War in Ancient India c15.25

c15.25

It was similarly believed that a prayer to Durgā meant undoubted and even unlimited victory to one's arms. It is striking to note that Iḷango-Aḍigaḷ does not refer to Śeṅguṭṭuvan’s prayer to Koṟṟavai when he set out to the North against its kings. On the other hand it is stated that the blessings came from the local Śiva and Viṣṇu temples which he solemnly accepted. Does this show that the worship of Koṟṟavai was confined to primitive tribes and not to a civilised community to which Śeṅguṭṭuvan belonged? Perhaps it does.