Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Kochi Thekkemadhom Shree Dharma Sastha

Kulathoril Ayyan is the Moolasthanam of Lord Dharma Sastha. It was worshiped by brahmins of 18 villages in Kallidaikurchi, Tirunelveli district of TamilNadu, which surrounds this graham's. In one of the Kalakattam, Resource of income from these villages became a scarcity. In those Circumstances and full of Brahmins left Kallidaikurchi and started migrating to nearby areas.

Were some brahmins settle down. Others are offered business opportunity by Kochi Raja. Raja invites these brahmins community to come to Kochi for business opportunity. These brahmins again migrate from Mavelikara to Kochi in a boat. Along with a Villakku believing that is Sastha is accompanying them from Kallidaikurchi in a boat. These brahmins who travel in these bunch of boats. Start singing praise of Lord Dharma Sastha to easy there journey through water. That's how VanjiPattu come into existence.

Which leaving Kallidaikurchi Village these brahmins prayed Dharma Sastha to accompany them and be with them during their journey and if they reach Safe and flourish in that region, they would offer thanks to Lord Dharma Sastha. These brahmins reached a place called Mavelikara.

Once they reach Kochi, Raja helps them with business opportunity and place to live. Additionally a place for the Villakku which they considered as Lord.
Now the place where they kept the Villakku, was haunted by a Yakshi, who used to live there. These brahmins were unable to conduct evening worship due to Shalyam of this Yakshi. These brahmins prayed Kulathoril Ayyan to protect them.

One the same day night, Lord in form of a small boy reaches these brahmins and tells them that he would help them by arresting her to a tree and would light a lamp in the place where they need to built a temple for Dharma Sastha. That night the boy goes and arrest the Yakshi, who was staying there by putting a Changli or Vilanga to her leg and tieing her to the tree. Yakshi after realizing the the little boy is not a normal human being but Lord Sastha himself, surrenders to him. Lord being Karunya Moorthi, makes her as a member of his family and ask her to Grand all wishes to devotees who come and worship HIM.
That's how Yakshi Sathanam at Kochi Thekkemadhom as she existed before Lord came to Kochi. Which is not there at Kulathoril Ayyan Temple.

Bhootanadhar being Rudramamsham of Lord Sastha, states with HIM like a shadow, so he is present in Kallidaikurchi as well as Kochi Thekkemadhom. 


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