INTRODUCTION :
Mangayarkkarasiyar was one of the 63 Nayanmars. She was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. Her birth name was Maani.LIFE:
She was a Chola princess. And she married the Madurai Pandiyan King, who was known as King Koon Pandiyan due to his hunch back. He had suffered from the problem of hunch back for a long time. He had converted to Jainism, and by worried about this incident, she sent the Prime Minister of the Madurai kingdom, to invite the great Saivite saints, Appar and Sambandar to Madurai. Appar and Sambandar cured of the king’s hunchback and from then onwards, the king came to be known as Ninra Seer Nedumaara Nayanar. By knowing the importance of Shaivism, and the importance of Appar and Sambandar, the King immediately reconverted to Shaivism.
CONCLUSION
Mangayarkkarasiyar who was a princess, and even after getting married to the pandiyan king, who was a hunch back, didn’t hate him, instead she took all efforts to cure his health, and also tried to reconvert him from Jainism to saivism. The king was cured of his health by the two nayanmars, and also by the sincere efforts put up by his wife, Mangayarkkarasiyar who was very much concerned about him. She acts as an example for others. She was a dedicated and a sincere queen, who also took care of the kingdom’s people in an affectionate manner. She has done a lot of charity works during his husband’s rule at Madurai. Due to her devotion on Lord Shiva, she has become a Nayanmar and has attained a place at Kailash, The Holy abode of Lord Shiva.
“OM SREE MANGAIYARKKARASI AMMAIYE NAMAHA”
“OM NAMAH SHIVAYA”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
