Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi Pooja Details
Sri Maha Pratyangira Devi Pooja Details
The following are special days for pooja for Prathyangira Amman:
1. Amavasya
2. Ashtami
3. Sunday
4. Tuesday
5. Friday
Slokam – 1
Aparaajithaayaicha Vidhmahe
Shatru Nishoodhinyaicha Theemahi
Thanno Prathyangirayai Prachodhayaath :
Slokam – 2
Ugram Veeram Maha Shakthim
Jwalantham Sarvathomukham
Prathyangira Bheeshanam Pathram
Mrityum Mrithyum Namaamyaham
Slokam – 3
Om Aparajeethaya Vidhmahey
Pratyangiraya Dheemahi
Thano Ugra Prachodhayaath…
Om Pratayangiraya Vidhmahey
Sathrunisoothiniya Dheemahi
Thano Devi Prajothayaath
For those who find this difficult, just chant “Jay Prathyangira, Jaya Jaya
Prathyangira” as much as you can.
Sri Prathiyangira Devi Temples:
This temple for Sri Maha Prathyangira Devi is situated in a small village
called Ayyavadi around 6 kms from Kumbakonam.
Located just 500 mts from Uppiliappan temple, this village was once
called as Aivar Padi.According to legends, the 5 Pandavas visited this
place, kept their weapons under a tree, worshipped Sri Maha Prathyangira
Devi and went around in the forests. As the five Pandavas worshipped
here, it is beleived that the place was called as Aivar Padi which later
changed as Ayyavadi.
Sri Maha Prathyangira Devi’s worship will take away all evil forces and
unsolvable problems from one’s life. In this temple Homams are
conducted every full moon day and No moon day, after which huge
volumes of Red Chillies are offered to the Goddess.
2. Vedian Enthal a small village near Manamadurai (South India). Here she
is five faced and seated on a lotus.
Lord Vishnu took the Narasimha Avatar to kill the demon king
Hiranyakasipu who is the father of Prahalada. After being so furiously
fought with so much of power to kill the king, the anger and the fierce of
Narasimha didnt come down. With so much of anger Narasimha couldn’t
make out between good and bad people and started disturbing everyone
and no one could control him. People prayed Lord Shiva to save them.
Lord Shiva took a new and powerful form or Avatar as Sarabeswara, with
lion’s face and eagle’s wings. Shakthi accompanied Lord Shiva in the form
of Sri Mahaprathyangira Devi seated on one of the wings of Sri
Sarabeswara. Sarabeswarar went and subsided Narasimha’s anger to
bring back peace.