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KANCHEEPURAM |
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| He approached the
Lord with the following words: "Wilt thou keep silent, my Lord of Kanchi, when our
devotee Kanikannan is to leave the place and I myself have to go with him? Rather, Thou
thyself should quit this place folding up thy snaky bed, taking it along." It is said
that the Lord Himself at once left the place along with the Saint and his devotee. The
whole Kancheepurarn grew dark as under a total eclipse of the sun, and everything became
gloomy. The residents of Kancheepuram ran to the King's court and protested against his
order. The King had to come down and approach Kanikannan with an apology. The divine party
was by then halting on the outskirts of the city on the bank of the river Palar in a
place, which to this day is known as Orikkai (Oru-iravu-irukkai) or the place where the
Lord stayed for a night. Kanikannan accepted the
apology of the King and Saim Tirumazhisai desired the Lord too to retrace his steps,
approaching Him with a prayerful song. The Lord heard his prayer and returned to the city,
which immediately became bright as before. To commemorate this incident, a festival is
celebrated to this day in the month of Tai (January - February) on the birth constellation
Makham of the Azhwar. |
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