Krishna and Parvati

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OHM SHRI RAGAVENDRAYA NAMAH

JAYA JAGANNATHA

 

Namaste Nisha,

 

Meenakshi is a special Parvathi stationed at Madurai, middle of Tamil Nadu in

India. As you know many places we use interchangeably Krishna name to refer

Vishnu. Here also it is used in that sense.

 

In this context there is a puranic ancient story about Meenakshi and it is still

celebrated as Mega annual festival in south Tamil Nadu. It is still a family

function among thousands of families in and around Madurai.

 

The story is: Meenakshi (Parvathi) is the sister of Alagar (Vishnu), who is

residing at 20 KM away from Madurai. Meenakshi fell in love with Sokkar (Shiva)

and they decided to marry in Madurai city and sent a messenger to inform Alagar.

Alagar started his journey to attend the marriage. However, he was little bit

delayed and the muhurta fixed for the marriage has approached. As a customary,

the father or brother of the bride should officially hand over the bride to the

bridegroom. As the time was running out for muhurta, they asked Meenakshi's

uncle, Perumal (again another Vishnu expansion) to hand over. Later by hearing

this, Alagar got angry and he took bath in Vaigai river and without going the

Madurai city he roamed around and he reached his place after two months.

 

All these three deities have their own temples and the same story scenes are

repeated every year. Even now, people carry Alagar in palanquin by walk. Most

thrilling event is the Alagar taking bath in the river, which happens on the

Chitra Poornima (Full moon in Aries month). This year event has just been

finished.

 

So, in India there are so many branch Puranic stories apart from the great epics

of Ramayan and Mahabarat. One among them is this sister - brother relationship

of Vishnu and Parvathi.

 

Thanks

Solai Kannan

Nisha M. [nishu_indiia ]06

May 2002 10:13 AMsjvcSubject: [sjvc] Krishna and ParvatiIn

Shankracharya's Meenakshi Panch Strotam, it is inscribed that Sri Krishna and

Maa Parvati (Meenakshi) are siblings? Its universal that one is from dwapar

yuga and another treta (not confirmed but from the perspective of Ramayana we

could say that)? Is there any leela attached with this? We all know about the

Subhadra being Krishna's sister then how come Parvati maa could be attached in

this form? If anybody has any idea about this please let us know.

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