What is Khumbabhishekam? What Worships are done?
Translated from Tamil
(khumbabhishekam fortemples is supposed to be done
once in 12 years.Here a fewrituals
conducted during Khumbabhishekam is given
Kumbhabhishekam ceremony has everlasting
effect on the society as a whole, besides on devotees. Aagama sastras mention,
“Sarvaroga nivrityartham, sarva yaaga phalapradam Sarva sampathkaram nreenam
putrapoutrabhi vardhanam, It is conducted with the sole purpose of eradicating
all illness, obtaining good benefits from various Yagaas, deriving rich
benefits for the well being and for the healthy propagation of the progeny.
The kumbhabhishekam brings all-round
prosperity not only to any particular group or devotees but also to the society
as a whole
All of you must have heard about Kumbhabhishekam and might have even participated.Many of few may not know,
what is it and what type of worship is involved. Here is small note which is from the tamil write up https://tamil.news18.com/news/spiritual/details-about-kumbabishekam-vai-561425.html
The type of
Kumbhabhishekams
1.Aavartham .This is done when a new temple
is built and consecration done.
2,Anavartham.This is done after rebuilding of temple., damaged due to neglect or natural
calamities
3.Punaravrrutha,
.This is done when the sanctum sanctorum
, tower and the building of temple the damaged and needs to be repaired
4.Antharitham ,This is done when some thing extremely
undesirable happens in side the temple.
The following
important steps are involved in
every Khumbabishekam
1.Anujnai.This is
getting permission from to do
Khumbabhishegam-Mainly done using
astrologers or Acharyas and by Ashta
Mangalya Prashnam in Kerala
2,SAnkalpam .This is informing god as to what we propose to do
3,Pathra Pooja- This is cleaning and worshipping all vessels lamps , bell, plates etc
4.Ganapathi pooja
–Worshipping Ganapathi for starting of the programme
5.Varuna pooja-
Praying and worshipping Varuna
as well gods of the seven holy rivers to clean the place
6.Vaasthu Saanthi
-Worship of gods so that the kumbhabhisheka is completed with any problem
7.Pravesa Bali. Worshipping the Ashta dik Palakas (Guardians of the eight directions_ and
making them stay in their places so that evil spirits
do not enter the temple
8.Mrit sangrahanam(taking soil) . after getting permission from ashta dik palakas, getting soil from a
neat place and doing abhisheka to the
pit from soil is taken
9.Angurarpanam. Put the soil taken in Palikas , sow seeds
and make them grow.Worship Dwadasa(12) Adhithyas(Sun) and mon
with them
10.Raksha Bandhanm Saying manthras , for sake of protecting chief
Acharya(Priest) and Kartha(man who
does the kumbhabhishekam , called also
as Yajamana and tie the holy threads so that no harm befalls them
11.Khumbalankaam .Decorating the pots assuming that they represent Gods
12.Kalaa
AAkarshanam To transfer in Gods
statue in to the several khumbas
13.Yaga sala pravesam –Taking the pots to place where
Yaga is being done
14.Surya, soma pooja-
Worship of Sun and moon in the
yaga shala
15.Mandapa pooja-
Worshipping the yaga sala
16.Vigraha Shudhi-
Purifying the vigrahas by Manthra
17.Naadi
sandhanam- tie the yaga Shala with Gods Vigraha using rope made of Dharbh, gold , silver
or silk thread
18,Visesha Sandhi –Giving Arghya to all 36 thathwa devathas.Also giving Arghya to all pithru
19Bhootha Shudhi =Transform the human body to divine body
20.Sparsa aahoothi.Transferring the 36 thathwas from Yaga
to the moola Vigrahas(God’s statues)
21AShta Bandhanam
, Using a n mixure od f eight things fix
the God on his Peetha.These chemicals
are pounded till they melt and then Gods statue
is fixed there
22.Poornahuthi- The final offering in homa fire
23.Kumbhabhishekam, Do anointing of the water in te sacred pot on Gods head, It is believed
God enters the statue
24.Mahabhishekam
Do all proper abhishekams to
consecrated God and decorate him for 48 days
The highlight of this process is bathing of the
Vimaana (steeple) and all the deities from the water of the kalasaas, by the
priests. The Aacharyas are the center of attraction with their prominent
turbans. Mahadeepa Aradhana to the sanctified deities after the
kumbhabhishekam, and performing
Some points
1.The yaga
sala can have Eka kundam(one
fire place) , Panchagni(five fire places) .Navagni(nine fire places),
Uthhama Paksdha(33 fire places)
2.The set of
offering in the fire place can be done
2 or 4, or 8 or 12 times
8.Yogaja tells us
how we have assume the kumbha is
Kumbha(pot) is the flesh body , water
I it is blood,, the gems we put in the pot are life generating
principles,The Koorcha we put in the pot
are ournerves, The thread that we tie
tightly again and again the khumba are
the bones. The cloth covering Khumba is
our skin,The coconut on top of khumba is our
head and face, The mango leaves below coconut or hairs of God, The
manthras we chant is the soul
