Azhwarkadiyan went to his brother Isana Shiva Pattar’s house
after his meeting with Princess Kundavai. Located near the Vada Mettrali
Temple, the Pattar’s house was about half a kilometre distance away from the royal
palace.
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| Vadathali Temple today |
The city was quiet and the streets were empty, as all the drama
and entertainment troupes seemed to be done for the day. As he walked by the
houses of Padai veedu, he noticed
many women were standing outside their houses and talking in groups, angrily. They
were no ordinary women. Each one of them had sent their father, husband and
sons armed with a sword and a spear to Eezham to fight along with Prince Arul
Mozhi Varman. Every house in this street had sacrificed a son or a husband to
the glory of the kingdom. He looked around wondered about the dissatisfaction
that these women felt now and worried where it would all lead to, if they
started protesting too loudly.
It was very dark, when he reached the temple. Situated atop a
small cliff, the temple cliff was once occupied by Jain monks who meditated in
the caves. When Appar Swami came here for the first time, he couldn’t see the
temple, because the artificial catacombs that the Jains had built were all
around. He entreated the Pallava chieftain who was ruling the Chola Kingdom to
intercede. The chieftain ordered the demolition of the catacombs and within
them a small shiva temple was seen and Appar sang in delight.
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