The first reference to her was made by Agathiyar. In trying to convince me to carry out the ritual of lighting the Homam that Tavayogi had asked me to do at my home after my return from visiting him at his ashram in 2005, which I reluctantly did as I was not keen on rituals then, Agathiyar pointed out in the Nadi that the ritual was not solely to fulfill my needs but for the betterment of the lives. Tavayogi himself was carrying out an annual ritual of a similar nature but in a more extensive and bigger way in the form of a Yagam to calm and appease her after she came as the Tsunami in 2004.
The next time it was mentioned was by Lord Shiva who came through a devotee asking us to conduct the ritual to heal her. We had placed our prayers before Lord Shiva following Agathiyar's directive in December of 2020 so that the pandemic would subside and we could carry out his annual Jayanthi in February of 2021 and life could get back to the usual norm, where breadwinners could bring bread and butter to their dinner tables and most importantly children can play outdoors enjoying the world and its sights and sounds.
I sent a message around asking all to pray.
"An individual could appease his individual karma through remedies and individual prayer. We are currently victims of collective karma. Only collective prayer could possibly address collective karma. Hence, the need has arisen to come together in a single and specific thought. As coming together physically might not be possible during these times of the pandemic, collective thought shall break through the barriers laid on our path and bring success in all our noble endeavors. As every conscious thought is registered in the cosmic consciousness. It gains momentum and strength and power by the grace of the divine beings and comes back to us to heal us and the world, shall we all come together tomorrow Sunday 13.12.2020 at 12 noon Malaysian Standard Time to sit silently and place our requests before Lord Shiva as per Agathiyar's directive? This is in line with Agathiyar's directive that we come together in asking and to move Lord Shiva who is known to grant boons to shower his grace and kindness in removing this pandemic that has shown its ugly face in its entirety. Agathiyar said he too shall try his best in convincing Shiva. Maybe the divine hand can go back in time and make some adjustments and bring a positive outcome."
In view of the lockdowns, we conducted the above-said prayer at the same time from each individual's home without the need to gather together physically. But as the pandemic continued to rear its ugly face, friends and relatives we knew slowly succumbed to it, and as there was no positive sign of it coming to an end, we needed immediate divine intervention. Man has exhausted himself fighting this battle alone. It was time we sought divine help. When the Hindu Gods took arms in the face of a threat from the evil forces as told in the Puranas, we had to resort to the use of mantras, Homam, and puja and use them as arms to fight against a threat of a different kind and ward off the danger. As fear set in, I remembered Agathiyar telling Jnana Jothiamma to recite the Mrityunjaya mantra in the face of danger. It is supposed to remove the fear of the unknown and the fear in us. We held another prayer asking that the devotees call upon all their gurus too to appeal to Lord Shiva. We needed their might and strength to hold on and see through this pandemic. The response was very good this time around compared to the handful who came together in December 2020. It was at Mahindren's home puja that day that Lord Shiva revealed and explained in detail what was taking place and the process of healing. Mahindren took two hours to recite the Mrityunjaya mantra and the Dhanvantri mantra which he included during the Homam, each 108 times. At the end of the ritual, Lord Shiva rose to address his family. Lord Shiva mentioned her. He declared that the very Prapanjam seems threatened.
"மனிதர்கள் பிரபஞ்சத்தோடு இணைந்து பிரபஞ்சத்தைக் கவசமாய் பயன்படுத்தி பிரபஞ்சத்தைச் சுத்தம் செய்ய வேண்டும். பிரபஞ்சம் சுத்தம் அடையும் தருணம் இந்த நோய் முற்றிலும் குணமடையும். பிரபஞ்சத்தோடு இணையும்பொழுது உங்களில் ஏற்படும் அதிர்வுகள் அணுவாய் மாறிப் பிரபஞ்சத்தைத் தூய்மை செய்யும். அதுநாள் வரை இந்த நோய் நீண்டகாலம் இருக்கச் செய்யும். சிவன் நானும் உங்களோடு இணைந்து பிரார்த்தனைகளை முன்வேய்ப்பேன் பிரபஞ்சம் தூய்மை பெற. முடிந்தமட்டிலும் ஒவ்வொருவரும் இந்த ஹோமத்தைச் வாரம் ஒரு நாள் செய்து வாருங்கள். யாரெல்லாம் கலந்துகொள்ள முடியுமோ கலந்து கொள்ளதும். பூஜையில் இணைவோருக்கு இந்த நோய் பாதிக்காது. உங்களின் பூஜையை நான் ஏற்றுக்கொண்டேன். ஷண்முகனிடம் இவற்றைப் பகிர்ந்துகொள்ளுங்கள். எழுத்து வடிவில் உலக மக்களுக்குக் கொண்டு சேர்க்கட்டும்."
He said that man now needs to join forces with the Prapanjam and use her as a force field or shield and engage in cleansing his surroundings. When it's cleansed the world will be completely rid of the virus. When we engage with the Prapanjam the vibration that arises within us shall become atoms that shall cleanse the Prapanjam. The virus will be around till that day (till it is eradicated fully). Shiva will join us in prayers to cleanse the Prapanjam. He asked that we try to do the Homan once a week. Those who can join, do so, he says (In lieu of the lockdown). Those who engage in this prayer will be safe. He has accepted today's Puja. "Share this with Shanmugam", he says. "Let it be known to all through his writings."
When the pandemic gave way to the endemic phase and we started to breath and move on with life with some adjustments Prapanjam came during a devotees meditation and asks us to carry out the above puja again as the virus was likely to make a comeback. She asks the devotee to inform me so that I could share on this blog. We carried it out as told.
From that moment on we were actively brought to engage with her. We got to know her up close. She too began to embrace us in her arms.