Tirupuliyur
Temple Information
- Moolavar
- Mayapiran
- Thayaar
- Porkodi Nāchiyār
- Vimanam
- Purushothama Vimānam
- Theertham
- Pragna Saras
- How to reach
- This kshethram is located 5 km from Cheṅgannūr in Kerala.
Shrine Location
Sthala Puranam
As Bhīma had also participated in deceiving Dronacharya during the Mahābhārata, he had also incurred some amount of sin. To gain atonement for those sins, it is said that Bhīma performed tapas here. Thus, the Lord appeared before him and blessed him, granting him atonement for his sins of killing his guru and a hundred brothers. The legend has it that the Saptarshis worshipped the Lord, proclaiming that He is the Paratatvam, and the Lord took the name Mayapiran at this kshethram.
One can see this iconic mace outside the temple, showing that Bhīma established it.
Azhwar Pasuram
Nam Āzhwār 10 Pāsurams
Special Note
This is one of the Panch-Pāṇḍava Kshethrams. This kshethram is said to have been established by Bhīma.