One city that was renowned throughout India for its scholars, institutions and ingenious art work was Kanchi, the capital of the Pallavas. The king of the Pallava lands who conquered both the excesses of the Kaliyuga and his enemies alike was Aiyadikal Perumanar. The king ruled the land with his royal sceptre of dharma - the Dharma of Lord Shiva. With wealth and fame, a peaceful kingdom, conquered enemies, prevailing justice, and the pervading fragrance of Shaivam along with the knowledge of the holy Vedas, our Nayanar ruled the land.

 The king felt that the crown was a burden and a hurdle in serving the Lord. He wanted to sing about the Lord’s fame. He left the throne to his son and went to serve the Lord in the way he wanted to. He visited many shrines of crescent-moon adorned Lord and sang a venpa (one of the four major constructs of Tamil poetry) each time. The Pallava king went to the abode of the King of the Cosmic dance at Chidambaram, and offered his holy fragrant flower in the form of a venpa. Staying there for some time, in that holy place worshiping God, he continued his pilgrimage to many other temples of the omnipresent Lord and served him by singing hymns. He spent many years like this and finally reached the company of the Servitors of the Lord in the heavenly abode of the Lord under His sacred feet. Let the great love of the King of Kadavas - Aiyadikal Kadavarkon Nayanar, because of which he left royal pleasures to serve the Lord, stay in the mind.

Guru Pooja: Aipassi / Mula or Tula / Mula

Har Har Mahadev

• Birth place of Aiyadikal Kadavarkon Nayanar
• Aiyadikal Kadavarkon Nayanar puranam in English Poetry
• ஐயடிகள் காடவர்கோன் நாயனார் புராணம் - செய்யுள்
• ஐயடிகள் காடவர்கோன் நாயனார் புராணம் உரைநடை
• ऐयडिकल काडवर्कोन नायनार दिव्य चरित्र 

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