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Navakiragankal
Sun
God
Sun - God Occcupies
the for most place in the Navagraha as He helps the world with His blistering
radiance and allows the living beings to survive. Without Sun-God there would
not be any light and water besides beautiful plantations. Realising this, man
started worshipping the sun and moreover He can be visualized than perceived.
Navagraha is known to
render good and bad effects on the human beings based upon their deeds.
Navagraha makes sure that one cannot escape from the fate but at the same it
reduces the malific effects to considerable extent. Devotees of lord Siva are
spared from this.
In South
India, there is a separate temple for Sun-God (the nine Planets)
at Sooriyanar Koil where sun-god is a presiding deity and surrounded by other
planet-gods
Time of Workship
In India
worshipping Sun-God is from time immemorial (i.e) 4000years ago. There are
references in Rig Vedha about the worship.
Tholkappium
Tholkappium - a great monumental work in Tamil literature -
was writer 2000 years before the birth of Christ.
There we find a
sentence **கொடிநிலை கந்தழிவள்ளி** in which sun is reffered as **வெங்சுடர் மண்டலம் ** known as Blazing
Zone.
Silapathikaram
Elango
Adigal wrote the Epic 'Silapathikaram' in the 2nd Centuary
B.C. He had reffered the Sun
Temple as **உச்சிக்கிழன் கோட்டம்;** (Uchikalan
Kottam). Moreover he had praised the Sun-God in the following lines.
To Quote
ஞாயிறு போற்றுதும், ஞாயிறு போற்றுதும்
காவிரிநாடன் திகிரி போல் பொற்கோட்டு
மேரு வலம் திரிதலான்
Through these two
examples, one can be cock sure to say that TamilNadu was Pioner in workshipping
sun god.
Vedas
Adisankara
established Six Subjects in Hindu religion in which one of the subjects
worshipped Sun-God.
There are a lot of slokas on sun and Rig Veda euologies
the sun in the form of Agni. Valmiki in Ramayana had written 'Aditya Hirudhyam'
to strengthen the hands to lord Rama against Ravana. Lord Rama belongs to the
hereditary of sun.
In Siva agama, Lord Siva is placed in the middle of
Sun-Zone and sometimes lord siva is considered as sun. Moreover sun is on the
right eye of siva.
With these glorious traditions the Sun-God is at Sooriyanar Koil'
Mode of Worship
Thirumangaladudi :
Sooriyanar Koil and
Thirumanagalakudi are closely related. Navanayakars did their meditation and
offered worship to pranavaradeshvarar and Mangalanayaki.
People who offer
worship at Sooriyanar temple have to go to Thirumangaladudi to offer worship
there. In early days both places were same and it was called 'Argavamam' before
dividing. Both the temples have Erukan plant as 'Thalavirukcha'
Thirumangalakudi Temple is a famous temple. Both
Thirunavukkarasar and Thiruganasambandar had rendered songs of lord Siva.
Mangalakudi, Mangala Vinayagar, Mangala Nayahar, MangalaNayaki and Mangala
Theertham are five auspicious ones in Thirumangalakudi.
ஞமங்கலக்குடி
ஈசனை மாகாளடி
வெங்க திரிச்செல்வன்
விண்ணொடு மண்ணும்நேர்
சங்கு சக்கர
தாரி
சதுர்முகன்
அங்கு அகத்தியனும்
அரிச்சித் தாரன்றே
There is a marked
difference of worshipping in this temple from other temples, one has to follow
the custom of worshipping.
To offer worship at Sooriyanar Temple, one has to reach the Rajagopuram
(Main Entrance) and more towards North where Pushkarani of temple is located.
One can take bath in the tank or sprinkle holy water in the head as
purification.
Next after the bath
one has to offer prayers at the RajaGopuram before entering the temple. After
entering the temple, one has to turn towards Southeren side where Koltheertha
Vinayagar is placed. One has to do the Sankalpam and Archana as Hindus find
Vinayagar as turnover of all obstacles.
After worshipping
Vinayagar, one has to Climb steps to reach 'Narthana Mandapam' at Northern Side
and then more towards 'Sabanayakar Mandapam' where one can offer prayers to
'Urchava Moorthi'.
After Sabanayakar
Mandapam one can reach 'Main Mandapam' and offer prayers to SriKasivisvanathar
and Smt. Visalakshi.
Next to Main
Mandapam, there is Maha Mandapam where Sannathi to Sun-God, there is Guru
Bhavan(lord Jupitee) stands there. People do the Archana for Guru and offer
prayers to lord Sun. One has to move South wards to come out of Sanctum to
reach the lord Saturn (Sani). Lord Kuja, lord Mars are placed separately then
more northwards to offer prayers to lord Moon and Kethu. Next movement would be
towards west where lord Sukra and Raghu are placed. Finally one has to offer
prayers to Sandikeswarar.
After finishing
prayers at Sandikeswarar, one has to come clockwise to reach the vinayakar to
give final prayers,
முன்னவனே விநாயகனே முன்வினையின்
துயர்போக நன்மைசெயும் நவக்கிர
நாயகரே
வழிபட்டோம் நீரம் எங்கள் கோள்நீக்கி
நிம்மதி யைத்
தரவேணும்
After all the prayers
are over, one would reach the ThothaSampatnam (flag post) and prostrate before
it. Then nine rounds of the temple is a must. After nine rounds again one has
to prostrate and mediatate on the nine planets for some times.
While coming out to
the temple, one can offer alms to sadhus sitting outside the temple.
History
Once
upon a time, some sages were sitting and doing their penance. They had control
over their senses and denied no desire Jealousy, Greed, lust anger etc., They
were known for their kind approach. They were scholars in from Vedas, Six
Sastras, Eighteen Puranas, Twenty Eight Agamas, Sixty four arts and Ninety six
Philosophies.
Among the Sages there
was one Saint called 'KalaMunivar'. He would predict all the three periods of
human beings.
One day a young saint
came to KalaMunivar and enquired about his future. KalaMunivar was predicting
the life of the Young saint. The young Saint non-Chalantly asked the
KalaMunivar to know about his own future and smiled teasingly, KalaMunivar was
surprised as no one dared to ask him such a question. KalaMunivar was willing
to know more about the young Saint and asked him who he was. The young Saint
replied that he was 'Kala Devan' and disappeared.
KalaMunivar started
thinking about his past and future. In past, he was eating the legs of Crabs
and for which he was bound to get leprosy. KalaMunivar was shell shocked and
dumb found.
As he was sad, the
other saints enquired him why he was depressed. Kalamunivar explained to them
about his impending disease. The otherSaints advised him that none can escape
from the fate and only it can be mitigated to lesser extent. They told him that
Navagrahas are the ones who inflict the cruel hands to fate on human beings and
advised him to offer prayers to navagrahas.
KalaMunivar
moved from Himalayas to the Southern side. On
fixing auspicious date, he started a rigorous meditation and Homas. As Homas
continued, the heat generated made Navagrahas to appear before KalaMunivar to
reduce the temperature.
KalaMunivar
prostrated before them and stood in Joy with tears coming down copiously
Navagrahas asked the Kalamunivar to express his desire to fulfill.
KalaMunivar explained
to them his predicament and save him from the dreadful disease. Navagrahas
granted his prayer and blessed him.
This news reached the
Bhrama Deva and naturally Bhrama got angry. He ordered Navagraha to appear before
him. Navagraha appeared before Bhrama and told them about their disobedience
and remainded them of their role.
Bharama cursed them
and punished that they have to born on earth individually and undergo the
punishment of suffering from leprosy of KalaMunivar
After hearing the punishment, Navagrahas came dead silence and
sought forgiveness from lord Bhrama Deva, the creator of the Universe. They
pleaded their ignorance and forgiveness.
Bhrama was moved and made them to seek redressal for their disobedience. He directed them to reach Bharath and move to south where Cauvery is flowing. In the north bank of the river they can find 'Arghavanam' known as Velerukkakadu. Stay there offer worship from the first Sunday of Tamil month Karthigai for 12 weeks in total of 78 days on Mondays, they have to take bath before sunrise in Cauvery and offer prayers to Prarivaradhan and MangalaNayaki with in 2 1/2hours after sunrise, they have to have curdrice in 'Arka leaf' amd eat the same. On the other days they have to be in fast to release themselves from the punishment. |
Navagrahas reached
the earth and came to bharath. They were in search of Argavanam. They saw
'Agasthiar' and followed him quickly. They enquired about Argavanam where
Agasthiar took them there as he was also going to that place.
They all reached the
place. Everybody took bath in cauvery worshipped Lord Pranavaradhan and
Mangalambigai. Agasthiar stretched his hand on cauvery took waters and poured
on the lord. It was sight to be seen. Everybody admired Agasthiar. There every
Navagraha was afflicted with the disease no leprosy.
Slowly and Steadily
their body began to shrunk and foul smell started. They asked Agasthiar to guide
them on their mode of worship. Agasthiar asked them to choose north-east and
place the vinayagar to remove and avoid obstacles for them and start doing
their penance from Sunday, Agasthiar asked them to choose nine water spots and
each one of them should take bath daily from it. Navagraha enquired about his
significance to them the secreat of it. It is one way of curing the illness as
the leaf contains some medical touch.
Navagrahas as
directed by Agasthiar followed the rituals strictly on fath day, Monday much to
their surprise they took bath in cauvery and they found that the disease has
cured more them 50%. They offered worship to lord Pranavaradhan and
Mangalambikai. Both appeared before them and blessed them as they were
satisfied about their meditation. They were completely cured from the disease.
Lord asked them to stay in the Argavanam constrict temple of their bless the
devotees freely.
As Navagrahas were in
ecstasy, KalaMunivar appeared before them, prostrated and sobbed uncontrollably
for their suffering, Navagrahas pacified KalaMunivar and enquired about his
knowings on them. KalaMunivar explained to them about his meeting of Agasthiar
and narration of Agasthiar.
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