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Lord Siva of Ernakulam
Devala was a Rishi's disciple serving his Guru in his ashram on the slopes of the
Himalayas. One day the boy while collecting material for rituals came across a serpent.
Out of fear he killed it. The Rishi who came to know about this became angry and cursed
the boy. As a result, the boy's face turned into a serpent's-hood. On account of this he
came to be known as Nagarshi. The boy repented and prayed to the Rishi to restore his
original face. The Rishi said this would be possible only if he propitiated Lord Siva over
several years with the Panchakshara mantra.
So Nagarshi set out on his pilgrimage to various places of worship all over the country.
One day he had a dream that he would come by a Shivalinga in a place called Bahularanyam
and whenever this Linga gets stuck that moment he would be edeemed from the curse. This
Linga was the one made out of 6arth by Arjuna to propitiate Lord Siva on account of his
defeat at the hands of Kirata. Nagarshi took
this Linga and went to a jungle near the seashore. There was also a tank nearby. Seeing
this strange figure-a man with a serpent's hood-people pelted stones at him. He hid behind
a bush and spent the night in meditation. Next morning he decided to leave the place but
the Linga got stuck there. |
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