வைணவக் கோயில்

திருவிடந்தை நித்ய

Thiruvidanthai

திருவிடந்தை, செங்கல்பட்டு மாவட்டம், தமிழ்நாடு, இந்தியா

விவரங்கள் விக்கிமீடியா திட்டங்களிலிருந்தும் வெளியிடப்பட்ட கோயில் ஆதாரங்களிலிருந்தும் தொகுக்கப்பட்டவை. தவறு இருந்தால் திருத்தம் அனுப்புங்கள். திருத்தம் தெரிவிக்கவும்

இந்த விவரம் ஆங்கிலத்தில் உள்ளது.

மேலோட்டம்

கல்யாணப்பெருமாள்

தாயார் அகிலவல்லித் தாயார்

வைணவக் கோயில்

தொல்லியல் களம்

left|thumb|[[Varaha, the presiding deity of the temple]] According to legend, Vishnu's gatekeepers Jaya and Vijaya are cursed by sages that they would be born as asuras during their next birth. They were born on earth as Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu to sage Kashyapa and his wife Diti. The demon brothers on account of their powers, take control of the universe. The elder brother Hiranyaksha practices penance and obtains a boon from Brahma which makes him invincible by any animal or human. Hiranyaksha captures earth, personified as goddess Bhudevi and hides her under the Causal Ocean called Garbhodhaka. All the celestial deities and sages went to Vishnu for rescue. Since Hiranyaksha did not include the boar in the list of animals that can slay him, Vishnu assumes this form with huge tusks and goes down to the primordial ocean. Hiranyaksha obstructs Varaha and the pair having a strong duel. Varaha lifts the earth on his tusks, which would go on to be the most common figurine representation of Varaha. The two fought each other with their mace, with Varaha emerging victorious after a thousand-year duel. Varaha emerges from the Causal Ocean with the earth in his tusks and repositions her in her original spot. The earth goddess Bhudevi falls in love with Varaha, whom he is believed to have taken in his lap in this place. A number of maidens awaited to marry the divine looking boar Varaha. As per the wish of sage Kalava, who wanted Vishnu to marry his 360 daughters. Lakshmi took those 360 forms and marries Varaha in one form each per day during the course of the whole year. Since he is believed to marry maidens daily, he came to be known as Nithyakalyana Perumal (meaning the deity who marries for eternity). As per another legend, a king by name Harikesarivarman used to visit the temple every day from Mahabalipuram and wanted to settle at this place. Vishnu was pleased by his devotion and appeared as Sthalasayana Perumal at Mahabalipuram – the legend is associated with the Thirukadalmallai temple at Mahabalipuram.