Uma
Maheswarar Shrine
The legend narrates - Kalavittu, a virtuous king, who ruled over the
country was without issues. He performed several types of pujas and
sacrifices for santanaprapti, but to, no effect. A certain reputed
sage by name Romesa, pitying advised him to go to Kailasa and
worship Lord Maheswar. Weighed down by mental anguish, he expressed
his inability to do so. Then the sage himself prayed to Lord
Maheswar to come down to the south along with Uma devi to bless the
king. Maheswar promised that his prayer would be fulfilled shortly.
They waited with anxiety.
It
was at this juncture Adisesha and Vayu desired to test their might.
And according to conditions laid down, "if Wind-god blows off
Adisesha, embracing Meruparvatha, he becomes the winner, else
Adisesha declares his victory over him". When the trial of
strength commenced, the whole world shook terribly due to the
velocity and vitality displayed by the Wind-god to blowing off his
apponent, yet Adisesha remained unpurturbed. Repetition of the same
went on, but none was found tired, nor willing to give up further
attempts. Then gods requested Adisesha to lift his head a little as
a concession to Vayudeva. When lifted, the Wind-god blew fast with
redoubled vigor and force,, then a part of Kailas came off and was
borne to the south on the sings of twenty big birds. The waiting
sages and the king enjoyed the Darshan, and forthwith it
disappeared. The king had his long pending desire fulfilled. And to
mark of this great episode, he built a grand Tirukkovil and
installed the images of Uma and Maheswar with figures of birds on
the terrace of this sacred Brahmapureeswarar Tirukkovil. The images
thus installed are extremely grand and wring veneration by the
exquisite sculpture, exuding from them.
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