Tiruppanantaal Arunajadewswarar Temple

Tiruppanantaal Arunajadewswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Tirupanandal in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Thadagaieswaram. [1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Aruna Jadewswarar. His consort is known as Periya Nayaki.

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

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

“ சூழ்தரு வல்வினையு முடல் தோன்றிய பல்பிணியும்

பாழ்பட வேண்டுதிரேல் மிக வேத்துமின் பாய்புனலும்
போழிள வெண்மதியும் மனல் பொங்கரவும் புனைந்த
தாழ்சடை யான் பனந்தாட் டிருத் தாடகை யீச்சரமே.

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References

  1. ↑ Sri Aruna Jadewswarar temple, Dinamalar
  2. ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III:62: 4

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