Vijayamangai Vijayanatheswarar Temple
Temple entrance
Vijayamangai Vijayanatheswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Tiruvijayamangai in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. [1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Vijayanatheswarar. His consort is known as Mangalanayaki.
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 Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar and Tirunavukkarasar.
Literary Mention
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[2]
| “ | தோடமர் காதினன் துதைந்த நீற்றினன் ஏடமர் கோதையோ டினித மர்விடம் |
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Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:[3]
| “ | வந்து கேண்மின் மயல்தீர் மனிதர்காள் வெந்த நீற்றன் விசயமங் கைப்பிரான் |
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References
- ↑ Sri Vijaya Natheswarar temple, Dinamalar
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III: 17:5
- ↑ Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, V: 71:9
External links
- "Sri Vijaya Natheswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Vijayanathar Temple, Triuvisayamangai". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
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