3 (a). KULASEKARA PAANDIYAN.
Kulasekara Paandiyan was a just king. He ruled with Manavoor as his capital city, situated to the east of Kadambavanam. Dhananjayan was a good merchant living in Manavoor. He was a staunch devotee of Lord Siva.
Once he went on a business to a city to the west of Manavoor. When he returned it was night fall. He decided to spend the night in safety and entered Kadambavanam.
He saw the extraordinary Vimaanam presented by Indra. When he went closer he saw the Sivalingam in the temple.
It was a Somavar-the auspicious day for Siva pooja. Devas came down to worship Sivalingam. Dhananjayan got the rare opportunity of helping the Devas in performing the pooja which lasted all night.Next morning Dhananjayan returned home.
He could not contain his excitement. He shared the rare news with King Kulasekaran. The King was equally thrilled and tried to imagine the pooja performed by Devas in the temple. He went to sleep and had an unusual dream that night.
In his dream a siddha purusha appeared. He instructed the king to build a city around the temple in Kadmbavanam. The next morning the king shared his unusual dream with the ministers and the pundits of his court.
They all left westwards and saw the Indra Vimaanam.The king was moved to the core by the sight of the Sivalingam and the Pond of Golden Lotuses.
They all took a holy dip in the pond, performed pooja to Lord Siva and awaited further instructions.







