thirup pAvai - part 9 - mArgazhi as brahma muhoorththam

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thirup pAvai - part 9 - mArgazhi as brahma muhoorththam

mArgazhi - brahma muhoorththam

 

ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

Each year of jivAtmAs are one day for dEvAs. The month of

"thai", also referred as uththirAyaNa puNNiya kaalam, is their

(devas) soorya uthayam or sunrise. From then the period of

uththirAyaNam runs for 6 months for us boolOga vaasis and such is

their (devas) pagal or day time. The dakshinAyanam from "Aadi" to

mArgazhi is their night time. Thus the month of "mArgazhi" which

is prior to their day break or sunrise (uththirAyanam) itself

becomes the brahma muhoorththam for them (devas). The para dEva

arAdhani that is done during this predawn time (mArgazhi) is most

desirable for them. i.e., the prayers of all the devas and as

well as thriLoka vaasis are all done this time and our prayers are

enhanced in the company of prayers of Devas as well. All the

prayers done in this unique time are focussed on the Lord like a

laser beam awakening HIM to bless us. In fact there is a custom

in Tamil Nadu that no marriages will be celebrated in this month

of mArgazhi. *One of the reason* cited is that by doing so it

seems one will disturb the devas in their poojas by bringing them

and the Lord to attend the marriage. There are other shAstric

reasons as well for this.

 

According to Sri peria vaachchan pillai this custom of pre

dawn bath in mArgazhi and praying to the Lord parama purushan and

seeking HIS blessings and prosperity is a custom, that had been

followed by tradition from time to time immemorial. As similar to

azhwAr's aruLich cheyal Sri PVPillai's vyAkyAnams also have deep

meanings. When he said time immemorial, it is understood that

this nOnbu or thirup pAvai is beyond the unit of time and is a

sambhandam of jivAtmA and paramAtma and such thirup pAvai is

eternal, (parama kAvyam - 6000 padi) and appears in every yugam,

and . When the Lord created Brahma the unit of time was not

created then in such brahma muhoorththam. In ancient tamil

custom, the day is accounted from sunrise only. ie., the time for

the day is accounted from sunrise only. Similarly as per certain

calendars, the birth or shrusti of the unit or the fourth

dimension known as time is also assumed as the beginning of the

incarnation of sooryan known as soorya uthayam. Hence our

mArgazhi which is the brahma muhoorththam for devas is prior to

even time and is time immemorial. Our 44 Jeer (Srirangam Sri Raja

Gopuram) mentioned in his vyAkyAnam that is also known as

soobOthinee, that the thanur maasya (maargazhi month) thiru

arAdhanai is to be done prior to soorya uthayam (prior to sun

rise) as per sAsthram.

 

ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarjan