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Muniandi is a regional Tamil guardian deity. The deity Muniandi refers to the Munis worshipped by the Tamil people. Muni refers to a class of guardian deities which are classified as Siva Gana. They are servants of the Supreme God Siva and his female half Sakthi. The Munis could refer to former warriors, kings or sages who achieved the status of a Muni after their human death. Some of the Munis worshipped were created as Munis and did not go through the human life cycle. The Munis are worshipped as Guardian Deity (Kaval Deivam), Favourite Deity (Ishta Deivam) and Family Deity (Kula Deivam). Muniandi is also known as Muniappan, Aandiappan and Munisamy. ==Mentions in Kandar Shashti Kavasam== There are mentions regarding Munis in the Kandha Shasti Kavasam. However Munis that were mentioned in the verses refer to types of evil spirits or ghost that is prevalent in the Tamil folk fore in contrast to the guardian deity. The famous Kandar Shashti Kavasam by Devaraya Swamigal contains the following verses: ''paarka paarka paavam podipada'' ''billi soonyam perumpahai ahala'' ''valla bootham valaashtihap peihal'' ''allal paduthum adangaa muniyum'' ''pillaihal thinnum puzhakadai muniyum'' ''kollivaayp peihalum kuralaip peihalum'' ''penkalai thodarum bramaraa chatharum'' ''adiyanaik kandaal alari kalangida.'' Please see and see that my sins are powdered, Let the black magic and great enmity go away, Let great devils and those who shake their tails, Let the uncontrollable Muni, which creates problems, Let the back yard Muni which eats babies, Let the ghosts with fire in their mouth, Let the ghosts which steal my speech, And let the Brahma Rakshasas which follow ladies, Run away screaming when they see me. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Muniandi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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