why Marrghazi is called Dhanur Maasam??

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing " rasaa " based explanation, which is deployed by

scholars to increase the enjoyment of the audience.

 

Now for the drier explanation -

 

Maarghazhi gets its name from the star Mrigasirshaa (which occurs on

or immediately after the month's Pournami).

 

The name Dhanur maasa comes from Dhanur rasi - which the sun transits

through (that is for an observer from earth, the constellation of

Dhanus will be in background of sun in the sky).

 

During this month, we are recommended to

1) wash/bath ourselves in cool water (kept overnight)

2) perform loving service to Lord before dawn

3) revel in tirupaavai verses/anubhavams

 

Let the service to our Supreme Master grow.

 

--regards

 

 

 

vaideekam , " chitra_vidya " <chitra_vidya>

wrote:

>

>

> Soon it will be Dhanur Maasam.

> The GhOsham of ThiruppAvai will be cleansing the air all around in

> dhivya dEsams and private homes of BhakthAs . Devotees reciting

> ThiruppAvai will be shivering in he cold as they go around the

Raaja

> Veethis of Dhivya dEsams reciting GodhOpanishad.

>

> Why this sacred month of Maarghazhi is called Dhanur Maasam .

>

> I was wondering about it until Vaikunta Vaasi MukkUr Lakshmi

> NrusimhAcchAr Swamy Came to the rescue . He has an extraordinarily

> informative book entitled, Veda Raaman dealing with the 14 artha

> visEshams enshrined in AaraNya KhANDam of Aadhi Kavi Vaalmuki .

The

> revered MukkUr Swamy describes in this book a scene in which Lord

> Raamachandra is performing morning SandhyA before Sunrise , while

> standing knee high in cold GodhAvari Waters . In this context ,

> Swamy says: " During the Hemantha Ruthu, Lord Ramachandra was

living

> with His DEvi and brother LakshmaNa on the banks of Godhaavari

river.

> The first month of Hemantha Ruthu is Maarghazhi (Dhanur Maasam).

> During Marghazhi month, the chill in the morning air will prod the

> sleeping people to bend their body in the form of a bow

> (DhanuraakAram) to get additional protection against the cold

air

> that makes them shiver " .

> One explanation for the name of Dhanur Maasam for Maarghazhi month

> seems thus to be the connection of the DhanurAkAram of the humans

> during

> the nights of this month .