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Vaḷḷi ((タミル語:வள்ளி) "Creeper, Sweet Potato Plant")〔Dictionary defintiion is: வள்ளி (vaḷḷi), s. a plant, convolvulus batatas; 2. a winding plant, dioscorea sativa, படர்கொடி; 3. a ratan-shield, பிரப்பங் கேடகம்; 4. a jewel, ஆபரணம்; 5. a bracelet, கைவளை; 6. a kind of play, a dance, ஓர் கூத்து; 7. a consort of Subramanya. Fabricius, Johann Philipp. ''J. P. Fabricius's Tamil and English dictionary''. 4th ed., rev.and enl. Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House, (p,855, online (1972) edition )〕 is a Hindu goddess and the divine consort of the prominent god Murugan. ''Vaḷḷi'' is used to refer to many tribal or indigenous peoples' goddesses in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and by the Rodiya and Vedda peoples of Sri Lanka. Vaḷḷi is also known as ''Pongi'' at Vallimalai and the pond from which she drew water to quench the thirst of Murugan is still there. This pond, though in an open ground, does not receive the rays of the sun. Vedda still inhabit Kataragama region and there are temples dedicated to the mountain god Murugan in this region of Sri Lanka. ==The Birth of the Goddess== In ancient times, the mountainous regions in South India were ruled by various tribes. One of the prominent tribal people were the Kuravar, who were prevalent in the Southern part of India, including a part of Sri Lanka or Ceylon, in areas known as 'Thiruthani'. The chief of this Mountain tribe, Nambi Rajan and his wife prayed to the Mountain God for a girl-child. Their prayers were answered and Nambi Rajan's wife gave birth to a newborn girl. They named the child as Valli and she grew up as the princess of the mountain tribe. Some myths state that Valli was born from a doe when a sage laid eyes on it during a momentary lapse in his meditation. In her previous birth, Valli and her sibling Deivayani (another consort of Lord Murugan) were the daughters of Lord Vishnu, and both of them undertook severe penance to become the consorts of Lord Muruga, who appeared before them and gave the boon of marriage in their next birth. And in the present birth, the Goddess was destined to marry the God of Mountains, Lord Murugan and would never consider anyone else. At a young age, Sage Narada informed Her father that she was an intimate Shakti of Lord Subramanya incarnated for the fulfillment of the Lord's lila. Sri Lankan mythology moves the events into the island and claims that they occurred among the Veddah people near Kataragama. However, South Indian puranas state that Kataragama or Kathirgamam was the place where Lord Murugan stationed his army during his war with Surapadman. 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「Valli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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