Tirupattur Brahma temple to change one's fate
Fate. Do you believe in it? Is it set forever or can it be changed? Can Brahma the creator, rewrite your fate? Worshipping Brahma at Sri Brahmapureeswarar temple at Tirupattur says yes - if such a change is possible. It can become a turning point in one's life.
Tirupattur (திருப்பட்டூர் ) is a small village on the Chennai-Trichy highway about 25 kms from trichy. Travelling from chennai, turn right to the service lane at sirunagar and travel 5 more kilometers to reach the temple. Accomodations, restaurants and all facilities are available in trichy. Other historic names for this place were Tirupidavur and Thirupadaiyur. Puranas quote Lord muruga on his way to vanquish Surapadman stayed here with his army (padai - battle). (Note: From Chennai, there are few buses that travel to Thirupathur [திருப்பத்தூர் ] - this place is near vellore and not the one referenced in this article - see the difference in name in tamil text).
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Story:
தீதும் நன்றும் பிறர் தர வாரா (Theedum Nandrum pirar thara vaara) is a popular line given by Kaniyan pungundranar roughly translates to "What you sow is what you reap". Our thoughts decide whether actions end up good or bad.
Sri Arunagirinathar sings, இருவினைமு மலமுமற (Iruvaniyum mumalamumara) - free me from both good and bad deeds. Sri Kirupananda variyar quotes this beautifully as, does it matter if the handcuffs are made of gold or iron - you are still constrained by your thoughts and actions.
So keep your thoughts clear and clean. What can mess up your thoughts? It is pride. Especially, when the "I" becomes too much and eccentric, one is bound to lose the good grace of God. Hence, the saints and siddhas took immense steps and meditation to get rid of this ego and fully surrender to the god.
Ok, if a human destroy his ego, he can surrender to god and reach him. But what if God himself is full of this Ego? Such a pride occupied Brahma, the creator and his ego found no bounds. With pride, came arrogance and vanity. We can find solace that when human beings can have such pride, why not the creator himself? But, pride is a poisonous seed. It may be little, but it will spread and spoil the entire thought process and will affect the actions.
With constant thoughts on his supreme creation power, the ego spread like a virus and he was comparing with everyone establishing his supremacy. Once he argued with Lord Shiva, that i'm equal to you, why? i may be better than you as i'm the sole creator of all living things. I too have five heads like you and the power to go along, said Brahma with his Ego unconstrained.
The ever kind Lord Shiva, understanding that Brahma's ego gave way to this arrogance, decided to teach him and the universe a lesson. With his hand, he plucked one of Brahma's head in an instant and cursed him to lose his creation power.
