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Navagraha Temples -
VII
Saneeswaran
 Saneeswaran
is the offspring of Lord
Suryan. There is an engaging story about his birth and growth.
Samjanadevi, who was
married to Lord Suryan, feared to live with him because of his burning
heat. After they had three children, Vaiswathamanu, Yaman and Yamunai,
she decided to go back to her parental house. She made a woman out of
her own shadow and named it Chayadevi and left her to live with Lord
Suryan.
Chayadevi lived with
Suryan without revealing that she was only a shadow of Samjanadevi. She
als bore him three children: Savarni, Saneeswaran
and Pathirai.
As he grew up,
Saneeswaran went to Kasi
and made a Lingam
bearing his name and worshipped Lord
Siva. Due to his penance, he was elevated to be a 'graha'.
He also begot a son named Kuligan.
Saneeswaran is supposed
to be a limp. This was caused by his half-brother Yama hitting him with
a stick (dhanda).
There is a saying in
Tamil that translates as 'there is none who gives a good life like
Saneeswaran or ruins a life like Saneeswaran' (Saniyaippol koduppavanum
illai, keduppavanum illai).
Depending on his
position in the horoscope of a person, it
is believed that he will bring good luck or ill-luck. Everyone lives in
terror of 'ezharainattu sani' which means bad luck for seven-and-a-half
years. This is based on the calculation of the Navagrahas in one's
horoscope and the position that Saneeswaran holds.
The sastras also
mention 'pariharas' that can be done to lessen the evils of this period
or at least gain the confidence to face the problems.
Tirunallar
 Lord
Saneeswaran has worshipped in many places. But paramount among them is
Tirunallar, situated near Karaikal of the Union Territory of Pondicherry.
The main deity of Nallartreswarar is in the form of a Lingam.
The notable feature in the temple is that the bali peetam is slightly
away from its usual position.
There is a separate
shrine for Lord Sanee here. He is an "anugraha murthy", a
granter of boons, here and not a trouble-maker.
Nobody has escaped from
the clutches of Lord Sanee, and there are some examples for it.
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And more, the highest Saneewar..... - G.JANAKIRAMAN, cuddalore., 8/4/2006
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King
Nala lost his kingdom, wife and all that he had due to the Sanee dosham.
Even when he went into the Dharbaaranyeswarar temple (in Tirunallar) to
get rid of the dosham, Saneeswaran was perched on his shoulder. Lord
Siva then ordered Sanee to go away and not bother his devotee who had
come to Him for relief. Obeying Lord Siva's order, Saneeswaran got down
from Nala's shoulder and stood there.
Even today, one can
find Saneeswaran standing in a corner of the temple,
on way to the sanctum sanctorum of Lord Siva.
Saneeswaran rules over Makaram
and Kumbha rasis. It is ideal for people born in these rasis to wear a
blue-coloured gem and black clothes, and donate til seeds (el). They
should also perform archanas
and light a lamp for Lord Saneeswaran every Saturday.
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