The following verse and the Padigam has been composed and sung by Tiru Navukkarasar, on Siva,
in the temple of Tiruk Kadvaur, Veerasthanam. This is in 4.107 of Saiva Canon.
This temple is in Mayiladuthurai taluk, Nagappattinam district. One can go by bus from Nagappattinam
or Mayiladuthurai.
Siva - Amirthkadeswarar.
Uma - Abhirami Amman.
Holy tree - Bhilva tree, Jathi Mullai (a type of Jasmine) creeper.
Holy tirtham - Amirtha Pushkarani , a tank, and Kala tirtham, another tank.
This is one of the 8 places of Siva's heroic sports. Here, He kicked Yama and sent him away when
he approached to take the life of Markandeya away.
Siva kicked Yama, the god of Death, when he approached Siva devotee Markanedya to snatch his life,
and made Markandeya ever live with 16 years of age, with out ageing.
மருட்டுயர் தீரவன் றர்ச்சித்த
மாணிமார்க் கண்டேயற்காய்
இருட்டிய மேனி வளைவாள்
எயிற்றெரி போலுங்குஞ்சிச்
சுருட்டிய நாவில்வெங் கூற்றம்
பதைப்ப வுதைத்துங்ஙனே
உருட்டிய சேவடி யான்கட
வூருறை உத்தமனே.
To save Markandeya, the bachelor, who worshipped Him with flowers to be free from the sufferings
of birth born of ignorance. Kicking the cruel god of death who had a twisted tongue, hairs as red
as fire, curved white teeth and a dark body, [causing him] to tremble with fear, the Superior God
who dwells in Kadavur, has the lotus red feet with which He kicked the god of death, and caused the
god of death to roll on the ground.
Arunachala Siva.