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and one decad each at Thiru Uththarakosamangai Thiruvarur, Thiruththonipuram (Sirkazhi) and Thirukkazhukundram. Though the saint might have visited several other temples of worship we may be sure of his visit to those seven places wherefrom he has sung his lyrical songs. It may be noticed that wherever he sung his poems he has thoughtfully recollected the grace of the Lord of Thirupperunthurai. There is no wonder therefore that he mentions this place in all the stanzas of six decads out of twenty sung here at Thirupperunthurai. We do not understand the significance of Uththarakosamangai which he declares as the town of the Lord (19:3:2:120) being referred to in all the nine verses (stanzas) of the Decad of the sacred goiden swing (16) sung at Thillai. It is gratifying to find that the Lord graciously offered the saint sacred ash there: “Ch maidens with breasts decked with jewels! Let us swing on the golden swing singing on the huge palaces with terrace in Uththarakosamangai whert, lightnings, play of the Gem Who has neither antecedent nor end nor beginning and Who, while a multitude of sages and several hundred crores of heavenly ones were waiting, graciously bestowed on me. His sacred Ash that I might be established for ever in His flood of grace” - (16:3) We must remember that the saint has sung here a Decad of fifty very fine verses called the Decad of Forsake not plea wherein he pleads to the Lord not to forsake him. Perhaps it is only here at Uththarakosamangai the Lord commanded him to go over to Thillai and went away along with a band of His divine saints who were destined to receive