Sri Arunachaleshwarar Namavali
INTRODUCTION
Arunachaleswara Temple, also called as Annamalaiyar Temple, is a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva, located at Arunachala hill in the town of Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, and Lord Shiva is worshipped as an element of fire in this temple. Shiva is worshiped as Arunachaleswara or Annamalaiyar, and he is worshipped in the form of Agni lingam. Mata Parvati is known as Unnamalai Amman. The importance of Annamalayar was mentioned in the famous text Tevaram.
The temple is one of the largest temples in India. The temple opens from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and celebrates several festivals. The Karthigai Deepam festival is celebrated in a grand manner in this temple. Girivalam is very famous among the devotees, and they will circumambulate the sacred arunachala hill especially during full moon days. Chitra Pournami festival is a famous festival for the devotees and thousands of devotees would make their girivalam during that day.
According to ancient puranas Mata Parvati, once playfully closed the eyes of Lord Shiva at Mount Kailash. Due to her act, the entire universe was surrounded with full of darkness for several years. In order to maintain the universe to its normal form, Mata Parvati performed penance at the Arunachala hills, and Lord Shiva appeared before her and she merged with Lord Shiva.
According to another famous legend, when Vishnu and Brahma challenged that they are the superior gods among the other gods, Lord Shiva appeared in the form of a flame, and challenged them to find his original form. Brahma took the form of a swan, and flew to the sky to see the top of the flame, while Vishnu became the boar Varaha, and sought its base. Neither Brahma nor Vishnu could find his original form, and while Vishnu accepted his defeat, Brahma had lied and told that he had seen Lord Shiva’s original form. Due to his act, Lord Shiva cursed Lord Brahma that he would never have any temples on the earth.
Sambandar, Appar and Manickavasagar praises the glory of the temple, and written about it in their sacred texts. The place is also called as Mukthi Sthalam and saints like Seshadri Swamigal and Ramana Maharishi were lived in this Tiruvannamalai.
Let us chant the 108 divine names of Lord Arunachaleswarar, and let us be blessed.
- Om akhandajyotiswarupaya namah
- Om arunachaleswaraya namah
- Om adilingaya namah
- Om brahmamurari surarcitaya namah
- Om arunagirirupaya namah
- Om siddhirupaya namah
- Om arunadrisikharavasaya namah
- Om hrdayanatesvaraya namah
- Om atmane namah
- Om ardhanarisvaraya namah
- Om saktisamanvitaya namah
- Om adigurumurtaye namah
- Om srstisthitilayakaranaya namah
- Om saccidanandasvarupaya namah
- Om karunamurtasagaraya namah
- Om adyantarahitaya namah
- Om visvesvaraya namah
- Om visvarupaya namah
- Om visvavandyaya namah
- Om astadaridryavinasakaya namah
- Om narakantakakaranaya namah
- Om jatadharaya namah
- Om gauripriyaya namah
- Om kalantakaya namah
- Om gangadharaya namah
- Om gajarajavimardanaya namah
- Om bhaktipriyaya namah
- Om bhavarogabhayapahaya namah
- Om sankaraya namah
- Om manikundalamanditaya namah
- Om candrasekharaya namah
- Om muktidayakaya namah
- Om sarvadharaya namah
- Om sivaya namah
- Om janmaduhkhavinasakaya namah
- Om kamadahanaya namah
- Om ravanadarpavinasakaya namah
- Om sugandhalepitaya namah
- Om siddhasurasuravanditaya namah
- Om daksasuyajnavinasakaya namah
- Om pankajaharasusobhitaya namah
- Om sancitapapavinasakaya namah
- Om gautamadimunipujitaya namah
- Om nirmalaya namah
- Om parabrahmane namah
- Om mahadevaya namah
- Om trisuladharaya namah
- Om parvatihrdayavallabhaya namah
- Om pramathanathaya namah
- Om vamadevaya namah
- Om rudraya namah
- Om srinilakanthaya namah
- Om rsabhadhvajaya namah
- Om rsabhavahanaya namah
- Om pancavaktraya namah
- Om pasupate namah
- Om pasupasavimocakaya namah
- Om sarvajnaya namah
- Om bhasmangaragaya namah
- Om nrkapalakalapamalaya namah
- Om mrtyunjayaya namah
- Om trinayanaya namah
- Om trigunatitaya namah
- Om tribhuvanesvaraya namah
- Om narayanapriyaya namah
- Om sagunaya namah
- Om nirgunaya namah
- Om mahesvaraya namah
- Om purnarupaya namah
- Om onkararupaya namah
- Om onkaravedyaya namah
- Om turyatitaya namah
- Om advaitaya namah
- Om tapogamyaya namah
- Om srutijnanagamyaya namah
- Om jnanasvarupaya namah
- Om daksinamurtaye namah
- Om maunamudradharaya namah
- Om maunavyakhyaprataya namah
- Om cinmudraya namah
- Om siddhibuddhipradayaya namah
- Om jnanavairagyasiddhipradayaya namah
- Om sahajasamadhisthitaya namah
- Om hamsaikapaladharaya namah
- Om karicarmambaradharaya namah
- Om sriramanapriyaya namah
- Om acalaya namah
- Om srilaksmanapriyaya namah
- Om cinmayaya namah
- Om srisaradapriyaya namah
- Om gaurivadanabjavrnda suryaya namah
- Om nagendraharaya namah
- Om yaksasvarupaya namah
- Om bhuktimuktipradaya namah
- Om sarvasundaraya namah
- Om saranagatavatsalaya namah
- Om sarvabhutatmane namah
- Om mrtyormrtyusvarupaya namah
- Om digambaraya namah
- Om desakalatitaya namah
- Om mahapapaharaya namah
- Om nityaya namah
- Om nirasrayaya namah
- Om nityasuddhaya namah
- Om niscintaya namah
- Om manovacamagocaraya namah
- Om sivajnanapradaya namah
- Om sasvata satasivaya namah
“OM”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR