SrI: Dear Sri Ranganatha BhkathAs
:
In my previous posting , adiyEn identified
selected areas to study regarding
BrahmOthsavam:
"(1) Garuda AdhivAsam ,
PraaNa Prathishtai , DhvajArOhaNam
(2) Bheri Poojaa ,
BhEri TaaDanam
(3) Nithya
Homam
(4) Swasthi Vachanam
(5) VaasudEva
PuNyAhavachanam
(6)
DhvadasArAdhanam
(7) Nava Sandhi
Bali
(8) DhvajA
avarOhaNam ,
Avabrutha SnAnam
(9) SapthAvaraNam ,
PushpaYaagam ".
I will comment on few of them
now after brief comments
on BrahmOthsavam's salient
points.
Today m adiyEn will focus on
Item #1 .
Before that , here are some
general comments.
A. The
Name
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BrahmOthsavam is the big (
Brahma-Bruhath) uthsavam.
Since Brahma is said to
officiate as the YajamAnar for
this Uthsavam it is also
called BrahmA's uthsavam or
BrahmOthsavam. Aagamas also
call it " MahOthsavam" .
B.Duration
**************
According to Paadhmam , it is
a nine day long
Uthsavam starting from ascent
of the Garuda flag
to avabrutha SnAnam (
Ceremonial bath with Selvar
or Lord Sudarsana at the
conclusion of this uthsavan ).
C. Preliminaries
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Five or seven days before the
raising of the flag ( Dhvaja
AarOhaNam) , angurArpaNam and
RakshA Bhandhanam
ceremonies have to be
completed . We will cover these
ceremonies in subsequent
sections .
On the day before the start
of the Uthsavam , SayanAdhi
Uthsavam as at times of
Consecration of the processional
deity is recommended .
Further , the ChakrAbhja MaNDalam
and four Kuntams ( fire pits)
are to be constructed in
the Yaaga Saala (as for
PavithrOthsavam for use during
the BrahmOthsavam . These
elaborate ceremonies are no
longer carried out even in
major temples in India .
The Evening before
BrahmOthsavam:
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On the evening before , one
prostrates (ShAshtAnga
NamaskAram) before Moolavar(
nonprocessional deity)
and seek His blessings for
the right mind set to conduct
the Uthsavam to His
satisfaction .
Next stop is at VishvaksEnar Sannidhi . AarAdhanam is
done for Him
.
After this follows Mruth sangrahaNam in the company of
VishvaksEnar . Paalikai ( ankurArpaNam) is established
in
the North Eastern corner of
Yaaga Saala .We will go into
greater detail in future
postings about Mruth SangrahaNam
and ankurArpaNam
.
Rakshaa
Soothra Poojaa at Moolavar Sannidhi takes place
next. The
drawing of Garudan on a flag is prepared ; He
is
invoked on the drawing
and His eyes are opened with special
Mantrams for PeetArchanam ,
AavAhanam of devathAs . For
the Garudan drawn on the flag
, suddhi is done through
sOshaNa , DhAhana AapyAyanams
and thereafter SamhAram
of Tatthvams are done thru
BhUtha Suddhi Mantrams .Thru
Various BheejAksharams and
Mantrams , all parts of the ThirumEni
of Garudan is touched with
Koorcham to invoke sakthi in those
limbs .
Agni
Prathishtai and Purusha Sooktha Homam follow .
DharmAdhi Peeta AahUthi is
done next in the middle of the Agni
in the Kuntam . Garuda AavAhanam is done with "SathyAya
Nama:" mantram and Aahuthis
are made. With appropriate
Mudhrais and NyAsam , various upachArams are offered
next to Garudan . 28 or 108
Aahuthis are done for each
UpachAram with VynathEya
Mantram . Ghee , SarU , Gingelly
seeds are used during these
AahUthis .
Sanklapam for
Saanthi Homam and Saanthi Homam
are the next steps .
Honey , Milk
, curd , ghee are used
with vyaahruthi
mantrams here ;
after each aahUthi ,
Koorcham is
used to dip into
the pots of Honey , Milk
Curd , Ghee
to touch
different parts of Garudan Image
( Honey is for Thiruvadi,
Milk for Stomach , Curd for face
and ghee for Siras
with appropriate mantrams . Then all
Homa vasthus are mixed
together and the Koorcham is used
for touching all parts of
Garudan .
Next follows , AhUthis to the accompaniment of
VishNu
Gayathri
using jaggaery , ghee and honey 28 or 108 times .
Then these three homa vasthus
are blended together
and with the Koorcham ,
the face of Garudan is touched .
Praayascchittha AahUthi and Agni UpasthAnam takes
place next. ParishEchanam from waters inside the
small
vessel ( Karaham )with
AapOhishta Mantram is done and
Koorcham is used for
prOkshaNam of the Garuda PaDam
to the accompaniment of
VishNu Gayathri .
Garuda
PaDam is turned around to face the Moolavar
Sannidhi.
Garudan is invoked
in the Archakar's heart and from there to
the Garuda PaDam with
VyAhrudhi mantrams and the following
two
slOkams:
Mahaa Bala Mahaa BaahO
VynatEya vayOdhipa
sannidhathsva paDE Thubhyam
nama: PraNava MoorthayE
KarmaNAm siddhimAhUtha:
Kurushva VihagEswara
AahUtanvyA sthrayOlOkA:
DevasyOthsava samsadhi
Garuda Gaayathri Aavahanam
follows . VisEsha annams
are
presented to Garudan and the Mahaa Kumbham
.
Seven more slOkams are recited as prayers to
Garudan
for Saanidhyam during the
Uthsavam :
VaahanAya
MahaavishNO: TarkshyAyaamitha tEjasE
GarudAya
namasthubhyam sarva sapthEndhra MruthyayE
He is
recognized and saluted as Mahaa VishNu's Vaahanam ,
one with
unlimited lustre, as Garudan and the death of all
serpent kings
.
namO
namastE Paksheendhra svAdhyAya vapushE nama:
VihagEndhra namastEasthu samuthpADitha
kalpaka:
AahruthAmrutha KumbhAya Jananee
dhAsya mOchinE
surAsurEndhra jayinE naagEndhra HaraNAya
tE
Bringing
amrutha kalsam from DEva lOkam , victory
over
devAs and asurAs there and the removal of
the
bondage of His Mother are saluted here .
YadhAdhAramidham sarvam
tadhAdhArAya tE nama:
Pakshou Yasya Bruhathsaama raTantramapi dhvyam akshiNi chApi Gayathree
thrirvrusaama Sira: smrutham
sthOma Aathmaa namastasmai
VaamadEvyAnga sampadhE
In these two slOkams , the
aspect of Garudan as Veda Purushan
having the various Saamans in
the wings and rest of the limbs
of His sacred
body .
Nama: prANaadhi VaayUnAm
IsAya GarudAthmanE
dhOshaanapanaya-akhaNDAn guNAnaavaha
sarvatha:
vignAni jaahi sarvANi
AathmasAthkuru Maamapi
After these prayers , Garuda
Mantra Japam is
performed and PoorNAhuthi is
done .
This is the last rite for the
day before DhvajArOhaNam .
NamO SrI PakshirAjAya
,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil
V.Sadagopan
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