Srimushnam Kshetra - Swayam Vyakta Kshetra and abode of Lord Bhu Varaha Swamy

• Meditation:

आद्यं रङ्गमिति प्रोक्तं विमानं रङ्गसंज्ञितम् । श्रीमुष्णं वेङ्कटाद्रिं च साळग्रामं च नैमिशम् ।
तोयाद्रिं पुष्करं चैव नरनारायणाश्रमम् । अष्टौ मे मूर्तयः सन्ति स्वयंव्यक्ता महीतले ॥
- Swayam Vyakta Sthalams (Srimushnam is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra)

Srimushnam Temple, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu

► Varaha: I meditate on Lord Bhu Varaha Swamy abiding in Srimushnam.

• Sloka: Swayam Vyakta Sthalam (Srimushnam is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra)
(Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu)

• Greatness:

• Srimushnam is primarily a Varaha Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Varaha):
- Lord Varaha abides in Srimushnam which is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra (Where Lord Vishnu is self-manifested) [Srirangam, Srimushnam, Venkatadri, Salagrama, Naimisha, Thoyadri or Thotadri, Pushkara, Nara Narayana Ashrama]
- According to legend, Srimushnam temple tank known as Nithya Pushkarini was formed from the perspiration of Lord Varaha when he killed demon Hiranyaksha.

• Sacred Geography:

▬ River Vellar basin

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Lord Varaha in Srimushnam: (Varaha Kavacham)
• Srimushnam temple tank known as Nithya Pushkarini was formed from the perspiration of Lord Varaha when he killed demon Hiranyaksha. River Ganga flowed from the toe of the Lord, but Nithya Pushkarini was formed from the whole body of the Lord.

• Temples (Summary):

• Varaha:
- Lord Bhu Varaha Swamy

• Devi:
- Devi Ambujavalli

• Puranic References:

• Varaha Kavacham (About greatness of Srimushnam)

• Location:

• Srimushnam is located in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu.

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