Tiruvasi Mattruraivaradeswarar Temple Explained

Tiruvasi Mattruraivaradeswarar Temple is a Tamil temple located at Tiruvasi in Trichy district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Tirupalasiramam.^[1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Mattruraivaradar. His consort is known as Balambikai.

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 Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar and Sundarar.

Literary mention

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:^[2]

External links

• Web site: Sri Mattrurai Varadeswarar temple . Dinamalar.
• Web site: Maatrarivaradhar Temple, Tiruppaachilasramam (now known as Tiruvaasi) . Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.

Notes and References

1. https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=118 Sri Mattrurai Varadeswarar temple
2. Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, I: 44:5