Korukkai Veeratteswarar Temple

The entrance of the temple

Korukkai Veeratteswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Korukkai in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Tirukurukkai. [1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Veeratteswarar . His consort is known as Gnanambikai.

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 Nayanar Tirunavukkarasar.

Literary Mention

Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:[2]

காப்பதோர் வில்லு மம்புங் கையதோ ரிறைச்சிப் பாரம்

தோற்பெருஞ் செருப்புத் தொட்டுத் தூயவாய்க் கலச மாட்டித்
தீப்பெருங் கண்கள் செய்ய குருதிநீ ரொழுகத் தன்கண்
கோப்பதும் பற்றிக் கொண்டார் குறுக்கைவீ ரட்ட னாரே.

References

  1. Sri Veeratteswarar temple, Dinamalar
  2. Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, IV: 49: 7

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