Lighting of Maa ViLakku on PurattAsi SravaNam days --How to ?

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KANNAN SAMPATH

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Tuesday, September 28, 2004 11:47 AM

Re: Lighting of Maa ViLakku on PurattAsi SravaNam days --

Part II

 

 

Namaskarams.

 

Some of the below said are told by my father.

 

For all Bhaktakodis for whom Malayappar is Kula deivam, the Maa Vilakku is a

very big occasion. It is observed during either first or 3rd Purattasi

Sanikizhamai.

 

On that day, the head of the family and his consort have head bath and will wear

only Aachara udai. Then the wife soaks rice in water and then dries it on a

towel. She then makes it powder (now mixies are used) and jaggery is also

grounded and mixed with the powder and due to heat of the body of the person

mixing it the jaggery slowly melts and starts mixing with the powder and becomes

semi solid(not very liquid) and out of this a small mountain is made(replica of

Ezhumalaiyanin Iruppidam) and a big hole is made in the middle and freshly made

ghee is poured into it in full and a wick is placed inside it(which is

considered as Perumal) and one wick is lighted from Perumal velakku and this

wick is lighted with this. During the lighting of the wick, Govinda Govinda is

chanted and there is a big bhaktipravaham and deeparathi is shown welcoming

Malayappar to home.

 

Then Suprabhatham, Lakshmi Ashtothrams, PanchaSookthams, Vishnu Sahasranamam is

recited and Annamacharya keerthanas are sung or will be sung by MS(Cassette/CD).

All Nivedanams are shown to the God and all the food made on that day is only

for Venkatachalapathi.

 

On that day, Ellorai is definitely prepared and if possible ellu podi which are

the favorites of Lord Venkateswara.

 

Please forgive me for any miscommuncation. Please correct me wherever I erred.

 

Adiyen

 

Kannan Thathachariar

As we always used to have elderly people at home who may not be able to go to

Tirupathi after a certain age, this is enacted at home to have the darshan of

the Malayappar at home and further that home is also sanctified.