Kanaka Durga Temple in Vijayawada
Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam situated on the slopes of Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada is a renowned sanctuary. This Indrakeeladri slopes is on the banks of River Krishna. This sanctuary is famously known as Kanaka Durga Devi Temple. Here Goddess Durga Devi is on the right half of Lord Malleswara Swamy as against the custom of Goddesses taking their position on the left of their consorts. This demonstrates Shakthi is transcendent on the Indrakeeladri.
History of the Temple
The directing god in this sanctuary is Goddess Parvathi in the heavenly type of Kanaka Durga Devi. In any case, shockingly she is seen here as Mahisharusa Mardhini. She is seen situated on a lion with eight hands holding trident, bow, sword, seeker like rope and plate. She is found in a Mahishasura Mardhini structure as though she has quite recently touched base subsequent to slaughtering an evil spirit called Mahishasura. On the left half of the Goddess, a Srichakra was seen introduced what's more the Srichakra Lord Ganapathi is seen situated. All the poojas performed in this sanctuary are being performed to Srichakra.
Mahishasura Mardhini is known as Kanaka Durga Devi
In the event that She is seen here as a Mahishasura Mardhini then why does we call Her and love Her as Kanaka Durga Devi? At the point when Goddess slaughtered Mahishasura, an evil presence and came to be known as Mahishasura Mardhini. She then came to live here on Indrakeeladri. She was sparkling in brilliant shade with the shine of thousand centers of sun-divine beings. The passings and Indri saw Her sparkling in brilliant tint with eight arms grasping weapons. They all hailed Her as Kanaka Durga. From that point forward Goddess Durga in the perfect type of Mahishasura Mardhini is known as Kanaka Durga Devi.
Legend of the Hill
A few thousands and a great many years prior there carried on a yaks by name bottom. He was an awesome lover of Devi. He did atonement for a large number of years to Lord Shiva and His consort Parvathi. Finally satisfied with his retribution, Lord Shiva and Devi Parvathi showed up before him. The yaks then asked for the god and goddess to live on his head for all time. They allowed the shelter saying when he transforms into a mountain They would come and harp on it. At that point Keela transformed into a mountain and Goddess Parvathi alongside Shiva came to dwell there. Goddess Parvathi is in the heavenly type of Kanakadurga Devi. Seeing Kanaka Durga Devi directing the Hill devathas and others with celestial traits like yakshas, gandharvas, kinneras and sages slip on this slope regular and love Her. Since Indra adored Goddess here on this slope. This slope got to be Indrakeeladri.
Ruler Shiva joins His Consort Durga Devi
Brahma then chose to bring Shiva too on this slope. So he venerated Lord Shiva with Jasmine blooms and performed Shata Ashwamedha Yaga. Master Shiva was satisfied and has come to dwell here as Malleswara Swamy as He was satisfied with the love of Jasmine blossoms. Henceforth the sanctuary name Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Temple.
Jagadguru Sri Adi Sankaracharya once saw that the Swayambhu Shivalinga was in terrible condition. He re-introduced the same Malleswara Jyothirlinga at the Northern side of the sanctuary. From that point forward, Lord Malleswara Swamy too is being loved alongside Goddess Durga Devi by the lovers.
Furious fight amongst Shiva and Arjuna on Indrakeeladri
The incredible fight amongst Shiva and Arjuna has its causes in Vana Parva of Mahabharatra. This duel is known as Kirataarjuneeya scene.
Amid their 12-year oust in the woods Pancha Pandavas came to Darukavana, (now in Gujarat) where sage Vedavyasa met them and requesting that they love Lord Shiva to acquire from him the Pasupatastra, the effective bolt, as a help with the goal that they may effortlessly overcome their adversaries. Arjuna was decided for this assignment. He came to Indrakeeladri Hill and started performing savage atonement by remaining on one foot with his arms raised up and encompassed by the flame from four sides and the fifth one being the Sun God searing him from above. Satisfied with his tapasya, Lord Shiva needed to test him further.
The battle starts between Lord Shiva and Arjuna
So Shiva seemed himself as Kiratha, the seeker and pursued a wild hog driving it into the nearness of Arjuna. Seeing the wild hog charging at him, Arjuna shoots it with his bolt. In the meantime another bolt hits the hog. Arjuna shocked took a gander at the person who shot it. At the point when Arjuna goes to recover his bolt and claim the pig, Kiratha articles to it and cases that he is the person who shot the hog and that it is his. They both go into a battle and battle for long. Arjuna astounded at the quality of his adversary surrenders vanquish; and understands that it is Lord Shiva Himself in the appearance of Kiratha, the seeker. Satisfied with the valor of Arjuna, Lord Shiva blessings him an intense bolt called Pashupataastra with which he executes Karna in the inevitable Mahabharata war. Along these lines this Indrakeeladri is likewise called Phalguna Theertha. Bharavi, the sixth century artist has deified this scene known as Kiratarjuneeya in 18 cantos.
Bharavi in his observed Kavya "The Kirtarjuneeya" has deified this. The sanctuary of Vijayeswara is ascribed to Arjuna to remember the occasion of acquiring Pasupatha. The place of worship has the representation of this and numerous different occasions of the Mahabharata celebrated in figure
Waterway Krishnamma drags Indrakeeladri
Every one of the waterways need to join and union itselves into the oceans. In any case, there was no entry for River Krishna. Indrakeeladri Hill was impeding the waterway Krishna. Every one of the divine beings then petitioned Indrakeela to offer approach to River Krishnamma to stream into the oceans. Indrakeela concurred and gave a little section. Stream Krishnamma got to be insidious and expanded its power and with savage flood opening the slope and hauled out a bit of it dragging it four miles (6.4 km) downstream to Yanamalakuduru. Indeed, even today that little bit of rock known as Thelukonda still exists there. Thelukonda implies drifting rock
Goddess Kanakadurgamma more naughtier
As indicated by another legend, Goddess Kanaka Durga obtained the nose-stud from River Krishnamma and afterward hopped on the slope Indrakeeladri to abstain from returning it. Stream Krishnamma pledged to take her nose-stud back by unleashing the surges and submerging the whole Indrakeeladri before the end of this Kaliyuga.
History of the Temple
Kanaka Durga Temple includes three antiquated sanctuaries with their fanciful past going back to a great many years. They are Kanakadurga sanctuary, the Malleswaraswamy sanctuary and the Vijayeswaraswami sanctuary.
Mallikarjuna or the Malleswara as he is known in the Puranas is said to have been introduced by Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pancha Pandavas, as a token of their triumph of the South. Thribhuvana Malla, Western Chalukya King of the tenth century AD generally developed the sanctuary. The establishment of Vijayeswara is said to have been finished by Arjuna, one of the Pancha Pandavas, to remember his triumph with Lord Siva in the pretense of Kirata or seeker.
On the southern side of the Kanakadurga sanctuary there is a hillock with figures bearing engravings showing the names of Gods and Goddesses cut underneath them. The majority of these model pictures are types of the Goddess Durga Devi in her numerous structures as depicted in mantra shastras. Customarily these slopes were initially shaped into one. In any case, at the charge of the Lord they got withdrew sufficiently giving space for the waterway Krishna to go through into the oceans.
The sanctuary has a second Prakara Mandapam with first floor on the north and west. The sanctuary has a ghat street laid in 1969. Be that as it may, the vast majority of the explorers want to climb the means prompting the sanctuary however a strenuous assignment for ladies and kids. However they overlook their torments and inconveniences since they climb the means with much dedication and intensity. A few lovers perform pooja to this flight of ventures by applying turmeric and vermillon to the means droning the name of the goddess. There is likewise a hallowed place for Shri Nataraja Swamy Temple in the sanctuary complex. At the passageway of the Ghat street, there is Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple.
Celebrations and Poojas
Other than customary poojas, archanas, ashtottharas, a few celebrations are commended here at this sanctuary on a stupendous note. The accompanying Nitya Sevas are performed in the sanctuary Sri Chakranavavarnarchana for Rs.516/ - and Lakshakumkumarchana for an expense of Rs.1000/ - . Both the sevas are performed from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm. Astotharanamarchana for an expense of Rs.25/ - and Sahasranamarchana for an expense of Rs.50/ - are performed from 5.00 am to 9.00 pm. For all these sevas just two people are permitted.
The Navarathri Festival
The nine-day celebration of Navarathri closures on Vijaya Dasami Day when individuals venerate arms and perform ayudha pooja.
Goddess proposes; the cops restrict and endure the results
Neighborhood pioneers used to celebrate ayudha pooja with incredible pageantry showing the arms and weapons as a major aspect of Vijaya Dashami festivities. Be that as it may, a cop dreading lawfulness issue and issue with such self important presentation of arms and weapons questioned the festivals and attempted to stop it for the sake of peace issue. The enthusiasts were not content with this. They noiselessly drew closer the higher powers. Abruptly this cop got a link that his administrations were ended. Startled by the occasions, the Police Officer allowed the general population to celebrate ayudha pooja on Vijaya Dashami additionally took an interest in it. Later he got another link scratching off his release request. This cop, as well as the whole police division accepted that Ayudha Pooja on Vijaya Dashami has the heavenly authorize of Goddess Durga Devi. From that point on the whole police division started to take an interest in these festivals.
Goddess Durga Devi takes 10 diverse heavenly types of her own angle
Amid Dassara Navarathri festivities Goddess Kanaka Durga Devi takes 10 distinctive perfect structures on every day of the Navarathri celebration. On the primary day of Navarathri, she is seen as Bala Tripura Sundari Devi; on second day
Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam situated on the slopes of Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada is a renowned sanctuary. This Indrakeeladri slopes is on the banks of River Krishna. This sanctuary is famously known as Kanaka Durga Devi Temple. Here Goddess Durga Devi is on the right half of Lord Malleswara Swamy as against the custom of Goddesses taking their position on the left of their consorts. This demonstrates Shakthi is transcendent on the Indrakeeladri.
History of the Temple
The directing god in this sanctuary is Goddess Parvathi in the heavenly type of Kanaka Durga Devi. In any case, shockingly she is seen here as Mahisharusa Mardhini. She is seen situated on a lion with eight hands holding trident, bow, sword, seeker like rope and plate. She is found in a Mahishasura Mardhini structure as though she has quite recently touched base subsequent to slaughtering an evil spirit called Mahishasura. On the left half of the Goddess, a Srichakra was seen introduced what's more the Srichakra Lord Ganapathi is seen situated. All the poojas performed in this sanctuary are being performed to Srichakra.
Mahishasura Mardhini is known as Kanaka Durga Devi
In the event that She is seen here as a Mahishasura Mardhini then why does we call Her and love Her as Kanaka Durga Devi? At the point when Goddess slaughtered Mahishasura, an evil presence and came to be known as Mahishasura Mardhini. She then came to live here on Indrakeeladri. She was sparkling in brilliant shade with the shine of thousand centers of sun-divine beings. The passings and Indri saw Her sparkling in brilliant tint with eight arms grasping weapons. They all hailed Her as Kanaka Durga. From that point forward Goddess Durga in the perfect type of Mahishasura Mardhini is known as Kanaka Durga Devi.
Legend of the Hill
A few thousands and a great many years prior there carried on a yaks by name bottom. He was an awesome lover of Devi. He did atonement for a large number of years to Lord Shiva and His consort Parvathi. Finally satisfied with his retribution, Lord Shiva and Devi Parvathi showed up before him. The yaks then asked for the god and goddess to live on his head for all time. They allowed the shelter saying when he transforms into a mountain They would come and harp on it. At that point Keela transformed into a mountain and Goddess Parvathi alongside Shiva came to dwell there. Goddess Parvathi is in the heavenly type of Kanakadurga Devi. Seeing Kanaka Durga Devi directing the Hill devathas and others with celestial traits like yakshas, gandharvas, kinneras and sages slip on this slope regular and love Her. Since Indra adored Goddess here on this slope. This slope got to be Indrakeeladri.
Ruler Shiva joins His Consort Durga Devi
Brahma then chose to bring Shiva too on this slope. So he venerated Lord Shiva with Jasmine blooms and performed Shata Ashwamedha Yaga. Master Shiva was satisfied and has come to dwell here as Malleswara Swamy as He was satisfied with the love of Jasmine blossoms. Henceforth the sanctuary name Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Temple.
Jagadguru Sri Adi Sankaracharya once saw that the Swayambhu Shivalinga was in terrible condition. He re-introduced the same Malleswara Jyothirlinga at the Northern side of the sanctuary. From that point forward, Lord Malleswara Swamy too is being loved alongside Goddess Durga Devi by the lovers.
Furious fight amongst Shiva and Arjuna on Indrakeeladri
The incredible fight amongst Shiva and Arjuna has its causes in Vana Parva of Mahabharatra. This duel is known as Kirataarjuneeya scene.
Amid their 12-year oust in the woods Pancha Pandavas came to Darukavana, (now in Gujarat) where sage Vedavyasa met them and requesting that they love Lord Shiva to acquire from him the Pasupatastra, the effective bolt, as a help with the goal that they may effortlessly overcome their adversaries. Arjuna was decided for this assignment. He came to Indrakeeladri Hill and started performing savage atonement by remaining on one foot with his arms raised up and encompassed by the flame from four sides and the fifth one being the Sun God searing him from above. Satisfied with his tapasya, Lord Shiva needed to test him further.
The battle starts between Lord Shiva and Arjuna
So Shiva seemed himself as Kiratha, the seeker and pursued a wild hog driving it into the nearness of Arjuna. Seeing the wild hog charging at him, Arjuna shoots it with his bolt. In the meantime another bolt hits the hog. Arjuna shocked took a gander at the person who shot it. At the point when Arjuna goes to recover his bolt and claim the pig, Kiratha articles to it and cases that he is the person who shot the hog and that it is his. They both go into a battle and battle for long. Arjuna astounded at the quality of his adversary surrenders vanquish; and understands that it is Lord Shiva Himself in the appearance of Kiratha, the seeker. Satisfied with the valor of Arjuna, Lord Shiva blessings him an intense bolt called Pashupataastra with which he executes Karna in the inevitable Mahabharata war. Along these lines this Indrakeeladri is likewise called Phalguna Theertha. Bharavi, the sixth century artist has deified this scene known as Kiratarjuneeya in 18 cantos.
Bharavi in his observed Kavya "The Kirtarjuneeya" has deified this. The sanctuary of Vijayeswara is ascribed to Arjuna to remember the occasion of acquiring Pasupatha. The place of worship has the representation of this and numerous different occasions of the Mahabharata celebrated in figure
Waterway Krishnamma drags Indrakeeladri
Every one of the waterways need to join and union itselves into the oceans. In any case, there was no entry for River Krishna. Indrakeeladri Hill was impeding the waterway Krishna. Every one of the divine beings then petitioned Indrakeela to offer approach to River Krishnamma to stream into the oceans. Indrakeela concurred and gave a little section. Stream Krishnamma got to be insidious and expanded its power and with savage flood opening the slope and hauled out a bit of it dragging it four miles (6.4 km) downstream to Yanamalakuduru. Indeed, even today that little bit of rock known as Thelukonda still exists there. Thelukonda implies drifting rock
Goddess Kanakadurgamma more naughtier
As indicated by another legend, Goddess Kanaka Durga obtained the nose-stud from River Krishnamma and afterward hopped on the slope Indrakeeladri to abstain from returning it. Stream Krishnamma pledged to take her nose-stud back by unleashing the surges and submerging the whole Indrakeeladri before the end of this Kaliyuga.
History of the Temple
Kanaka Durga Temple includes three antiquated sanctuaries with their fanciful past going back to a great many years. They are Kanakadurga sanctuary, the Malleswaraswamy sanctuary and the Vijayeswaraswami sanctuary.
Mallikarjuna or the Malleswara as he is known in the Puranas is said to have been introduced by Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pancha Pandavas, as a token of their triumph of the South. Thribhuvana Malla, Western Chalukya King of the tenth century AD generally developed the sanctuary. The establishment of Vijayeswara is said to have been finished by Arjuna, one of the Pancha Pandavas, to remember his triumph with Lord Siva in the pretense of Kirata or seeker.
On the southern side of the Kanakadurga sanctuary there is a hillock with figures bearing engravings showing the names of Gods and Goddesses cut underneath them. The majority of these model pictures are types of the Goddess Durga Devi in her numerous structures as depicted in mantra shastras. Customarily these slopes were initially shaped into one. In any case, at the charge of the Lord they got withdrew sufficiently giving space for the waterway Krishna to go through into the oceans.
The sanctuary has a second Prakara Mandapam with first floor on the north and west. The sanctuary has a ghat street laid in 1969. Be that as it may, the vast majority of the explorers want to climb the means prompting the sanctuary however a strenuous assignment for ladies and kids. However they overlook their torments and inconveniences since they climb the means with much dedication and intensity. A few lovers perform pooja to this flight of ventures by applying turmeric and vermillon to the means droning the name of the goddess. There is likewise a hallowed place for Shri Nataraja Swamy Temple in the sanctuary complex. At the passageway of the Ghat street, there is Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple.
Celebrations and Poojas
Other than customary poojas, archanas, ashtottharas, a few celebrations are commended here at this sanctuary on a stupendous note. The accompanying Nitya Sevas are performed in the sanctuary Sri Chakranavavarnarchana for Rs.516/ - and Lakshakumkumarchana for an expense of Rs.1000/ - . Both the sevas are performed from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm. Astotharanamarchana for an expense of Rs.25/ - and Sahasranamarchana for an expense of Rs.50/ - are performed from 5.00 am to 9.00 pm. For all these sevas just two people are permitted.
The Navarathri Festival
The nine-day celebration of Navarathri closures on Vijaya Dasami Day when individuals venerate arms and perform ayudha pooja.
Goddess proposes; the cops restrict and endure the results
Neighborhood pioneers used to celebrate ayudha pooja with incredible pageantry showing the arms and weapons as a major aspect of Vijaya Dashami festivities. Be that as it may, a cop dreading lawfulness issue and issue with such self important presentation of arms and weapons questioned the festivals and attempted to stop it for the sake of peace issue. The enthusiasts were not content with this. They noiselessly drew closer the higher powers. Abruptly this cop got a link that his administrations were ended. Startled by the occasions, the Police Officer allowed the general population to celebrate ayudha pooja on Vijaya Dashami additionally took an interest in it. Later he got another link scratching off his release request. This cop, as well as the whole police division accepted that Ayudha Pooja on Vijaya Dashami has the heavenly authorize of Goddess Durga Devi. From that point on the whole police division started to take an interest in these festivals.
Goddess Durga Devi takes 10 diverse heavenly types of her own angle
Amid Dassara Navarathri festivities Goddess Kanaka Durga Devi takes 10 distinctive perfect structures on every day of the Navarathri celebration. On the primary day of Navarathri, she is seen as Bala Tripura Sundari Devi; on second day
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