So he put some holy grass (Dherbai) in the cradle and with his mantra he made that as a child. When the Saint was out of the meditation, he found the child missing. When Sita returned, she found that the Saint was in meditation and didn't want to disturb him to tell him that she was taking her child. The Saint was watching the child and meanwhile went into a deep meditation. One day when she was going out for some chores of the Ashram, she asked the Saint to take care of her child in the cradle. While in the Ashram, She brought a male heir of Rama to the world. Lord Rama had sent Sita to the forest when she was pregnant and lived in Saint Valmiki's Ashram. It is believed that He shoos away all evils and devils from entering the village.He masters all land and is a warrior who blocks all evil entering a boundary.įollowing is the story heard by word-of-mouth from the pujaris or Sami aadis in Alagar Kovil, Madurai. It is also believed that He is a fierce warrior who never forgives those who sinned or those who commit crimes. Karuppanar is believed to protect the poor, and ensure justice and self-discipline among his believers. Just like other sub-deities, he is also a martyr.
These fallen warriors or any persons who sacrificed their life for a good cause such as protection of the welfare of the society or the community are revered by all. In the ancient Tamil society, people venerated the Veerargal (or warriors) and had the formless stones (Veera Kal or Veerakkal) or Nadukkal erected in memory of them. Hence he is associated with darkness, night, etc. Karuppu (in Tamil) means Black and Sami means God. 18-Steps Karuppasamy is considered to be most prominent among the Karuppu system. One can find a group of 5 to 6 variants of Karuppa Sami among the 21 folk deities who perform the protective roles through Shamanism or Oracle system. He is one of the 21 associate folk-deities of Ayyanar and is hence one of the so-called Kaval Deivams of the Tamils. Karuppu Sami (Tamil: கருப்புசாமி) also known as Sangili karuppan is one of the regional Tamil male deities who is popular among the rural social groups of South India, especially Tamil Nadu an small parts of Kerala.