Divya Desams

Divya Desams refer to 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works of the Tamil Azhvars (saints). 105 of these are located in India, 1 in Nepal, while 2 are located outside of the Earthly realms. 'Divya' in Tamil language indicates premium and 'Desam' indicates place or temple.

The two major deities of Hinduism are Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. The holy temples of Shiva, known as the Paadal Petra Sthalams, referring to the 275 Shiva Sthalams are praised in the Tevaram canon by the sixty three Nayanars saints while those of Vishnu are revered in the Divya Prabandha verses of the twelve contemporary 6th-9th century poets called Azhvars. The temples they hailed are the Divya Desams.

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List of Divya Desams

The list of 108 Divya Desams is given in this table:[1]

108 Divya Desams
North India Malai Nadu Madurai Kanchipuram Chennai

1. Ahobilam
2. Muktinath, Saligramam (Nepal)
3. Naimisaranya
4. Mathura
5. Gokul
6. Devaprayag
7. Thiruppirithi
8. Badrinath temple
9. Ayodhya
10. Dwarka

11. Thiruvananthapuram
12. Thirukatkarai
13. Moozhikkalam
14. Tiruvalla
15. Thirukadithanam
16. Sengunroor
17. Thiruppuliyoor
18. Thiruvaaranvilai
19. Thiruvanvandoor
20. Thiru naavaay
21. Viththuvakkodu

22. Thirumeyyam
23. Thirukoshtiyur
24. Koodal Azhagar Temple
25. Azhagar Kovil
26. Tirumogoor
27. Srivilliputhur
28. Tiruththangal
29. Thiruppullani

30. Thiruvengadam
31. Tirukkacchi
32. Ashtabujakaram
33. Tiruvekkaa
34. Tiruththanka
35. Tiruvelukkai
36. Tirukalvanoor
(inside Kamakshi Amman Temple)
37. Tiru oorakam
38. Tiru neeragam
39. Tiru kaaragam
40. Tirukaarvaanam
41. Tiru parameswara vinnagaram
42. Tiru pavala vannam
43. Tiru paadagam
44. Tiru nilaaththingal thundam
(inside Ekambareswarar Temple)
45. Thiruputkuzhi

46. Thiruvallikeni
47. Thiruneermalai
48. Thiruvidandai
49. Thirukadalmallai
50. Thiruninravur
51. Thiruvallur
52. Thirukkadigai
Mayiladuthurai and Sirkazhi Thanjavur Trichy Tirunelveli Kanyakumari

53. Thiruvazhunthoor
54. Thiruindaloor
55. Kazheesirama Vinnagaram
56. Thirukkavalampadi
57. Thiruchsemponsey
58. Thiruarimeya Vinnagaram
59. Thiru Vanpurushothamam
60. Thiruvaikunda vinnagaram
61. Thirumanimadam
62. Thiruthevanartthogai
63. Thiruthetriyambalam
64. Thirumanikkoodam
65. Thiruvellakkulam
66. Thiruppaarththanpalli
67. Thalai Sanga Nanmathiyam
68. Thiruchsirupuliyoor
69. Thiruvali-Thirunagari

70. Thiruccithra kootam
71. Thirukkannangudi
72. Thirunagai
73. Thiru Thanjai
74. Tirukkoilur
75. Thirukkoodaloor
76. Thiru Kavith Thalam
77. Thiru Adhanoor
78. Thirupullabhoothangudi
79. Thirukkudandhai
80. Thiruccherai
81. Thirunandipura Vinnagaram
82. ThiruNaraiyoor
83. Thiruvinnagar
84. Thiruvelliyangudi
85. Thirukkanamangai
86. Thirukkkannapuram
87. Thirukkandiyur

88. Sri Rangam
89. Thirukkozhi
90. Thirukkarambanoor
91. Thiruvellarai
92. Thiru Anbil
93. Thirupper Nagar
94. Thiruvanthipuram

95. Thiruvaramangai
96. Thirukkurungudi
97. Srivaikundam
98. Thiruvaragunamangai
99. Thiruppulingudi
100. Thirukkurugoor(Azhwar Tirunagari)
101. Thirutthulaivillimangalam(Irattai Tirupathy)
102. Thirukkoloor
103. Thirukkulandhai
104. Thentirupperai

105. Thiruvattaru
106. Thiruvanparisaram
Vinnulagam (Outside the Earthly realm)

107. Thirupaarkadal
108. Thiruparamapadham

Direction of the holy face

In these 108 Divyadesams, Vishnu faces various directions and giving his seva (blessing), which are as follows:

Facing Direction Divyadesams
East 79
West 19
North 3
South 7
Holy 2

List of Deities in Divyadesams

The list of deities[2] in the divyadesams is shown.

S.No. Divyadesam Thayar(Lakshmi) Swamy(Vishnu)
1 SRIRANGAM RangaNayagi Ranganathar
2 THIRUKOZHI Kamalavalli Vasalakshmi Nayagi Sundaravaraya Perumal
3 THIRUKARAMBANUR Poornaavalli Nayagi Purushothama Perumal
4 THIRUVELLARAI Rakthapankajavalli Nayagi Pundareekatcha Perumal
5 THIRUANBIL Soundaryavalli Nayagi Sundaramoorthaye Poornaya Perumal
6 THRUPPERNAGAR Indravalli Nayagi Appala Ranganatha Perumal
7 THIRUKANDIYUR Kamalavalli Nayagi Kamalanatha, Harasabavimochana Perumal
8 THIRUKOODALUR Padmasani Nayagi Jagathrakshaga Perumal
9 THIRUKAVITHALAM Ramamanivalli Nayagi Gajendravaradha Perumal
10 THIRUPPULLAMBOOTHANGUDI Hemabja Nayagi Thrudathanvee Ramabadhra Perumal
11 THIRUAADHANUR RangaNayagi Varshakalathinayaka Perumal
12 THIRUKUDANTHAI Komalavalli Nayagi Abaryapthamrutha Perumal
13 THIRUVINNAGAR Boodevi Nayagi Lavanavargitha Srinivasa Perumal
14 THIRUNARAIYUR Vanjulavalli Nayagi Srinivasa Perumal
15 THIRUCHERAI Saranayagi Saranatha Perumal
16 THIRUNANDHIPURA VINNAGARAM Shenbagavalli Nayagi Jagannatha Perumal
17 THIRUVELLIYANGUDI Maragadhavalli Nayagi Srungarasundara Danushbani Ramaya Perumal
18 THIRUKANNAMANGAI Abishegavalli Nayagi Bakthavatchala Perumal
19 THIRUKANNAPURAM Kannapura Nayagi Sowriraja Perumal
20 THIRUKANNANGUDI Loganayagi Loganatha Perumal
21 THIRUNAGAI Soundaryavalli Nayagi Neelamega Perumal
22 THIRUTHANJAI MAMANIKOIL Rakthapankajavalli Nayagi Neelamega Perumal
MANIKUNDRAM Ambujavalli Nayagi Maniparvadha Perumal
THANJAIYALI NAGAR Thanja Nayagi Narasimha Perumal
23 THIRUVAZHUNDUR Rakthapankajavalli Nayagi Devadhiraja Perumal
24 THIRUCHIRUPULIYUR DhayaNayagi Krubasamudra Perumal
25 THIRUTHALAICHANGA NANMADIYAM Siras sanga Nayagi Chandrasabahara Perumal
26 THIRUINDALUR Parimalaranga Nayagi Parimalaranganatha Perumal
27 THIRUKAZHICHEERAMA VINNAGARAM Loganayagi Logaganatha Thrivikrama Perumal
28 THIRUKKAVALAMBADI Pankajavalli Nayagi Gopala Krishna Perumal
29 THIRUARIMEYA VINNAGARAM Amrudhagadavalli Nayagi Gadakeli Narthanaya Perumal
30 THIRUVANPURUSHOTHAMAM Purushothamanayagi Purushothama Perumal
31 THIRUSEMPONSAIKOIL Sweda Pushpavalli Nayagi Hemaranganatha Perumal
32 THIRUMANIMADAKOIL Pundareegavalli Nayagi Sachvada Deepaya Narayana Perumal
33 THIRUVAIGUNDA VINNAGARAM Vaigundavalli Nayagi Vaigundanatha Perumal
34 THIRUTHETRIAMBALAM Rakthapankajavalli Nayagi Lakshmiranga Perumal
35 THIRUMANIKOODAM Boo Nayagi Varadharaja Perumal
36 THIRUPARTHANPALLI Kamala Nayagi Parthasarathyrooba, Kamalapathaye Perumal
37 THIRUVALI & THIRUNAGARI Amrudhagadavalli Nayagi Kedarapathyvaraya Perumal
38 THIRUTHEVANARTHOGAI Samudradanaya Nayagi Devanayaka Perumal
39 THIRUVELLAKULAM Padmavathi Nayagi Srinivasa Perumal
40 THIRUCHITRAKOODAM Pundareegavalli Nayagi Govindaraja Perumal
41 THIRUVAHEENDRAPURAM Hemabujavalli Nayagi Devanayaka Perumal
42 THIRUKKOVALUR Pushpavalli Nayagi Thrivikrama Perumal
43 THIRUKKACHI - ATTHIGIRI Mahadevi Nayagi Devathiraja Perumal
44 ASHTABUYAGARAM Padmasani Nayagi Gajendravarada Perumal
45 THIRUTHANKA Maragadhavalli Nayagi Deepaprakasa Perumal
46 THIRUVELUKKAI Amruthavalli Nayagi Sundharayoghanarasimha Perumal
47 THIRUNEERAGAM Boovalli Nayagi Jagadeeswara Perumal
48 THIRUPPADAGAM Rukmani Sathyabama Pandavadootha Perumal
49 THIRU NILATHINGAL THUNDAM Chandrasoodavalli Nayagi Chandrasooda Perumal
50 THIRUOORAGAM Amudavalli Nayagi Thrivikrama Perumal
51 THIRUVEHKA Komalavalli Nayagi Yathokthagari Perumal
52 THIRUKKARAGAM Padmamani Nayagi Karunagara Perumal
53 THIRUKKARVAANAM Kamalavalli Nayagi Neelamega Perumal
54 THIRUKKALVANUR Sundarabimbavalli Nayagi Soranatha Perumal
55 THIRUPPAVALAVANNAM Pravalavalli Nayagi Pravalavarna Perumal
56 THIRUPARAMECHURA VINNAGARAM Vaigundavalli Nayagi Vaigundanatha Perumal
57 THIRUPPUTKUZHI Maragadavalli Nayagi Vijayaraghava Perumal
58 THIRUNINDRAVUR Sudhavalli Nayagi Bakthavatsala Perumal
59 THIRUEVVUL Kanagavalli Nayagi Vaithya Veeraraghava Perumal
60 THIRUVALLIKENI Rukmani Nayagi Vengadakrishna Perumal
61 THIRUNEERMALAI Sundaravalli Nayagi Jalathivarnaya Perumal
62 THIRUIDAVENTHAI Komalavalli Nayagi Lakshmivaraha Perumal
63 THIRUKKADALMALLAI Boosthalamangadevi Nayagi Sthalasayana Perumal
64 THIRUKKADIGAI Amruthabalavalli Nayagi Yoganarasimha Perumal
65 THIRUVAYOTHI Seethadevi Ramachandra Perumal
66 THIRUNAIMISARANYAM Sriharilakshmi Nayagi Devaraja Perumal
67 THIRUPRUTHI Parimalavalli Nayagi Paramapurushaya Perumal
68 THIRUKKANDAMENUM KADINAGAR Pundareegavalli Nayagi Neelamega Perumal
69 THIRUVADARIYACHRAMAM Aravindavalli Nayagi Badrinarayana Perumal
70 THIRUSALAKRAAMAM Sridevi Nayagi Srimoorthi Perumal
71 THIRUVADAMADURAI Sathyabama Nayagi Govarthanagiridhari Perumal
72 THIRUVAIPADI Rukmani Sathyabama Nayagi Navamohanakrishna Perumal
73 THIRUDWARAGAI Lakshmi Rukmanyadhi Ashtamahishi, Dwaragadeesa Perumal
74 THIRUSINGAVELKUNDRAM Amruthavalli Senchulakshmi Lakshminarasimha Perumal
75 THIRUVENGADAM(MEL THIRUPATHI) Padmavathi Nayagi Srinivasa Perumal
76 THIRUNAVAI Padmavathi Nayagi Narayana Perumal
77 THIRUVITHUVAKODU Vithuvakoduvalli Nayagi SriAbayappradhaya Perumal
78 THIRUKATKARAI Vathsalyavalli Nayagi Khatkaraswamy Perumal
79 THIRUMOOZHIKKALAM Madhuraveni Nayagi Sookthinatha Perumal
80 THIRUVALLAVAZH Vathsalyavalli Nayagi Sundaraya Perumal
81 THIRUKKADITHALAM Karpagavalli Nayagi Amruthanarayana Perumal
82 THIRUCHENGUNDRUR Rakthapankajavalli Nayagi Devathideva Perumal
83 THIRUPPULIYUR Hemalatha Nayagi Mayasakthiyuthaswamy Perumal
84 THIRUVARANVILAI Padmasani Nayagi Vamana Perumal
85 THIRUVANVANDOOR Kamalavalli Nayagi Kamalanatha Perumal
86 THIRUVANANDAPURAM Harilakshmi Nayagi Anandhapadmanabha Perumal
87 THIRUVATTARU Maragadhavalli Nayagi Aadikesava Perumal
88 THIRUVANPARISARAM Kamalavalli Nayagi Vamanaya Perumal
89 THIRUKKURUNGUDI vamanashetravalli Nayagi Vamanashetrapoornaya Perumal
90 THIRUCHEERAVARAMANGAI Chireevaramangaivalli Nayagi Thothathrinatha Perumal
91 THIRUVAIGUNDAM (NAVATHIRUPATHI) Boo Vaigundavalli Nayagi Vaigundanatha Perumal
92 THIRUVARAGUNAMANGAI (NAVATHIRUPATHI) Varagunavalli Nayagi Vijayasana
93 THIRUPPULIANGUDI (NAVATHIRUPATHI) Boo Nayagi Boomibalaya Vairinedharchidha Gobaya Perumal
94 THIRUTHOLAIVILLIMANGALAM(NAVATHIRUPATHI) Visalakrishnakshidevi Aravindhalochana Perumal
95 THIRUKKULANDAI(NAVATHIRUPATHI) Baligavalli Padmavathi Nayagi Srinivasa Perumal
96 THIRUKKOLUR(NAVATHIRUPATHI) Kolurvalli Nayagi Nishepavithaya Perumal
97 THIRUPPERAI (NAVATHIRUPATHI) Kundalakarnadevi Nayagi Dheerka Magarakundaladharaya Perumal
98 THIRUKKURUGUR (NAVATHIRUPATHI) Aadhinathavalli Nayagi Aadhinatha Perumal
99 THIRUVILLIPPUTHUR Kodhadevi Nayagi Vadabathrasayee Perumal
100 THIRUTHANGAL Rakthapankajavalli Nayagi Narayana Perumal
101 THIRUKKOODAL Madhuravalli Nayagi Sangamasundharaya Perumal
102 THIRUMALIRUNCHOLAI Sundaravalli Nayagi Sorasundara Perumal
103 THIRUMOGUR Mohavalli Nayagi Kalameha Perumal
104 THIRUKKOSHTIYUR Mahalakshmi Uraga Mrudusayanaya Perumal
105 THIRUPPULLANI Kalyanavalli, Padmasani Nayagi Kalyana Jagannatha Perumal
106 THIRUMEYYAM Ujjeevana Nayagi Sathyagirinatha Perumal
107 THIRUPPARKADAL BooSamudradhanaya Nayagi Sheerapthinatha Perumal
108 THIRUPPARAMAPADHAM Mahalakshmya Paramapadhanathaya Perumal

See also

Mangalasasanam by Divyadesam
Vadakalai
Thenkalai

Maps

References

  1. ^ "108 Divya Desams". srivaishnava.org. http://www.srivaishnava.org. Retrieved 2007-07-16. 
  2. ^ http://srividesikan.web.officelive.com/Documents/Divya%20Desa%20Divya%20Thambathigal%20Namavali.pdf

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