 Tirugnanasambandar's devotional hymns locked the gates again.The recorded history of Vedaranyam is found from the inscriptions in Vedaranyeswarar Temple.The inscriptions date from the reign of Aditya Chola (871–907), Rajaraja Chola I (985–1014), Rajendra Chola I (1012–1044) and Kulothunga Chola I (1070–1120) indicating various grants to the temple.