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Anjaneya Temple
- Channapatna,Karnataka
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Inside the village is one more Anjaneya temple ascribed to the Vijayanagara period. The present structure is a tiled one with a stone Garbhagriha and an Ardhamantapa. The image of Anjaneya is said to have been installed by celebrated Maadhwa saints Brahmanyatirtha, Sripadaraja and Vyasatirtha together. The image, one metre tall, is a profile one in relief, neatly executed with Rama, Lakshmana and Sita at the top. One copper plate record from the same place is dated 1758 A.D. by Srirangaraja (7) mentioning the gift of a village Budinatta in Talingunte Hobli to some Lakshmidharatirtha and donor is an official named Masti Krishnarajagaudarayya. The place also has recently built temples of Lakshmi and Masanathamma.
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- Happiness
- Removal of worries
- Removal of sins
- Prosperity of future generations
- Relief from suffering
- Suitable grooms for unmarried girls
Shlokas
Mano Javam , Maruda Thulya Vegam, Jithendriyam Buddhi Matham Varishtam, Vatha Atmajam Vanara Yudha Mukhyam, Sree Rama Dootham Sirasa Namami
Meaning -I bow my head to salute Rama's messenger, who has won over His mind, who is as fast as the wind, who has mastered his organs, who is the most knowledgeable, who is the wind God's son, and who leads as the chief in the army of monkeys.
Anjaneya Madhi Paatalaananam, Kanjanaadri Kamaneeya Vigraham, Paarijatha Tharu Moola Vaasinam, Bhaavayami Bhava mana Nandanam
Meaning -I bow before the wind God's darling son, Anjana's son, the great killer of ogres, who is handsome and like a golden mountain, who lives near Parijatha tree's roots.
Divya Mangala Dehaaya Peethambara Dharayacha Thaptha Kanchana Varnaaya Mangalam Shri Hanumathey
Meaning -Oh Lord Hanuman who has a mystical form, who adorns a silk garment in yellow and who looks similar to molten gold, let thy be auspiciousness.
Anjana Nandanam Veeram Janaki Soka Naasanam, Kapeesa Maksha Hantharam, Vandhe Lanka Bhayankaram
Meaning -We salute Lanka's horror, Anjana's brave son, who ended Sita's sorrows, the ruler of monkeys and the one who killed Aksha, Ravana's son.