Vaidyanatha Swamy Temple, Thirumazhapadi – Literary Mention
The Temple is considered as one of the shrines of the 276 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Thevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar, Tirunavukkarasar and Sundarar. This Temple is considered as the 108th Devaram Padal Petra Sthalam and 54th sthalam on the northern side of river Cauvery in Chozha Nadu. It was also visited by Ayyadigal Kadavarkon who praised it in his hymns of Kshetra Venba. This saint has been identified with the Pallava king Simha Varman (540-558), the grandfather of Mahendra Varman Pallava (598-630).
It is believed that the deity of this place appeared in the dream of Saint Sundarar and asked him to visit this place. As per Lord Shiva wish, the saint came to this temple and sung in his famous Devaram hymns ‘Ponnar meniyane’. The Lord of the temple is praised in the Thevaram hymns of Saint Sundarar. He addresses the Lord saying that whom he would think of after seeing his gold skinned Lord, clad in tiger skin, Kondrai flowers spreading fragrance from his head, with lightning bright hair, the crescent moon, his King, and a precious gem blessing the world from Mazhapadi.
Sundarar Hymns:
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Sambandar Hymns:
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Appar Hymns:
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