Pasupathy

Once upon a time, Parvathy wanted to marry Shiva in an earthly marriage with all religious rites on the earth; Brahma, Vishnu and Indira came to earth as acharya in Thiruvaduthurai;

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while playing chokkattan (similar to Thaayam), Vishnu won and his sister Parvathy laughed aloud; Lord Shiva was angry and said “Ada pasuve!” and Parvathy was born as a cow on earth; Vishnu became her herder at Therazhundur;

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Barathamuni had no children and he prayed the Lord; he was given permission to remove her curse and so he converted her cow shape to a feminine figure at Thiruvavaduthurai;

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 she grew up at Kuthalam alias Thiruthuruthi in Bharathamuni’s house;

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Lord Shiva came to marry her as promised earlier and Barathamuni received him at Ethirkolpadi;

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Shiva performed all the marriage rites / velvi at Velvikkudi before marriage

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; then he married Parvathy at Thirumanancheri.

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1. Thiruvaduthurai
2. Therazhundur (Vedhapureeswarar – Soundaryanayagi) – 11km from Mayuram.

3. Kuthalam.

4. Ethirkolpadi.
5. Velvikkudi.
6. Thirumanancheri.

Shiva hence gets the name ‘Pasupathy’