masilamanishwar mandir, thiruvaduthurai

dakshin bharatiy shahar, kumbhakonampasun 22 kiimii aanee tamilanadutil mayiladuthuraipasun 14 kiimii antaravar asalelya thiruvaduthurai gavat sthit asalele, masilamanishwar mandir heey hindu dev shivala samarpit hindu mandir aahe. heey 275 padal petra sthanammadhil eka mandir aahe. tirugnan sambandar, appar aanee sundarar yanni kavinni shatkatil tamil shaiv siddhant 'tevaram' chya shlokanmadhye yaa mandiracha ullekh keela aahe. heey mandir shaiv sant tirumular (ii. sha. 6 weey shatak) yanchya aakhyayikeshi sambandhit aahe.
heey mandir ii. sha. sha shatkat cholanni bandhale hote asey manale jaate.dii aanee nantarchya chola rajankadoon aanee tyanantarchya shasak samrajyandvare lakshaniy bharr padali. tyat gopuram mhanoon olakhale jaanare paach stariy praveshdwar manore aahet. yaa mandirat anek mandire aahet, jyat masilamanishwarar aanee opilamulai nayagi amman hii sarvat pramukh mandire aahet. mandirat sakali 6h30 pasoon vegvegalya velee sahaa dainandin vidhee aahet.emm. ratri 8h30 paryant.emm., aanee tyachya dindarshikevar teen varshik utsav. yaa mandirachi dekhbhal aanee prashasana thiruvaduthurai anuyayi karatat, jyanche mukhyalay mandirachya aat aahe.
dantkatha.
dantkatha yaa mandiracha sambandh shaiv sant tirumular (ii. sha. 6 weey shatak) yanchyashi jodate. tirumularmadhye gayinche kalap moolan navachya tyanchya mendhpalanchya mrutyubaddal shoke kartana disale. eka 'siddha' asalyane, too moolanachya sharirat pravesh keela, mendhpal mhanoon seva karnyasathi jiwant parat aala. too agastya hrishinna bhetanyasathi uttar bharatatoon dakshin bharatat yet hota asey manale jaate. jevha too jyaa thikani tyache mool shareer sodale tyaa thikani parat gela, tevha tyala teey sapadale nahee. heey eka daivi natak mhanoon lakshat gheuun, too ayushyabhar moolanchya sharirat rahila.
aanakhi eka aakhyayikenusar, parvatila gaay honyacha shaap denyat aala hota aanee tine tiche mool roop prapt karnyasathi shivachi pooja kelee. hii aakhyayika yaa mandirashi jawalun sambandhit aahe, parantu patteswaram yetheel tenupurishwar mandir, aavoor pashupathiswaram aanee pudukkottaijavalil thirukogarnam yasarkhya itar mandiranshi dekhil sambandhit aahe.
itihas.
heey mandir pahilya parantakachya kalat bandhanyat aalelya sarvat junya mandiranpaiki eka manale jaate. mandiratil eka shilalekhat tyachya karkirdichya aahe varshat nalkar, jameen dengya, fulanchi udyane, pavitra jalvahinyanna dilelya anudanachi nond aahe. 1925 chaa 143 mhanoon nondavalelya tyachya 38 vya rajvatitil aanakhi eka shilalekh, varchya kudapadaichya bandhkamasathi 500 kalanju sonyachi bhet asalyache soochit karato. itihaskaranche asey mutt aahe qee heey mandir tirukaralippichanne bandhale hote aanee parantakachya rajvatit purn jhaale hote. mandirala sone aanee chandichi bhandi daan kelyache soochit karnare itar shilalekh aahet. 1925 chaa 104 aanee 107 mhanoon nondavalelya rajraj pahila yachya shilalekhanvarun mandirala dhatuchya pratimanchi bhet asalyache soochit hote. heey shilalekhat darshavilele chhayachitra sthapaneche pahile ullekh mhanoon ganale jaate, itar konerirajapuram aanee thiruvisanallur mandiranmadhye aahet. yaa mandirachi dekhbhal aanee prashasana thiruvaduthurai anuyayi karat aahet, jyanche mukhyalay mandirachya aat aahe.
vastukala.
heey mandir mayiladuthuraipasun 12 kiimii aanee kumbhakonampasun 24 kiimii antaravar aahe. yaa mandirat paach stariy 'rajagopuram' aahe, jyachya unch dagadi bhinti bhinti, aahe aanee chauthya parisarala vegale karatat. shivlingachya rupatil adhishthata devi, masilamanishwarar yanchya pratima purvela tond karoon mukhya garbhagruh vyapatat. opilamulaiyar heey masilamanishwararchya patniche mandir paschim dishekade aahe. aahe 'prakaram' madhye shaiv sant tirumular yanchyasathi vegale mandir aahe. mandirachya aat vegvegalya thikani teen jalsrote aahet. thiruvaduthurai aashrayam chauthya parisarachya baher parisarat aahe.
dharmik mahatva.
appar, sambandar aanee sundarar yaa teen sant kavinni kavinni shatkatil shaiv shastriy grunth 'tevaram' chya shlokanmadhye yaa mandiracha aadar keela aahe. aahe "tirumurai" madhye eka shlokat sambandar, paach shlokat appar aanee done shlokanmadhye sundarar yanni mandiracha aadar keela aahe.
assa keela anuvad
aaplya vadilanni yadnya kelyabaddal, sambandarne adhishthata devakadun sonyachi nanee midavali asey manale jaate. adhishthatachi prathna kelyanantar sundararala tyachya shapatoon muktata midali. siddha sant tirumular yanni mandiratil adhishthata devatechi stutee karnyasathi 3,000 ganee gayali hotee asey manale jaate. tirumaligai devar yaa aanakhi eka siddhane mandirat anek chamatkar kele asey manale jaate. donhi siddhanchi samitee mandirachya aavarat aahe. heey mandir kaveri nadichya kathavar bandhalelya mandiranpaiki eka manale jaate.
pooja paddhati.
mandiratil pujari sanasudichya velee aanee darroj "pooja" (vidhee) karatat. tamilanadutil itar shiv mandiranpramanech, pujari shaiv samudayache aahet, jeey brahman upajat aahe. mandiratil vidhee divasatoon sahaa vela kele jaatat; ushathakalam sakali 6h30 vajata.emm., sakali 8 vajata kalasanthi.emm., 12:00 aii varr uchikalam.emm.sayarakshai sandhyakali 5 vajata.emm., aanee ratri 8 vajata ardh jamam.emm. pratyek vidhimadhye chaar chaar asatatah 'abhishek' (pavitra snan), 'alangaram' (sajavat), 'naivetnam' (ann arpan) aanee 'deepa aaradnai' (dive phadakavane) yaa donhi masilamanishwar aanee kodiyidai naygisathi. nagaswaram' (nall vadya) aanee 'tavil' (talvadya), vedanmadhil (pavitra grunth) dharmik soochana aanee mandir mastakapudhe upaskankadun pranipat asha sangitamadhye pooja kelee jaate. (somwar) aanee' (shukravar) yasarkhe saptahik vidhee, 'pradosham' sarkhe pandharvadyache vidhee aanee 'amavasya' (amavasyacha divas), 'kiruthigai', 'paurnima' (paurnimecha divas) aanee 'saturti' yasarkhe masik sann aahet. 
tamil mahinyat brahmotsavam (september-aktoobar), '(december-janewari) mahinyat tiruvadhiri aanee' (aktoobar) mahinyat 'anibhishekam heey mandirat sajare kele jaanare pramukh sann aahet. atheenamchya malkichya mandiranmadhye shaiv sitantham tattvadnyan ghoshit kele jaate. "serve sahaa dainandin vidhinmadhye 'tevaram' chaa paath keela jaato.

