Thirukondeeswaram Pasupatheeswarar Temple

Thirukondeeswaram Pasupatheeswarar Temple[1] (Tamil: திருக்கொண்டீஸ்வரம் பசுபதீஸ்வரர் கோயில்)[2] is a Hindu temple located at Thirukondeeswaram in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Pasupatheeswarar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Shanthanayaki.[4]

Thirukondeeswaram Pasupatheeswarar Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictTiruvarur
DeityLordShiva
Location
LocationThirukondeeswaram in Tiruvarur district
StateTamil Nadu
Country India
Entrance

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.[4]

Literary mention

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Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]

பொக்கமாய் நின்ற பொல்லாப் புழுமிடை முடைகொ ளாக்கை

தொக்குநின் றைவர் தொண்ணூற் றறுவருந் துயக்க மெய்த
மிக்குநின் றிவர்கள் செய்யும் வேதனைக் கலந்து போனேன்

செக்கரே திகழு மேனித் திருக்கொண்டீச் சரத்து ளானே.

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