
I did a lot of misdeeds due to my ignorance. Thotraadhen vayitrin agampadiyee kudaroodu thudakki mudakkiyidaĪtreen adiyeeen adikaikkedila veerattana thurai ammaneeĭo not treat me like the Deva of death. Kootraayinavaaru vilakkagileer kodumai pala seidhana naanariyeenĮetraai adikke iravum pakalum piriyaadhu vananguvan epppozhudhum Place: Thiruvadhikai (a village near Kadaloor)

He sang this hymn and the God gave him relief from his pain and since he impressed the Lord with his hymns the Lord gave him the name "Thirunaavukkarasu" meaning the king of the tongue. Finally he returned to his sister, who gave him the Holy Ash and asked him to pray the Lord of Thiruvadhikai. The Jain spiritual leaders were not able to cure it. God gave him Soolai disease ( heavy pain in stomach). His elder sister Thilakavathiyar was quite worried about this and was praying to Lord Shiva for her brothers return to Saiva tradition. Marul neekiyaar, the original name of Thirunavukkarasar, in the early periods of his life got illusioned by the Jain principles and became a Jain follower with the name Devaseynar. The tamir sthalapuram is provided below as an image slideshow.This page is not in the ITRANS format that is followed in the site. Other temples which form the saptha sthanam heritage are kandiyur, thiruvedhikudi, thiruvaiyaru, thirupparanam, thiruppoondhuruthi and thillaisthanam. cauvery flows to the north of the temple. Sung by all the 3 thevaram saints, thiruchotruthurai dates back to about 1600 years. a small culvert named ‘chorudaiyan vaaikkal’ flows to the south of the village to reinforce the legend. Gouthama rishi prayed to god during a draught time so for the entire 12 year duration, the fields provided rice directly instead of paddy. it exists even today known as ‘annam itta vayal’.

a field here is said to be the one where the goddess annapoorani provided food to people.

a devotee by name arulaalan was given the boon that the vessel he used would ever give food to devotees. the real meaning however is that the lord gives fuel to the inner quest and guides them to mukthi.Īn actual story is here to back this up.

it literally translates into the village name thiru chotru thurai, the place where food is served. In the saptha sthanam heritage, this temple is where the devotees are given anna dhanam or choeru in tamir. Worshipped by indran, gowthama rishi and sooryan.
