Tirundudevankudi Karkadeswarar Temple

Tirundudevankudi Karkadeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Tirundudevankudi in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Karkteeswaram and Nandankoil. [1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Karkadeswarar. His consort is known as Apoorvanayaki.

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.

Literary Mention

Tirungnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[2]

“ விண்ணுலா வும்நெறி வீடுகாட் டும்நெறி

மண்ணுலா வும்நெறி மயக்கந்தீர்க் கும்நெறி
தெண்ணிலா வெண்மதி தீண்டுதே வன்குடி
அண்ணலா னேறுடை அடிகள்வே டங்களே.

 ”

References

  1. ↑ Sri Karkadeswarar temple, Dinamalar
  2. ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III: 25: 5

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