Tiruvaappaadi Palunkandanathar Temple

The entrance of the temple

Tiruvaappaadi Palunkandanathar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Tiruvaippadi in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Tiru Aippadi. [1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Palunkanda Nathar. His consort is known as Periyanayaki.

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.

Literary Mention

Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:[2]

அண்டமா ரமரர் கோமா னாதியெம் மண்ணல் பாதம்

கொண்டவன் குறிப்பி னாலே கூப்பினான் றாப ரத்தைக்
கண்டவன் றாதை பாய்வான் காலற வெறியக் கண்டு
தண்டியார்க் கருள்கள் செய்த தலைவராப் பாடி யாரே.

References

  1. Sri Palunkanda Nathar temple, Dinamalar
  2. Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, IV: 48:5

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