![]() ![]() He considered it as his sacred duty to spread the scented smoke of Kungiliyam in the temple. The Lord Shiva then appeared from the beyond exclaiming thrice, Stop, Kannappa! Such is the enthralling story of Kannappar.Īmong holy places dedicated to Shiva, Tirukadavur announces the Lords victory over death to save Markandeya.The place is also far famed because of Goddess Abiramai, the compassionate one.Kalayanar a Brahmin devotee of Shiva lived here long ago. Presently the second eye of the Linga began spurting blood.Undaunted, Tinnan held his foot against Lord Shiva's wounded eye and began gouging out his own healthy eye so that he could offer it to the Lord. Feeling helpless, he plucked out his eyes and stuck it on the Linga.The flow of blood stopped.īut Tinnan's joy at having staunched the flow was short lived. When Tinnan came with flowers on his head and cooked meat in his hands for performing worship, he was shocked to see one of the eyes of Shiva spouting blood. He was upset but the Lord appeared in his dream and commanded him to observe Tinnan from a hiding place. It was sometime before the regular priest Sivagochariar discovered the identity of the devotee who was performing the desecratory worship. For five Tinnan continued his unconventional worship which included cleaning the top of the Linga with his sandals. He gave up the idea of returning home and spent his cleaning up the temple, decorating the image and offering cooked meat to the Lord. Tinnan went up the hill and the moment his eyes saw the image of Shiva's Linga, a mighty transformation came upon him. ![]() Annan told Tinnan that this was the hill of Srikalahasti with a temple to Shiva. One of the pigs caught by them escaped and Tinnan pursued it along with Nannan and Kadan and killed it. ![]() When Tinnan entered the dense part of the forests, he hunted zestfully along with his friends. The hunters of this area were a hardy lot delighting in Tina flour, honey and cooked meat floating in honey syrup.Sekkizhar gives a charming slice of social history when he describes the tribal initiation ceremony for Tinnan's virgin hunt. Tinnan was born to the hunter chief Nagan who ruled over Pottahappi. Kannappar's life is among the most famous Saivite hagiology. ![]()
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