Why is there a parrot on the shoulder of the goddess in the Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple?
Find out why there is a parrot on the shoulder of the goddess in the Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple. Also, if you tell the parrot your wish, it will tell Ambal.
When we think of the image of the goddess Meenakshi Amman in Madurai, we are reminded of the parrot on her shoulder. When Meenakshi ruled Madurai, a parrot that could not fly cried for Meenakshi.
There is a story from Karna Parampara that the goddess Angayalkanni, who protects the universe, carried the parrot in her arms and kept it with her always.
Not only that, but this parrot always remembers the wishes of the devotees who pray to the goddess and always tells them to the goddess. That is why the devotees are devoted not only to Goddess Meenakshi, but also to the parrot she carries.
Tell your wishes to the parrot for anything. The parrot will take your wishes to Goddess Meenakshi at the right time and help you fulfill your wishes. So, if you go to Madurai, don’t forget the parrot.
When you stand in front of Goddess Meenakshi in Madurai and worship her, or at home, light a lamp and chant 108 hymns of the Goddess, there are many good benefits. Many people worship and feel elevated, it is a true story!
When we think of Madurai, it is Meenakshi Amman who comes to our mind. The incarnation that Goddess Meenakshi took to protect the people of Tamil Nadu is very different. Full of uniqueness. Madurai Meenakshi is the one who took charge as a family head in human form and at the same time was an empress and guided the hearts of all her people with her kindness.
The name ‘Meenakshi’ was given to the goddess because of her personality as a goddess with beautiful eyes like a fish. It is the nature of a fish to make the eggs it lays appear by opening its eyes and protecting and raising them with its power of vision.
Similarly, Goddess Meenakshi Amman gives birth to, raises, protects and saves all her devotees with her merciful and compassionate eyes. The name ‘Meenakshi’ came about due to this act of the Mother. No one calls the temple where the Mother and Father reside in Madurai as the Sundareswarar Meenakshi Temple. They call it the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple with devotional ecstasy.
Shiva can be identified only by the grace of Shakti. This spiritual philosophy can be seen in the bond of Meenakshi Sundareswarar. In the sanctum sanctorum, Goddess Meenakshi is seen with two holy hands and a merciful gaze. Normally, in Shiva temples, it is customary to go to the shrine of the goddess only after worshipping the idol of the father. Here, it is customary to go to the shrine of Sundareswarar and worship her only after worshipping and receiving blessings from Goddess Meenakshi. He said this.
