Tirupayathangudi Tirupayatrunathar Temple
Tirupayathangudi Tirupayatrunathar Temple[1] ( Tamil: திருப்பயத்தங்குடி திருப்பயற்றுநாதர் கோயில் )[2] is a Hindu temple located at Tirupayathangudi in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The historical name of the place is Tirupayattrur.The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Tirupayatrunathar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Kavianganni.[4]
Significance
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirunavukkarasar.[4]
Literary mention
Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]
| “ | மூவகை மூவர் போலு முற்றுமா நெற்றிக் கண்ணர் நாவகை நாவர் போலு நான்மறை ஞான மெல்லாம் |
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References
- ↑ "Sri Tiru Payatrunathar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ ta:திருப்பயத்தங்குடி திருப்பயற்றுநாதர் கோயில்
- ↑ Tiruppayattreeswarar Temple, Tiruppayattrur.
- 1 2 "Sri Tirupayatrunathar temple". temple.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, IV:32:5
External links
- "Sri Tirupayatrunathar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Tiruppayattreeswarar Temple, Tiruppayattrur". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
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