Viraali mountain is located in Tamilnadu, near Trichy i.e., in the Madurai - Trichy highway. This Viraali mountain which was a dense forest has now become a developed city.
In this mountain there is a temple of Lord Muruga that is believed as being built in the 10th century. Arunagirinathar has wrote about this Lord Muruga in his book “Thirupugazh” in eighteen songs, by reading them we can know the greatness of this temple.
Also we found a song as Agathiyar was telling the greatness of the mountain to his disciple Pulathiyar in the book “Agathiyar 12000”. But surprisingly we could not find any information about this temple.
"பூணவேயின்னமொரு மார்க்கங்கேளு
poonavaeyinnamoru maarkkangaelu
புகழான புலஸ்தியனே சொல்வேன்பாரு
pugazhaana Pulasthiyanae solvaenpaaru
தோணவே விராலியென்ற மலைதானுண்டு
thoanavae viraaliyenra malaithaanundu
தொல்லுலகில் சித்தர்முனி குடியிருப்பு
thollulakil siththarmuni kudiyiruppu
காணவே விராலியென்ற மலையிலப்பா
kaanavae viraaliyenra malaiyilappaa
கண்காணா சுனையுண்டு வுதகமுண்டு
kankaanaa sunaiyundu vuthagamundu
நாணவே வெகுகோடிகாலமப்பா
naanavae vegukodikaalamappaa
நாதாக்கள் வாசமதுசெய்வார்பாரெ.
naatharkal vaasamathuseyvaarpaare
பாரெதான் விராலிமலை யுச்சியப்பா
paarethaan viraalimalai yuchiyappaa
பாங்கான கணேசரென்ற கோவிலுண்டு
paangaana Ganesarenra koavilundu
நேரெதான் வடக்குமுந் தன்னிலப்பா
naerathaan vadakkumun thannilappaa
நிலையான கல்லாலை மரமுமுமண்டு
nilaiyaana kallaalai maramumumandu
சீரெதா னோட்டை மணடபந்தானப்பா
seerethaa naottai mandapanhthaanappaa
சிறப்புடனே புலியுறங்கும் வாயக்கால்தான்
sirappudanae puliyurangum vaayakkaalthaan
கூரேதா னாயக்கால் மண்டபத்தில்
kooraethaa naayakkaal mandapaththil
குறிப்பான கருநெல்லி யிருக்குதானே
kurippaana karunelli yirukkuthaanae."
-அகத்தியர் 12000 (Agathiyar 12000)
There is a mountain named viraali. Siththars and saints will live there for very lone period. There is a fountain in the mountain. Nobody can easily see that fountain. He says that there is udhaga neer also in that mountain.
In the top of the Viraali mountain, there is a temple of Lord Vinayaka. To the north side of this temple there is a tree named kalaala and near that there is a hall and after crossing it, there is a canal named puliyirangu. Near to that hall there is a black amla tree. It is believed that Paranjothi, a sage has been doing meditation under that tree.
Also it is believed that the sage who did the meditation under that tree has wrote a book named “Gnana nool” and he has told that the book should not reach to the hands of the common people because if it reaches to them then the number of Siththars will increase rapidly and hence he has cursed the book and hidden it behind a rock cave.
He has also said that if someone comes to that mountain with the blessings of the guru and if he finds the book, he is the most blessed one.
In the next post we shall see about the Anjana mountain.
Original - www.siththarkal.com
Translated by - சந்தியா
