Bhimeshwara Swamy Temple, Draksharamam – Religious
Significance
Pancharama
Kshetrams:
This Temple is one of the Pancharama Kshetrams (five
temples), dedicated to Lord Shiva in Andhra Pradesh. It is a widely held belief
that a visit to all five temples in a single day would ensure salvation. Amararama
in Amaravathi, is also the only one that lies on the banks of the Krishna River
while the other four are located, two each in the East and West Godavari
districts.
The Pancharama Kshetrams are:
·
Amareswara
Swamy Temple, Amararama
·
Bhimeshwara
Temple, Draksharamam
·
Someshwara
Temple, Somarama
·
Ksheera
Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple, Ksheerarama
·
Kumararama
Bhimeshwara Swamy Temple, Kumararama
Trilinga
Kshetrams:
As per Hindu legend, Lord Shiva has been descended as
Shivalingam on three sacred mountains. The three sacred mountains (Trilinga
Kshetrams) are:
·
Kaleswaram
in Telangana
·
Srisailam
in Rayalaseema
·
Bhimeswaram
or Draksharamam in Coastal Andhra
Sakthi
Peethas:
The Shakti Peeth are significant shrines and
pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism, the goddess-focused Hindu tradition.
There are 51 or 108 Shakti Peethas by various accounts, of which between 4
and 18 are named as Maha (major) in medieval Hindu texts. Most of these
historic places of goddess worship are in India, but
there are seven in Bangladesh, three in Pakistan,
two in Nepal,
and one each in Tibet and Sri
Lanka. It is also one among the Ashtadasa Shakti Peethas.
Various legends explain how the Shakti Peetha came into
existence. The most popular is based on the story of the death of the
goddess Sati. Out of grief and sorrow, Shiva carried
Sati's body, reminiscing about their moments as a couple, and roamed around the
universe with it. Vishnu had cut her body into 52 body parts, using his
Sudarsana Chakra, which fell on Earth to become sacred sites where all the
people can pay homage to the Goddess. Here at Draksharamam, Navel area of Sati
Devi was fallen hence the consort of Siva (Bheemeshwara) was called
"Manikyamba". Where Mani means navel in Sanskrit, goddess was named
"Manikyamba".
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