The Secret of Chidambaram Temple
Chidambara Rahasiyam is a Hindu belief that there is a secret message conveyed through embossed figure near the shrine of Shiva in the Chidambaram Temple.Since Ancient Times, it is believed that there is a place where Shiva and his consort parvati has present, but inivisible to most people. In the temple, Chidambara Rahasiyam is hidden behind a curtain ( symbolic of Maya) worship or darshan is possible only when priests open the curtain for special pojas. behind the curtain are golden leaves , as from the Aegle Marmelos tree, signifying the presence of Shiva and Parvati. It is believed that saints can see the gods in their physical forms. Chidambaram Natarajar Temple is one of the panchabootas (the 5 elements of the nature) and represents the SKY elements.
Chidambaram = Chitt ( soul, mind, consciousness ) +
Ambaram (Sky)
Chidambaram temple is the place
where Shiva gives Darshan in His Nataraj form(Cosmic dance). His cosmic dance
dissolves everyone and everything into Him, and thus paves a way for a new
beginning .Chidambaram means Knowing our true self, which is above our physical
body. When the main priest removes the curtain (maya), besides the
main diety, only hanging garland of Bilva leaves is visible to our eyes and
nothing else. Actually
, the underlying truth is, when the curtain of maya is removed, then you see
your true self ! That is nothing but , coming out of this illusionary
world, materialistic things , ego , then you can see your true self.
THE SCIENTIFIC FACT ABOUT CHIDAMBARAM NATARAJAR TEMPLE
This
temple is located at the Center Point of world 's Magnetic Equator.Of the
"Pancha bootha" i.e. 5 temples, Chidambaram denotes the Skies.
Kalahasthi denotes Wind. Kanchi Ekambareswar denotes land. All these 3 temples
are located in a straight line at 79 degrees 41 minutes Longitude. This can be
verified using Google. An amazing fact & astronomical miracle !.Thirumoolar
states that man represents the shape of Shivalingam, which represents
Chidambaram which represents Sadashivam which represents HIS dance!.
"Ponnambalam " is placed slightly tilted towards the left. This
represents our Heart. To reach this, we need to climb 5 steps called
"Panchatshara padi ".
Top 10 Facts
of CHIDAMBARA NATARAJAR TEMPLE
1)The
temple has five prakaras resembling the sheaths
2)Natarajar
gives dharshan from the sanctum called chit sabha with
a golden roof.The roof has 22600 tiles,denoting the number
of times a person can breathe in a day.
3)These
tiles are fixed to the wooden roof with the help of 72000
nails depicting the number of nadis.
4)On the
top of the roof we can find 9 kalasas depicting
the 9 gateways in the human body.
5)The chit
sabha roof is supported by 4 pillars symbolising
the 4 vedas.
6)As the
heart is to the left of the body,the sanctum is
slightly alligned to the left side.
7)The roof
has 64 cross wooden reapers denoting the 64
kinds of art.
8)The artha
mandapa has 6 pillars denoting the six
shastras.
9)The
mandapa next to the artha mandapa has 18 pillars symbolising
the 18 puranas.
10) Natarajar gives dharshan from the sanctum called chit
sabha with a golden roof.
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