Thadathagai Piratiyaar(Thiruvilayadal-4)
Malayathuvasan Kanchanamalai couple were without any issue.They performed Putra Kameshti Yagam.Goddess Uma as a three year old and three breasted girl appeared from the yaga and rested on the lap of Kanchanamalai.The King was worried about the physical peculiarity of the girl.But there was an 'asariri'(unbodied voice)announcing that one breast would disappear when she gets a husband .
She was named Thadathagai as ordered by Lord Shiva .She learnt military arts and use of various weapons.On one auspicious day,he performed a coronation ceremony for her.She ruled justly and without blemish after her father passed away.
As the land was ruled by a virgin(kanni)the Pandiyan land was called 'Kanni Nadu'.
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