Makaravilakku 2023 PDF Summary
Dear readers, here we are offering Makaravilakku 2023 PDF to all of you. Makaravilakku is an annual festival celebrated grandly on the day of Makara Sankranti at Sabarimala. About five lakh pilgrims attend this festival every year. Makaravilakku is celebrated on 14 January.
On this auspicious day, the idol of Lord Ayyappa is installed in the temple and decorated with royal ornaments. The festival begins with the Thiruvabharanam procession (jewelry procession) and the ornaments are brought from the Pandalam palace. Every year thousands of devotees throng the temple to watch this procession.
Makaravilakku 2023 PDF -Makaravilakku Pooja at Shabarimala
Makaravilakku is a seven day celebration at Shabarimala culminating in the Makaravilakku Pooja at the evening of Makara Samkranthi Day marking the PRATHISHTA DAY of AYYAPPA MOORTHI at the temple. The ‘Ayyappa Jyothi’- the powerful light- becomes visible at the far north-east of the temple shortly after sunset. The Pancha Loha Moorthi glitter in gold ornaments and precious stones at the Aarathi time.
Relevance Of Ayyappa Concept
Lord Ayyappa is known as the Kaliyuga Devatha; the Devatha emerged as the reincarnation of Sree Dharma Shaastha. For this reason, Ayyappa is defined as Dharma Shaastha for all taantrik and ritualistic purposes. Shaastha was emerged by the Paalaazhy Madhan; as the son of Sree Parameshwara and Mohini– the feminine appearance of Sree Maha Vishnu during the Paalazhi Madhan. Thus, Shaastha concept is a true and unique bridge between the Vaishnava & Shaiva cults and carries the elements of both sthithi and samhaara.
Kettu Murukku ( Kettu Nira)
The Kettu Nira and Shabarimala pilgrimage bear a lot of vedantic and spiritual implications.The filling up of ghee in a coconut at the time of kettu nira, taking it over to Shabarimala in the irumudi kettu, breaking it at the sannidhaanam and offering the ghee in it to the Lord by way of Abhishekam form the most significant process in this journey. The coconut is considered as a human body and the ghee, (that has gone through a tough boiling process) the soul. The period of austerity is the period of purification of our mind and soul. In essence, after a complete purification process through rigorous practice, we are taking our body and soul to sannidhaanam and finally, offering the aatman to the Lord and returns as a NEW person.
Dharma Shaastha In Astrology
In Astrology, each planet is influenced and conrolled by a Devatha (Lord).By that rule, Shaastha is the Lord of Manda( Shani)- Saturn, one of the planets deemed with more of negative features. Saturn controls areas like health and illness, life span and death, shame, danger, laziness, memory power and a lot more. Each planet controls certain astrological houses (among the 12 houses) – Saturn tied up with 8th, 10th and 12th houses. This also spells out a lot of negatives like money loss. In short, when a person is under significant negative influence of Saturn, he could go into troubles in so many ways.
Offerings For Lord Ayyappa
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Makaravilakku 2023 Prayers PDF
- To invoke Moorthi
“Dyaayeth uma pathi, rema pathi bhaagyaputhram
Vethrojvalath karathalam bhasithaabhiraamam
Vishvaika vashya vapusham mrigaya vinodam
Vaanchaanuroopa phaladam vara bhoothanaadham”
- Prayer
“Bhootha naadha sadaananda
Sarva bhootha dayaa paraa
Raksha raksha mahaa baaho
Shaasthre thubhyam namo namaha”
- Shani(Saturn)
“Neelaanjana samaabhaasam
Raviputhram yamaagrajam
Chaayaa maarthaanda sambhootham
Tham namaami shanaishcharam”
Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa, Mohandas Pillai.
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