The aspects of Murugan Prayers.
Thaipoosam -
History behind it, According to skanda purana ThaiPoosam is the day when Lord Murugan was blessed with the mighty Vel by Lord Shiva and Mother Parvathy.
Apart from that ,
It is also known as the day when Lord Shiva and Mother Parvathy performed teh anandha thandavam.
Thaipusam is a very predated ancient festival.
Even Lord Thirunyanasambanthar , was quoting the Thaipoosam festival in Poompavai thirupathigam .
" Maipoosum oNkaN madanallaar maamiyilaik
Kaippoosu neetraan kabaaliccharam amarnthan
Neiypoosu moNpozhukkal nErizhaiyaar kondaadunth
Thaipoosam kaanathu Pothiyo Poombaavai"
- Meaning :
Are you going to leave this earth without seeing the Thaipoosam festival that is going to be celebrated by all the beautiful women by applying ghee on the body oflord shiva who is sitting in this very holy temple of kabaaleeswaram of Thirumayilai, where you can see beautiful women with beautiful mascaras and eyeliners?
As for us for us , the kaumaras, we maintain as the festival as the day Our lord was blessed with The mighty VEL.
And Kaumaram,
Kaumaram is one of the main branches of sanadhana dharma ( Hinduism). As lord Subhramanya is the primary deity.
The followers known as kaumaras. we have branches (sects) within us like tejomayas, jothi woshippers, tantrics, siddha fellowship and so on.
- Tejomayam - It is a sect established by sathguru Shreemath Paambanswamigal- An ardent devotee of Lord murugan. For tejoemayas, there is no othe god other than murugan, they neither talk about nor praise other gods then murugan. their primary Guru is arunagirinathar and Pamban swamnigal.
- Jothiwoshippers - It is sect established by Mahaan Shree ramalinga vallalaar. Jothi valipaadu is seeing the God in the form of light. the emphasize on the jeevakarunyam where by helping and feeding others is a path of enlightenment.
- Tantrics - it is also a mythical sect very similar to siddhic way . the yanthra worships and mysticism play important roles. they have livestock sacrifices, some extreme prayers like tanneer amirtha pooja ( dipping fingers in boiling oil to pick the frying cookies and offer to the GOD, meditate in graveyard , paavaadam ( cut the tongue as offering) and so on. its an ancient sect therefore no establisher but only followers.
- Siddha Fellowship - there are a lot following the siddha worships. eventually murugan known as lord of siddhas or Siddha Prime. Now we have like Agasthya sanmarka sangam, siddhar seva sangam and so on.
even though there lots of branches there are certain rules for kaumaras to be followed.
* Worship of God
* Worship of Vel
* Serving Those who in Need
* Serving The gurus
* Do not ever discriminate any other Gods.
- Worship Of God,
As a Primary God, Lord Murugan performs everything ,everywhere and every time. Chanting His name, reciting kavacham, reading thirupugal and kandhapuranam and perform prayers form him will bring us closer to him and grants all our materialistic and afterlife wishes.
- Worship of Vel
Vel is worshiped as equivalent to Lord Murugan. Vel is him and he, himself manifested as vel. Worshiping vel will protect us from any harm and clear our obstacles. worshiping Vel also comprises worship the peacock and rooster.
- Serving the needs...
My lord known as annathana prabu. Plus he is kurinji lord where kurinji land was one of the main leans that serves food to people of the other lands... Not only that , according to agama saasthra, no rituals or prayers are considered complete if there is no thanam. Serving the needs will clear our karmas on timely basis
- Serving the gurus
Guru is crucial aspect for kaumaras. Our Lord Himself knows as Shivagurunathan ( The Ultimate Guru of Lord Shiva) , Sarguru ( the guru without flaws) and Aathiguru ( the Prime guru). Therefore respecting Gurues is respecting my lord himself. Those who are very ardent devotees , My lord himself will send the proper guru to them. For some gifted ones, they will get lord Murugan himself as a guru. Gurus will lead us to better spiritual path.
- No Discrimination against other Gods. .
Kaumaras are forbidden to discriminate any other gods or religion. We can see other gods through ours and ours through others. Skanda Puranam comprises of the entire puranas. plus lord arunagiri's thirupugal mentioned all the other branches of sanadhana dharma.
Murugan Worship in Ancient tamil literature ;
According to ancient Sangam Literatures Like Thol kappiyam . Aganaanuru, Silappatathigaaram, Kurunthogai, Paripaadal, Thirumurgaatrupadai and so on mentioning the ancient worship. according to the scriptures murugan was the first god to receive lifestock sacrifice. they sacrivice goat and rams fo rmurugan. That ceremony knowns as veriyaatayarthal. the priest will be holding the VEL as the symbol of murugan. He wil be the one conducting the sacrifice mix the blood in rice and spread around. The custom still today for idumban poojai. The example is as per below.
மாயோன் மேய காடு உறை உலகமும்
சேயோன் மேய மை வரை உலகமும்
வேந்தன் மேய தீம் புனல் உலகமும்
வருணன் மேய பெரு மணல் உலகமும்
முல்லை குறிஞ்சி மருதம் நெய்தல் எனச்
சொல்லிய முறையான் சொல்லவும் படுமே
வெறி அறி சிறப்பின் வெவ் வாய் வேலன்
வெறியாட்டு அயர்ந்த காந்தளும் உறு பகை
வேந்திடை தெரிதல் வேண்டி ஏந்து புகழ்
போந்தை வேம்பே ஆர் என வரூஉம்
மா பெருந்தானையர் மலைந்த பூவும்
வாடா வள்ளி வயவர் ஏத்திய
ஓடாக் கழல் நிலை உளப்பட ஓடா
உடல் வேந்து அடுக்கிய உன்ன நிலையும்
The Fasting and Rituals of Murugan Worship
- The festivals Of Murugan :
* Thaipusam _ the day My Lord was given The Mighty VEL
* Panguni Utthiram - Murugan And Deivanai Wedding day
* Vaikasi Visakam- My Lords Birthday
* Aadi Krithigai - Is the day My lord was assimilated all 6 to 1 by Mother Goddess
*Aadi Vel- An auspicious thanksgiving ritual celebrated for VEL in the month of Aadi
*Kandha Sashti - in conjuction of the 6 days warfare with Soorapathman
* Kaathigai Theebam - Memorial day for 6 caretaker of Murugan
and suggested fasting period as per thevaraya swamigal, Shree math pamban swamigal , vallimalai swamigal , Thirupugal and thevasenapathi kavacham is 6, 9, 12, 18 , 36 and 54 days.
Devotees should sing thirupugal songs, kavachams, bhujanggam and other holy verses.
Do not specifically have to vegetarian. it have to be one meal per day. control emotions like anger, sexual temptation, ego , jealousy and so on.
History behind it, According to skanda purana ThaiPoosam is the day when Lord Murugan was blessed with the mighty Vel by Lord Shiva and Mother Parvathy.
Apart from that ,
It is also known as the day when Lord Shiva and Mother Parvathy performed teh anandha thandavam.
Thaipusam is a very predated ancient festival.
Even Lord Thirunyanasambanthar , was quoting the Thaipoosam festival in Poompavai thirupathigam .
" Maipoosum oNkaN madanallaar maamiyilaik
Kaippoosu neetraan kabaaliccharam amarnthan
Neiypoosu moNpozhukkal nErizhaiyaar kondaadunth
Thaipoosam kaanathu Pothiyo Poombaavai"
- Meaning :
Are you going to leave this earth without seeing the Thaipoosam festival that is going to be celebrated by all the beautiful women by applying ghee on the body oflord shiva who is sitting in this very holy temple of kabaaleeswaram of Thirumayilai, where you can see beautiful women with beautiful mascaras and eyeliners?
As for us for us , the kaumaras, we maintain as the festival as the day Our lord was blessed with The mighty VEL.
And Kaumaram,
Kaumaram is one of the main branches of sanadhana dharma ( Hinduism). As lord Subhramanya is the primary deity.
The followers known as kaumaras. we have branches (sects) within us like tejomayas, jothi woshippers, tantrics, siddha fellowship and so on.
- Tejomayam - It is a sect established by sathguru Shreemath Paambanswamigal- An ardent devotee of Lord murugan. For tejoemayas, there is no othe god other than murugan, they neither talk about nor praise other gods then murugan. their primary Guru is arunagirinathar and Pamban swamnigal.
- Jothiwoshippers - It is sect established by Mahaan Shree ramalinga vallalaar. Jothi valipaadu is seeing the God in the form of light. the emphasize on the jeevakarunyam where by helping and feeding others is a path of enlightenment.
- Tantrics - it is also a mythical sect very similar to siddhic way . the yanthra worships and mysticism play important roles. they have livestock sacrifices, some extreme prayers like tanneer amirtha pooja ( dipping fingers in boiling oil to pick the frying cookies and offer to the GOD, meditate in graveyard , paavaadam ( cut the tongue as offering) and so on. its an ancient sect therefore no establisher but only followers.
- Siddha Fellowship - there are a lot following the siddha worships. eventually murugan known as lord of siddhas or Siddha Prime. Now we have like Agasthya sanmarka sangam, siddhar seva sangam and so on.
even though there lots of branches there are certain rules for kaumaras to be followed.
* Worship of God
* Worship of Vel
* Serving Those who in Need
* Serving The gurus
* Do not ever discriminate any other Gods.
- Worship Of God,
As a Primary God, Lord Murugan performs everything ,everywhere and every time. Chanting His name, reciting kavacham, reading thirupugal and kandhapuranam and perform prayers form him will bring us closer to him and grants all our materialistic and afterlife wishes.
- Worship of Vel
Vel is worshiped as equivalent to Lord Murugan. Vel is him and he, himself manifested as vel. Worshiping vel will protect us from any harm and clear our obstacles. worshiping Vel also comprises worship the peacock and rooster.
- Serving the needs...
My lord known as annathana prabu. Plus he is kurinji lord where kurinji land was one of the main leans that serves food to people of the other lands... Not only that , according to agama saasthra, no rituals or prayers are considered complete if there is no thanam. Serving the needs will clear our karmas on timely basis
- Serving the gurus
Guru is crucial aspect for kaumaras. Our Lord Himself knows as Shivagurunathan ( The Ultimate Guru of Lord Shiva) , Sarguru ( the guru without flaws) and Aathiguru ( the Prime guru). Therefore respecting Gurues is respecting my lord himself. Those who are very ardent devotees , My lord himself will send the proper guru to them. For some gifted ones, they will get lord Murugan himself as a guru. Gurus will lead us to better spiritual path.
- No Discrimination against other Gods. .
Kaumaras are forbidden to discriminate any other gods or religion. We can see other gods through ours and ours through others. Skanda Puranam comprises of the entire puranas. plus lord arunagiri's thirupugal mentioned all the other branches of sanadhana dharma.
Murugan Worship in Ancient tamil literature ;
According to ancient Sangam Literatures Like Thol kappiyam . Aganaanuru, Silappatathigaaram, Kurunthogai, Paripaadal, Thirumurgaatrupadai and so on mentioning the ancient worship. according to the scriptures murugan was the first god to receive lifestock sacrifice. they sacrivice goat and rams fo rmurugan. That ceremony knowns as veriyaatayarthal. the priest will be holding the VEL as the symbol of murugan. He wil be the one conducting the sacrifice mix the blood in rice and spread around. The custom still today for idumban poojai. The example is as per below.
மாயோன் மேய காடு உறை உலகமும்
சேயோன் மேய மை வரை உலகமும்
வேந்தன் மேய தீம் புனல் உலகமும்
வருணன் மேய பெரு மணல் உலகமும்
முல்லை குறிஞ்சி மருதம் நெய்தல் எனச்
சொல்லிய முறையான் சொல்லவும் படுமே
வெறி அறி சிறப்பின் வெவ் வாய் வேலன்
வெறியாட்டு அயர்ந்த காந்தளும் உறு பகை
வேந்திடை தெரிதல் வேண்டி ஏந்து புகழ்
போந்தை வேம்பே ஆர் என வரூஉம்
மா பெருந்தானையர் மலைந்த பூவும்
வாடா வள்ளி வயவர் ஏத்திய
ஓடாக் கழல் நிலை உளப்பட ஓடா
உடல் வேந்து அடுக்கிய உன்ன நிலையும்
The Fasting and Rituals of Murugan Worship
- The festivals Of Murugan :
* Thaipusam _ the day My Lord was given The Mighty VEL
* Panguni Utthiram - Murugan And Deivanai Wedding day
* Vaikasi Visakam- My Lords Birthday
* Aadi Krithigai - Is the day My lord was assimilated all 6 to 1 by Mother Goddess
*Aadi Vel- An auspicious thanksgiving ritual celebrated for VEL in the month of Aadi
*Kandha Sashti - in conjuction of the 6 days warfare with Soorapathman
* Kaathigai Theebam - Memorial day for 6 caretaker of Murugan
and suggested fasting period as per thevaraya swamigal, Shree math pamban swamigal , vallimalai swamigal , Thirupugal and thevasenapathi kavacham is 6, 9, 12, 18 , 36 and 54 days.
Devotees should sing thirupugal songs, kavachams, bhujanggam and other holy verses.
Do not specifically have to vegetarian. it have to be one meal per day. control emotions like anger, sexual temptation, ego , jealousy and so on.
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