The Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple is revered in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, a 7th-9th century Vaishnava canon of 33 verses by Periyalvar, Thirumangai Azhwar, Thirumalisai Alvar and Nammazhwar. The temple is classified as a divyadesam, the 108 Vishnu temples that are revered in the Vaishnava canon. The temple is counted as the sixth in line of divyadesams located in Chola Nadu. The temple is also mentioned in the Sanskrit work Srirangaraja Sarithapanam. The temple is also the mukthi stalam; the place where saint Periyalvar is believed to have attained the feet of Vishnu. Nammalvar is believed to have recited his last song in Divyaprabandam from this temple. Some scriptures quote that this temple is ancient than the Srirangam temple.