Mountain of the Siththars - Viraali Mountain -Agathiyar

Viraali mountain is located in Tamilnadu, near Trichy i.e., in the Madurai - Trichy highway. This Viraali mountain which was a dense forest has now become a developed city.

In this mountain there is a temple of Lord Muruga that is believed as being built in the 10th century. Arunagirinathar has wrote about this Lord Muruga in his book “Thirupugazh” in eighteen songs, by reading them we can know the greatness of this temple.

Also we found a song as Agathiyar was telling the greatness of the mountain to his disciple Pulathiyar in the book “Agathiyar 12000”. But surprisingly we could not find any information about this temple.

"பூணவேயின்னமொரு மார்க்கங்கேளு

poonavaeyinnamoru maarkkangaelu 

புகழான புலஸ்தியனே சொல்வேன்பாரு

pugazhaana Pulasthiyanae solvaenpaaru 

தோணவே விராலியென்ற மலைதானுண்டு

thoanavae viraaliyenra malaithaanundu 

தொல்லுலகில் சித்தர்முனி குடியிருப்பு

thollulakil siththarmuni kudiyiruppu 

காணவே விராலியென்ற மலையிலப்பா

kaanavae viraaliyenra malaiyilappaa 

கண்காணா சுனையுண்டு வுதகமுண்டு

kankaanaa sunaiyundu vuthagamundu 

நாணவே வெகுகோடிகாலமப்பா

naanavae vegukodikaalamappaa 

நாதாக்கள் வாசமதுசெய்வார்பாரெ.

naatharkal vaasamathuseyvaarpaare 

பாரெதான் விராலிமலை யுச்சியப்பா

paarethaan viraalimalai yuchiyappaa 

பாங்கான கணேசரென்ற கோவிலுண்டு

paangaana Ganesarenra koavilundu 

நேரெதான் வடக்குமுந் தன்னிலப்பா

naerathaan vadakkumun thannilappaa 

நிலையான கல்லாலை மரமுமுமண்டு

nilaiyaana kallaalai maramumumandu 

சீரெதா னோட்டை மணடபந்தானப்பா

seerethaa naottai mandapanhthaanappaa 

சிறப்புடனே புலியுறங்கும் வாயக்கால்தான்

sirappudanae puliyurangum vaayakkaalthaan 

கூரேதா னாயக்கால் மண்டபத்தில்

kooraethaa naayakkaal mandapaththil 

குறிப்பான கருநெல்லி யிருக்குதானே

kurippaana karunelli yirukkuthaanae." 

-அகத்தியர் 12000 (Agathiyar 12000) 

There is a mountain named viraali. Siththars and saints will live there for very lone period. There is a fountain in the mountain. Nobody can easily see that fountain. He says that there is udhaga neer also in that mountain.

In the top of the Viraali mountain, there is a temple of Lord Vinayaka. To the north side of this temple there is a tree named kalaala and near that there is a hall and after crossing it, there is a canal named puliyirangu. Near to that hall there is a black amla tree. It is believed that Paranjothi, a sage has been doing meditation under that tree.

Also it is believed that the sage who did the meditation under that tree has wrote a book named “Gnana nool” and he has told that the book should not reach to the hands of the common people because if it reaches to them then the number of Siththars will increase rapidly and hence he has cursed the book and hidden it behind a rock cave.

He has also said that if someone comes to that mountain with the blessings of the guru and if he finds the book, he is the most blessed one.