesan and Gnanambigai, with the blessings of a Siva Muni received Siva Ditchai and a Siva Linga and came to be called Pattinathu Adigal. Indran Indran to make remedies for his sin of having killed Virudhasuran, worshipped Lord Thiruvengadar & was absolved of his sins. Swetharanyeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Thiruvengadu near Sirkazhi. The main deity is Shiva - Swetharanyeswarar (lord of white forest) and the goddess is Brahma Vidya ambal. There is a separate Sannidhi for Bhudhan (mercury). The temple is quite large and all four important Saivite saints have sung in praise of this lord. This temple is especially known for its unique incarnate of Lord Shiva called Agora Murthi. He is one of the main god who is being prayed in this village. Thiruvengadu village is also famous for its unique structure of pools in temples. This temple has 3 pools, 3 Gods. It is a belief that who takes bath in all these pools, the one will be free from their problems like diseases, delay in marriage, etc.,. Pooja The native of a horoscope may suffer from lack of progeny, nervous problems and may not do well in academics and other arts, if Budhan is unfavourably placed. Worshiping Budhan on Wednesdays here will alleviate the problems occurring out of Budhan dosham. Malefic effect of Budhan can cause problems related to respiration like asthma and bronchitis, speech impediments and nervous disorders. Budhan is considered as the wisest of all the planets. Budhan is associated with intellect and knowledge; hence those who are not doing well in studies should worship Budhan here. Budhan blesses one with good education, knowledge, eloquence, music, astrology, mathematics, sculpture, medicine, scholarship in languages. Offer Green cloth & Full Green Moong Daal (pachchai paruppu) to Budhan here. Recite the following mantras facing North East, which is the direction of Budhan. Budhan Moola Mantram: Aum bram brim braum sah budhaya namah Budhan Gayathri: aathreyaya vidhmahe indu putraya dhimahe thanno budha prachodhayath Temple Timings: 6 AM to 1.00 PM and 4 PM to 9 PM. Considered as the greatest among the wise, this Devata bestows wisdom and wealth etc. on his devotees. He removes evil thoughts from their minds. He is the chief among Gnanis (Realised souls). He is considered Vishnu Rupi, because of his beauty and resemblance. A prayer to Him, especially on Wednesdays brings in manifold benefits like removal of all obstacles, helps one to get a progeny, possession of fertile lands etc. In the Zodiac this devata is the Lord of Mithuna and Kanya. He stays like the Sun one month in each Rasi, completes the cycle in 12 months, more or less closely in the footsteps of the sun. ********************************************************************************* THANKS FOR SOURCES :- en.wikipedia.org/wiki templesoftamilnadu.co.in kamakoti.org/kamakoti kumbakonamtemples.in From COIMBATORE VENKATA SUBBARAO RAGHAVENDRA RAO . // SHRI KRISHNAARPANAMASTHU //
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