Spirituality of Palakollu

Palakollu is special as the sacred place where Lord Shiva in his name of Ksheeraraamalingeswara is residing with Maa Paarvathi.

This shrine of Lord Shiva is famous as one of the Pancharama kshetras in Andhra Pradesh.

The glory of this kshetra is mentioned in some of the Ashtadasa(Eighteen) mahapuranas like the Shiva Maha purana and Skanda Maha purana.

Sthalapurana(Stories regarding the spiritual significance) says about three instances signifying Ksheeraraamalingeswara.

They include :

1. Story of Lord Vishnu.

2. Story of Maharshi Upamanya.

3. Story of Lord Rama.

Story of Lord Vishnu:

When all the deities(devatalu) were facing troubles from demons(danavas). All of them requested Lord Vishnu to save them from the demons.

Then Lord Vishnu by the grace of Lord Shiva decides to do special puja to Ksheeraraamalingeswara.

Lord Shiva tests him to know his devotion.

Lord Vishnu finally gets the grace of Ksheeraraamalingeswara and blessed with Sudarsanachakra. With that weapon he could defeat the demons and provide peace to deities.

For more details and Shiva sahasranama, please go to my full article on Ksheera ramalingeswara swamy.