Namasthasyei Namasthasyei Namasthasyei namo namaha ||
Bramarambal sakthi peeth at Srisailam is situated in
Karnool District of Andra pradesh
According to the legend of Dakshayani the right ear from her
dismembered burnt body fell here and so this place became one of the
51 sacred Devi abodes.This also called Srisaila-Peetam. (refer to 'Yoga-agni' in 'Abodes of devi' for background story)
The legend:
Once Shiva incarnated as Ardha-nareeswar (half man half woman). Sage Bringi wanted to do 'parikrama' (go round in reverence) to only Shiva. Hence he became a black-bee and made a hole between the male and female sides of the body of 'Ardha-nareeswara and did the 'parikrama'. The sage did not want to worship Devi Parvathi.
Devi became very angry and she sucked the blood of the bee which was sage Bringi. The sage realizing his mistake implored mercy and the Devi became cool and blessed the sage because he was a great devotee of her consort Lord Shiva. From that time she is called Bramarambal. In sanskrit 'bramari' means beetle.
There is a hole behind the Devi idol and one could hear the sound of the bee even now - it is said.
Sri Aadhi-Sankara installed the Sri-chakra in the temple near Devi's idol. Devi here holds a garuda symbol in her flag. She is worshipped by devi Ganga, Gowthami and Durga.
This temple and the deities date from the 2nd century though the temple complex came up in early 15th century built by the vijayanagara king.
Srisailam has the disinction of being a Siva-sthal as also a Devi-sthal. It is one of the 12 Jyothir linga Shiva shrines (Shiva as Mallikarjuna also called ' Parpatha-nathar ') as also one of the 51 Shakthi-peetas - Devi as Bramarambike or Bramarambal
The temple popularly known as Sri-parvata, is surrounded by a huge wall that is about 20 feet high and 6 feet wide with a perimeter wall of over 2000 feet. The wall has hundreds of huge stones with carvings depicting scenes from Hindu mythology and folk-lore. Some legend says that Rudhra told Parvathi that he liked Sri-parvatham (Srisailam) mountain more than other mountains like Kailash, Mandiram, Meru, Malayam, Rishyamugam. Shiva has said "This is my immovable image."
The legend:
Once Shiva incarnated as Ardha-nareeswar (half man half woman). Sage Bringi wanted to do 'parikrama' (go round in reverence) to only Shiva. Hence he became a black-bee and made a hole between the male and female sides of the body of 'Ardha-nareeswara and did the 'parikrama'. The sage did not want to worship Devi Parvathi.
Devi became very angry and she sucked the blood of the bee which was sage Bringi. The sage realizing his mistake implored mercy and the Devi became cool and blessed the sage because he was a great devotee of her consort Lord Shiva. From that time she is called Bramarambal. In sanskrit 'bramari' means beetle.
There is a hole behind the Devi idol and one could hear the sound of the bee even now - it is said.
Sri Aadhi-Sankara installed the Sri-chakra in the temple near Devi's idol. Devi here holds a garuda symbol in her flag. She is worshipped by devi Ganga, Gowthami and Durga.
This temple and the deities date from the 2nd century though the temple complex came up in early 15th century built by the vijayanagara king.
Srisailam has the disinction of being a Siva-sthal as also a Devi-sthal. It is one of the 12 Jyothir linga Shiva shrines (Shiva as Mallikarjuna also called ' Parpatha-nathar ') as also one of the 51 Shakthi-peetas - Devi as Bramarambike or Bramarambal
The temple popularly known as Sri-parvata, is surrounded by a huge wall that is about 20 feet high and 6 feet wide with a perimeter wall of over 2000 feet. The wall has hundreds of huge stones with carvings depicting scenes from Hindu mythology and folk-lore. Some legend says that Rudhra told Parvathi that he liked Sri-parvatham (Srisailam) mountain more than other mountains like Kailash, Mandiram, Meru, Malayam, Rishyamugam. Shiva has said "This is my immovable image."
Om Sakthi
Locatiom
Sri-sailam is in Andhra Pradesh
Sri-sailam is in Andhra Pradesh
in the nallamalai range.
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