Introduction
Guardian deities are those wonderful deities who are considered to be the powerful aspects of the almighty. The details of some of the powerful guardian deities Temples are as follows:-
1. Ma Pechi Amman temple is one of the oldest temples in Coimbatore. The contact details of Pechi Amman Temple are as follows:
Address
Ma Pechi Amman temple
Chenniyur.
Coimbatore – 642109.
Phone: 096887 93625
This temple is believed to have been built by the great king, Sri Karikala Peruvalathan during his life time. Ma Shakti Devi, who is in the form of Ma Pechi Amman, properly takes care of her children, and beautiful Sculptures add more beauty to this temple.
Tuesdays and Fridays are considered to be the most auspicious days to worship Ma Pechi Amman and Lord Muneeswaran. Festival event would be held during the Tamil month of Aadi in order to honour the affectionate mother goddess. She is also worshipped during the Tamil month Thai. Non vegetarian as well as vegetarian dishes would be offered to her and after the performance of Puja, it would be distributed to the devotees as Holy Prasad.
It is believed that those who consume the Prasad would get all sorts of prosperity in their lives. During the time of fire walking ceremony (THEE MIDHI THIRUVIZHA), some popular scenes from Mahabharata would be played by the drama troupes, and during that time, rigorous prayers would be offered to Ma Periyachi, and she is also worshiped as a beloved or family deity by the devotees.
Pechi Amman is also fondly called by the name “AMMA”, who is the most beautiful mother goddess and she contains superior divine strength and power. She is the gentle Hindu goddess, and is one of the most important deities of Hinduism. She is called by popular names, such as Bhagavati, Mookambika, Durga, Kali, Chandi and Chamundi. Pechi is a ferocious aspect of Mata Parvati. She is also called as Pechi Amman and she is an incarnation of goddess Kali. Pechi is considered as the protector of children and she is worshipped for safe pregnancy and for giving birth to good children. Pechi Amman contains a ferocious appearance, and she holds various weapons on her hands. She took the terrible appearance in order to safeguard the people from the evil spirits and from their enemies. She is also worshipped as a Kula Devi by many people.
It is also said, that those who are dumb, would be able to talk, since the holy mother “PECHIAMMAN”, would give Pechu(Speech), which means, she would make the dumb people to talk properly. We can also find separate shrines for Pechi Amman in some Tamil Nadu Amman temples.
2. There is a famous temple dedicated for Lord Sri Irulappa Swamy, an aspect of Lord Shiva, and it is situated in Melaneelithanallur Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu – 627951. Tirunelveli City is a temple city which is also famous for the Sweet item, “THE DELICIOUS TIRUNELVELI HALWA”. There is also a separate shrine dedicated to Lord Irulappa Swamy at my Kula Devata, Ma Angalaparameswari Amman Temple, Keerakara Veedi, Erode.
In this temple, the main deity is Lord Irulappar, and this temple is crowded during Sundays and other important Festival days. Innocent and weak hearted persons are suggested to visit this temple in order to become bold. Special decoration would take place during the Shivaratri festival day, and here the devotees of Lord Irulappar worship him as Lord Shiva himself! We could also hear the divine sound of “NAMASHIVAYA” everywhere in the temple, which would be followed with the sound, “IRULAPPA SARANAM”. Devotees, especially female devotees used to sing some wonderful songs in praise of Lord Irulappar, which would act as a protective shield to those who sincerely recite it with full of bhakti:-
SONGS IN PRAISE OF LORD IRULAPPA SWAMY
Our
humble Salutations to the wonderful Lord Irulappar,
who contains
several weapons on his hands,
and by just remembering him
once,
whatever fear we have, that would immediately disappear from
our mind.
Our humble Salutations to most superior Lord Irulappar, who easily defeats his enemies, like playing with toys, and he is the one who contains innumerable powers. Let him give great bravery in order to win our enemies, and to become more and more knowledgeable person in the world.
Our humble Salutations to the best Lord Irulappar, whose face would turn into red during the times of battles, and he is the one, who eagerly waits for his turn to defeat his enemies, he contains good knowledge, wisdom, courage, boldness and generosity.
Our humble Salutations to the great Lord Irulappar, who would make us to act faster in our life, and he is the one who would give all kinds of prosperity in our life.
Our humble Salutations to the brave Lord Irulappar, you are the powerful aspect of Lord Shiva, and you are the beloved god for us, please protect us throughout our life, and follow us like our shadow.
Our humble Salutations to the unimaginable Lord Irulappar, who act as a best friend for those who lives alone, who act as a best medicine for the patients, who act as the Vedas for the learned scholars, and who act as the powerful weapon for the kings in the battle field.
Lord Irulappar is the family deity for Irular Community people, who belong to ST community, also called as Adivasis, whose main occupation would be climbing in the Coconut and Palm trees, in order to pluck coconuts and palm varieties. But nowadays younger generation belong to Irular Community are eager in their studies, and hence by using their ST Quota, some of them are well-educated and they have been even placed as big officials in state and central governments!
Those who worship Lord Irulappa Swamy wholeheartedly, would become very bold, and Lord Irulappa would be act as their personal guardian, would come in all walks of their lives, and become their best friend!
3. There is a wonderful temple dedicated for Lord Sri Karupparayan, and this temple is located in Perur Karuppukadu, in Coimbatore District and this temple is supposed to be more than 500 years old! Here Moolavar is worshipped Lord Ellai Karupparayan, seems to be a self-emanated deity, Urchavar is Lord Murugan, and Amman is worshipped as Makali Amman. Chithirai festival is grandly celebrated at this temple, and during that time, large number of people from nearby places used to gather in this temple like the busy bees which used to eagerly search for the honey in the flowers! Apart from the annual Chithirai festival, Thai Poosam, Kirthigai and full moon days are also celebrated at this temple. In my Kula Devi Ma Angalaparameswari Amman Temple, Erode, a separate shrine for Lord Sri Karupparayan is dedicated.
The temple would be kept open for the devotees darshan during the time:- 6.00 am to 12.30 pm and from 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm. This god is believed to have been safeguarded his devotees from mental tensions, accidents and diseases! Sri Karupparayan Swamy is regarded to be the family deity of Pillaimar Community people. They used to stay for a few days at this temple at the time of tonsuring the heads of their children. Animal sacrifice is also offered to Lord Sri Karupparayan Swamy mostly during festival times. It is to be mentioned that the devotees of Lord Sri Karupparayan Swamy are well settled in abroad and they earns well!
SONGS IN PRAISE OF LORD SRI KARUPPARAYAN SWAMY
Oh! My dear Lord Karupparaya, who is the incarnation of Lord Shiva, and who is our beautiful Lord Muruga, please forgive my sins and grant me the most joyful life through your supreme powers. I humbly bow my head before you, please accept my prayers and fulfil my wishes.
Oh! My dear Lord Karupparaya, who has got the holy trident on his hands, who is worshipped by the celestials like Lord Vishnu, Surya, Brahma and Chandra, who is the great Kala Bhairava, please forgive my sins and bless me to enter into the kingdom of heaven through your supreme powers. I humbly bow my head before you, please accept my prayers and fulfil my wishes.
Oh! My dear Lord Karupparaya, you look like the big palm tree, and you contain several heads, you are the holy consort of Ma Kali, you are the powerful god Veerabhadra. I am very scared to live in this difficult earth. I humbly bow my head before you, please accept my prayers and fulfil my wishes.
Oh! My dear Lord Karupparaya, you contain the great powers of Lord Shiva, you are considered as the humble attendant of Lord Shiva, you are having the capacity to destroy the entire world through your strong hands. I seek apology on you, please forgive my sins and give me a blessed life through your supreme powers. You are the guardian god Ayyanar and Muneeswaran. I humbly bow my head before you, please accept my prayers and fulfil my wishes.
Oh! My dear Lord Karupparaya, you contain the great powers of Lord Shiva, you look very beautiful, and you closely resemble to that of Lord Shiva, and those who worship you would be considered as the worshippers of Lord Shiva himself. I humbly bow my head before you, please accept my prayers and fulfil my wishes.
Oh! My dear Lord Karupparaya, you look like the dreaded fire before my eyes, you are the death god Yama for your enemies, you are the controller of the entire universe, you are very noble towards granting boons to your devotees, you are very soft and gentle to your devotees, you are considered to be the perfect god, you are very brave, courageous and worshipful god. I humbly bow my head before you, please accept my prayers and fulfil my wishes.
4. Arulmigu Sri Sadaichi Amman Temple is a popular temple and it is situated in Pudupatti, Madurai District. The speciality of this temple is that those who suffer from snake bites and from skin diseases easily gets relieved by consuming the sacred ash (Vibudi Prasadam) given at this temple. Adi month Fridays, Shivaratri and Navaratri are the most important festivals celebrated at this temple.
Temple Timings:- 5 am to 8 am, 4 pm to 9 pm.
Nearby this temple, there is a sacred temple tank, and those who take bath at this tank, gets relieved from their diseases as well as from their past birth sins! Devotees used to take Milk Kavadi, sweet Pongal and Koozh offering also takes place at this temple.
As per ancient legend, once, there was a small girl whose name was Sadaichi, who lived nearby the present place of this temple. As per ancient customs, she had got married at her younger age itself to a small boy, who used to graze the Cattle in the nearby fields. One day, while grazing the cattle, the boy suddenly fell down and died. As per ancient tradition, the little girl also fell down at the pyre of her husband and died. With her ashes, her parents constructed a small temple and dedicated to her, and it is called as “MA SADAICHI AMMAN TEMPLE”.
There is also a separate shrine dedicated for Ma Sadaichi Amman in my Kula Devata, Ma Angalamma Temple, Keerakara Veedi, Erode. Some Ancient pious woman who turn into divine goddesses, have got tremendous powers due to their chastity, purity and generosity. No one can underestimate them, since they are having the capability to burn us into ashes through their spiritual powers. We must have to sincerely worship Ma SAIDAICHI AMMA, by considering her as a most powerful goddess, since she contains tremendous powers. But at this present scenario, most of us are not aware of these kinds of wonderful village goddesses, since it is very difficult to find the names of these women goddesses from the Internet/spiritual books!
Goddess Sadaichi, who is believed to be an aspect of Ma Shakti Devi, grants our wishes and fulfil our dreams, and she is the mother (AMMA) for all of us, and for all of the living creatures in this world. Let us pray to this holy divine mother for our well-being, and chant her name sincerely and continuously with full of devotion in our mind.
5. Ma Kateri Amman is a guardian goddess, whose shrine is situated in Angalamman Temple near Govindapuram, who is mainly worshipped for getting good courage, knowledge, bravery, and she protects her devotees from diseases, dangers, black magic problems and removes their past birth sins. Her consort is Lord Munishvaran, a form of Lord Shiva, who is most popularly referred to as “LORD BODYGUARD MUNEESWARAN”.
As per ancient legend, Shiva once witnessed his consort, Ma Parvati, who left Kailash, appeared in a terrible form of Kali, went to the Burial Ground in the earth, and began to dance and dance in a fierce form. When Lord Shiva questioned her about her strange actions, she left her terrible form, and returned to Mount Kailash along with Lord Shiva as a dutiful wife, but before leaving from that place, Ma Parvati had left some of her powers on the burial ground, and hence those powers took the form of Kateri Amman, who was a benevolent goddess in removing sickness, various kinds of diseases like small pox, jaundice, chicken pox and nerve related diseases etc.
Ma Kateri Amman used to roam amidst the thick dense forests, in order to take care of the sad spirits (unnatural death occurs to them due to suicides, murders and accidents) whose soul suffers from lack of peace, and hence, in order to give peace of mind to those unlucky souls, the divine mother, Ma KATERI AMMAN, would appear before them in a ghost form, used to converse with them in a soft voice, and also makes them to attain the suitable worlds using her powers, according to the Karmas committed by them.
Ma Kateri is also portrayed in a violent form in the temples, since her natural form itself is like that! She acts cruel to the bad people, whereas she remains as a soft and gentle goddess, for those who are good in nature.
Ma Kateri’s Complexion is believed to be either dark blue or black. She is seen holding various weapons on her four hands. Kateri Amman is worshipped in some Villages of South India mostly by the Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe community People. She is also worshipped by the Tamil people in various countries like Sri Lanka, Mauritius and South Africa. Her offerings include Veppilai (Neem leaves), limes, and red flowers. Animal sacrifices are also being done to please the holy mother. She is the beloved deity for the devotees of Ma Durga Devi.
Kateri Amman is different from the ghost Kateri, which is considered to be an imaginary one! Recently while I was visiting a famous Ma Angalamman Temple near Govindapuram, to my surprise, I found a separate shrine dedicated for Ma Kateri Amman, and hence, now I have been forced by her, to write an article about her!
Dear readers, please recite this Mantra at least once in a day.
KATERI DEVATA MOOLA MANTRA
“Om my Dear Kateri Devata, I surrender at your holy lotus feet, please act like a protective shield for us, and help us to get rid from health issues, poverty, weakness, mental disorders. I consider you as my lovely mother, you have to protect me always, I serve you as your humble servant by the way of performing puja, doing decoration to your deity by adorning flowers, ornaments and garments, performing holy bath to you by using honey, milk, ghee, curd, coconut water and fruit juice. I don’t know how to express my gratitude on you, since you are showing great mercy on me. Please help me to lead my life without any problems. Please help me to cross the ocean of life, and grant salvation to me, Oh my Dear Divine Mother”.
We can also please the guardian deities by singing songs from the sacred SRI DEVI SUKTAM, and the sweet contents are as follows:-
I am having the powers enough to control the Rudras, Vishnus, the Vasus, the Adityas, Indra, Surya and Chandra. I am having the absolute powers to control the entire universe, and I hold the entire universe on my hands.
I control all the Devas, Devis, Demons, humans and all the living creatures in the universe. I grant wealth to those who perform fire sacrifice in my name with purity, sincerity and honesty.
I am the Queen, the ultimate Brahman, and the first offering of yagna (worship). The gods contains enormous powers, and that all happens only through my grace.
The one who eats food, who sees, who breathes, who, hears could be able to do it only through my blessings. Even the non-worshippers dwell near me. Hear my words, and always be wise and good.
I speak only the truth, which is liked by both gods and men alike, whomever I wish, I make him powerful, would give good knowledge and would make them into a pious and a wise one.
The weapons which are kept in my hand are for killing the wrong acts of the doers. I do battle for people, and, I would do goodness to my devotees. I am the wirepuller of the universe including the heaven and earth.
I spread among all the living creatures, including those who live in the underworld.
I am the wind, the fire, the earth, and I affectionately hold all living creatures on my hands. I possess the greatness that I am beyond the imagination of the gods, goddesses, demigods and others.
“OM SRI ERODE ANGALAMMA THUNAI”
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R.HARISHANKAR
