Vaippu Sthalam

A Vaippu Sthalam, also called a Tevara Vaippu Sthalam, is one of the Hindu temples in South India that is referenced in the songs in the Tevaram, hymns composed in praise of Shiva during the 7th-8th century.

The Paadal Petra Sthalam by comparison are 276 temples that are revered in the verses of Shaiva Nayanars in the 6th-9th century CE.

Verses Poet
1, 2, 3. Tirukadaikkappu Sambandar
4, 5, 6. Tevaram Appar
7. Tirupattu Sundarar
8. Tiruvacakam and Tirukkovaiyar Manikkavacakar
9. Tiruvicaippa and Tiruppallantu Various poets
10. Tirumantiram Tirumular
11. Prabandham Various poets
12. Periya Puranam Sekkilar