Once upon a time there was a demon named Mahishasura, he used to do all the evil things like killing innocent people and destroying huts through his powers.As Mahishasura was blessed with a boon that he cannot be killed by any male gods(invulnerability to men) all the gods of the heaven went to goddess Durga to help them from the evil demon.Then Goddess Durga accepted the gods wish and went to fight Mahishasura and killed him.Later on hearing the news of his brother's death Mahishi started performing a Tapasya(Meditation).On seeing the Tapasya lord brahma appeared before Mahishi and granted her the boon of ruling the universe and cannot be killed by any one except a person born in union of male and male.As such a person did not exist she thought she was safe and began plundering and conquring the world.
During the churning of milky ocean to get nectar lord vishnu took the form of mohini,on seeing mohini lord shiva fell in love with her.In their union lord ayyappa was born,as he combines in him the powers of lord vishnu and lord shiva.They left the boy in a forest near the river called pampa.
There was a king named Rajasekara,once he went to hunting in the same forest beside the river pampa.During his hunting he heard a baby crying,when king rajashekara went to the place from where the noice heard,he saw a baby boy who was left by lord shiva and vishnu.On seeing the child the king felt very happy as he did not have any children and took the baby to the kingdom along with him.The king and the queen were very happy as they prayed to lord shiva for a child.He was given a name Manikanta as he was born with a bell around his neck.
In the palace he was taught all vedas and martial arts and the guru was surprised by seeing his brilliance and extraordinary talents.The guru came to know that he was not an ordinary child but a divine power.After completing his education manikanta went to his gurus house and sought his blessings.Then Guru told his sad story as his only son was dumb and speechless.On seeing his son manikanta went to him and placed his hand over his head,immediately his son got the speech to speak.
Meanwhile at the palace the queen gave birth to a male child.Later after few years the king decided to crown his eldest son manikanta as the king.He asked his minister to make arrangements for it.As the Minister was jelous about making manikant the next king, he tried all attempts to kill manikanta,but he failed,then he went to the queen and told her that she had her own son and advised her making manikanta as the king is not correct when her own son was ready for it.Then the minister asked the queen to act as if she was having a sever stomach pain and asked the physician to tell that the king that only tigress milk can cure the stomach pain,as manikanta only can go to forest and will be in danger with the wild animals and the queen's son can become the king.The queen started to act as if she is having a sever stomach pain,later the king asked the minister to bring a physician to treat.As planned the minester brought the physician and made him to tell that only tigress milk can cure her stomach pain.
Then manikanta realized that the time has come for him to go to the forest as he was born to kill mahishi althoug the king didn't want him to go to forest.In the forest Manikanta encountered with the demon mahishi and killed her.And lord Indra felt happy and took the form of tigress and came to the palace along with Manikanta.Seeing manikanta coming on the tigress the king felt very happy and came to know it was a plot by the minister and the queen to kill him she acted.Later manikanta sot an arrow that fell at the top of sabarimala and asked the king to construct a temple at sabarimala.
There was a king named Rajasekara,once he went to hunting in the same forest beside the river pampa.During his hunting he heard a baby crying,when king rajashekara went to the place from where the noice heard,he saw a baby boy who was left by lord shiva and vishnu.On seeing the child the king felt very happy as he did not have any children and took the baby to the kingdom along with him.The king and the queen were very happy as they prayed to lord shiva for a child.He was given a name Manikanta as he was born with a bell around his neck.
In the palace he was taught all vedas and martial arts and the guru was surprised by seeing his brilliance and extraordinary talents.The guru came to know that he was not an ordinary child but a divine power.After completing his education manikanta went to his gurus house and sought his blessings.Then Guru told his sad story as his only son was dumb and speechless.On seeing his son manikanta went to him and placed his hand over his head,immediately his son got the speech to speak.
Meanwhile at the palace the queen gave birth to a male child.Later after few years the king decided to crown his eldest son manikanta as the king.He asked his minister to make arrangements for it.As the Minister was jelous about making manikant the next king, he tried all attempts to kill manikanta,but he failed,then he went to the queen and told her that she had her own son and advised her making manikanta as the king is not correct when her own son was ready for it.Then the minister asked the queen to act as if she was having a sever stomach pain and asked the physician to tell that the king that only tigress milk can cure the stomach pain,as manikanta only can go to forest and will be in danger with the wild animals and the queen's son can become the king.The queen started to act as if she is having a sever stomach pain,later the king asked the minister to bring a physician to treat.As planned the minester brought the physician and made him to tell that only tigress milk can cure her stomach pain.
Then manikanta realized that the time has come for him to go to the forest as he was born to kill mahishi althoug the king didn't want him to go to forest.In the forest Manikanta encountered with the demon mahishi and killed her.And lord Indra felt happy and took the form of tigress and came to the palace along with Manikanta.Seeing manikanta coming on the tigress the king felt very happy and came to know it was a plot by the minister and the queen to kill him she acted.Later manikanta sot an arrow that fell at the top of sabarimala and asked the king to construct a temple at sabarimala.