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Location:
Pulinkudi
near Sree Vaikuntham
(Pandya Naadu)
Vishnu: Kaaisinavendan,
Taayaar: Malarmagal Naachiyaar
Theertham:Varuna Theertham
Paasuram :Nammalwar
Vimaanam:Veda Saara Vimanam
Travel Base:Tirunelveli
Description This is the third
of the nine Nava Tiruppatis in Tirunelveli district in the belt between
Tirunelveli and the coastal shrine of Tiruchendur.
Only Nammalwar, who
resided at Alwar Tirunagari, has sung of these nine shrines
Tiruvaikuntham, Varagunamangai, Pulinkudi,
Tolaivillimangalam, Tirukkulandai, Tirukkolur,
Tirupperai and Tirukkurugoor collectively
referred to as Alwar Navatiruppati. Tolaivillimangalam
referred to as Irattai Tirupati, counts as two in the scheme of Nava Tirupatis,
but as one of the 108 Divya Desams.
Nammalwar has sung
of Tiruppulinkudi in a total of 12 verses, of which one refers also to
Varagunamangai and two refer also to (Tiru ) Vaikuntham. He refers to
Vishnu's reclining posture at Tiruppulinkudi (Pulinkudi
Kidandu), his seated posture at Varagunamangai
(Varagunamangai irundu) and his standing posture at Vaikuntham
(Vaikunthathull Ninru) in this verse.
Legend has it that
Indra worshipped Vishnu here to rid himself of the Bhramahatti Dosham.
Deities:
The Moolavar here is Kaaisinavendan - an imposing image of Vishnu; a lotus
stalk from the navel of the image, terminates in a flower bearing an image
of Bhrama, on the wall of the sanctum.
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