Deiva Nayaga Perumal Temple, Thirudevanarthogai
Thiru Devanaar Thogai
One of the eleven Nangur Divya Desams.
Sthala Purāṇam
Thiru Devanar Thogai, in the Keezhachalai area of Thirunangur, is a Divya Desam where the Lord is worshipped as Deiva Nayaga Perumal, standing with Sridevi and Bhudevi, his processional form being Madhava Perumal; the Goddess is enshrined separately as Kadalmagal Nachiyar (Deivanayaki Thayar), with Madhava Nayaki as her utsava form. The temple stands on the southern bank of the river Manni, a branch of the Kaveri. Its name arises from the great divine assembly here: when Lord Narayana wedded Goddess Lakshmi, who had emerged from the Thiruparkadal (the ocean of milk), the Devas (Thevar) gathered in a great group, a thogai in Tamil, to witness the celestial marriage, and so the place became Thiru Thevanar Thogai. The temple also shares the common Thirunangur legend in which Vishnu manifested in eleven forms to pacify the furious Shiva after the loss of his consort at Daksha's sacrifice, the eleven forms being likened to the Ekadasa Rudras. According to the local purana, the sage Vasishta meditated upon and worshipped Madhava Perumal here and received his grace. The shrine is glorified by Thirumangai Alvar, who composed ten pasurams (a thirumozhi) in its praise within the Naalayira Divya Prabandham.
Mangalāśāsanam — the Āḻvār pāsurams
The Lord Deiva Nayaga Perumal (Madhava Perumal) with Kadalmagal Nachiyar (Sridevi) of Thiru Devanaar Thogai is glorified by:
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