Sri Vaikuntanathan Temple Location
As one can see from the map, Sri Vaikuntanathan Temple Divya Desam is located 150 km east of Srirangam which is close to the town of Mayiladuthurai. These are the 9th, 10th and 11th of Divya Desams of the Thirunangur Eleven.
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THIRUVAIKUNDAVINNAGARAM
Sri Vaikuntanathan Temple – Sthalapuranam
The Lord appears here just the same way He would appear in SriVaikunta or Paramapadham. He is one of the eleven who came to stop Rudra’s dance. He made the conversion of eleven dancing Rudras into one Siva here. He appears here seated just as he appears to Nitya Suris.
Sri Vaikuntanathan Temple – Special features
Appropriately the Lord is known as Vaikuntanathan and the universal mother is known as Vaikuntavalli. The Vimana is Anantasathyavarthaga Vimana and the theertham is Lakshmi Theertham, Uthanga Pushkarni and Viraja Theertham. It is said the Uparisrivasu and Uthnaga attained ‘moksha’ by praying here. This Lord also participates in the joint Garuda Sevai on Thai Amavasya Day every year.
Mangalasasanam
Thirumangai Alwar has sung about this Divya Desam in Periya Thirumozhi (1228-1237). Alwar addresses his wayward heart and says the Lord here is the one who killed Hiranya. He is the same one who churned the Ocean of Milk for the benefit of the Devas.
He has the complexion of a dark cloud and resides in the temple at Vaikuntavinnagaram surrounded by parks with jasmine and shenbaga plants showering flowers. He tossed Vatsasura to make all the fruits drop and He ate all the butter and curd kept by the yadava girls.
As if that did not fill him, He ate the worlds during Pralaya. He is seated in Vaikutavinnagaram surrounded by palms, coconuts and betel leaf plants. He was worshipped by the Devas and the ‘rishis’. It is the same Lord who is at this temple. This town has a tall building. It seems that it rubs the lower side of the Moon. The ponds have fish jumping in them.
