Divya Desams

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Lord Vishnu

Divya Desams refer to the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works of the Tamil Azhvars (saints). Divya in the Tamil language indicates "premium" and Desam indicates "place" (temple). Of the 108 temples, 105 are located in India, one in Nepal and two outside of the Earthly realms. Most of the Divya Desams follow the Thenkalai Sampradayam, the prominent one's being Sri Rangam (Pancharatra Agama), and Thiruvallikeni (Vaikhanasa Agama). There are Divya Desams which follow the Vadakalai Sampradayam as well, which include Thiruvelliyangudi (Vaikhanasa Agama), and Thiruvanthipuram (Pancharatra Agama).

The Divya Desams are revered by the 12 Azhvars in the Divya Prabandha, a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses. Lord Shiva, the other major deity in Hinduism, is similarly associated with the Paadal Petra Sthalams, 275 Shiva temples which are praised in the Tevaram canon by the 63 Nayanars.

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List of Divya Desams[edit]

The list of 108 Divya Desams is given in this table:[1]

108 Divya Desams
Nepal North India Kerala or Malaiyalanadu Madurai Kanchipuram Chennai

1. Muktinath, Saligramam Nepal

2. Ahobilam - Andhra Pradesh
30. Tirumala Venkateshwara - Andhra Pradesh
3. Naimisaranya - Uttar Pradesh
4. Mathura - Uttar Pradesh
5. Thiru Aaipadi - Uttar Pradesh
6. Devprayag - Uttarakhand
7. Jyotirmath - Uttarakhand
8. Badrinath temple - Uttarakhand
9. Ayodhya - Uttar Pradesh
10. Dwarka - Gujarat

11. Thiruvananthapuram - Kerala
12. Thirukatkarai
13. Moozhikkalam
14. Tiruvalla
15. Thirukadithanam
16. Sengunroor
17. Thiruppuliyoor
18. Thiruvaaranvilai
19. Thiruvanvandoor
20. Thiru naavaay
21. Viththuvakkodu

22. Thirumeyyam
23. Thirukoshtiyur
24. Koodal Azhagar Temple
25. Azhagar Kovil
26. Tirumogoor
27. Srivilliputhur
28. Tiruththangal
29. Thiruppullani

31. Tirukkacchi
32. Ashtabujakaram
33. Tiruvekkaa
34. Tiruththanka
35. Tiruvelukkai
36. Tirukalvanoor
(inside Kamakshi Amman Temple)
37. Tiru oorakam
38. Tiru neeragam
39. Tiru kaaragam
40. Tirukaarvaanam
41. Tiru parameswara vinnagaram
42. Tiru pavala vannam
43. Tiru paadagam
44. Tiru nilaaththingal thundam
(inside Ekambareswarar Temple)
45. Thiruputkuzhi

46. Thiruvallikeni
47. Thiruneermalai
48. Thiruvidandai
49. Thirukadalmallai
50. Thiruninravur
51. Thiruvallur
52. Thirukkadigai
Mayiladuthurai and Sirkazhi Thanjavur Trichy Tirunelveli Kanyakumari

53. Thiruvazhunthoor
54. Thiruindaloor
55. Kazheesirama Vinnagaram
56. Thirukkavalampadi
57. Thiruchsemponsey
58. Thiruarimeya Vinnagaram
59. Thiru Vanpurushothamam
60. Thiruvaikunda vinnagaram
61. Thirumanimadam
62. Thiruthevanartthogai
63. Thiruthetriyambalam
64. Thirumanikkoodam
65. Thiruvellakkulam
66. Thiruppaarththanpalli
67. Thalai Sanga Nanmathiyam
68. Thiruchsirupuliyoor
69. Thiruvali-Thirunagari

70. Thiruccithra kootam
71. Thirukkannangudi
72. Thirunagai
73. Thiru Thanjai
74. Tirukkoilur
75. Thirukkoodaloor
76. Thiru Kavith Thalam
77. Thiru Adhanoor
78. Thirupullabhoothangudi
79. Thirukkudandhai
80. Thiruccherai or Thirucherai
81. Thirunandipura Vinnagaram
82. ThiruNaraiyoor
83. Thiruvinnagar
84. Thiruvelliyangudi
85. Thirukkanamangai
86. Thirukkkannapuram
87. Thirukkandiyur

88. Sri Rangam
89. Thirukkozhi
90. Thirukkarambanoor
91. Thiruvellarai
92. Thiru Anbil
93. Thirupper Nagar
94. Thiruvanthipuram

95. Thiruvaramangai
96. Thirukkurungudi
97. Srivaikundam
98. Thiruvaragunamangai
99. Thiruppulingudi
100. Thirukkurugoor(Azhwar Tirunagari)
101. Thirutthulaivillimangalam(Irattai Tirupathy)
102. Thirukkoloor
103. Thirukkulandhai
104. Thentirupperai

105. Thiruvattaru
106. Thiruvanparisaram
Vinnulagam (Outside the Earthly realm)

107. Thirupaarkadal
108. Thiruparamapadham

Direction of the holy face[edit]

In these 108 Divyadesams, Vishnu faces various directions and giving his seva (blessing), which are as follows:

Facing Direction Divyadesams
East 79
West 19
North 3
South 7
Holy 2

List of Deities in Divyadesams[edit]

The list of deities[2] in the divyadesams is shown.

S.No. Divyadesam Thayar (Lakshmi) Swamy (Vishnu)
1 Srirangam Ranganayagi Ranganathar
2 Thirukozhi Kamalavalli Vasalakshmi Sundaravaraya Perumal
3 Thirukarambanur Poornaavalli Purushothama Perumal
4 Thiruvellarai Rakthapankajavalli Pundareekatcha Perumal
5 Thiruanbil Soundaryavalli Sundaramoorthaye Poornaya Perumal
6 Thruppernagar Indravalli Appala Ranganatha Perumal
7 Thirukandiyur Kamalavalli Kamalanatha, Harasabavimochana Perumal
8 Thirukoodalur Padmasani Jagathrakshaga Perumal
9 Thirukavithalam Ramamanivalli Gajendravaradha Perumal
10 Thiruppullamboothangudi Hemabja Thrudathanvee Ramabadhra Perumal
11 Thiruaadhanur Ranganayagi Varshakalathinayaka Perumal
12 Thirukudanthai Komalavalli Abaryapthamrutha Perumal
13 Thiruvinnagar Boodevi Lavanavargitha Srinivasa Perumal
14 Thirunaraiyur Vanjulavalli Srinivasa Perumal
15 Thirucherai Saranayagi Saranatha Perumal
16 Thirunandhipura Vinnagaram Shenbagavalli Jagannatha Perumal
17 Thiruvelliyangudi Maragadhavalli Srungarasundara Danushbani Ramaya Perumal
18 Thirukannamangai Abishegavalli Bakthavatchala Perumal
19 Thirukannapuram Kannapura Sowriraja Perumal
20 Thirukannangudi Loganayagi Loganatha Perumal
21 Thirunagai Soundaryavalli Neelamega Perumal
22 Thiruthanjai Mamanikoil Rakthapankajavalli Neelamega Perumal
Manikundram Ambujavalli Maniparvadha Perumal
Thanjaiyali Nagar Thanjanayagi Narasimha Perumal
23 Thiruvazhundur Rakthapankajavalli Devadhiraja Perumal
24 Thiruchirupuliyur Dhayanayagi Krubasamudra Perumal
25 Thiruthalaichanga Nanmadiyam Siras sanga Chandrasabahara Perumal
26 Thiruindalur Parimalaranga Parimalaranganatha Perumal
27 Thirukazhicheerama Vinnagaram Loganayagi Logaganatha Thrivikrama Perumal
28 Thirukkavalambadi Pankajavalli Gopala Krishna Perumal
29 Thiruarimeya Vinnagaram Amrudhagadavalli Gadakeli Narthanaya Perumal
30 Thiruvanpurushothamam Purushothama Purushothama Perumal
31 Thirusemponsaikoil Sweda Pushpavalli Hemaranganatha Perumal
32 Thirumanimadakoil Pundareegavalli Sachvada Deepaya Narayana Perumal
33 Thiruvaigunda Vinnagaram Vaigundavalli Vaigundanatha Perumal
34 Thiruthetriambalam Rakthapankajavalli Lakshmiranga Perumal
35 Thirumanikoodam Boonayagi Varadharaja Perumal
36 Thiruparthanpalli Kamala Parthasarathyrooba, Kamalapathaye Perumal
37 Thiruvali & Thirunagari Amrudhagadavalli Kedarapathyvaraya Perumal
38 Thiruthevanarthogai Samudradanaya Devanayaka Perumal
39 Thiruvellakulam Padmavathi Srinivasa Perumal
40 Thiruchitrakoodam Pundareegavalli Govindaraja Perumal
41 Thiruvaheendrapuram Hemabujavalli Devanayaka Perumal
42 Thirukkovalur Pushpavalli Thrivikrama Perumal
43 Thirukkachi - Atthigiri Perundevi Devathiraja Perumal
44 Ashtabuyagaram Padmasani Gajendravarada Perumal
45 Thiruthanka Maragadhavalli Deepaprakasa Perumal
46 Thiruvelukkai Amruthavalli Sundharayoghanarasimha Perumal
47 Thiruneeragam[disambiguation needed] Boovalli Jagadeeswara Perumal
48 Thiruppadagam Rukmani Sathyabama Pandavadootha Perumal
49 Thiru Nilathingal Thundam Chandrasoodavalli Chandrasooda Perumal
50 Thiruooragam Amudavalli Thrivikrama Perumal
51 Thiruvehka Komalavalli Yathokthagari Perumal
52 Thirukkaragam[disambiguation needed] Padmamani Karunagara Perumal
53 Thirukkarvaanam[disambiguation needed] Kamalavalli Neelamega Perumal
54 Thirukkalvanur Sundarabimbavalli Soranatha Perumal
55 Thiruppavalavannam Pravalavalli Pravalavarna Perumal
56 Thiruparamechura Vinnagaram Vaigundavalli Vaigundanatha Perumal
57 Thirupputkuzhi Maragadavalli Vijayaraghava Perumal
58 Thirunindravur Sudhavalli Bakthavatsala Perumal
59 Thiruevvul Kanagavalli Vaithya Veeraraghava Perumal
60 Thiruvallikeni Rukmani Vengadakrishna Perumal
61 Thiruneermalai Sundaravalli Jalathivarnaya Perumal
62 Thiruidaventhai Komalavalli Lakshmivaraha Perumal
63 Thirukkadalmallai Boosthalamangadevi Sthalasayana Perumal
64 Thirukkadigai Amruthabalavalli Yoganarasimha Perumal
65 Thiruvayothi Seethadevi Ramachandra Perumal
66 Thirunaimisaranyam Sriharilakshmi Devaraja Perumal
67 Thirupruthi Parimalavalli Paramapurushaya Perumal
68 Thirukkandamenum Kadinagar Pundareegavalli Neelamega Perumal
69 Thiruvadariyachramam Aravindavalli Badrinarayana Perumal
70 Thirusalakraamam Sridevi Srimoorthi Perumal
71 Thiruvadamadurai Sathyabama Govarthanagiridhari Perumal
72 Thiruvaipadi Rukmani Sathyabama Navamohanakrishna Perumal
73 Thirudwaragai Lakshmi Rukmanyadhi Ashtamahishi, Dwaragadeesa Perumal
74 Thirusingavelkundram Amruthavalli Senchulakshmi Lakshminarasimha Perumal
75 Thiruvengadam(Mel Thirupathi) Padmavathi Srinivasa Perumal
76 Thirunavai Padmavathi Narayana Perumal
77 Thiruvithuvakodu Vithuvakoduvalli SriAbayappradhaya Perumal
78 Thirukatkarai Vathsalyavalli Khatkaraswamy Perumal
79 Thirumoozhikkalam Madhuraveni Sookthinatha Perumal
80 Thiruvallavazh Vathsalyavalli Sundaraya Perumal
81 Thirukkadithalam Karpagavalli Amruthanarayana Perumal
82 Thiruchengundrur Rakthapankajavalli Devathideva Perumal
83 Thiruppuliyur Hemalatha Mayasakthiyuthaswamy Perumal
84 Thiruvaranvilai Padmasani Vamana Perumal
85 Thiruvanvandoor Kamalavalli Kamalanatha Perumal
86 Thiruvananthapuram Harilakshmi Anandhapadmanabha Perumal
87 Thiruvattaru Maragadhavalli Aadikesava Perumal
88 Thiruvanparisaram Kamalavalli Vamanaya Perumal
89 Thirukkurungudi vamanashetravalli Vamanashetrapoornaya Perumal
90 Thirucheeravaramangai Chireevaramangaivalli Thothathrinatha Perumal
91 Thiruvaigundam (Navathirupathi) Boonayagi, Vaigundavalli Vaigundanatha Perumal
92 Thiruvaragunamangai (navathirupathi) Varagunavalli Vijayasana
93 Thiruppuliangudi (Navathirupathi) Boonayagi Boomibalaya Vairinedharchidha Gobaya Perumal
94 Thirutholaivillimangalam(Navathirupathi) Visalakrishnakshidevi Aravindhalochana Perumal
95 Thirukkulandai(Navathirupathi) Baligavalli Padmavathi Srinivasa Perumal
96 Thirukkolur(Navathirupathi) Kolurvalli Nishepavithaya Perumal
97 Thirupperai (Navathirupathi) Kundalakarnadevi Dheerka Magarakundaladharaya Perumal
98 Thirukkurugur (Navathirupathi) Aadhinathavalli Aadhinatha Perumal
99 Thiruvillipputhur Kodhadevi Vadabathrasayee Perumal
100 Thiruthangal Rakthapankajavalli Narayana Perumal
101 Thirukkoodal Madhuravalli Sangamasundharaya Perumal
102 Thirumaliruncholai Sundaravalli Sorasundara Perumal
103 Thirumogur Mohavalli Kalameha Perumal
104 Thirukkoshtiyur Mahalakshmi Uraga Mrudusayanaya Perumal
105 Thiruppullani Kalyanavalli, Padmasani Kalyana Jagannatha Perumal
106 Thirumeyyam Ujjeevana Sathyagirinatha Perumal
107 Thirupparkadal BooSamudradhanaya Sheerapthinatha Perumal
108 Thirupparamapadham Mahalakshmya Paramapadhanathaya Perumal

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "108 Divya Desams". srivaishnava.org. Retrieved 2007-07-16. 
  2. ^ http://srividesikan.web.officelive.com/Documents/Divya%20Desa%20Divya%20Thambathigal%20Namavali.pdf

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