Vaippu Sthalam Explained

A Vaippu Sthalam,[1] also called a Tevara Vaippu Sthalam, is one of the Hindu temples in South India that is referenced in the songs in the Tevaram, hymns composed in praise of Shiva during the 7th-8th century.[2]

The Paadal Petra Sthalam by comparison are 275[3] temples that are revered in the verses of Shaiva Nayanars in the 6th-9th century CE.

Verses Poet
1, 2, 3. Tirukadaikkappu
4, 5, 6. TevaramAppar
7. TirupattuSundarar
8. Tiruvacakam and TirukkovaiyarManikkavacakar
9. Tiruvicaippa and TiruppallantuVarious poets
10. TirumantiramTirumular
11. PrabandhamVarious poets
12. Periya PuranamSekkilar

Tevaram

The Tevaram is the collection of verses sung in praise of Shiva by the sixty-three Nayanars, most prominent among whom were three Tamil poet-saints named Appar, Sambandar, and Sundarar. The former two lived in the 7th century CE while the latter around 8th century CE. All songs of the Tevaram are believed to be in sets of 10 songs (called patikam in Tamil).

List of Vaippu Sthalams

The list of the Vaippu Sthalams is found in each verse of Tevaram that may be part of verses glorifying other temples (Paadal Petra Sthalam).[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Place (Sthalam)Poet and VerseLocation
Akkicharam/Agniswarar TempleAppar 6-71-8 Thanjavur district
Asokandi, Ayokandi/Seeyathamangai Ayavandeeswarar TempleAppar 6-7-10, 6-70-9
Agaththiccuram/Agastheeswarar TempleAppar 6-71-8 Kanyakumari
Annavasal/Virutthapurisvarar TempleAppar 6-71-7
Appar 4-63-1 & 4
Athangudi Sambandar 2-39-10
Athamayanamalai Appar 6-71-9
Athi Sambandar 2-39-2
Athiccuram/Sivasailam TempleAppar 6-71-8 Tenkasi
Amudhanur Sundarar 7-12-1
Ayaniccuram/Brahmadesam/Kailasanathar TempleAppar 6-71-6
Arananallur Appar 6-7-7
Arichandhiram/Parkkulam/Chandramoulisvarar TempleAppar 6-51-10
Poondurai/Avalpoondurai/Pushpavanesvarar TempleAppar 6-71-11
Appar 6-51-3, 6-70-4, 6-71-4; Sundarar 7-47-4
Arappalli/Sambandar 2-39-4; Appar 5-34-1, 6-70-1 & 6-71-1
Atakeccuram/Nagabilam/Atakeccuram Nagabilam TempleAppar 6-71-8 0
Sundarar 7-31-6
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Aziyur/Gangalanathasamy TempleAppar 6-70-7; Sundarar 7-12-7
Arai Sambandar 2-39-5
Araimerrali/Tirumetrazhi/Kailasanathar TempleSundarar 7-35-1
Sambandar 2-39-1; Appar 6-7-10, 6-51-8, 6-70-2; Sundarar 7-47-4, 7-90-10
Iccaiyur Sundarar 7-31-4
Idavai Appar 6-70-3
Idaikkulam/Airavateswarar TempleAppar 6-71-10
Idaithanam Appar 6-7-8
Idaippalli Sambandar 2-39-4
Appar 6-25-10
Appar 6-51-6
Ilangkoil Appar 6-71-5
Ilamar/Visvanathar TempleAppar 6-70-4
Sundarar 7-39-1
Iraikkadu Sundarar 7-47-3
Appar 6-70-4
Iraiyanur Sundarar 7-31-5
Icanur/Brahmapurisvarar TempleSundarar 7-31-8
Unnir Appar 6-7-7
Udhayamalai Appar 6-71-9
Appar 6-70-8
Urraththur/Suttharathnesvarar TempleAppar 6-70-10, 6-71-4
En^galur Sundarar 7-31-6
Endhaiyur Sundarar 7-31-1
Eccililamar Appar 6-70-4
Ennur Sundarar 7-12-6
Appar 6-70-5
Appar 6-70-4 0
Appar 6-70-4
Emakutamalai Appar 6-7-8, 6-71-9
Eman^allur/Sundaresvarar TempleAppar 6-70-4
Appar 6-70-3
Eyiccuram Appar 6-7-8
Appar 6-51-6, 6-70-3
Appar 6-70-5
Sundarar 7-31-9
Oretakam Appar 6-7-10
Appar 6-70-4
Appar 6-97-10
Kacciyur Sundarar 7-31-4
Kaccaiyur Sundarar 7-31-4
Appar 6-70-8
Kadangalur Sundarar 7-31-3
Kadampai ilangkoil/Uthrapathisvarar TempleAppar 6-70-5
Kadaiyakkudi Appar 6-71-3
Appar 6-70-6
Appar 6-71-9
Karapuram/Karapurisvarar TempleAppar 6-7-7 Uthamachozhapuram in Salem district
Karukarkural Sundarar 7-47-5
Appar 6-71-3
Karuppur/Agastisvarar TempleSundarar 7-98-3
Karumari Appar 6-7-11
Appar 6-13-4
Kazhumaram Sundarar
Sundarar 7-39-6
Sambandar 2-39-7; Sundarar 7-47-1
Appar 6-70-2
Kamarasavalli
Karikkarai/Ramagiri/Valeesvarar TempleSundarar 7-31-3
Kavam Sundarar 7-31-4
Kalingam Appar 6-7-5
Kinar Sambandar
Kizhaiyam Sundarar 7-12-5
Killikudi/Agastisvarar TempleSundarar 7-12-7
Sundarar 7-12-7
Sundarar 7-12-9
Kizhaivazhi Sundarar 7-12-5
Appar 6-71-8
Kukaiyur
Sundarar 7-20-1
Sambandar 2-39-7; Appar 6-71-7
Sambandar 2-39-10
Kumari Appar 6-70-9
Appar 6-70-9
Kuyilalandurai Appar 6-71-11
Sundarar 7-47-2
Sundarar 7-78-6
Kurundhangudi Sambandar 2-39-10
Sambandar 2-39-1; Appar 6-70-5
Kunraiyur Sundarar 7-39-1
Appar 6-70-9
Kurur Sambandar 2-39-1
Appar 6-70-9
Kuranur Sundarar 7-32-9
Kaimmai Sundarar 7-12-5
Konganam Appar 6-70-5
Kodungkolur/Makothai Mahadevar Temple, KodungallurAppar 6-70-5
Appar 6-51-9; Sundarar 7-12-2
Appar 5-34-1
Appar 5-71-3
Kozhunal Sundarar 7-47-1
Kottukka Appar 6-7-5
Kottukkadu Appar 6-70-2
Kothittai Appar 6-70-3, 6-71-2; Sundarar 7-3-1
Kovanthapuththur Appar 6-71-3
Appar 6-70-3
Salaikkudi Appar 6-70-3
Appar 4-2-3
Sindhaiyur Sundarar 7-31-1
Appar 6-71-1
Sirappalli Sambandar 2-39-4
Surrumur Sundarar 7-31-2
Appar 6-70-10
Appar 6-70-5
Appar 6-23-4
Appar 6-7-3
Serrur Appar 6-71-4
Saiyamalai Appar 6-71-10
Somesam Appar 6-70-10
Gnazalvayil Appar 6-71-7
Gnazarkoyil Appar 6-71-5
Appar 6-2-1, 6-70-3; Sundarar 7-12-1
Sundarar 7-12-1
Sambandar
Sundarar 7-12-1
Thangalur Sundarar 7-31-6
Sundarar 7-12-9
Thanjai Appar 6-70-8; Sundarar 7-12-9
Appar 6-51-8, 6-71-10
Sundarar 7-12-2
Sundarar 7-12-2
Appar 6-71-11
Thavappalli Appar 6-71-1
Appar 6-71-10
Appar 6-25-10
Thazhaiyur Sundarar 7-12-1
Thingalur/Kailasanathar TempleAppar 6-25-3; Sundarar 7-31-6
Appar 6-7-8, 6-70-9
Tripuranthakam/Simhachalam/Thiripurantakar TempleAppar 6-7-5
Tripuranthakam/Simhachalam/Thiripurantakesvararar TempleAppar 6-7-5
Thirukkulam Appar 6-71-10
Thirucchirrambalam/Puradhanavaneswarar TempleSundarar 7-12-4
Thiruthalaiyur
Sambandar 2-39-9
Thiruppulivanam
Thirumalai/Thirumalai Kovil
Thirumalai/Rajacholeesvarar TempleSundarar 7-12-7
Thiruvankudi Sambandar 2-39-10
Thiruvadhiraiyanpattinam Sundarar 7-31-6
Thiruvamur
Thiruvetty/Thiruvettisvarar TempleAppar 6-7-7
Appar 6-71-4
Thuvaiyur Appar 6-71-4
Appar 6-71-10
Appar 6-71-3
Sambandar 2-39-1
Thenpanaiyur Sundarar 7-12-8
Thennur Sundarar 7-12-6
Thengur Sundarar 7-12-4, 7-47-6
Thesanur Sundarar 7-31-8
Therur Appar 6-25-3
Thevanur Sundarar 7-12-6
Appar 6-7-5
Theranur Sundarar 7-31-9
Sambandar 1-61-9; Appar 6-41-9
Appar 6-70-5, 6-71-4
Nangalur Sundarar 7-31-6
Appar 6-71-8
Appar 6-71-8
Nampanur Sundarar 7-12-3
Appar 6-71-1
Appar 6-71-4
Appar 6-71-8
Sundarar 7-1-24, 7-47-6
Nalanur Sundarar 7-12-3
Nalaru Appar 6-71-10
Nalur Sundarar 7-31-6
Narranam Sundarar 7-38-4
Niyamanallur Appar 6-70-5
Appar 6-13-4
Niraikkadu Sundarar 7-47-3
Niraiyanur Sundarar 7-31-5
Ninravur Sundarar 7-39-11
Nilamalai Appar 6-71-9
Sambandar 2-39-9; Appar 6-71-7
Neithalvayil/Munivasakasamy TempleAppar 6-71-7
Nerkunram Campantar 2-39-9
Panjakkai/Panjapurisvarar TempleAppar 6-70-8
Pandaiyur Sundarar 7-31-1
Appar 6-71-1
Paramanur Sundarar 7-12-10
Pavvanthiri Appar 6-7-6
Pazhaiyaru/Pazhayarai VadathaliSambandar 2-39-5; Appar 6-13-1
Pannur/Adhilingesvarar TempleSundarar 7-12-6
Pangur Sundarar 7-12-4
Pasanur Sundarar 7-31-8
Pattur Sundarar 7-47-1
Parur Sundarar 7-47-4
Paynalam Sundarar 7-12-6
Nasanur Sundarar 7-31-8
Pavanasam Appar 6-7-6
Parkulam Appar 6-13-1
Pidavur/Brahmapurisvarar TempleAppar 6-7-6, 6-70-2
Pirambil/Brahmapurisvarar TempleAppar 6-70-6
Piraiyanur
Pudukkudi/Svatharanesvarar TempleAppar 6-71-3
Purichandiram Appar 6-51-10
Sundarar 7-12-6
Appar 6-51-11, 6-70-11
Appar 6-71-11
Appar 6-51-11
Purkudi Appar 6-71-3
Pungur Sundarar 7-12-4
Pundurai Sambandar 3-92-8; Appar 6-7-11
Puziyur Sambandar 2-39-8
Perundurai/Adi Kailasanathar TempleAppar 6-70-2, 6-71-11
Perumur Appar 6-31-5
Appar 6-70-2, 6-71-4
Peranur Appar 6-31-9, Sundarar 7-31-9
Podhiyinmalai/Papanasanathar templeSambandar 1-50-10, 1-79-1; Appar 6-70-8
Poikai Appar 6-70-11
Appar 6-70-11
Poruppalli Appar 6-71-1
Ponnur nattup ponnur/Tirukamesvarar TempleSundarar 7-12-6
Porrur Sambandar 2-39-8
Makkiccharam Appar 6-71-8
Makanur Appar
Sundarar
Mahameru Appar 6-71-9
Mahenthiramalai Appar 6-71-9
Manarkal/Agastisvarar TempleAppar 6-25-10
Manikkoyil/Tirumeni Azhagar TempleAppar 6-71-5
Manimutham Appar 6-7-6
Mathangudi Sambandar 2-39-10
Mandaram/Mandaravanesvarar TempleAppar 6-70-6
Maraiyanur Sundarar 7-31-5
Mahalam/Mahakalesvarar TempleAppar 6-7-11, 6-51-7; Sundarar 7-47-5
Mahaleccuram/Mahakaleshwar JyotirlingaAppar 6-71-8
Makudi/Sivalokanathar TempleAppar 6-71-3
Mattur/Satyavasahar TempleSambandar 2-39-7; Sundarar 7-47-1
Mattur/Valisvarar TempleSambandar 2-39-7; Sundarar 7-47-1
Manikudi Appar 6-71-3
Mathanam Appar 6-70-8
Manadhi Appar 6-7-4
Mavur Appar 6-7-12
Manthurai/Tirumanthurai/Akshayanathasamy Temple
Maranpadi/Thagamthirtthapurisvarar TempleSambandar 2-39-3
Manirupam Appar 6-7-12
Mizhalainattu mizhalai/Devanathaswamy TempleSundarar 7-12-5
Miraikkadu Sundarar 7-47-3
Muthalvanur Sundarar 7-12-3
Mundaiyur Sundarar 7-31-1
Muzhaiyur/Parasunathar TempleAppar 6-41-9, 6-70-1
Mulanur/Choleesvarar TempleSundarar 7-12-3
Muthur Sundarar 7-47-9
Muvalur/Margasahayesvarar TempleAppar 5-65-8
Mokkaneesvaram/Mokkaneesvarar TempleSundarar
Sundarar 7-12-8
Vadaperur Sundarar 7-31-4
Vidaivaikkudi/Visvanathar TempleAppar 6-71-3
Varandai Sambandar 1-61-3
Varignsai Sundarar 7-39-7
Vazhuvur/Viratteswara TempleAppar 6-70-1, 6-71-2
Valavi Appar 6-13-1
Valaikulam/Nagesvarar TempleAppar 6-50-8, 6-71-10
Vathavur Sambandar 2-39-7
Sambandar 2-39-7; Appar 6-70-6
Vidangalur Sundarar 7-31-3
Viratapuram Appar 6-70-6
Vivicchuram/SomaramaAppar 6-70-8
VilathurSundarar 7-12-8
Vilathotti/Brahmapurisvarar TempleAppar 6-70-6
Vindamamalai Appar 6-71-9
Vekulicchuram Appar 6-7-11
Venni nattu mizalai Sundarar 7-12-5
Vellaru Sundarar 7-38-4
Sambandar 2-39-6; Appar 6-70-8; Sundarar 7-12-3
Vengur Appar 6-70-7; Sundarar 7-47-6
Vetham Appar 6-71-9
Vethicchuram Appar 6-70-8
Velanur Sundarar 7-12-3
Velarnattu velur Sundarar 7-12-8

Notes and References

  1. [:ta:வைப்புத் தலங்கள்]
  2. International review for the history of religions, Volumes 15-17. International Association for the History of Religions, CatchWord (Online service)
  3. Web site: A comprehensive description of the 275 Shivastalams glorified by the Tevaram hymns . templenet.com . 11 January 2011.
  4. http://www.projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/pdf/pm0157.pdf. Project Madurai
  5. http://www.projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/pdf/pm0182.pdf. Project Madurai
  6. http://www.projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/pdf/pm0181.pdf. Project Madurai
  7. http://www.projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/pdf/pm0179.pdf. Project Madurai
  8. http://www.projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/pdf/pm0186.pdf. Project Madurai
  9. http://www.projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/pdf/pm0188.pdf. Project Madurai
  10. http://www.projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/pdf/pm0192.pdf. Project Madurai
  11. http://www.projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/pdf/pm0196.pdf. Project Madurai
  12. http://www.projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/pdf/pm0207.pdf. Project Madurai
  13. http://www.projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/pdf/pm0211.pdf. Project Madurai