Karalar (VIrabhadrar)

Shloka: With four shoulders, three-eyed, with the matted hair wound as a crown, sword and arrow in His right hand, bow, and mace in His left, with projecting teeth, with a frightening face, powerful, with a terrible roar, accompanied by Bhadra kali, think of that Kerala.

Karalar: dreadful one (vira murthi) shakti as Dakshayani appeared as the daughter of Daksha, who was the son of Brahma. She prayed to Lord Shiva to get married to Him. The Lord accepted dAshAyaNi ignoring the ostentation of Daksha. daksha felt insulted as the Lord did not get married to his daughter with his pompous arrangements. He did a yagna in which he worshipped all gods and purposefully ignored the God, Shiva. All other devas out of their fear attended the yagna and accepted the offering. A great sage dadhichi advised Daksha not to do such things and warned him it will be fatal for him. Ignoring his advice, daksha continued his yagna. Dakshayani came to the yagna to advise Her father to do an offering to the Lord of gods, Shiva. But he ignored Her advice and accused Her and Lord Shiva. She got angry and prayed to the Lord to teach Daksha a lesson, left the form of Dakshayani by getting into the yagna fire, and appeared as the daughter of the king of Himalayas.