The Lord appeared in the dreams of the devotees of Tiruvarur informing them to receive Arurar who was coming to their town. The devotees were surprised that the Lord Himself was bidding them to receive a devotee which made them recognise the greatness of Arurar. They gave him a grand welcome at the outskirts of the town while the houses and streets of the Tiruvarur were decorated to greet him with warmth and respect. Arurar and the gathered devotees saluted each other in reverence. The devotee who was enslaved by the Lord Himself sang wondering whether the Lord of Tiruvarur would accept him too! He went along with the ocean of devotees to the Lord's holy abode Tirumulattanam. He bowed down and prostrated again and again with zeal at the feet of the Lord who had Himself bestowed grace on him. When he was immersed in devotion, the Supreme, who is difficult to fathom by science and knowledge, and is simple when approached with devotion, declared to the crowd of devotees assembled, that He had given Himself as a companion to that true devotee and asked Sundarar to be in the grand attire like the one he had worn when the Lord had stopped his wedding. The great devotee bowed down humbly to the Lord praising His Glory. The devotees hailed him from then on as “Tampiran Tozhar” (the friend of our Lord). He was mostly seen with splendid robes, fragrant garlands, with the sweet odour of sandal and a golden staff in the hand like a king. But in his heart, he was the humble devotee of the Supreme and His devotees, considering himself as their servitor. He lived in Tiruvarur worshiping the Peerless Supreme there.

Meanwhile, Kamalini, one of the two attendants of Devi Shakti who fell in love with Alala Sundarar was born in Arur as Paravaiyar in the tradition of wandering temple dancers. Bestowed with a beautiful appearance, a melodious voice and matured devotion towards the Blissful Shiva-Shakti, she was a marvel to behold. One day when she was going to the temple along with her friends, Arurar was returning along with the devotees from the abode of the Lord. Arurar was immediately captivated by the charm of the young Paravaiyar and lost his heart to her. Cupid simultaneously struck Paravaiyar too as she saw Arurar and found it difficult to control her mind from thinking about him. But, the love for the crescent moon adorned Lord, guided her into the temple. Arurar enquired about her from the accompanying devotees and found that her name was Paravai and was difficult for even for the celestials to obtain. The desire for her pulled him into the temple. But, by then she had completed her worship and left. He was disappointed. With the ardour for a demure girl playing with his mind which had always been directed towards his Lord, Arurar, unable to sleep, begged the Lord to obtain her for him. Paravaiyar too found out about Arurar from her friends who told her that he was a splendid devotee of the Lord. Her passion for him grew and she too spent a sleepless night.

The Lord appeared in the dreams of the devotees of Tiruvarur and asked them to arrange the marriage of these two young sincere devotees. Thus married, the couple lived with great discipline and devotion towards Lord Shiva. One day when they went to the temple, Arurar saw the Devashraya hall where all the marvellous devotees of the Lord had gathered. Thinking of the Glorious Feet of the Lord, he lamented when would he be a humble slave of those devotees! The Lord then appeared before this highly celebrated yet humble devotee. Sundarar praised His holy Feet that resides in the blooming lotus of devotees' hearts. The Lord explained the greatness of the devotees at the Devashraya hall and asked Arurar to join them by saluting and singing about them. The excellent devotee wondered how he should praise those extraordinary people! The Lord provided him with the first sentence “tillai vazh andhanar tham adiyarkkum adiyen” ([I] the servitors of the servitors of the Brahmins of Tillai) and asked him to sing. Nambiyarurar sang the excellent masterpiece Tirutonda Tokai hailing the splendid devotees, mentioning many of their names and saluting the august gathering of devotees at the great Devashraya Hall of Tiruvarur. 

Guru Pooja: Aadi / Svati or Karka / Svati

Har Har Mahadev

• The Puranam of the Lord's Intercession in English Poetry
• தடுத்து ஆட்கொண்ட புராணம் - செய்யுள்
• சுந்தரமூர்த்தி நாயனார் புராணம் உரைநடை

See Also: 
1. thiruththoNdaththokai 
2. paravaiyAr