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Karaikkal Ammaiyar Guru Puja 2027: 24 March, Mount Vernon
காரைக்கால் அம்மையார் · Paṅkuni, Svātī
Paṅkuni, Svātī · Mount Vernon, Kansas, America (United States)
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பெருமிழலைக் குறும்பற்கும் பேயார்க்கும் அடியேன்
"am the slave to Perumiḻaikkuṟumpar and Pēyār; Pēyār is Karaikkālammaiyār;"
Thevaram 7.39.4 (lines 4), thevaaram.org: https://www.thevaaram.org/thirumurai_1/songview.php?thiru=7&Song_idField=70390&padhi=039&startLimit=4&limitPerPage=1&sortBy=&sortOrder=DESC ; English gloss from the same page (Translation: V.M. Subramanya Aiyar, French Institute of Pondicherry / EFEO 2006)
Punithavathi, daughter of the merchant Dhanadattan of Karaikkal, gave one of two mangoes sent home by her husband Paramadattan to a hungry devotee. When her husband asked for the second, Shiva gave her a fruit in answer to her prayer; her frightened husband left her as one divine.
She prayed to give up her beauty and was given the form of a pey (ghost). She climbed Kailasa on her hands, Shiva called her "Ammai" (Mother), and she sings at His feet at Thiruvalangadu.
| Guru Puja month | Paṅkuni |
| Guru Puja star | Svātī |
| Birthplace | Karaikkal |
| Also known as | Punithavathi, Peyar |
Source: Periya Puranam (Sekkizhar)
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