Thirumalai Deivam

<p>Once upon a time, and other saints perfored for the welfare of all living beings. After the completion of Yajna they should offer first respect to one among the ( , , and ). They were confused, so told him to test all three. When he reached Satya Loka, Brahma and Saraswathi were enjoying music played by Saraswathi so they didn’t see and welcome Bhrigu. He was insulted and cursed them, so that they will not have any temple in earth. When he reached Kailasam, he saw Shiva and Parvati dancing, so they too didn’t see and welcome Bhrigu. He cursed Shiva to be prayed to only in form and finally reached . He saw Vishnu sleeping on his serpent Anantha-Shesha. Vishnu knew Bhrigu was waiting but kept his eyes closed. Upon Bhrigu seeing this, he became angry and kicked his chest, making Vishnu open his eyes. Then he said that don’t be angry with me Bhrigu rishi and he served him with utmost devotion, so Bhrigu decide to offer first respect to him. After Bhrigu left, Lakshmi left Vishnu as Bhrigu kicked Vishnu’s chest where she resided. After that, Vishnu lost all his wealth and left Vaikutham. He roamed Earth in the name of Srinivasan. He stayed in an which was taken care by a woman called Yashoda, Krishna’s adopted mother in a previous birth. Later, he falls in love with a princess named Padmavati (reincarnated as Lakshmi). They both agree to marry. Srinivasan took a loan from Kubera for the wedding expenses from the idea told by Narada. Srinivasan promised Kubera to pay only interest until the end of and will then pay the original amount. After the marriage of Srinivasan and Padmavathi, they decide to stay on Earth till Kali Yuga ends to protect the people and became Gods. They are located at . After some years, many kings constructed a temple for him and so many people offered their service and devotion to him. In return he helped all the people when they ask for help. People till now believe that Srinivasan along with Padmavathi Amman will protect mankind with whatever good wish they ask. Music was composed by and lyrics were written by , , , Nellai Arulmani, Poovai Senguttuvan, and Ulundhurpettai Shanmugam. The song “Ezhumalai Irukka” is set in the raga .</p>