Savithri stood before him as a 12-ft. cobra

That village was very rich in natural resources with green fields, rivers and hills, with breeze blowing gently from the nearby hills, bringing the mixed scents of flowers and leaves making people yearn to visit the place again and again. The people there were innocent, loving and genuine.

One day, a person, claiming himself to be a Kali ‘upasaka’ came to the village. On realizing that the villagers were susceptible and could be hoodwinked, he planned to misappropriate all their property in the name of God. He threatened the people telling that Kali was very angry and that a large amount should be paid as ‘kaanikkai’ to him to appease Her or otherwise the village would be destroyed in fire in ten days because of Kali’s anger. Though initially some of the villagers hesitated, eventually, they parted with their money and jewelry believing in the words of the trickster. But, a woman, named Savithri did not believe in his words and prayed to Mariamma to save the villagers from that fake sanyasi. The Goddess must have responded or else the so-called sanyasi would not have been gripped with fear so suddenly. While he was packing all the money and jewelry during night, a 12-foot cobra came rushing towards him. The cobra chased him here and there and prevented him from escaping. The cheat prayed to the cobra to spare him, assuring that he would return all the money and jewelry to the people and that he would leave the place the next morning itself. The cobra retreated and disappeared.

When the cobra left, again a criminal thought entered the mind of the trickster. He comforted himself saying that there was no snake and that everything was his own imagination. Then, he left the house through the rear door, carrying all the misappropriated money and jewelry. When he neared the house of Savithri, he tumbled and fell down. All the money and jewelry got scattered. When he raised his head after collecting all the money and jewelry, Savithri stood before him as the same 12-foot cobra. When the trickster, gripped with fear, ran around, the cobra chased him. He threw all the stolen wealth onto a field and jumped into a well from where he never came out. The cobra became Savithri again when she returned with all the stolen wealth. The villagers looked upon her as Mariamma siddha and started worshipping her.

Savithri, who is an ‘amsa’ of Goddess Parvathy Devi is coming to the rescue of all those in distress even today. People in different towns and villages in Tamil Nadu are being benefited by Savithri who is the first woman siddha. She has her own ashram in Palghat and she is rendering noble service to those in need. Whoever prays to her earnestly, picturing her as a snake, will definitely be saved from his/her problems with her grace. If women in hamlets in Kerala are moving around without fear, Savithri is responsible for this enviable situation.

It is next to impossible to see God, but siddhas are representatives of God and they can be seen in person. Many siddhas are there in various places who all can be approached and whose help can be sought through earnest prayer and unflinching faith.