Near Sirungeri, in a village named valaipuram there lived a devotee of Lord Siva named Vaamanan, who is a renowned business man. He desired to build the biggest temple in a village for Lord Siva.
He chose the best engineers and sculptors and started the construction on an auspicious day.
Is it an easy task to build a temple by following all the scriptures correctly? Even after spending all his expenses towards the construction he could not finish up the work.
Hence he reached to many other rich people who could help him out in this situation. This is the point where his difficulties started.
He was rich but now he has been put into a very low position. To get back all the wealth he has lost he might have plotted to gain them back by means of donation, thought the people. Thereby all of them were hesitant to give him donation.
While he was bothered thinking about how to complete the rest of the construction he have heard that a sage has come the village so he approached him and told him about his situation.
The sage told him that " if you are really looking for wealth only to complete the temple construction then there is a Siththar doing meditaton on the famous Sadhuragiri mountain named Kalanginathar. Go to him and tell him about your problems and he will show the way".
Thinking that he has found a solution to his problem he took leave from the sage and went to reach the Sadhuragiri mountain.There in the Kaalangi forest sitting in the tiger's skin, Kaalanginathar was doing meditation. On seeing him, Vaamanan prayed to him.
By opening his eyes by realising the presence of Vaamanan, Kaalanginathar enquired about him and his purpose of visit. He also told about his construction of temple and his want for money right now and added that he has reached him now to find out the way to complete his rest of the construction
Though the Siththar knew the truth in his words, to test him he just stayed calm.
On seeing the silence of the Siththar he thought that the sage did not trust him. Till the sage rescues him, he decided not to leave the place and stay back at that place serving him and if he does not help him he thought of losing his life there itself. By deciding this he stayed back there by serving the Siththar.
The Siththar having noticed Vaamanan's dedication, sincerity and pure heart, the Siththar has started to make out Alchemy that could help him out with wealth which he wanted to complete his construction work.
By using the roma venghai, thira vengai, karunelli and many other herbs, 32 kinds of arsenic, muppu he made vagaarath thailam using which he converted all the metals into gold and gave the required amout of gold to Vaamanan. He blessed him and sent him back. He also went back to his place with happiness and completed his sacred work.
Having a need for wealth to complete the temple's construction they had made excess of vaagarath thailam, there was some of it left out. Kalanginathar has poured the rest of the thailam into the underground well that was present there and has arranged four Angels to gaurd the well. The people with bad thoughts and want for wealth may attempt to grab it by following certain mantras and by the aid of bad Angels. So he has given the authority of the high level gaurd to the Karuppanna God and Paechi amman.
It is told that even today in Sadhuragiri behind the Pilaavadi Karuppar temple that vaagarath thailam well is present and is not visible to common human like us.
*Thailam - oil like extract from certain flora and fauna used as medicine or perfume.
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Translated by - சந்தியா
