Tirupperumpuliyur Vyakrapureeswarar Temple Explained

Tirupperumpuliyur Vyakrapureeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Perumpuliyur in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India.^[1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Vyakrapureeswarar. His consort is known as Soundaryanayaki.

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 Tirugnanasambandar. The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the northern banks of River Kaveri.^[2]

Nava Puliyur Temples

This is one of the Nava Puliyur Temples worshipped by Patanjali and Vyaghrapada.^{[3] [4]} The following temples are called as Nava Puliyur Temples.

• • • • • • • • Perumpatrapuliyur Thirupathiripuliyur Erukathampuliyur Omampuliyur Sirupuliyur Atthippuliyur Thaplampuliyur Perumpuliyur
• Kanattampuliyur

Literary Mention

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:^[5]

External links

• Web site: Sri Vyakrapureeswarar temple. Dinamalar.
• Web site: Viyakra Pureesar Temple, Tirupperumpuliyur . Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.

Notes and References

1. https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=378 Sri Vyakrapureeswarar temple
2. Book: Ka. Vi., Kannan. River cauvery the most battl(r)ed. 44. Notion Press. 2019. 9781684666041.
3. https://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/vellimani/2019/nov/22/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%B5-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-3287140.html மருத்துவர் கைலாசம் சுப்ரமணியம், நவ புலியூர் திருத்தல தரிசனம்!, தினமணி, 22 நவம்பர் 2019
4. https://siddharbhoomi.com/?p=1500 தில்லை பெருமானால் உபதேசிக்கப்பட்ட நவபுலியூர் தரிசனம், மோட்ச யாத்திரை, சித்தர் பூமி
5. Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 67:9