Birth of Ayyappa Swami

A short article about Sree Dharma Shasthavu Swami Ayyappa's birth.The story of Ayyappa has found a place in the 8th chapter of Bhagavatha Shows that the divinity of the south indian god has spread across the length and breadth of India.Story related to Ayyappa that revolves around the Kulathupuzha,Achankovil,AaryanKavu and Erumeli have many components to backup the credibility of the history of the divine power that resides on the sabari hill.The geographical truth of the unique traditions followed and the age of Sabarimala in many ways.

Ayyappa will be born as the Son of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu.The luring image of mohini the form taken by lord vishnu at the end of Palazhimadanam came alive in the mind of lord Shivashankara.

He felt like seeing mohini again and send the message about his desire to lord Vishnu.Maha Vishnu once Again donated the garb of Mohini and reached the abord of Lord Shiva.At that moment Kamadeva cupid - like short his arrow of love and the time turned congenial for the lord Shiva and Mohini to unite.Thus Kaliyugavarada was born to mohini.

The fact that the star Uthram rose in the sky and that Ayyappa was born on wednesday have been recorded the divine infant was taken to Kailas by Lord Shiva were he tought him everything and turned him into an all well-knowing god.Completing the aim of his incarnation he had taken to birth again on the banks of river Pamba.

MahishiMardakan was born as a tiny baby and Lord Shiva should beside him in the form of a sanyasi.In that time the king of Panthalam, Rjasekhrapandyan occasionally to go hunting on the banks of Pamba.The childless king hearing the cry of a baby near by he saw a divine child resting on the sand of the Pamba Shore.He scooped the child into his arms.The king was an ardent devote of Shiva and Vishnu and the dazzling bead strung on the neck of the son shown brightly.The king firmly believe the baby must be a lucky gift from god.The King was return home with the child.On the way a saint appeared and blessed the king all the best.He call the child's name Manikandan because of the divine bead on the throat.The King thankfully paid his obeisance to the saint and returned to the palace.