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Navagraha Temples -
VI
Kanjanur Sukran
 The main temple for
Lord Sukran is located at Kanjanur, 18
km in the
Kallanai-Poompuhar
Highway of Thanjavur district. The Lord blesses his devotees with wealth and prosperity. If one has the blessings of
Lord Sukran, then he will achieve all that he aims at.
According to the
Puranas, Lord Vishnu in his Vamana
avatar asked King Mahabali
for three feet of land that He would measure Himself. As requested by
Lord Vishnu, when Mahabali acceded to the request, and as was the
practice, took up the kamandalam
to pour water to symbolically signify the donation to Vamana,
Lord Sukran took the form of a bee and blocked the flow of water.
Immediately, Mahabali took a stick and pierced
the outlet of the kamandalam, blinding Lord Sukran.
It is ideal to pray to Lord Sukran by
giving away white cloth, white
Lotus, diamond, 'mochai' powder and athi for their betterment in life and in
work. It is believed the unemployed will get jobs.
Those who have Sukra dosham have to wear
diamond and pray to Goddess Raja Rajeswari and also donate white clothes,
silver and mochai to be relieved of their dosham.
Lord Sukran has prayed in two
places, namely Thirunavalur and
Srirangam.
Thirunavalur
Thirunavalur is the birthplace of
Sundaramurthy Nayanar, one of three Saivite saints who sang the 'Thevaram'. This place is 15
km from Panruti railway station. The name of the main deity here is
Thirunavaleswarar and the Ambal's name is Sree Manonmaniyammai.
Srirangam
Another place where
Lord Sukran has prayed is Srirangam. Srirangam is known as Thiruvarangam in Tamil. This temple is one of the famous
Vaishnavite temples.
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