to have lived around 650 CE. 5 The Poompaavai Patikam is still available today. http://archives.amritapuri.org/bharat/purana/chennai.php A slightly different version is mentioned in wiki: According to mythology , the goddess Parvathi , the consort of Shiva , once offended him. [4] Shiva was so annoyed he cursed Parvathi to be born as