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LORD MURGA'S GRANDEUR-2
Sri. S.V.VARADHARAJAN
varadshantha@yahoo.com
Muruga or Kumara is known as the Tamil God. Festivals abound throughout the year in the temples. We find processions of the deity, car festival, Float festival,kavadi in many temples. The important celebrations in Murugan temples are Visakam in the month of Vaikasi, Krrithigai in the month of Karthigai,Poosam in in Thai, and Uthiram in Panguni. 'Thai" Poosam is celebrated in a grand manner in Kathirkamamand Singapore. Car festival and Float festivals are also importnt in these places.
Lord Muruga is known by various names in our mythology.Manikkavachagar makes a mention about this in his songs.Let us see a few important names and their implications:-
Muruga: 'Muruga' means many things like youth,beauty,wealth,godliness,honey etc. Therefore Lord Muruga is believed to possess everlasting youthhood, beauty and fragrance,bountiful godliness sweetness as per the description given by Nakkeerar.
Arumugam:Deity with six faces 'Aru' means six and 'Mugam' means face. Each face represents different different aspects like: one face joyfully playing on the peacock, one face talks about 'Guna' which is Easwra, one face that shows the spear in his hand,one face to show he vanquished the Asura and the sixth face showing his marriage with Valli.Arunagirinathar mentions in his famous Thiruppugazh hymns that Arumuga has no origin or end and that six faces of this deity represent different aspects like sanctity, fame,gnana,steadfastness,valour and wealth.
To be continued
Muruga or Kumara is known as the Tamil God. Festivals abound throughout the year in the temples. We find processions of the deity, car festival, Float festival,kavadi in many temples. The important celebrations in Murugan temples are Visakam in the month of Vaikasi, Krrithigai in the month of Karthigai,Poosam in in Thai, and Uthiram in Panguni. 'Thai" Poosam is celebrated in a grand manner in Kathirkamamand Singapore. Car festival and Float festivals are also importnt in these places.
Lord Muruga is known by various names in our mythology.Manikkavachagar makes a mention about this in his songs.Let us see a few important names and their implications:-
Muruga: 'Muruga' means many things like youth,beauty,wealth,godliness,honey etc. Therefore Lord Muruga is believed to possess everlasting youthhood, beauty and fragrance,bountiful godliness sweetness as per the description given by Nakkeerar.
Arumugam:Deity with six faces 'Aru' means six and 'Mugam' means face. Each face represents different different aspects like: one face joyfully playing on the peacock, one face talks about 'Guna' which is Easwra, one face that shows the spear in his hand,one face to show he vanquished the Asura and the sixth face showing his marriage with Valli.Arunagirinathar mentions in his famous Thiruppugazh hymns that Arumuga has no origin or end and that six faces of this deity represent different aspects like sanctity, fame,gnana,steadfastness,valour and wealth.
To be continued
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1 comment:
The thiruppugazh song Muthitharu sung by TMS is very famous. This page reminds me about that song.
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