Thiruvaikundavinnagaram is traditionally enumerated as number 30 among the 108 Divya Desams — the sacred abodes of Sri Maha Vishnu sung by the Alvars.
This is one of the eleven Tirupathis of Thiru Nangoor. The moolavar here is known as Vaikunta Nathan. The ubaya Nachiars are also seated along with the moolavar. The God is facing east. The Thayar is known as Vaikunta Valli. There is no separate sannidhi for the Thayar. The theertham here is known as Lakshmi pushkarini as also Bujanga pushkarini, Viraja theertham. Viraja is the name of the river flowing in Vaikuntam. The vimanam is known as Ananta Satya vrata vimanam.
The mythological significance of this place is related in Padma puranam and Vaikunta nagara varnanam 5th adyayam in the chapter relating to Palasa vana mahatyam. Agasthier related this story to King Uparisaravasu.
Once upon a time, there was a great Ishvaku king by name Swetakethu. He wanted to go to vaikuntam. He therefore controlled all his senses, gave up eating food and undertook severe penance. His wife Dayamanthi also joined him in this penance. In course of time, they gave up their mortal coils and went to Vishnu lokam (Vaikuntam). But to-their surprise, they could not see Vaikuntanatha there. They were very disappointed. What was worse, even after having reached Vaikuntam they started feeling the pangs of hunger and thirst. They decided to return to Bhooloka. Enroute, they met Narada, the triloka sanchara. They asked Narada to explain to them the reason for this strange phenomenon when they were feeling hunger and thirst
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