6.BIRTH OF SIKANDI

Ambai wished to marry Salvan. Bishmar allowed her to go and marry her love. Ambai went to Salvan and said that she wishes to marry her. But Salvan did not accept her as she was captured by Bishmar , went to his kingdom and stayed in his fort. She went back to Bishmar, told about Salvan’s words and requested Bishmar to marry her. Bishmar told about his promise and denied to marry her. Six years went on like this. Ambai went to Himalayas and started to penance by standing on a single finger for 12 years. Due to her severe penance Lord Murugan came,gave a Lotus flower garland to her and said whoever wears it in around the neck will kill Bishmar. She requested many Kings to have the Garland but everyone refused. Finally she went to Panjala Kingdom and met King Dhurubadhan, he also refused. She left the flower garland there and went to the forest. There she met the great saint Parasuramar and told about her grief. Parasuramar told Bishmar to marry Ambai but he refused. Due to which Parasuramar got angry and started to fight with him but he also lost to Bishmar. Ambai was very worried and she started to penance to Lord Shiva. The lord said that in the next birth, she will have the chance to kill Bishmar so Ambai fell into the fire and ended her life. In the next birth, she was born as the daughter of the King Dhurubadhan and named as Sikandi. After few years, when she grew up unknowingly she wore the garland which Ambai brought from Lord Muruga to kill Bishmar. On seeing this King Dhurubadhan was scared and sent his daughter out of the Kingdom. Once saint Ishikar told Sikandi to go to the function at the river Ganga and help King Thumburu so that her wishes get fulfilled.