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Lord Ayyappa and Sabarimalai 42 JUNE 2021 SPECIAL FEATURE LORD AYYAPPA AND SABARIMALAI Compiled by : KIDAMBI RAJ throne. Both the hapless king and his queen prayed cease- beauty and stood before the demon, who was in hot pursuit INTRODUCTION lessly to Lord Shiva for a child. of the boon-giver. Smitten by Mohini’s charm, the demon Lord Ayyappa is a popular Hindu God, who is wor- fell for her guiles, began acting as she wanted and ulti- shipped all over India, especially in the South and partic- MYTHOLOGY BEHIND LORD mately ended up placing his hand on his own head. And ularly in the state of Kerala. He is also known as Sastha, AYYAPPA true to the boon, he burnt himself to ashes. The relieved Dharmasastha, Hariharan and so on. He is a powerful Shiva himself then felt deeply impressed with the damsel’s There was a demon by the name of Mahishasura who deity, and His blessings are considered effective in reduc- charm, and the spiritual union of the two great Gods hap- undertook severe penance (tapas) and consequently Lord ing the ill effects of planet Saturn. pened for the good of the world. The divine child Ayyappa Brahma was forced to grant his wish, that nobody on earth Lord Ayyappa is usually depicted as a handsome, celi- was born to them, bearing the name Hariharan (Hari is could annihilate him. Emboldened by Brahma’s boon, bate God seated in a yogic posture with legs crossed and Vishnu and Haran is Shiva), with his Nakshatra or birth Mahishasura commenced systematic destruction of peo- tied with a band and wearing a bell around his neck. Cel- star being Uttaram or Uttara Phalguni. This child was ple and pulverized tribes and communities. Terrorized and ebrated as a warrior deity, he is also shown riding a tiger. later found by king Raja Rajashekara Pandiyan of Panda- fearing his wrath, people fled to distant lands. Realizing In other cases, he carries a bow and arrow in his left hand lam and was brought up as the childless king’s own son. that only a superhuman power could exterminate the way- and holds a bow or a sword in his right hand. As there was a bead tied around the neck of the child, the ward Mahishasura, the devas appealed to Goddess Durga, king named the boy Manikantan, the one who has a bead who killed him in a bloody battle. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND TO THE in the neck. Legends speak elaborately about the birth and life of Later a son was born to the king himself, but still con- TIME OF AYYAPPA’S ORIGIN Lord Ayyappa. There was once a female demon called Ma- sidering only Manikantan as his elder son, the king started The members of Pandya dynasty ousted by Thirumala hishi, who was the sister of the demon Mahishasura who making arrangements for declaring him the crown prince. Naickar the ruler of the erstwhile Pandya Empire span- was killed by Goddess Durga. Mahishi did severe penance However, the queen had other ideas and wanted her son to ning Madurai, Thirunelveli and Ramanathapuram lived and got from Lord Brahma the extraordinary boon that she ascend the throne after the king. She hatched a conspira- in places like Valliyur, Tenkasi, Shengottah, Achankovil can be killed only by someone who is born to Lords Shi- cy to get rid of Manikantan and pretending to suffer from and Sivagiri. They had also established their supremacy va and Vishnu. As two males together, cannot produce an severe head ache, and she made the physician to prescribe in parts of Travancore, and some of them belonging to offspring, she began taking herself to be indestructible and the milk of tigress as its only cure. While none came for- Chempazhanattu Kovil in Sivagiri were given the right to started committing various atrocities. Somewhere else, ward to undertake this dangerous mission, Manikantan, on rule the country of Pandalam by the King of Travancore, Bhasmasura, another demon managed to obtain a deadly his own accord, ventured into the jungles, perhaps to fulfill some eight hundred years ago. King Rajashekara, the fos- boon from Shiva to the effect that any person on whose the purpose of his advent on earth. ter-father of Lord Ayyappa belonged to this dynasty. head he places his hand, would turn into ashes the next He encountered the female demon Mahishi in the for- A just and precocious sovereign King Rajashekara was moment. But no sooner he got the boon he wanted to test est, fought a fierce battle with her and destroyed her. But held by his subjects in high esteem. Under him, the region its efficacy on the Lord himself. Realizing the implication, it was actually a blessing in disguise for the demon, as, in was witnessing a golden age. But the king had one sor- Shiva rushed to Lord Vishnu and sought his help. The God the process, she assumed her original form of a beautiful row – he was childless and thus had no heir to inherit his of protection assumed the form of Mohini, a bewitching JUNEJULY 20202021 www.monsoonjournal.com 15TH YEAR IN CIRCULATION a parfait media publication MONSOON JOURNAL 433 SPECIALCANADA FEATURE NEWS woman and is now worshipped in the Sabarimala temple of Ayyappa. Supremely pleased with the annihilation of theThomson feared Mahishi, the Devas assumed Rogers the forms of tigers, Launches $100 Million Class Action riding on whom, Manikantan returned to the palace. Real- izing the divinity and greatness of the young lad, the king and the others bowed to him with great respect. againstWith his divine mission completed,Aviva he took hisInsurance abode at Company of Canada Sabarimala Mountain in the Pathanamthitta hill forests, to the Thomsonnorth of Pampa Rogers River, hasin the issued present a Kerala as state. a result The of an outbreak of a con- kingCanada-wide built the temple class as desired action by pro- the lord andtagious advised orby infectious disease (“conta- Sageceeding Agastya claiming, in which, $100 the millionidol of the lord giousas Ayyappa disease coverage”). wasin damages consecrated on by behalf Parashurama, of Cana- on the first dayCanadian of the businesses small and Malayalamdian businesses month Makaram who have (which been falls in thelarge middle have of applied to Aviva for interruption claims and seeks dam- Aviva should immediately review January).denied businessLord Ayyappa interruption can be worshipped incontagious the sanc- disease coverage and ages including punitive damages on their policies to determine whether tum,insurance seated cross-legged by Aviva assumingInsurance a divine yogichave posture. been denied coverage by Aviva, their behalf. they include these significant cov- Company of Canada which takes the position that the “Aviva has allegedly failed to erages that are often referred to as SIGNIFICANCEToronto, ON, July OF 06, AYYAPPA2020 global COVID-19 pandemic does not honour its good faith obligations Restrictive Access, Negative Public- WORSHIP(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thomson qualify as a contagious or infectious to its policyholders with respect to ity or Interruption by Civil Author- RogersA Sabarimala has issued pilgrimage a Canada-wide is steeped in its owndisease traditions under the Policies. business interruption claims result- ity coverages,” say Robert Ben and andclass rituals, action of proceedingwhich Irumudi claiming remains an importantThe part. 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