The saint was serving the Shiva devotees by reading their facial expressions and understanding their actual needs.

Shiva decided to relieve Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar from the miseries of rebirth and wanted him to bless with salvation.

On an eventful day, Shiva appeared before the saint in the guise of a ripened Saiva devotee with thin frame and wearing old and dirty rags.

The devotion and faith of Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar melted Shiva and he appeared before him and valued his act with benign grace.

lunar mansion) of Swathi is observed as Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar's puja day in all Shiva temples.