Skanda Purana narrates an interesting tale which narrates
the greatness of Sage Agastya. The incident took place during the marriage
ceremony of Shiva and Goddess Parvati. The divine wedding was happening in the
Himalayas and all the living beings on earth headed towards the great White Mountains .
Now all the living beings on the earth assembled on the Himalayas and the great mountain slanted due to the
imbalance in weight. As a result the earth slanted.
There was confusion on earth and to maintain equilibrium,
Shiva asked Sage Agastya to head towards the South.
Agastya then moved towards South and sat in meditation on
the southern tip and equilibrium of earth was restored.
This story symbolically narrates the spiritual greatness of
Sage Agastya.