Tirumayanam Brahmapureeswarar Temple

Gopura of the temple

Tirumayanam Brahmapureeswarar Temple[1]( திருமயானம் பிரம்மபுரீஸ்வரர் கோயில்[2]])is a Hindu temple located at Tirumayanam in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Brahmmapureeswarar. His consort is known as Malarkuzhal Minnammai. [4]

Another famous Padal petra Shiva sthalam, Amritaghateswarar Abirami Temple,Thirukkadaiyur is located about a kilometer far, westerly.

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 Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar, Tirunavukkarasar and Sundarar.[4]

Mayaka Kshetras are the places where Lord Brahma was reduced to ashes by Lord Shiva. Five such places are - Kasi (Varanasi) Mayanam, Kacchi (Kanchipuram) Mayanam; Kazhi (Sirkazhi) Mayanam, Nallur (Thirunallur) Mayanam and Kadavur (Thirukadaiyur) Mayanam.[5]

Literary Mention

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Brahmmapureeswarar Temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ↑ ta:திருமயானம் பிரம்மபுரீஸ்வரர் கோயில்
  3. ↑ Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Tirukkadavur Mayanam
  4. 1 2 Sri Brahmmapureeswarar Temple
  5. ↑ http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=777
  6. ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 80:10
  • "Brahmmapureeswarar Temple". Dinamalar.
  • "Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Tirukkadavur Mayanam". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.

Coordinates: 11°01′12″N 78°27′36″E / 11.0200°N 78.4600°E / 11.0200; 78.4600

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