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Shivakanchee – YekAmrEshwara/ಶಿವಕಾಂಚೀ – ಏಕಾಮ್ರೇಶ್ವರ

ಕಂತುರಮ್ಯಶರಾಕ್ರಾಂತಸ್ವಾಂತಂ ಮತ್ವೇವ ಪಾರ್ವತೀ|

ಆಮ್ರಮೂಲೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಂ ಶಂಭುಮಾಲಿಂಗ್ಯಾಸ್ತೇ ಶುಚಿಸ್ಮಿತಾ||34||

KanturamyasharAkrAntaswAntam matvEva Parvatee|

AamramUlE sThitam shamBhumAlingyAstE shuchismitA||34||

कन्तुरम्यशराक्रान्तस्वान्तं मत्वॆव पार्वती।

आम्रमूलॆ स्थितं शम्भुमालिन्ग्यास्तॆ शुचिस्मिता॥३४॥

SUMMARY: Goddess Parvati, wearing a pleasant smile, is embracing her consort Lord Shiva, who is standing under the mango tree, probably thinking that he had been pleasantly touched by the arrow shot at him by God of Love.

Shivakanchi is quite a large city. It draws its name from the presence of Five wonderful Shiva temples. Sri Yekambaranatha Temple is said to be symbolic of Pancha Bhutas or Five Elements. Spread across 25 acres of land, the temple premises is very vast and sprawling. The temple complex comprises of several halls, including the one with one thousand pillars, said to have been built during Vijayanagara’s peak period.   However, according to historians, the masonry structure in the temple premises dates back to the Chola period in the 9^th century.

Legend:

Goddess Parvati was once cursed to become dark-faced, reminiscent of Goddess Kali. She did penance under a mango tree located near Vegavati River. Lord Shiva wanted to test her conviction and dedication and hence created fire on and around her. Parvati sought the help of Vishnu for relieving her from the heat of fire. Lord Vishnu took the Moon from the head of Shiva and sent its rays to cool the heat of fire. Subsequently, Lord Shiva summoned Ganga River Goddess and directed her to disrupt the penance of Parvati. Parvati implored Ganga not to disturb her by stating that they were both sisters by virtue of being the consorts of Lord Shiva. Parvati created a Linga from sand and worshipped it. Finally, Lord Shiva appears in front of Parvati, who embraces him with devotion and love. This legend is what Sri Vadirajaru has described in this stanza.

Since the Lord here stands under Mango Tree, he came to be known as Yekambaranatha, where Yekambara means Mango Tree.  

According to another legend, Parvati worshipped Lord Shiva in the form of Mother Earth and invoked the Lord in the Linga she created with sand. She did penance by embracing the Linga and Lord Shiva was impressed with her devotion and dedication and therefore appeared in person.   

There is a very large pond known as Sarvateertha Sarovara. The temple is said to be one of the most ancient temples.

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