Thiruvanpurushothamam (Purushotama Perumal Temple),
Thirunangur – Literary Mention
Purushotama
Perumal temple is revered in Nalayira Divya Prabhandam, the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Thirumangai Azhwar. The temple is classified as a Divyadesam, one of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in
the book. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the temple finds mention in
several works like 108 Tirupathi Anthathi by Divya Kavi Pillai
Perumal Aiyangar.
Saint
Tirumangai Azhwar has described Lord of the Temple as Lord Rama of Ayodhya in
his Mangala Sasanam hymns, saying that benefits would accrue not only to the
one chanting the glory of Lord but also to those listening the
chanting. The belief is that issues of any complex nature would be solved
if one performs Vishnu Sahasranama archana for 48 days continuously without any
break and conclude the prayer with special archana and puja on the final
day.
