While on return from Palani temple to home, near Ottenchatiram, Aarumugath thambiran and his sister stayed in a place to cook and rest at night. While digging the ground to have a pit for fire, (around which three stones were placed in the centre of which firewood is placed, upon which a vessel or mud pot is kept for cooking) Lord Murugan showed them a treasure pot full of gold. Blessed by the Lord they saved the treasure and slept. Few thieves were watching this and when the brother and sister were in deep sleep, they stole the treasure and went away.
They would have not even had taken a few steps, suddenly there was a loud yelling from them. Aarumugath thambiran woke up and saw the thieves suffer in pain. Their eye sight was lost. They got frightened, repented and surrendered to Aarumugath thambiran and pleaded him to restore their eye sight. Aarumuganar felt for these thieves, and prayed to Lord Murugan for their normal eye sight. He gave them the sacred ash 'thiruneeru' and the thieves got back their eye sight. The thieves realized the greatness of the munficient and asked for his pardon. They changed entirely to good character and asked for his remedy. Aarumugath thambiran consoled them and asked them to provide food (annadhanam) for people travelling on foot to Palani temple. They did as per Aarumugath thambiran's instructions and even now we can find the annadhanam shelter spot at Ottenchatiram serving food for the devotees climbing The Palani Hills on foot.
THIEVES LOST THEIR EYE SIGHT AS SOON AS THEY STOLE THE TREASURE FROM AARUMUGA THAMBIRAN
Thieves surrendered to Aarumugath thambiran and pleaded him to restore their eye sight
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Hagiography of Saint Aarumugathambiran
EspiritualAUM This Holy book describes the divine hagiography of The Lord Murugan devotee, Sri Aarumugathambiran of Thiruthangal in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In this sacred place, around 18th century, a divine baby named ARUMUG...