Army of Murugan

Nine shaktis appeared from Goddess Parvati’s anklets from where 9 Commander's in Chief and lakhs of soldiers emerged. They became the warriors of Lord Murugan.

The NavaViiras under Viira Bahu. These Nava Viiras were nine in number. They were born from the anklet gems of Uma. The nine types of gems -

1. maanikkam, 
2. maragatham, 
3. vairam, 
4. vaiduuriyam, 
5. muththu, 
6. niilam, 
7. pushparaagam, 
8. pavalzam, and 
9. gOmEdhakam - each gave rise to each of the Nine Warriors. 

 You can find their sannidhi in ThirupparanggunRam. Viira Bahu was the Supreme Commander of Murugan.

Siva gave Murugan,

1. 2000 fully armed armies of Devas 
2. with 108 generals; 
3. 100,000 Bhutha Gana warriors 
4. with 108 Bhutha leaders.