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Location:
Varagunamangai
(Naththam) near Sree Vaikuntham
(Pandya Naadu)
Vishnu: Vijayaasanapperumaal
Taayaar: Varagunavalli
Taayaar
Theertham:Agni Theertham
Paasuram :Nammalwar
Vimaanam:Vijayakoti Vimanam
Travel Base:Tirunelveli
Description This is the second
of the nine Nava Tiruppatis (Divya Desam shrines) in Tirunelveli district
in the belt between Tirunelveli and the coastal shrine
of Tiruchendur. Varagunamangai, known as Naththam is located 2.5 km east
of Sree Vaikuntham.
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.
Deities:
The Moolavar here is Vijayaasanapperumaal in a seated posture, with the
hood of Aadi Seshan spread over his head, as an umbrella in a manner similar
to that at Sree Vaikuntham. Taayaar here is Varagunavalli.
Nammalwar refers to
Vishnu's reclining posture at Tiruppulinkudi, his seated
posture at Varagunamangai and his standing posture at
Vaikuntham in a lone verse in his Tiruvaaimozhi.
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