The dwarfish Agasthya, according to legends, had gone to Podiyamalai in the South and maintained the earth's equilibrium at Lord Siva's command. Great sages like Agasthya had worshipped Him and secured His grace. He is the repository of Jñana (Knowledge) and the very fountainhead of the three branches of Tamil literature - prose ( iyal), verse ( icai) and theatre ( natakam). Lord Muruga is considered essentially as the Tamil God ( Tamizh Kadavul). 2 This is particularly discernible in the southern parts of India and some countries in the Far East where Tamil-speaking people form a significant segment of the population. In the Holy Pantheon of Hindu gods and goddesses, Muruga has been given pride of place. Kanta Puranam by Kacciyappa Sivachariyar 1 Extracted from Chapter One of the book Grandeur of Thiruppugazh: The Hallowed Hymns of Arunagirinatha (Bombay: Bharata Vidya Bhavan, 1996) with the author's permission.
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