
kankaalamoorthi

hindu daivamaaya shivante oru prathimakalaanu kankala moorthi ("asthikoodamulla onnu"), kankala ("asthikoodam") allengil kankala-bhairava ennum ariyappedunnu. addeham palappozhum sivanaaya bhairavante bhayappeduthunna oru vashavumayi bandhappettirikkunnu, athinaal randaamathethinte vashamayum kanakkaakkappedunnu. dakshinenthyan sivakshethrangalil kankalamoorthy janapriyamaanengilum utharenthyayil ithu erekkure anjjaathamaanu. vishnuvinte sainika medhaviyum gettu keepparumaaya vishwakshanane allengil vishnuvinte avathara vaamanane addeham paraajayappedutthukayum vadikkukayum cheythathayi aithihyangalil vivarikkappedunnu. kayyil "kankala-danda" (asthikooda-staaf) ulla naalu aayudhadhaariyaaya oru purushanaayum thudarnnu paishachika parichaarakarum pranaya rogikalaaya sthreekalum aayum addehathe chithreekarichirikkunnu.
ithihaasam.
bhairavante ettavum janapriyamaaya moonnu vashangalilonnaan kankalamoorthy; mattullava brahmashirashedaka-moorthi, bhikshataana-moorthi ennivayaanu. bhayappeduthunna bhairavanaaya shivan srashtaavaaya brahmaavinte anchaamathe thala murikkukayum (brahmashirashedaka-moorthi ennu pratheekaathmakamaayi chithreekarichirikkunna oru pravrithi) brahmaavine shirachhedam cheythathinte paapam kaaranam aaa thala/thalayotti bhairavante idathukaiyyil kapalamaayi (thalayotti-kapp) ottippidikkukayum cheiyunnu. paapamochanatthinaayi, bhairavanu oru kapali enna prathinjja ettedukkendivannu kollappettavarude thalayotti yachana paathramaayi dharichu oru nagna sanyasi enna nilayil lokamembaadum alanjuthiriyunnu. eee soumyamaaya yachaka roopam bhikshataana-moorthiyaanu.
devadaaru vanathile munimarumaayulla ettumuttalinu sesham bhairavan, vishnuvinte vaasasthalathu athunnathinumumbu vividha raajyangalile daivangalum bhoothangalum sandarshikkukayum alanjuthiriyukayum cheythathayi kurmapuraanam vivarikkunnu. vishnuvinte vaathil kaavalkkaaranaayirunna vishwakshanan addehathe akathekku kadakkaan anuvadichilla. deshyappetta bhairavan vishwakasenane konnu, mrithadeham thante thrishoolathil (trisulam) kuzhichidukayum tholil chumakkukayum cheythu, ithu addehathinte paapathe vardhippichu. bhikshaadana-moorthi asthikoodamulla kankala-moortthiyaayi maari. ippol kankaalamoorthiyaaya bhairavan vishnuvinte vaasasthalathu praveshichu bhakshanathinaayi yaachichu. vishnu swantham raktham oru roopathil bhakshanamaayi samarppichu. mattoru pathippil, vishnu bhairavante nettiyil oru dhamani murichu; avante bhikshaadana paathratthilekku bhakshanamaayi rakthathinte oru ozhukk ozhukunnu. vishnu pinneedu bhairavanodu thante paapamochanam labhikkuna punyanagaramaya varanashi sandarshikkaan nirddeshichu. vishnuvinte gettu keepparumaayulla ettumuttal "vaamana puraanatthilum" "malsya puraanatthilum" chila vyathiyaanangalode veendum parayunnu. kayyil bhikshaadana pathravum tholil mrithadehamo asthikoodamo vechukondu kankalamoorthy alanjuthiriyukayaayirunnu.
varanashiyil athumbol brahmaavinte thalayotti bhairavante kaippathiyil ninnu veezhukayum vishwaksente mrithadeham aprathyakshamaakukayum cheiyunnuvennu ellah puranangalum sammathikkunnu. vishwasena punaruthaanam cheyyappedukayum vishudheekarikkappetta bhairava-shivan kankala-moortthiyude roopam upekshichu thante vaasasthalathekku madangukayum cheiyunnu.
vishnuvinte avatharamaaya vaamanane vadhichappozhaan shivan eee roopam sweekarichathu ennathaanu kankalamoorthiyekkurichu mattoru aitihyam. mahabali oru paatam padippikkunnathinaayi vishalamaaya prapanchatthe ulkkollunna oru valia roopamaaya vaamanante roopam vishnu sweekarichu. mahabali thaazhthappettathinushesham, vaamana roopam lokathinum daivangalkkum oru shalyamaayi maari. avarude abhyarthanaprakaaram shivan vaamanane nasippikkukayum avante nattellu aayudhamaayi upayogikkukayum cheythu. angane shivan vaamanante "kankala" (asthikal) kaivasham vaykkukayum kankalamoorthy ennariyappedukayum cheythu. mattoru vyaakhyaanam prapanchatthinte vighadanakaariyaayi kankalamoorthy sivanaanennum asthikal naashathe pratheekappeduthunnuvennum aanu.
iconography.
kamkalamoorthiyude vigrahashaasthram, amshumadbhedagama, kamikagama, supredagama, karanagama, vigrahashaasthra kruthi shilparatna ennivayulppede ellah shaiva agamik grandhangalilum charcha cheyyappettittund; grandhangal kooduthalum uthbhavam dakshinenthyayilaanu. vigrahalapanam bhikshataana-moorthiyumaayi valare saamyamullathaan. kankala-moorthi vasthram dharichathum bhikshataana nagnavumaan pradhana vyathyasam.
valathuvashath chandrachandran idathuvashathu sarpavum datura pookkalum alankaricha "jadaamukuda" (kireedatthinte roopathil koortha mudi) upayogichaanu kankalamoorthy chithreekarichirikkunnathu. vashangalil ninnu ozhukunna mudiyulla oru kireedavum addeham dharichekkaam. pattukal aalapikkunnathupole addeham santhoshakaramaaya oru aavishkaaram nadatthanam. addeham valath cheviyil saadhaarana "kundalakal" (kammalukal) allengil "makara-kundalakal" (makara aakruthiyilulla kammalukal) maruvashathu "shankapatra" (shamkhamkondu nirmmicha kammalukal) dharikkunnu. kankalamoorthy chuvanna mukal vasthrangalum kaduvayude toppiyum pattum kondu nirmmicha oru cheria paantum dharikkunnu. ayaalude niram veluthathaanu. oru velutha yanjopaveetha (vishudha nool) nenjil udaneelam dharikkunnu.
naalu kaikalulla kankalamoorthy chithreekarichirikkunnu. addehathinte muun idathu kaii "dhakka" allengil damaru enna oru drum pidikkunnu, muun valath kaii drum vaayikkunna oru cheria vadi "baana" pidikkunnu. avante pinn valath kaii thaazhekku neettiyirikkunnu, oppam "kadaka" aamgyathil kaii pidikkunnu, avante valarthumrigamaaya maanudeyo manthalinteyo vaayil, avan kaliyaayi kaikk sameepam chaadunnu. addehathinte idathu puram kaii oru "kankala-danda" kaivasham vaykkunnu, athil kollapetta vyakthiyude kaikaludeyum kaalukaludeyum ellukal kettiyirikkunnu. mayil thoovalukal, oru pathaaka, avasaanam oru cheria munny enniva kondu alankarichirikkunna staaf thirascheenamaayi pidikkukayum idathu tholil vishramikkukayum cheiyunnu. venkalachithrangalil, maanukale vevvere idukayo illaathirikkukayo cheyyaam, koodaathe pinn idathu kaiyum "kadaka" aamgyathil kothiyirikkunnu, angane athil oru prathyeka kaast "kankala-danda" sthaapikkaam. suprabhedagama", kanakala vishnuvintethaanu. paambinte aabharanangal avante shareerathe alankarikkunnu, arakkettil oru swarnna kataara kettiyittundu. kankalamarthi idathu call nivarnnu nilathu urachunilkkukayum valath call cheruthaayi valachu nadakkanamennu nirddeshikkukayum venam. addeham palappozhum paaduka (thadi cheruppukal) dharikkunnu.
kankalamoorthiykkoppam palappozhum sthreekalum bhuthaganarum (shivante paricharakar) undaakaarund. idathuvashathu vaykkunna paricharakaril oraal shivante daanadharmmangal sookshikkaan upayogikkunna oru valia paathram vahikkanam. thanavoor maraatha kottaram myoosiyathile darshooram shilpathilennapole, chilappol ezhu maharshimaarude ezhu bharyamaaraaya sthreekal, shivane aalinganam cheyyaano anugrahikkaano allengil oru laddle kondu avante yachana paathratthil bhakshanam vilambaano aakaamkshayode shivane pranayichathaayi vividha chithrangalil chithreekarichirikkunnu. chilappol lepakshi kshethrathilennapole oru sthree maathrame undaakoo. eee sthreekalil chilarude vasthrangal avarude kaamatthinte pratheekamaayi arayil ninnu thenni neengunnu. vividha daivangalum aakaashajeevikalum munimarum kaikal cherthu addehathe vanangunnu. chila daivangal kankalamoorthiyude paatha vrithiyaakkunnathaayi kaanikkan nirddeshikkappettittund, mattullavar addehathe sthuthikkukayo pookkal choriyukayo cheiyunnu. suchindram, thirumarugal, nageswaraswamy shethrangalilennapole chilappol vishwakashanente mrithadeham ramgathu cherkkaarund.
oru sthuthigeethamanusarichu oru vigrahashaasthra vivaranam parayunnath kankalamoorthy thante shareerathil raktham chuvanna niratthilaanennum moonnu annukalundennum parayunnu. addehathinte thala chandragrahanam kondu alankarichirikkunnu. naalu vedangal pole addehathinu naalu thaamarakkaikalund. avan oru "kankala-danda", oru kodali (parashu), oru maan enniva pidichu oru kaikondu drum adikkunnu. asthikoodangalum veenayum kondu alankaricha kankalamoorthy "asthikoodangalulla daivam" aanu.
mattoru vivaranathil, kankalamoorthy oru "kankala-danda", oru club, oru maan, oru sarppamulla oru damaru enniva pidichu veenaye kazhuthil vahikkunnathayi parayappedunnu.
utharenthyayil ariyappedaatha ellah pradhana dakshinenthyan shivakshethrangalilum kankalamoorthy bhikshathanayum kaanapedunnu. thamizhnaattile chidambaram kshethrathile naalu gopurangalil (gopurangal) naalu valia edangalundu, oro idathinum shivante naalu roopangalil onnu undu kankalamoorthy, bhikshaadana, somaskanda, kalyanasundara.
paraamarshangal.
srothassukal

