Why do we Offer Rock Salt to Lord Subrahmanya Swamy

Why do we offer rock salt to Lord Subramanya Swamy

When we visit different temples at different places, we find different procedures are followed at that temple premises which make us pleased to follow and perform those rituals.
When we go to Subramanya Swamy temple, we find rock salt is being placed at the back of “dwajastamb”, long pillar coated with copper and brass, embedded with different god symbols.

Reason:

•  Salt belongs to ocean god, Lord Vishnu lives in the ocean. When lord Kumara Swamy is stuck with marriage proposals, goddess Parvathi askes suggestion to Vishnu, Lord closes his eyes by seeing Kurama Swamy. He finds beautiful ladies “Valli Devasyena”, here Lord Vishnu is projected to assume father-in-law and performed the marriage of Lord Kumara Swamy. 
• Devotees who are stuck with marriage proposals or have marriage problems should put rock salt in a pot placed behind dwajastamba. They will be blessed with immediate marriage with the best partner.
• Also, we need to take ash powder and place tilak on our forehead.
• By chanting Subrahmanya mantras, we need to do pradakshina around the temple.
• Only then after we need to see Goddess Valli and Devasyena.
• People who are suffering from Kuja graha dosha must visit Subrahmanya Swamy.
• Also whoever goes to ‘kavadi utsav’ performed in temple premises and be part of it, will be blessed with courage, victory, and health.

Who uttered the word “dharmo rakshati rakshitah”

In the epic of Ramayana, when Lord Rama was heading towards forest obeying his father’s word, mother Kowsalya Devi said “Sri Rama Chandra! With courage and respect if you take the path of Dharma and protect it then it will protect you in return”.