SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABANDHA” – STEP 25 ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”.

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA

“TEERTHA PRABANDHA” – STEP 25

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”.

The Koteshwara Kshetra

ಚಾರುಕೋಟೀಶ್ವರಸ್ಥಾನಂ ಶೋಭತೇ ಯತ್ಪುರತ್ರಯಮ್|

ಪುರಾರಿರಿವ ನಿರ್ಜಿತ್ಯ ಧ್ವಜೇನಾದ್ಯಾಪಿ ಜೃಂಭತೇ ||49||

ChArukOTeeshwarasThAnam shOBhatE yatpuratrayam|

PurAririva nirjitya DhwajenAdyApi jrumBhatE||49||

SUMMARY: This enchanting Koteeshwara, which is dedicated to Lord Eshwara, is dazzling; like Eshwara, who is also known as TripurAri, this Koteeshwara is shining with the spectacular Fag Festival, after defeating the three villages of Skandapura, Gajapura and Brahmapura by collecting the Tax.

ನಮಸ್ತೇ ಶಿತಿಕಂಠಾಯ ಕೋಟಿಸಂಖ್ಯರ್ಷಿತೋಷಣಾತ್|

ಯಹ ಕೋಟೀಶ್ವರಸಂಜ್ಞೋ(s)ಭೂತ್ ಸ ಕಿಂ ನೈಕರ್ಷಿಕಾಮಧುಕ್||50||

NamastE shitikanThAya kOTisanKhyarShitOShaNAt|

Yaha kOTeeshwarasanjnO(s)BhUt sa kim naikarShikAmaDhuk||50||

SUMMARY: I salute you, oh Lord Neelakantha! You are known to make crores of Rishis and that is why you are known as Koteeshwara. When you can make all the Rishis happy, can you not make a Rishi happy?

Koteeshwaa is on the bus route between Udupi and Kundapur. It is also spelt as Koteshwara. There is a very large temple dedicated to Lord Eshwara. Every year, the temple authorities collect donations from Kandavara, Gajapura (this is more popular as Kumbhasi) and Brahmavara, three tiny hamlets which are very close to Koteeshwara, and conduct a huge Car Festival.

Once upon a time, more than a crore Rishis were performing penance for a very long period. Pleased with their devotion, Lord Eshwara thought of  making all the Rishis happy, at once. Therefore, he appeared before them in the form of multitudes of Lingas and bestowed blessings upon the Rishis. This is the reason why Lord Eshwara here is popularly known as Sri Koteeshwara. Below the Linga in the sanctum sanctorum of this temple, there is a well, which is covered with thousands of Lingas. Lord Koteeshwara is believed to fulfill all the desires of his devotees.

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