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 Kalikamar Nayanar

In Thiruperumangalam in Ponni Nadu, there was a vellalar , Siva devotee  by name Eyarkon Kalikamar Nayanar. He belonged to the family called "Eyarkudi," which produced Commanders-in-Chief to Chola kings.

He was a great devotee of Lord Siva who lived during Sundarar Moorthi nayanar. He heard how Sundarar Moorthi nayanar had employed Lord Shiva as page boy to deliver love messages between him and his wife Paravaya Nachiyar to resolve their domestic quarrel.
Kalikamar was a great devotee so he was greatly dejected that a devoutee of Shiva had used him for menial reasons. Kalikamar was disheartened that he was not also a good devoutee as his life has not left him even after hearing such news. Kalikamar wanted to take revenge on Sundarar Moorthi nayanar for his misdeeds.

 Sundarar Moorthi nayanar was upset that Kalikamar a great Shiva devoutee was miffed with him over a trivial reason which was his own fault. Sundarar Moorthi nayanar asked his friend Lord Shiva to appease Kalikamar’s anger.
Lord Shiva made Kalikamar suffer from sever colic pain . Lord shiva appeared in the dreams of Kalikamar and said that his pain can only be cured by Sundarar Moorthi nayanar. Lord Shiva asked Sundarar Moorthi nayanar to go and cure Kalikamar Nayanar. At once, Sundarar Moorthi nayanar set out for Kalikamar’s home.

Kalikamar had great sense of pride and he would die death rather than get treated at the hands of Sundarar Moorthi nayanar. Kalikamar took a dagger and cut open his stomach and died.


  
Sundarar Moorthi nayanar was received by the dutiful wife of Kalikamar wife and servants. Sundarar Moorthi nayanar asked for Kalikamar and at once the servants said there is nothing wrong with him and that he was asleep. After much persuasion by Sundarar Moorthi nayanar they showed Kalikamar’s body. In desperation, Sundarar Moorthi nayanar wanted to give up his life by slitting his throat. Lord shiva brought back Kalikamar to life and told him to let bygones be bygones. Both Kalikamar and Sundarar Moorthi nayanar embraced one another. Kalikamar spent the rest of his life in the service of Lord Shiva and his devotees.

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