Essay name: Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study)
Author:
Anand Dilip Raj
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Department of Sanskrit
The essay studies in English the Sucindrasthala-mahatmya which represents a significant Sthalamahatmya from South India detailing the origins and development of the Trimurti temple at Suchindram in Tamil Nadu. The study reveals its legends, customs, and religious practices.
Chapter 3 - Suchindram temple and other places and rivers mentioned
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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啶啶侧 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶曕 啶ぇ啷嵿く啷� 啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶班啶 啶膏ぎ啶班啶氞く啶む 啷むイ [m奴le brahm膩tmaka峁� madhye vi峁ａ箛ur奴pa峁� samarcayat || ] 15.a 啶侧た啶傕啶距啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶啶氞さ啶班啶� 啶膏啶ムぞ啶｀ 啶溹啶啶むた 啶膏き啷囙ぐ啶� 啷� 啶膏啶班さ啷冟啷嵿し啶啶班じ啷傕え啷囙し啷嵿さ 啶掂啶啶粪啶� 啶啷嵿い啶苦お啷傕ぐ啷嵿さ啶曕 啷� ( [li峁僩膩gre pa峁僣avar峁嘺 sth膩峁噓 jyoti sabherama | surav峁沰峁pras奴ne峁a v墨y奴峁ra bhaktip奴rvaka峁� | (] verses 14 & 15 a) Sculpture of 膧rdr膩 V峁泃a On the ceiling of the Natakasala there are a number of floral designs skillfully carved on stone. At the western end, near the door way, there appear three sculptured figures of women seated in padmasana. They are Saraswati, Laksmi and Parvati who came in search of their husbands. This is the pictural representation of the famous story in the 4th chapter of 啶多啶氞啶ㄠ啶︵啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶侧ぎ啶距す啶距い啷嵿ぎ啷嵿く啶 [艣耻肠墨苍诲谤补蝉迟丑补濒补尘腻丑腻迟尘测补尘 ] viz. Devis peforming 啶嗋う啷嵿ぐ啶距さ啷嵿ぐ啶� [腻诲谤腻惫谤补迟补 ] on the direction of sage Narada to regain their husbands, who transformed in to children when they came to test the chastity of Anasuya. Devis are pictured in meditative and praying pose. 120
