Revathi Nakshatra : Gurumurthy Temple - Omampuliyur

Nakshatra/Birth Star : Revathi Nakshatra
Adidevatha / Adipathi of Nakshatra : Shani (Saturn)
Symbol : Fish or a pair of fish, drum
Deity : Pushan, nourisher, the protective deity

Shani resides in Dakshinamurthy.

People's whose Birth star sign is Revathi Nakshatra have to visit Gurumurthy Temple - Omampuliyur in Tamil Nadu twice in an year or atleast once in an year. Should stay in the temple or premises for two and half hours. Visit the Temple in your Birth star or Nakshatra i.e visit the temple on Revathi Nakshatra

Gurumurthy Temple - Omampuliyur

The Gopuram of the Omampuliyur temple. THE GURUMURTHI kshetram in Omampuliyur has special significance because at the Dakshinamurthi Mahamandapam here, He is seated between Lord Siva, Sri Pranavavyaghrapureeswarar and Parvathi, Goddess Pushpathalambigai. According to sthalapuranam, Goddess Pushpathalambigai prayed Lord Siva to teach her Pranava Mantram. Siva assumed the form of Lord Dakshinamurti and performed the upadesam of Pranava mantram to Goddess Parvathi. Lord Dakshinamurthi who, legend says, does the upadesam to His disciples silently through mudras, is said to have taught the same verbally for the first time to Goddess Pushpathalambigai at Omampuliyur. This enhances the significance of the place. And Lord Dakshinamurthi is enshrined in a Mahamandapam, again a special feature. It is said that Vyaghrapada Rishi wished to see the Ananda Thandava dance of Lord Nataraja. But the Lord directed him to go to Chidambaram where his desire would be fulfilled. The idol of Lord Nataraja (in granite) worshipped by the saint can be seen here. The Moolavar of Lord Nataraja is in granite, found in few Siva temples. Hence the name Pranavavyaghrapureeswarar for the Lord. Omampuliyur is one of the five important Puliyur Siva kshetrams, visited by Vyaghrapada Rishi. The village is also known as Pranavapuram.


Lord Dakshinamurthi The idol of Goddess Saraswathi here (very rarely seen in the Siva temples) is said to have been worshipped by Goddess Parvathi before she commenced her prayers. We also find here the idol of Gajalakshmi. Thus in Omampuliyur temple, we find shrines for the three Goddesses, Parvathi, Lakshmi and Saraswathi — a rare feature in Siva temples. A unique practice followed in the procedure of abhishekam draws one's attention. Generally in all Siva temples, the abhishekam, archana etc. are performed to the presiding deities, viz., Siva and Parvathi — followed by the pragara deities which may include Natarajar, Dakshinamurthi, Subramaniar, Durga and Navagraha. But in this temple after performing the abhishekam, archana, etc., to Lord Pranavavyaghrapureeswarar, the scene shifts to the shrine of Lord Dakshinamurthi (in the Mahamandapam) and then only to Goddess Pushpathalambigai. Here Lord Dakshinamurthi takes precedence as guru.


Goddess Saraswathi Among the navagrahas, only Sani and Sun are found. Another important aspect of Omampuliyur is it is a "Peeda Parihara Kshetram" for those born under the birth star Revati. Omampuliyur is on the northern bank of river Kollidam (Uttara Cauvery) about 32 kilometres from Chidambaram, and 7 kilometres south of Kattumannarkoil, well connected by bus service with Chennai, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur and other places. The temple is believed to have been built about 1,300 years ago by the Chola kings and renovated by Pallava kings. Appar and Sambandar have sung in praise of the main deity and His consort.

Location:
Omampuliyur village lies on the northern bank of Kollidam River (Uttara Cauvery) in Cuddalore District. It is about 32 km from Chidambaram and is 7 km south of Kattumannarkoil.