Moorka Nayanar
Birth place : Thiruverkaadu
Mukti : Kumbakonam
Star : Karthigai Moolam
Birth place : Thiruverkaadu
Mukti : Kumbakonam
Star : Karthigai Moolam
A devotee of Lord Shiva lived in
Thiruverkaadu. His service to the Lord was to offer food to all His Bhaktas
every day. Years rolled on and the devotee lost all his wealth and became poor.
He then moved to Kumbakonam. He still managed to continue feeding the devotees.
The money he needed to do this service, he made by gambling. He gambled
everyday and ensured he won. He did not use any of the earnings for himself but
only to feed the devotees. While gambling, if anybody tried to cheat, he used
to draw his sword and threaten them. He came to be called Moorka Nayanar
because of his harshness. In due course he attained Lord Shiva’s feet.
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