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89. KAPALEESWARA MOORTHY

            From the idol 'Kapaleeswar' we are able to see the Lord Shiva as aged person. His hair and the beard are increasing his appearance to the culture of savage. There is a reason for his resemblance like an uncivilized person. one occasion when he came to the forest where the saints and their wives were disputing on the subject of chastity and meditation. Saints preferred the meditation as superior. But the wives of the saints were praising the chastity as more superior. Lord Shiva came there as a Beautiful young man with a vessel on hand for "Biksha". (to collect food).

            All the ladies were attracted by the marvelous beauty of the young man. Those who were praising the chastity, could not maintain in their own account. They were wives of saints. They were admiring the young man. So, the saints were angry with the young man and sent the Serpent to kill him. The young man was not an ordinary man. He was Lord Shiva and the serpent could do nothing with him. All the saints begged pardon and wished Lord Shiva to become as an old person. Lord Shiva blessed all the saints and their wives and gave dharsan as an old man. This idol teaches the simplicity and the growth of human. When one become older, the beauty will go. The pride of youth is not certain. From this incidence we can understand that the meditation in the best one. Those who are weak in maintaining the character they have to suffer. Kapaleeswara Moorthy will give the steady mind and confidence when we worship him with devotion.