Karukudi Sargunalingeswarar Temple Explained

10.9248°N 79.4041°WKarukudi Sargunalingeswarar Temple^[1] (கருக்குடி சற்குணலிங்கேஸ்வரர் கோயில்^[2])is a Hindu temple located at Karukudi in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.^[3] The historical name of the place is Marudhanallur. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Sargunalingeswarar. His consort is known as Advaita Nayaki.^[4]

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 Tirugnanasambandar.^[4]

Literary Mention

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:^[5]

External links

• Web site: Sri Sarguna Lingeswarar (Karukudinathar) temple. Dinamalar.
• Web site: Sargunalingeswarar Temple, Tirukkarukkudi (now known as Marudhanallur). Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sri Sarguna Lingeswarar (Karukudinathar) temple. Dinamalar temples. 9 August 2015.
2. [:ta:கருக்குடி சற்குணலிங்கேஸ்வரர் கோயில்]
3. http://www.shivatemples.com/sofc/sc069.php Sargunalingeswarar Temple, Tirukkarukkudi (now known as Marudhanallur
4. https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=352 Sri Sarguna Lingeswarar (Karukudinathar) temple
5. Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III:21:5