Soundareswarar Temple, Neduvasal, Nagapattinam

Soundareswarar Temple, Neduvasal, Nagapattinam

Soundareswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Neduvasal Village in Tharangapadi Taluk in Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Soundareswarar and Mother is called as Akhilandeshwari. The Temple is considered as Thevara Vaippu Sthalam as Devaram hymns had a mention about this Temple. Neduvasal was called as Neduvayil in ancient times.

The Temple

This is an east facing temple with an entrance arch. Presiding Deity is called as Soundareswarar and is facing east. He is housed in the sanctum in the form of Lingam. Dakshinamoorthy, Lingodbhava, Brahma and Durga are the Koshta Idols located around the sanctum walls. Mother is called as Akhilandeshwari. She is housed in a separate south facing shrine.

Mahamandapam is shared by sanctum and Mother Shrine. Soma Nandi can be found in the Maha Mandapam facing Mother Shrine. Idols of Naalvar can be found in the Maha Mandapam. There are shrines of Vinayaga, Murugan with his consorts Valli & Deivanai, Chandikeswarar, Navagrahas, Saneeswarar, Bhairavar, Suryan, Chandran and Vilva Vinayagar in the Temple premises.

Literary Mention

The Temple is considered as Thevara Vaippu Sthalam as Devaram hymns sung by Appar and Sambandar had a mention about this Temple. The Temple is mentioned in 6^th Thirumurai in 71^st Patikam in 7^th Song  by Appar and 2^nd Thirumurai in 39^th Patikam in 9^th Song by Sambandar.

Appar:

கடுவாயர் தமைநீக்கி யென்னை யாட்கொள்

கண்ணுதலோன் நண்ணுமிடம் அண்ணல் வாயில்

நெடுவாயில் நிறைவயல்சூழ் நெய்தல் வாயில்

நிகழ்முல்லை வாயிலொடு ஞாழல் வாயில்

மடுவார்தென் மதுரைநகர் ஆல வாயில்

மறிகடல்சூழ் புனவாயில் மாடம் நீடு

குடவாயில் குணவாயி லான வெல்லாம்

புகுவாரைக் கொடுவினைகள் கூடா வன்றே

Sambandar:

நெற்குன்றம் ஓத்தூர் நிறைநீர் மருகல்

நெடுவாயில் குறும்பலா நீடுதிரு

நற்குன்றம் வலம்புரம் நாகேச்சுரம்

நளிர்சோலை உஞ்சேனை மாகாளம் வாய்மூர்

கற்குன்ற மொன்றேந்தி மழைதடுத்த

கடல்வண் ணனுமாமல ரோனுங்காணாச்

சொற்கென் றுந்தொலைவிலாதா னுறையுங்

குடமூக்கென்றுசொல் லிக்குலா வுமினே

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 1 Km from Perungudi Bus Stop, 3 Kms from Sankaran Pandal, 10 Kms from Thirukadaiyur, 11 Kms from Sembanarkoil, 14 Kms from Tharangambadi, 19 Kms from Mayiladuthurai, 21 Kms from Mayiladuthurai Junction Railway Station, 21 Kms from Karaikal, 41 Kms from Nagapattinam and 143 Kms from Trichy Airport.

Location