Friday, 12 February 2021

Nine winter nights

Childless royal couple of Madurai, Malayadhwaja Pandyan and Kanchana Maalai, performed ritualistic sacrifices. And Princess Thataathakai manifested - with three ovaries. 

A prophecy was heard, that the princess would lose her distortion, the moment she sighted her suitor.

Thataathakai reached adolescence, and went on a battle spree, conquering kingdom after kingdom. They reached Himalayan foot hills - there were no more kingdoms to conquer.

And her anxious minister Sumathi, prodded her on - the prophecy was yet to be fulfilled. "There are kingdoms in the mountains, let's invade," she urged. 

Pandyan army ventured into highlands, where the princess sighted Sundar-ishwara, the handsome Lord - and her third breast vanished. Thataathakai became Meena - akshi, the fish eyed

- Story of Meenakshi, as told in tradition

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