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The Divine Physician-Vaideeswaran Koil
The Legend
There are several legends associated with the temple. Lord Shiva descended from Kailash to heal the ailing with Mother Parvati following Him with a vessel containing Sanjeevini Thailam (medicinal oil) and the soil from the roots of the Vilva tree to aid Him in His mission. The Lord thus is worshiped as Vaideeswaran (The Master to physicians) and Parvati assumed the name Thaiyal Naayaki. Hence the name of the temple, Vaideeswaran Koil.
As per the legend, King Veerasena, a devotee of Lord Shiva, in accordance with the words of His Guru offered worship to the Lord here in the interest of his son who was ailing from an incurable disease. It is said that the king smeared his body and as well as his son's body with the ash from the Jataayu Kundam of the temple which brought about a miraculous cure immediately.
It is also here that Lord Murugan received his 'Vel' or the spear in order to vanquish the demon Surapadman. The 'Siddhamirtha Theertham', a tank that lies in front of the Mother's shrine whose water is said to have cured the leprosy of Sevai or Ankaragan (the planet Mars) of leprosy. The water from this tank is also said to have cured a devotee called Sundaran of his leprosy. The severed head of one Thakkan, is said to have joined its body on the mere sprinkling of the water from this tank. It is a belief that the tank owes its miraculous healing powers to the nectar used by the Siddhas for Lord's Shiva's worship that had mixed with its water.
An interesting feature associated with the 'Siddhamirtha Theertam' is that the tank is free of frogs and snakes to this day. This is so because of Sage Sathanantha who declared that the tank should be free of the species as a frog chased by a snake jumped on him while he was engaged in penance.
The Lord here is said to have been worshipped by Jatayu (Pul), the bird king in Ramayana, Rig Veda (Irukku), Vel (Lord Muruga), Oor (Surya, the Sun God). Hence the place assumed the name PullirukkuVelur. However it is more known as Vaideeswaran Koil owing to the Lord's power to heal the ailing. It is also said that Lord Rama had performed the last rites of 'Jatayu', here. The ash from the Jatayu Kundam is said heal people miraculously.
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