What is the sthala katha — the legend — of Vruddhapureeswarar Temple, Thiruppunavayil?

Early medieval · Hindu · India

Vruddhapureeswarar Temple, Thiruppunavayil

Thiruppunavasal (Thiruppunavayil), Tamil Nadu · 9.8555°, 79.0692°

Shiva as Vruddhapureeswarar (Pazhampathinathar)Undetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam

Sacred since

600 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

by 7th c. (Tevaram era)

Undetermined

History & significance

A coastal-country shrine of Pudukkottai district counted as the seventh of the Pandya-region Tevara sthalams, where Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar each sang the presiding deity.

Sthala katha — the legend

The four Vedas together with Brahma, Vishnu and Lakshmi, Indra, Surya, Chandra and the sages Vasishta and Agastya are all said to have worshipped Shiva here.

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