THE IMPORTANCE OF KARTHIKAMASAM

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1.   THE IMPORTANCE OF KARITHIKAMASAM*

 

 

   - THE SUN GOD CONDUCTS the  SOLAR RITUAL;

 

   - Through out the year when sun passes through the each    zodiac  sign .

 

   - Each of the 12 signs has its own importance in contributing the

   necessary import to the solar ritual which is  termed as CONDUCTION of

   a year as a  ritual.

 

   - During each period when the sun passes through the each sign the

   constellations corresponding to that signs in the cosmos will exert

   influence upon the beings on the earth.

 

   - During this kartikamasa the constellation pleaids will exerts its

   influence through the sign scorpio- libra . these stars will be in the shape

   of scirossors . The term karika is allegorized in scriptures as the 6

   krittikas  who are the 6 mothers who feed the son of lord shiva

   karttikeya  who again is 6 faced kumara.

 

   - During this month the sun enters into the sign scorpio asper solar and

   libra as per lunar either of which had same source of origin so these are

   under the influence of these sacred 6 stars  in the cosmos which would

   generate a serene, sacred and pure environment on the earth which would give

   the   disciples a splendid opportunity to raise ones consciousness

   indulged in the gross matter to the level of kumara pure untouched by any

   other human nature.

 

   - It is  said  that it establishes link between human and divine

   consciousness.

 

·       In this season only the consciousness is raised from the sacred base

center to the head centre where the kundalini as a serpent lying in scorpion

base centre is raised into the aries in the head centre as  6years boy where

the consciousness will be like a  pure  child nature and serene ,who plays

with the snake .he is venerated as lord of snakes called  lord subramnya.  .

Here child will be united with his parents in mount kailasa   in our head

centre  which is place of nirvana. .one who dwells in this centre will

always be kailasa. So sacred is this month it is for those who utilizes this

opportunity. so every year this season isa opportunity to raise oneself from

human to divine conciousness.

 

·       In order to attain this level  ancienct seers of wisdom have b given

certain rituals .Among such seers the great sage vasista who is the lord of

rites have given few methods of practice, which are the corresponding

workings that occurs in us  as changes in our life.

 

·       These techniques would transform ones natures with ease and joy.* *

 

 The 5 sacred modes of practice  :

 

 

*1THE     SACRED BATHING.*

 

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·       In this season one should take bath 3 times,in a day .

 

·       water is only solvent which can wash not only all kind of physical

impurities but also mental impurities and can cleanse the astral and

emotional currents.

 

·        .Treating water as god or as a form of a energy (energy hidden in

the atomic constituents) if we take bath it bath by chanting those sacred

hyms related to the creative intelligences in water  called as lord varuna

it would refresh all the atomic substance of the body. and mind .

 

·       Also   it would benefits us in terms of both spiritual and mundane

plane in many ways. It is the presence of that consciousness which makes the

water as the universal solvent. , causing satiation when we drink.

 

·        These sacred waters are offered to lord shiva as offering in

abisheka  . Treating our body as a form of maha shiva linga if waters are

offered to our body as sacred bath which might clean the past karma.. in

spirituality also frequent baths are prescribed in order to cleanse all the

mental and astral impurities.

 

·       Especially in this month all the waters are charged with the special

electro magnetic currents*. wise are those extract benefit from taking

frequent baths. *

 

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·       *2. THE HOLY LIGHTINING;*

 

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·       After sacred bath one should lit the holy lamps in the house and

around the house. Also in shiva and vishnavas temples durind sunrise and

sunset.

 

·       Lamps should be lit with the ghee made from the cows milk. It is

said due to this all the evil we have done from past either knowingly or

unknowingly will be expelled and it lits the lamp of knowledge expels the

darkness of ignorance.

 

·       These lightening of lamps brings prosperity, wealth health and

vitality into our lives. It ignites the fire of divinity hidden in our heart

and burns all the materialist attractions which bind us to the wheel of

birth and death.

 

·       This light transmutates ones nature into the divine realms and

changes our vision of the world as sons of light .

 

 

·       *3. WORSHIP OF THE MOST HOLY PLANT;*

 

 

·       AFTER LIGHTINING the holy lamps one should worship the holy plant

TULASI. Tulasi is a herb it is considered in the scriptures as the most

loving plant for both lord shiva and lord Vishnu.

 

·        The very presence of it dispels all the evil in the house and in us

with sacred air that flows through it. In the atmosphere all the toxic

chemical bacterial agents are neutralized with the air of tulasi ..the plant

is so pure the very presences of it makes us and the atmosphere serene  and

holy .

 

·        tulasi worship is mostly recommended for the ladies to have

soubagya says the scriputures.one who worship tulasi in their house it

creates a healthy environment in the house by preventing all the disease

causing reagents in the atmosphere .

 

·       This plant is advised by the doctors for curing asthma and many

other lung diseases. Lightening candle or deepa near tulasi  gives

prosperity and opens the door of salvation. WATERING tulasi is a very

skillful process  , if more amount of water or less amount of water is

poured , the plant may die so adequate amount of water needed to be poured

in order for its survival . *this teaches oneself how to behave one self  with

others with in right proporinate feelings and with balance of emotions.

(More information can be obtained in soubagya tulasi , of mihira)*

 

 

4.WORSHIP OF LORD DAMODARA ;

 

 

·       ONE SHOULD WORSHIP THE LORD VISHNU IN SAIVA TEMPLE AND SIVA IN THE

VISHNU TEMPLE,AS LORD VISHNU, PRAYS LORD SIVA AND SIVA PRAYS LORD VISHNU,

just like one image assuming two two forms. They reflect one anothers hearts

 

·       .They are  like the consciousness of self existence and the

consciousness of the world around. They are like circle and the point which

are inseparable, when there is a circle there is centre unless there is a

centre there is no circle . centre of self existence is called lord shiva

and the circumferrance of other existences is called lord Vishnu thus one

who worships the both  as one attains the highest state of nirvana that is

observing the every form in the world as your own image. This is thought as

the highest secret in spiritual sadhana where  your not reflected by any

actions of others as they do not exist you.

 

 

·       *5. Monday rituals.*

 

 

·       Monday is considered as the a favorite day of lord shiva .Monday is

ruled by the planet moon which in turn governs the mind of  humans.  He is

wise one who tunes himself into higher hemispheres in tune with the flow of

currents in the cosmos.

 

·       asThe moon links the matter with the spirit so on Mondays    one who

performs pradosha varthra and meditates on lord shiva can not only glimpse

the supreme spirit but can also attain the highest point of knowledge as a

siddhi.This can be compared as the internet link. In which manner  pc

(personal concisousness) is linked to the cc (Cosmic Concisousness)and

viewed, similarly we get attuned with the cosmic consciousness  and perform

our regular works with it. Then our plan will be an epitome of the divine

plan.

 

·       As how the world of internet cannot be seen physically but       only

be viewed through ones individual computers so is the cosmic consciousnesses

can be perceived through ones own instrument called mind  . so on Mondays

our mind gets tuned.

 

·        BY performing the Monday rituals our individual consciousness gets

tuned into the higher realms. . In scriptures it is said that  one who fasts

on Mondays until evening feed a Brahmin and takes the food after seeing the

star  will receive the full grace of lord shiva .monday fasting also helps

oneself to gain mastery over ones mind ,and can transcend all the moods and

pervasions of the mind be the master of  his mind so lord shiva with a moon

beam on his head signifies that  he controls the movements of the moon, so

he is   named as lord Chandra shekara.

 

 

In shiva purana much significance  of these WITH ILLUSTRATIONS ARE GIVEN

..MAY THE LORD SHIVA BLESSINGS BE WITH ALL THOSE WHO READ AND PRATICE THESE

INJUNCTIONS .

 

COURTESY-MIHIRA

 

Regards

Bharathi.A