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Vishnumaya
or
commonly
known
as
the
'chathan'
is
a
Hindu
god
famous
for
magic
capabilities.
Vishnumaya
is
famous
in
south
india,
primarily
Kerala,
Tamil
Nadu,
Karnataka,
Andhra
Pradesh
etc.
He
is
considered
to
be
the
son
of
Lord
Shiva
and
Kulivaka,
a
tribal
reincarnation
of
Shree
Parvathi
(in
some
versions
of
the
mythology).
In
the
mythology
this
is
how
the
story
of
Vishnumaya
or
the
Chathan
goes.
One
fine
day
when
lord
Shiva
was
on
a
hunt
he
happened
to
gaze
upon
the
beautiful
tribal
women
named
Kulivaka.
The
combination
of
long
solitude
and
the
irresistible
beauty
of
Kulivaka
made
the
lord
lustful.
After
letting
Kulivaka
know
of
his
wishes,
lord
Shiva
went
for
a
bath
and
it
was
then
that
Kulivaka
could
finally
grasp
the
depth
of
the
whole
issue.
Being
an
ardent
devotee
of
Shre
Parvathi,
Kulivaka
realised
that
mating
with
the
lord
would
bring
the
utmost
wrath
of
devi
Parvathi
and
at
the
same
time
feared
the
wrath
of
lord
Shiva
if
she
refused
to
him.
Facing
such
a
dilemma
she
decided
to
pray
for
the
Devi
herself
so
that
she
could
find
a
solution
to
this
problem.
Upon
appearing
before
Kulivaka,
Devi
parvati,
impressed
by
her
innocence
and
good
natured
heart
decided
to
let
her
know
of
why
she
was
destined
to
be
mating
with
the
lord
himself.
Apparently
in
her
past
life,
she
was
one
of
the
servants
in
the
retinue
of
Parvati,
named
Manaswini
and
happened
to
breast
feed
lord
Ganesha,
son
of
Devi
Parvati.
Parvati
did
not
approve
of
a
servant
breast
feeding
her
son
and
cursed
that
she
would
be
born
in
a
chandala
family
in
the
next
life.
When
Shree
Parvati's
anger
finally
subdued
she
understood
she
took
pity
on
Manaswini.
Devi
Parvati
blessed
Manaswini
that
she
would
get
the
opportunity
to
breast
feed
the
son
of
Lord
shiva,
even
after
being
born
in
a
Chandala
family.
Parvati
informed
Koolivaka
that
it
was
pre
destined
fate
for
Shiva
to
meet
her.
She
informed
that
she
herself
would
take
the
form
of
Koolivaka
and
deceive
lord
Shiva
and
that
the
boy
born
out
of
that
will
be
the
killer
of
the
Asura
lord
Jalandhara.
The
union
of
Psuedo
Koovalika
and
Lord
shiva
saw
the
birth
of
a
child
with
divine
power.
Lord
Shiva
arranged
a
buffalo
for
the
protection
of
this
child.
This
divine
child
who
came
to
be
known
as
Chathan
was
given
to
Koolivaka
for
rearing.
Koolivaka
thus
became
the
mother
of
Chathan,
son
of
Lord
Shiva
fulfilling
the
boon
of
Parvati.
Chathan
lived
with
Koolivaka
for
about
seven
years.
The
tribals
loved
the
boy
who
saved
them
from
many
dangers.
He
roamed
the
jungle
riding
his
buffalo
and
playing
a
musical
instrument
known
as
"Ezhara".
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