Good Morning.
As the Thyagaraja Aradhana just concluded, here are some interesting incidents about Achaleshwra Temple at Thiruvarur.
1. According to the Skanda Purana, Tiruvarur is also called Chamatkara-pura, after a king who ruled the place.
2. It is believed that in the Achaleshwara Temple, the lamp in the sanctum sanctorum does not cast a shadow.
3. It is in that temple, Nami Nandi Adigal (one of the sixty three Nayanmaars) took up a challenge from the Jains who were occupying the place to light a lamp with water.
All these three incidences are referred by Sri. Muthuswamy Dikshithar in his iconic Sanskrit Composition in Ragam Bhoopalam.
Here are the lyrics, the transliterations, meanings of the Sanskrit words and translation in Tamil and English. The blog includes an audio link to a wonderful rendition by Trichur Brothers (including Alapana and Swaram).
Pl visit https://prabhusponder.com/2022/01/26/ca ... bhoopalam/