Sati married the god Shiva against the wishes of his father Daksha. Om Sarva Mangala Mangalye Shive Sarvatra Saadhike Saranayae Triyambikai Gowri Nagapoosani Namostuthe! Shakti Peetha Nayinai Sri Nagapoosani Ambal The eagle took three dips into the ocean to atone for its sins against the Nagas and hence, the Garuda and Naga resolved their longstanding feuds. He agreed and built a beautiful temple accordingly. The eagle agreed with one condition that the merchant should construct a beautiful temple for Bhuvaneswari on the island of Nainativu and that he shall propagate her worship in the form of Nagapooshani Amman. He pleaded with the eagle to let the cobra go on its way without any harm. The merchant Maanikan from the Chola kingdom - a devotee of Bhuvaneswari - was sailing across the Palk Strait to trade with the ancient Naka Nadu noticed the eagle and the cobra perched upon the rocks. Fearing harm from the eagle, the cobra wound itself around a rock (referred to in Tamil as Paambu Sutriya Kal "the Rock around which the Snake wound itself") in the sea about half a kilometer from the Nainativu coast, and the eagle stood on another rock ( Garudan Kal "the Rock of the Eagle") some distance away.
An eagle ( Garuda) spotted the cobra and attempted to attack it and kill it. She then took on the name of "Indrakshi" (Indra Eyed).Īnother legend states that, many centuries later, a cobra ( Naga) was swimming across the sea towards Nainativu from the nearby island of Puliyantivu with a lotus flower in its mouth, for the worship of Bhuvaneswari. The pleased goddess transformed the marks on his body into eyes. There, he is believed to have created, consecrated and worshipped the moolasthana murti of the goddess Bhuvaneswari, to atone for his sins. Unable to face the humiliation, he went into exile to the island of Nainativu. The sage cursed Indra to bear a thousand vulva marks on his body. Indra seduced Ahalya, Gautama's wife in the guise of the sage. The Nagapooshani Amman Temple is believed to be originally established by the god Indra while seeking alleviation from the curse of the sage Gautama. Both versions are correct, but "Nayinai" is more correct as it is representing the ய் sound in Tamil (equivalent to y). நயினை (romanized : Nayinai) is written "Nainai" or "Nayinai" in English language. Nayinai is the meaning of Nainativu in short or also the Shiva name, Nayinaar This temple is also called by this names by many devotees: There is an estimated 10,000 sculptures in this newly renovated temple.
The annual 16-day Mahostavam (Thiruvizha) festival celebrated during the Tamil month of Aani (June/July) - attracts over 100,000 pilgrims. The temple attracts around 1000 visitors a day, and approximately 5000 visitors during festivals. The present structure was built during 1720 to 1790 after the ancient structure was destroyed by the Portuguese in 1620. The temple is a significant symbol for the Tamil people, and has been mentioned since antiquity in Tamil literature, such as Manimekalai and Kundalakesi. The temple complex houses four gopurams (gateway towers) ranging from 20–25 feet in height, to the tallest being the eastern Raja Raja Gopuram soaring at 108 feet high. The temple's fame is accredited to Adi Shankaracharya, a 9th-century Hindu philosopher, for identifying it as one of the prominent 64 Shakti Peethams in Shakti Peetha Stotram and its mention in the Brahmanda Purana. It is dedicated to Parvati who is known as Nagapooshani or Bhuvaneswari and her consort, Shiva who is named here as Nayinaar. Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Temple is an ancient and historic Hindu temple located amidst the Palk Strait on the island of Nainativu, Sri Lanka.
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