The story of saiva saints/4. IYARPAGAI NAYANAR
4. IYARPAGAI NAYANAR
In kaverippoompattinam there lived a Saint called Iyarpagaiyar who was born in Merchant Caste. He would offer to any one anything without saying “NO” to them. One day Lord Siva came in the form of a venerable and Handsome person and requested the Saint to offer him his lady. The Saint prostrated before the incumbent, offered him his lady and bade him go. The relatives of the Saint attacked the new comer with fury and ferocity but the Saint fought with his relatives, killed them and asked him to go. while the saint was returning, he heard once again the cry of lamentation. "O Saint Iyarpagaiyar! Please do come”. The saint pushed to the spot. The new comer vanished and appeared in the from of Rishabaruda (as mounted on the Sacred Bull ) and blessed him, his wife and the dead relatives will beatitude.