Trilokya marunam ithya-thwa Sri vidyamyo jabe sudhi ||
Chandrabaga Devi Sakthi peeth in Gujarat is situated in
Prabasa Pattinam. The Devi
is in the form of the mythical under-ground river Saraswathi.
According to the legend of Dakshayani the stomach from her
dismembered burnt body fell at this place and so became one of the
51 sacred Devi-sthala of India. This is called Prabasa peetam.
(refer to 'Yoga-agni' in 'Abodes of devi' for background story)
Devi Chandrabagha's consort is 'Mahadeva Somanatham'. The legend in this place revolves more around the Devi's consort than about the devi herself.
The interesting legend is King Dakhsa married his 27 daughters (other than Devi Dhakshayini ) to Soman (the Moon) who started with equal love to all his 27 wives. But later he became very fond of only two of his wives called Aswini and Rohini. He spent all his time only with the two of them.
Rest of the wives were upset about their husband's partiality and complained to their father Dhaksha about his behaviour. Dhakshan called his son-in-law advised him to be impartial towards all his wives. Soman just pretended to hear but never followed his father in law's advice. Dhakshan got very angry and cursed him to sufer from severe ill-health.
Soman became very sad and went to all devas for help. But no one could save him from the curse. At last he went to Brahma l and told him his sad story. But Brahma said he could do nothing and suggested that shiva could help with his problems. He also said that Soman should do penance to Shiva at the place where the river Saraswathi joins the sea chanting the 'mrithynjeya manthra'
Accordingly he went to the earth and found the place where the river Saraswathi mingled with the sea and did penence for many many years standing on one leg. Finally shiva appeared before him and told him that no one could reverse the a curse of a brahmin in this universe. But the salvation would be that Soman would be on siva's lock waxing and waning. One fortnight the moon would grow becoming round and bright on the fifteenth day. From next day the waning would start becoming very dark end of that fortnight. This way the moon would live for ever. The waning phase is called 'Krishna-Paksham' and the growing phase Sukla-Paksham. Siva further enjoined on Soman not be partial to anybody but to treat all his wives with equal love. Soman agreed gladly.
From that time onwards we have the two phases of the Moon.
As siva gave the boon to Soman in that place it came to be called Somanadha-stalam.
The temple has three parts - the entrance 'mantap' the sabha 'mantap' and then the Sanctum. The somanatha Lingam also called the north face or the 'kalaa-agni' is on a huge base. Behind this is the
consort Devi.
Devi Chandrabagha's consort is 'Mahadeva Somanatham'. The legend in this place revolves more around the Devi's consort than about the devi herself.
The interesting legend is King Dakhsa married his 27 daughters (other than Devi Dhakshayini ) to Soman (the Moon) who started with equal love to all his 27 wives. But later he became very fond of only two of his wives called Aswini and Rohini. He spent all his time only with the two of them.
Rest of the wives were upset about their husband's partiality and complained to their father Dhaksha about his behaviour. Dhakshan called his son-in-law advised him to be impartial towards all his wives. Soman just pretended to hear but never followed his father in law's advice. Dhakshan got very angry and cursed him to sufer from severe ill-health.
Soman became very sad and went to all devas for help. But no one could save him from the curse. At last he went to Brahma l and told him his sad story. But Brahma said he could do nothing and suggested that shiva could help with his problems. He also said that Soman should do penance to Shiva at the place where the river Saraswathi joins the sea chanting the 'mrithynjeya manthra'
Accordingly he went to the earth and found the place where the river Saraswathi mingled with the sea and did penence for many many years standing on one leg. Finally shiva appeared before him and told him that no one could reverse the a curse of a brahmin in this universe. But the salvation would be that Soman would be on siva's lock waxing and waning. One fortnight the moon would grow becoming round and bright on the fifteenth day. From next day the waning would start becoming very dark end of that fortnight. This way the moon would live for ever. The waning phase is called 'Krishna-Paksham' and the growing phase Sukla-Paksham. Siva further enjoined on Soman not be partial to anybody but to treat all his wives with equal love. Soman agreed gladly.
From that time onwards we have the two phases of the Moon.
As siva gave the boon to Soman in that place it came to be called Somanadha-stalam.
The temple has three parts - the entrance 'mantap' the sabha 'mantap' and then the Sanctum. The somanatha Lingam also called the north face or the 'kalaa-agni' is on a huge base. Behind this is the
consort Devi.
OM Sakthi
location
There are many routes to
There are many routes to
Prabasa Pattinam also
called Somanatha-kshetram
By Train from Bombay to Ahmadabad
By Train from Bombay to Ahmadabad
and then to Veravel station.
It is 5 km
from veravel to Somanatha-stalam by bus.
from veravel to Somanatha-stalam by bus.
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