We continue with the 'Internal Evidence Account' of Sri Pillai, from where we left (page xxviii). When Arunagiri fell from the temple-tower, the Lord saved him and ordained him to sing His glories by Himself giving the first line.

xl Arunagiri at once completed the song. Being cured of all physical ailments and purged of inner impurities, his heart was brimming with devotion. He was in a highly ecstatic mood. He was totally transformed. He adopted the life of a renunciate. The erstwhile sinner shone now as a saint. He was full of expression, love and supreme devotion. By the special blessings conferred on him by the Lord, as the waters of a reservoir rush forth when the flood-gate is thrown open, wisdom and love flowed through the saint in the form of Tiruppugazh songs. He poured forth poems in exquisite Tamil, singing the glories of the Lord in diverse ways. He was God-intoxicated out and out. The residents of Tiruvannamalai and neighbouring areas revered him and joined him in singing his songs. His fame and glory spread everywhere as an exceptional devotee of Lord Murugan and as a great Yogi. The king of the country, Pravuda Deva, also evinced great love and devotion towards Arunagiri and honoured the Saint in his court. He requested Arunagiri to give him the darshana or vision of Lord Murugan Whose vision he had the good fortune to have, even as Somaasimaara Nayanaar had requested Sundaramurti Swamigal.

In support of the king's request, Sri Pillai says, there is a 'karna-paramparai' story, as follows: (Note: Sri Pillai has, in his Preface (see page xxviii), rejected the 'karna-paramparai' stories as unauthentic. Why should he resort to it now? The story is both irrelevant and unwarranted, as we will see at the end of the story -- page xliv.)