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. Tevaram | Appar |
| 7. Tirupattu | Sundarar |
| 8. Tiruvacakam and Tirukkovaiyar | Manikkavacakar |
| 9. Tiruvicaippa and Tiruppallantu | Various poets |
| 10. Tirumantiram | Tirumular |
| 11. Prabandham | Various poets |
| 12. Periya Puranam | Sekkilar |
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).
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 Verse | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkicharam/Agniswarar Temple | Appar 6-71-8 | Thanjavur district | |
| Asokandi, Ayokandi/Seeyathamangai Ayavandeeswarar Temple | Appar 6-7-10, 6-70-9 | ||
| Agaththiccuram/Agastheeswarar Temple | Appar 6-71-8 | Kanyakumari | |
| Annavasal/Virutthapurisvarar Temple | Appar 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 Temple | Appar 6-71-8 | Tenkasi | |
| Amudhanur | Sundarar 7-12-1 | ||
| Ayaniccuram/Brahmadesam/Kailasanathar Temple | Appar 6-71-6 | ||
| Arananallur | Appar 6-7-7 | ||
| Arichandhiram/Parkkulam/Chandramoulisvarar Temple | Appar 6-51-10 | ||
| Poondurai/Avalpoondurai/Pushpavanesvarar Temple | Appar 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 Temple | Appar 6-71-8 | 0 | |
| Sundarar 7-31-6 | |||
| - | |||
| Aziyur/Gangalanathasamy Temple | Appar 6-70-7; Sundarar 7-12-7 | ||
| Arai | Sambandar 2-39-5 | ||
| Araimerrali/Tirumetrazhi/Kailasanathar Temple | Sundarar 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 Temple | Appar 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 Temple | Appar 6-70-4 | ||
| Sundarar 7-39-1 | |||
| Iraikkadu | Sundarar 7-47-3 | ||
| Appar 6-70-4 | |||
| Iraiyanur | Sundarar 7-31-5 | ||
| Icanur/Brahmapurisvarar Temple | Sundarar 7-31-8 | ||
| Unnir | Appar 6-7-7 | ||
| Udhayamalai | Appar 6-71-9 | ||
| Appar 6-70-8 | |||
| Urraththur/Suttharathnesvarar Temple | Appar 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 Temple | Appar 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 Temple | Appar 6-70-5 | ||
| Kadaiyakkudi | Appar 6-71-3 | ||
| Appar 6-70-6 | |||
| Appar 6-71-9 | |||
| Karapuram/Karapurisvarar Temple | Appar 6-7-7 | Uthamachozhapuram in Salem district | |
| Karukarkural | Sundarar 7-47-5 | ||
| Appar 6-71-3 | |||
| Karuppur/Agastisvarar Temple | Sundarar 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 Temple | Sundarar 7-31-3 | ||
| Kavam | Sundarar 7-31-4 | ||
| Kalingam | Appar 6-7-5 | ||
| Kinar | Sambandar | ||
| Kizhaiyam | Sundarar 7-12-5 | ||
| Killikudi/Agastisvarar Temple | Sundarar 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, Kodungallur | Appar 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 Temple | Appar 6-25-3; Sundarar 7-31-6 | ||
| Appar 6-7-8, 6-70-9 | |||
| Tripuranthakam/Simhachalam/Thiripurantakar Temple | Appar 6-7-5 | ||
| Tripuranthakam/Simhachalam/Thiripurantakesvararar Temple | Appar 6-7-5 | ||
| Thirukkulam | Appar 6-71-10 | ||
| Thirucchirrambalam/Puradhanavaneswarar Temple | Sundarar 7-12-4 | ||
| Thiruthalaiyur | |||
| Sambandar 2-39-9 | |||
| Thiruppulivanam | |||
| Thirumalai/Thirumalai Kovil | |||
| Thirumalai/Rajacholeesvarar Temple | Sundarar 7-12-7 | ||
| Thiruvankudi | Sambandar 2-39-10 | ||
| Thiruvadhiraiyanpattinam | Sundarar 7-31-6 | ||
| Thiruvamur | |||
| Thiruvetty/Thiruvettisvarar Temple | Appar 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 Temple | Appar 6-71-7 | ||
| Nerkunram | Campantar 2-39-9 | ||
| Panjakkai/Panjapurisvarar Temple | Appar 6-70-8 | ||
| Pandaiyur | Sundarar 7-31-1 | ||
| Appar 6-71-1 | |||
| Paramanur | Sundarar 7-12-10 | ||
| Pavvanthiri | Appar 6-7-6 | ||
| Pazhaiyaru/Pazhayarai Vadathali | Sambandar 2-39-5; Appar 6-13-1 | ||
| Pannur/Adhilingesvarar Temple | Sundarar 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 Temple | Appar 6-7-6, 6-70-2 | ||
| Pirambil/Brahmapurisvarar Temple | Appar 6-70-6 | ||
| Piraiyanur | |||
| Pudukkudi/Svatharanesvarar Temple | Appar 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 Temple | Appar 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 temple | Sambandar 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 Temple | Sundarar 7-12-6 | ||
| Porrur | Sambandar 2-39-8 | ||
| Makkiccharam | Appar 6-71-8 | ||
| Makanur | Appar
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| Mahameru | Appar 6-71-9 | ||
| Mahenthiramalai | Appar 6-71-9 | ||
| Manarkal/Agastisvarar Temple | Appar 6-25-10 | ||
| Manikkoyil/Tirumeni Azhagar Temple | Appar 6-71-5 | ||
| Manimutham | Appar 6-7-6 | ||
| Mathangudi | Sambandar 2-39-10 | ||
| Mandaram/Mandaravanesvarar Temple | Appar 6-70-6 | ||
| Maraiyanur | Sundarar 7-31-5 | ||
| Mahalam/Mahakalesvarar Temple | Appar 6-7-11, 6-51-7; Sundarar 7-47-5 | ||
| Mahaleccuram/Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga | Appar 6-71-8 | ||
| Makudi/Sivalokanathar Temple | Appar 6-71-3 | ||
| Mattur/Satyavasahar Temple | Sambandar 2-39-7; Sundarar 7-47-1 | ||
| Mattur/Valisvarar Temple | Sambandar 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 Temple | Sambandar 2-39-3 | ||
| Manirupam | Appar 6-7-12 | ||
| Mizhalainattu mizhalai/Devanathaswamy Temple | Sundarar 7-12-5 | ||
| Miraikkadu | Sundarar 7-47-3 | ||
| Muthalvanur | Sundarar 7-12-3 | ||
| Mundaiyur | Sundarar 7-31-1 | ||
| Muzhaiyur/Parasunathar Temple | Appar 6-41-9, 6-70-1 | ||
| Mulanur/Choleesvarar Temple | Sundarar 7-12-3 | ||
| Muthur | Sundarar 7-47-9 | ||
| Muvalur/Margasahayesvarar Temple | Appar 5-65-8 | ||
| Mokkaneesvaram/Mokkaneesvarar Temple | Sundarar | ||
| Sundarar 7-12-8 | |||
| Vadaperur | Sundarar 7-31-4 | ||
| Vidaivaikkudi/Visvanathar Temple | Appar 6-71-3 | ||
| Varandai | Sambandar 1-61-3 | ||
| Varignsai | Sundarar 7-39-7 | ||
| Vazhuvur/Viratteswara Temple | Appar 6-70-1, 6-71-2 | ||
| Valavi | Appar 6-13-1 | ||
| Valaikulam/Nagesvarar Temple | Appar 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/Somarama | Appar 6-70-8 | ||
| Vilathur | Sundarar 7-12-8 | ||
| Vilathotti/Brahmapurisvarar Temple | Appar 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 |