Nagapattinam is a coastal town in Tamilnadu, about 145
kms from Thiruchirapalli. Shri.Soundaryavalli thayar udanurai Shri.Soundaryaraja
Perumal temple, considered as the 19th Divya desam is situated in
the town of Nagapattinam
There are three shrines and the moolavars are Neelamegha
Perumal in nindra thirukkolam, Govindaraja Perumal in amarndha kolam,
Ranganathar in kidandha kolam.
Thayar is Soundaryavalli. Vimanam is Soundarya vimanam
and the theertham is Sarapushkarini.
According Brahmaanda purana, a princess had a third
breast due to a curse. Astrologers told here that she would be relieved of her
curse once she see her would be groom. On
a fine day she saw Nagaraja offering prayers to Perumal at this place and got
relieved of her curse. Lord appeared
before both of them and gave darshan in all three kolams.
This temple was constructed by the Naaga kings, and later developed
and renovated by the Marathas and the Nayakas.
This divya desam has a specific stala puranam related to each of the
four yugams.
In Krita yugam, Lord was pleased with the severe penance of a Naaga,
the Adisesha and agreed to accept Adisesha as his recliner. Since it happened
here, this place came to be known as “Naagar pattinam”
And it was here that Bhoodevi in Thretha yugam and Markandeya in
Dwapara yugam undertook penance.
In Kali yugam, naaga raja performed “Kannika dhanam” and presented his
daughter in marriage to Sali Sugan Raja at this kshetram and Lord gave darshan
to them in all 3 postures.
Thirumangai Azhwar was so charmed by the beauty of the lord here and
praised the lord in Nayaki bhavam, exclaiming in delight, “Achcho oruvar
azhagiya vaa”
You can see a unique bronze statue of Ashtabhuja Narasimha, blessing
Prahalada with one hand and destroying Hiranyakashipu with the other.
This temple is under renovation and will sport a new look soon.
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