Lord Shiva advised Sage Vyargrapadha to worship Lord Ranganatha at SriRangam to enable Vyagrapada to attain Moksha (Vaikunta)
Vyaghrapada was joined by Sage Patanjali in his journey.
Because of poor eyesight,the sages instead went southward, lost their way and reached KrupaSamudram (current Sirupuliyur).
They prayed to Vishnu to come to Srirangam to grant them moksha.
It is believed that Vishnu originally gave darshan (appeared) to the sages as Ranganatha, the form worshipped in the Srirangam temple.
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