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Thiruvilayadal-13 .Drying up of the sea by the spear

Drying up of the sea by the spear (Thiruvilayadal-13)




Ugrakumar ruled in accordance with the Royal dharma.He performed 90 aswametha yagas .Indra was jealous of him and asked Varuna to destroy the fertility of the land .''you will become the ocean that destroys the seven worlds at the end of time,and destroy Madurai''.Varuna decided to obey.Accordingly Varuna rose in fury at mid-night .But Lord Shiva appeared in the dream of Ugrakumar as a siddha and asked him to dry-up the furious sea by throwing his spear  at it.


Ugrakumar woke up and carried out the command .And the ocean reduced itself to ankle deep level.Then Lord Shiva and Uma appeared on the bull in the sky on the bull mount and blessed him. Ugrakumar sang and worshipped him.




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