![]() ![]() With the blessings of Sri Kamakshi, he had become a poet and composed Mooka Pancha Sashti comprising of 500 poems. Once there was a speech challenged person named Mooka. It is believed that King Dasaratha offered prayers to Sri Kamakshi here before doing Puthra Kameshti Yagna for begetting children. It is believed that offering the Kumkum of Sri Kamakshi to Arupa Lakshmi shall bestow wealth. She had done penance here on Sri Vishnu for the alleviation of the curse. Arupa LakshmiĪs per the legend, once Lord Maha Vishnu had cursed Sri Lakshmi to go formless. Lord Shiva was pleased with the penance done by Sri Kamakshi and married Her on Panguni Uthiram day. Sri Parvathi Devi as Sri Kamakshi had also done penance on the tip of the needle surrounding Herself with five types of fire called Panchagni. However, Sri Parvathi Devi had protected the Shiv Ling with both Her hands. So, He took the form of a river Kambam and with the high tides, tried to destroy the Shiv Ling. Lord Shiva had desired to test the level of penance of the Devi. Sri Parvathi Devi had done penance here by making a Shiv Ling with the mud on earth. Hence Sri Kamakshi is said to have both Sri Saraswathi and Sri Lakshmi as Her eyes. As per the legend, “Ka” denotes Sri Saraswathi Devi and “Ma” denotes Sri Mahalakshmi. The term “Kamakshi” means the person with lovable eyes. There are a few legends pertaining to the origination of Sri Kamakshi Amman. ![]()
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