jOthilingam - nAgEshvara sthalapurANam

திருநாவுக்கரசர் தேவாரம் தலம் பொது பண் பழம் பஞ்சுரம் நான்காம் திருமுறை தசபுராணம் திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் நீடுயர் விண்ணும் மண்ணும் நெடுவேலை குன்றோடு உலகேழும் எங்கு நலியச் சூடிய கையராகி இமையோர் கணங்கள் துதியோதி நின்று தொழலும் ஓடிய தாரகன்றன் உடலம் பிளந்தும் ஒழியாத கோபம் ஒழிய ஆடிய மாநடத்தெம் அனலாடி பாதம் அவையாம் நமக்கொர் சரணே. திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் thirun^Avukkaracar thEvAram thalam common paN pazam panycuram n^AnkAm thirumuRai dhaca purANam thiruchchiRRambalam n^IDuyar viNNum maNNum n^eDuvElai kunRoDu ulaku Ezum eN^kum n^aliyac cUDiya kaiyarAki imaiyOr kaNaN^kaL thuthiyOthi n^inRu thozalum ODiya thArakanRan uDalam piLan^thum oziyAtha kOpam oziya ADiya mAn^aDaththem analADi pAtham avaiyAm n^amakkor caraNE. thiruchchiRRambalam Meaning: The deep skies, land, large ocean, hills included all the seven worlds ruined everywhere, with hands folded on their head the assembly of the himayas (divines) hailing and praying (to protect), cutting off the body of the thAraka in the run, dancing - cooling off the fury that stood - that Great Dancer, the Dancer of fire His Feet - they are our refuge ! Notes: 1. The purANam narrated here is that of dArukAsura. The demon who harmed the devotees and the world was killed by the God. His place is called dArukAvanam. Here stands one of the jyOtirlingam - nAgEshvarar. (nAgEsham dArukAvanE. The listing of 12 jyotirlingas could be found at /siddhanta/sp/spjyoti.htm ) Please note that dAruka mentioned in this purANam is different from the tAraka killed by shrI skandha. 2. This padhikam is called dasapurANam. Out of the eighteen purANas 10 sing the glory of Lord shiva very elaborately. They are 1. shiva, 2. bhaviShya, 3. mArkkaNDEya, 4. linga, 5. skandha, 6. varAha, 7. vAmana, 8. matsya, 9. kUrma, 10. brahmANDa. Since this padhikam takes some of the key stories from these purANas, this padhikam is known to be dacapurANam.