Skanda Shasthi 2009 - Day 7

23rd October, 2009

Kandapuranam - Day 7 - Lord Muruga's Marriage

  • Indran proposes that Lord Muruga marry his daughter, Deivayanai.
  • Muruga accepts the proposal and marries Deivayanai, who, in her previous birth was Amruthavalli.
  • Muruga then proceeds to the forest where he meets Valli, who was Sundaravalli in her previous birth.
  • He appears as a hunter and proposes to Valli, who refuses.
  • Muruga then appears as an old man, who again, proposes to Valli.
  • Valli ignores him. Lord Muruga then prays to his brother, Ganesh, who then appears as an elephant.
  • Scared, Valli asks the old man to protect her.
  • The old man agrees to help as long as Valli promies to marry him.
  • Valli makes the promise.
  • Lord Muruga reveals his true self and takes Valli away.
  • Nambi, the father of Valli, searches for her and seeing her with another man, summons the villagers to attack him.
  • Lord Muruga defeats them. Valli requests him to leave them be.
  • Muruga revives them and they come to realize that it is Lord Muruga.
  • Nambi apologizes to Lord Muruga for his mistake and arranges the marriage of Valli to Lord Muruga.
  • Lord Muruga marries Valli
  • And thus, Kandapurnam, beginning with the marriage of Lord Shiva, concludes with the marriage of Lord Muruga
The End