About Srivaikuntanathan Permual temple

Srivaikuntanathan Perumal Temple in Srivaikuntam, a town in Thoothukudi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is committed to the Hindu god Vishnu. It is found 22 km from Tirunelveli. Built in the Dravidian style of engineering, the temple is celebrated in the Divya Prabandha, the early medievalTamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th– ninth hundreds of years AD. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is adored as Vaikuntanathar and his consort Lakshmi as Vaikuntavalli. The temple is likewise delegated a Navatirupathi, the nine temples venerated by Nammazhwar located in the banks of Tamiraparani river. The temple is next just to Alwarthirunagari Temple in terms of significance among the nine Navatirupathi temple. The temple is one of the Navagraha temples in Vaishnavism, related with Surya, the Sun god.

According to Hindu legend, Somuka, an evil spirit, defeated Brahma, the Hindu lord of creation and stole the four Vedas from him. Brahma was powerless and he did extreme retribution in the banks of Tamiraparani River looking for support from Vishnu as Vaikuntanathan. Satisfied by the repentance, Vishnu appeared to Brahma and guaranteed to recovered the Vedas. He executed the evil spirit Somuka and reestablished theVedas to Brahma. He additionally wished to set his habitation Srivakuntam and lived there as Vaikuntanatha