Idumban
bore the hill slung across his shoulders in the form of a Kavadi, one on
either side using the Danda. Of Brahma as the rod and the snakes of the earth the ropes to
tie thern, and turned towards
Podikai Hill, the mountain abode of Sage Agastya. When he came to Palani he was bewildered
to the route, when he received
guidance from a king passing that way mounted on a horse. He went in the direction shown
to him, but being fatigued, placed the Kavadi at Palani and took
rest.
When Idumban was resting at Palani, Lord Subrahmanya was coming away from his parents,
discomfited in a contest with his
brother Ganapati. The legend says that Iswara, seated with Parvati, once called
to Him His two sons Ganapati and Subrahmanya, and addressing them, said: "I -have a
rare fruit in my possession and
shall give it to that one of you, who goes round the world and returns to me first." |
