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Location:
Tentirupperai
near Tiruchendur (Alwar Tirunagari)
(Pandya Naadu)
Vishnu: Makara Nedunkuzhaikkaadan
Taayaar: Kuzhaikkaaduvalli
Naachiyaar, Tirupperai Naachiyaar
Theertham:Sukra Pushkarini
Paasuram :Nammalwar
Vimaanam:Bhadra Vimanam
Travel Base:Tirunelveli
Description This is the eighth
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 Tirupperai in
a decad of 11 verses.
Deities:
The Moolavar here is Makara Nedunkuzhaikkadan (Nigaril Mukilvannan) in
a seated posture facing east, while Taayaars here are Kuzhaikkaaduvalli
Naachiyaar and Tirupperai Naachiyaar.
Legend
has it that Bhudevi took the form of Lakshmi (Sreebherai) and bathed in
the Tamrabarani river on a full moon day in the Tamil month of Pankuni,
where she discovered two fish shaped ear rings, which she offered to Vishnu
and hence the name Makara Nedunkuzhaikkaadan. Varuna, is believed to have
worshipped Vishnu with an abhishekam on the full moon day in the month
of Pankuni, to absolve himself of the sin of having insulted his Guru.
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