The temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams and is located in the lane opposite to the lane of Ashtabhuja Perumal temple in Kanchipuram. The name of the Thayar is Komalavalli Thayar. The Perumal is in the lying position on Adisesha.
According to Sthala Puranam, Brahma performed a yagna without His wife Saraswathi. On knowing that, Goddess Saraswathi was enraged and took the form of a rapidly flowing river - River Vegavathi in an attempt to wash away the yagna. However, Lord Vishnu came to the rescue of Brahma’s yagna and lay down in the path of the river - obstructing the flow of Vegavathi river. The river was unable to flow beyond the lying Perumal and disappeared into the earth. The Sthalam is hence called Thiruvekka.
Thirumazhisai Azhwar sung praises of this deity so beautifully that the king who heard the verses wanted Thirumazhisai Azhwar to sing praises of the king too. Refusing to sing praises of anybody but the divine Lord, Thirumazhisai Azhwar decided to leave the town and asked the Yadothkari Perumal to also leave with him. Perumal left the town with Adisesha also along with Azhwar. When the king realized his mistake and pleaded with Thirumazhisai Azhwar to return, Perumal also returned but lay down in the reverse position. The head of Pallikonda Perumal is typically to the left when one enters the Garba Griham. However in this temple, the head of the Perumal is on the right. Since Perumal did what he was told to, He is called “Sonna Vannal Seidha Perumal” or “Yadokthakari”.
This is also the place where Poigai Azhwar is said to have taken Avatar.
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