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Kanchi Kamakshi/ಕಂಚಿ ಕಾಮಾಕ್ಷಿ

ಪ್ರಪದ್ಯೇ ತವ ಕಾಮಾಕ್ಷಿ ಚರಣೌ ಶರಣಂ ಸದಾ|

ಯತ್ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯಾಂಬುಧಿಂ ದ್ರಷ್ಟುಂ ತ್ರಿನೇತ್ರೋsಭೂನ್ಮಹೇಶ್ವರಃ||35||

PrapadyE tava kAmAkShi charaNau sharaNam sadA|

Yat saundaryAmbuDhim drashTum trinEtrO(s)BhUnmahEshwaraha||35||

प्रपद्यॆ तव कामाक्षि चरणौ शरणं सदा।

यत् सौन्दर्याम्बुधिं द्रश्टुं त्रिनॆत्रॊsभून्महॆश्वरः॥३५॥

SUMMARY: Oh Goddess Kamakshi, I surrender unto your feet forever; Lord Shiva added another eye on his forehead only to see your ocean-like charm.

It is a known fact that Lord Shiva has a third eye. Sri Vadirajaru is stating here that Lord Shiva specially added another eye on his forehead to have a more comprehensive look at the beauty of Goddess Parvati or Kamakshi.

 

ಉತ್ಪಾದಯಂಸ್ತ್ವಯಿ ಸುತೌ ಗಿರಿಜೇ ಗಿರೀಶಃ

ಸೌಂದರ್ಯಭಂಗಜಭಿಯೇವ ಭವೋ ಭವತ್ಯಾಃ|

ಕಾಮಾಕ್ಷಿ ವಿಘ್ನಹರಮೇಕಮಸಾವಕಾರ್ಷೀತ್

ಷಾಣ್ಮಾತುರಂ ತ್ವಪರಮಂಗಜಭಂಜಕೋsಪಿ||36||

UtpAdayamstwayi sutau girijE gireeshaha

saundaryaBhangajaBhiyEva BhavO BhavatyAha|

KAmAkShi viGhnaharamEkamasAvakArSheet

ShANmAturam twaparamangajaBhanjakO(s)pi||36||

उत्पादयम्स्त्वयि सुतौ गिरिजॆ गिरीशः सौन्दर्यभन्गजभियॆव भवॊ भवत्याः

कामाक्षि विघ्नहरमॆकमसावकार्षीत् षाण्मातुरं त्वपरमन्गजभन्जकॊsपि॥३६॥

SUMMARY: Oh Goddess Girija, daughter of the King of Mountains, Lord Shiva, who resides in the Himalayas, begot two children from you, despite burning God of Love, Manmatha, into ashes; as though he was afraid for destroying the sensuousness, he made one of his sons into the Destroyer of Obstacles (Vighnahara), Lord Ganesha and Oh Kamakshi, he made another son to be fed by six mothers.

Sri Vadirajaru again praises the charm of Goddess Parvati in a different way in this stanza. Lord Shiva, so thinks Sri Vadirajaru, might have felt that the youthful charm of Goddess Parvati or Kamakshi would fade after giving birth to two children and therefore ensured that Shanmukha was breast-fed by six mothers.

Kanchi Kamakshi temple, which more popular as Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple, is considered to be one of the seven Shakti Peethas in India and the only Shakti Peetha in South India.

Sri Kanchi Kamakshi temple is flanked by Shiva Kanchi on one side and Vishnu Kanchi on the other.

It is believed that Kanchi Kamakshi temple is existing from time immemorial. Sri Shankaracharyaru is said to have consecrated a Sri Chakra in this temple, which indicates that the temple was there about 1600 years ago, as documented by the Archaeological experts.  

According to another source, there are about 51 Shakti Peethas in India and Kanchi Kamakshi Temple is one among them. Goddess Sati incarnated as Kamakshi to destroy a demon called Bhandasura. After killing the demon, she assumed the form of a young woman and sat in this temple. The idol is believed to be auto-manifested. The name Kamakshi is interpreted differently by some scholars. According to them, KA refers to Goddess Saraswati and Ma refers to Lakshmi. The Goddess with two Akshis or eyes, one each representing Saraswati and Lakshmi, came to be known as Kamakshi. It is also said that Kama means lust and the eyes of Kamakshi is very powerful and destroys ‘lust’.  

Goddess Sati, who was yearning to marry Lord Shiva, did penance by standing on a single foot, that too on a needle point. An image of Kamakshi in gold existed in this temple in the past and was shifted to Thanjavur since there was a threat of attack on the temple. The golden image is still in Thanjavur, it is said.

Sage Durvasa, known for his short temper, was once cursed and he could overcome the curse only after offering prayers and worship to Goddess Kamakshi. He has authored a work known as Durvasa Samhita, which is also known as Soubhagya Chintamani, where he has set forth the manner in which Goddess Kamakshi should be worshipped. It is said that the same pattern of puja is followed in this temple even to this day.  

It is also believed that Dasharatha performed the Putrakameshti Yajna at Kanchi, specifically on the Kamakshi temple premises and hence worship offered to Goddess Kamakshi in this temple by childless couple begets children.

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