History
of Sri Angala Amman Temple, Melmaliyanoor.
Goddess
Mother Parvathi the wife of Lord Shiva took birt on her as hive. The
pupose of the birth is to clear Lord Shiva from cetain sin and give
blessings to all people in kaliyug. The birth took place her before
the start of kaliyug. The birth place melmaliyanoor where the temple
is situated. The specialty in this temple is Mother in Angala amman
faces north while blessing devotees.
The great
dazzling brightest light is mother Sri Angalaparameshwari was ruling
the world even before inhabition started.
Mother parvathy
only created Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Maheswaran and Sadhasivan for creation,
Maintenance, distination, hiding and blessing.
Lord Shiva,
Vishnu and Brahma are supported to be three hands of Gods. All of sorts
of energies were differentiated mainly as three types, Wish, action
and Wisdom. Right Side is taken as Male and left as Female. When both
sides confine together resulted in creation of Sky, Water, Fire Wind
and Earth. Siva, Vishnu and Brahma were teamed with Eswari, Lakshmi
and Sarswathi.
Brahma, the
God for creation had 10 assistants to help in his activities. Thakkan
the important assitant crores of livings including saints. He also created
60 extremly beautful girls and married them to Godmen. In this process
Eswari's creator, He created Dhakshayani and married here to Lord Shiva.
When Takkan
went to kailash, He was stopped bygod one of Shiva's deputies. Angered
by this takkan performs difficult yagams with selfish maotives. He did
not invite Lord shirine. Dhakshyani went to yaga in sprite of Lors Shiva's
unwillingness. She accused thakkan for inviting Lord Shiva. But she
was only insulted completely dissatisfied, Dhakshayani saw yaga was
destroyed.
Dhakshayani
destroyed her own body. Lord Shiva took her body and devised with uncontrollable
anger(Rudhrathandavam). During this, the right hand of Dhakshayani fell
in Dhandakarunyam. Malayanoor is a part of Dhandakarunyam.
Aroop(shapless)
Angalaamman to join with Lord Shiva took Birth as Parvathi, the Daughter
of parvatharajan. She married Lord Shiva.
With power
of manthras and boons from Lord Shiva, Brahama performed a yaga to save
god men from two demons known as SANDOBI and SUNDARAR. Thro this yaga
thilothama as apsaras came to life.
Attracted
by the beauthy of thilothama not only demons but brahma also follwed
her. For her protection She went to kailash where Brahma also follwed.
As Brahma also was with five heads, Parvathi mistook him for Shiva and
felt at his feet. when Parvathi realized the truth, she was very angry
and prayed Shiva that fifth head of Brahma should be destroyed. As Suggested
by Lord Vishnu, Shiva fought with Brahma and cut his fifth head. But
Brahma was compensated with new head. Shiva cut Brahma's head nine hundreds
and ninty nine times and got tired.
He made
all the nine huindreds and ninty nine heads into garland and wore it.
Then again he cut Brahma's head and confirmed with four heads only.
Shiva was
affected by sin due to this. Devi Saraswathi, wife of Brahma cursed
Shiva to have no food, no sleep, and his hunger to be quenched with
as and thirst to be quenched with bone only. After this Shiva was roaming
all over the world.
Saraswathi
cures parvathi to become ugly, parts of crane and peacock are to become
her dress, her assiatants to become demons.
On knowing
this status, Lord Vishnu apprises Parvathi that her ordeal will come
to an end when she becomes snake in melmalaiyanoor.
Deve parvathi
roams all over the world. She meets sage Kapil in Thiruvannamalai and
takes bath in Brahmatheertham. She gets relieved from Sarswathi's curse.
From Thiruvanamali,
Devi Parvathi comes to Thazhanur Where she stays over night. On the
way to malaiyanoor. She creates big lake (ponneri). Her ring is lost
in the nearby fields. She curse the lake will not have any fields thereafter.
These in true till date.
On the way
she felt thirsty. But people there did not oblige her with water. So
she curse that are will never have palm trees.
Dasan with
3 sons (Veeran, sooran, Ukiran) went for fishing in malaiyanoor lake.
Parvathi suggested to them that catch should be devoted to her only
Veeran wanted to oblige. But he was sorry for having damaged net.
Angala Amman
gave three stones to veeran. The first when thrown in to lake it will
make the net all right, second stone will result in catching fishes
which is to be devoted to mother. Third stone will result in large catch
which can be used for sale. Veeran obeyed the commands.
Then Angalamman
created a snake hive in palace garden and set there as five headed snake.
Fisherman Dasan unsuccessfully tried to doze the hive. Third day Angalamman
gave Darshan to all four fishermen.She commanded the fishermen, Due
to Saraswathi's curse i am here. Daily you do Pooja to me . I will save
you and your future generations. Accordingly fishermen performs pooja
even now.
King of
the place Malai Arasan came to gardens and saw the snake hive temples.
He got angry with Dasan's family. he sent a great force to destroy the
snake hive. Mother made everything invisible and geve dharshan to the
king, Who donated twelve kanni lands for building the temple.
People took
sand from snake hive as prasad and got relief from diseases. Lord Shiva
crosses river sangraparani and reaches Melmalaiyanoor. In cremation
ground consumes three handful of ash and gets some relief from hunger.
Then he asks for food in front of the temple. On hearing Shivas voice
Parvathi feels happy and thinks of her brother Vishnu who appraises
the procedure for relief from curse.
That Moment
she had consultation with Lord Vishnu. He advised her that Tasty food
is to be prepared in three parts. the fist two parts are to be given
to Kabalam, Third part is dropped in the floor as if by mistake, then
when Kabalam comes down to taste the food parvathi should take giant
shape and squeeze it. Then the curse will be released. To cook the food
she should take the help of lakshmi and Amudha Surabi
Parvathi
Prepared food accordingly. She orders Lord Ganesh to take care of his
father till the lunch is over. Ganesh obeyed his mother's word. Parvathi
performed pooja to the feet of Lord Shiva and served lunch as suggested
by Vishnu. When Kabalam come down to eat the third part of food, Parvathi
took giant shape of Angala Prameshwari and crushed it with right foot
and made it as her servant.
As Shiva
was released from curse he felt happy and went to Chidambaram for Dancing
happily. He got the name of Dhandeswarar and Parvathi as Dhandeswari.
The Angalaparameshwari
was taken in procession in car to subside her anger. Angels, sages and
saints became wheels, Wheellatch and throne of the car. Angalamman came
to normal and under took procession in normal shape. So Angala amman
bless her devotees by staying in melmalaiyanoor.