Panguni uthram
(Meena Uthra phalguni)
Compiled by
P.R.Ramachander
(This year this festival is celebrated on 23/3/2016)
Panguni or Meenam (When
Sun is in the Meena Rasi is the
twelfth month of the solar calendar
which is used in India. Uthram (Uthra phalguni ) is the 12th
star in the zodiac. On the Uthram day of
the Panguni month the moon is seen
in all its glory as it is the full moon .(Pournami) . Due to
this Panguni Uthram day is unique
and considered as very sacred. Devotees
believe that they would get maturity of
the mind , capacity to complete any act they want on that day. They also believe that on that day they would get the best
life’s companion. It is believed it is the most appropriate day to mend broken matrimonial relations.
Most of us
are not aware of the sacred nature of
this day . We consider that it is a festival day for Lord
Subrahmanya when devotees
take Kavadi to Subrahmanya temples. They also know that it is a day
that Lord Muruga comes out from
his temples to his devotees on a
chariot. This day also is
The day when Lord Shiva
got married to Goddess Parvathi in Madhurai
The day
Mahalakshmi took birth in the
ocean of milk
The day when Goddess Lakshmi got married
to Lord Vishnu
The day when Rama
got married to seetha
The day when
Aandal got Married to Rangamannar
The day when Lord
Subrahmanya got married to Indra’s
daughter Devayani
The day when Lord Brahma
got married to Goddess Saraswathi
The day when Lord Sastha
got married to Poorna and
Pushkala
The day Indra got
married to Sachi devi
The birthday of Lord Ayyappa of Sabari malai
The birthday of
Arjuna , the great devotee of Lord
Krishna and also the day when he got Pasupatha
from Lord shiva,
The day when Lord Shiva kicked , Yama the God of death when he came to take
away the soul of Markandeya.
The day when Karikkal ammayar merged with Lord Shiva
The Day when Idumba brought Shiva giri and Shakthi giri
as Kavadi to Lord Muruga of Pazhani.
The day when all sacred waters come in Dumburu Theertha
in Thirupathi.
“This Phalgun Poornima day is also celebrated as
Holi in the Braj region, which includes locations traditionally
connected to the Lord Krishna: Mathura, Vrindavan, Nandagaon, and Barsana,
Kumaoni (Uttarakhant). The day that Holika the sister of Hiranyakashibu was
destroyed. It is celebrated as Basatotsav (Bengal), Phagwah (Bihar), Doḷajātra
(Oriya), Ganga Mela (UP), Dol Purnima (Bengal), Śigmo (Konkani), Rangapanchami
(MP), Yaosang (Manipur), Basnata Panchami (AP), Phakuwa (Assam), Shimga
(Maharashtra), Manjal Kuli (Kerala), Fagu Poornima (Nepal), Panguni Uthram
Vasanthotsavam (TN). The playful throwing of natural coloured powders has a
medicinal significance: the colours are traditionally made of Neem, Kumkum,
Haldi, Bilva, and other medicinal herbs prescribed by Āyurvedic doctors. A very
auspicious day for all Hindus.(from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panguni_Uthiram
)
This occasion is also a
festival when devotees in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala
become a part of the rituals in the temples. Murugan Temple of Palani, Aiyyappa
temple of Sabarimala in Kerala, Kapaleshwar temple of Chennai, Mangaleshwara
temple in Trichy, Sri Ranganatha temple in Srirangam, Uthiran star temple
Mangalambigai Sametha Mangalyeswarar Koil at Edaiyathumangalam are some of the
temples where rituals of Divine marriages are conducted on this day .(http://www.astroved.com/articles/significance-of-panguni-uthiram
)
Panguni Uthra
Vrutham
The day previous to Panguni uthram is termed as Anna dhana
day.On that day after bath ladies
should either prepare ven pongal
or Chakkarai pongal and Curd rice
, Puliyodharai etc and offer
to the god whom we worship at
home..Later these foods should
be distributed to hungry and poor
people. The lady who observes this vrutha
can eat these preparations later (except Puliyodarai.). At night they would eat only fruits and drink milk..Next day morning after
bath they should go to temple
and after return they can any food that they wish
except non vegetarian dishes.
3 comments:
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I have just finished reading your post about " Panguni Uthiram ". Altho I was aware that the this day is the Birthday of Lord Ayyappan and also of some significance to Lord Muruga I was amazed to read the FULL significance of this Day. Thanks again for your post and more strength to you in your efforts. kind regards
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