Monday, June 27, 2011

Thiruchendur murugan temple – Soorasamharam festival

Soorasamharam or surasamharam festival in Tiruchendur temple begin with yaga sala pooja where lakhs of devotees across Tamil Nadu began their sashti vridham. The history behind this festival is said to be that Lord Senthilandavar killed the Demon Soorpadman with his vel and this divine act of his celebrated as Soorasamharam. On this day the devotees celebrate the victory of lord muruga and the temple authorities had made elaborate arrangements for the dharsan of lord murugan during the festival where the Tiruchendur Subramaniaswamy kills the demon on the sea shore.

According to skanda purana the demons under the guidance of surapadama defeated the devas and they took over the earth. From them they started to harassing the people, so adharma was all around. Lord Brahma, other gods and humans prayed to Lord Shiva to put an end to this Adharma. Lord shiva created lord murugan.

At last subramania swamy killed surapadma with the lance. But the demon turned into a huge mango tree. Then murugan cut the tree into two vertical pieces with his vel. The pieces were then transformed into peacock and cock. Then lord murugan made peacock as his vehicle and cock as his flag. This event is popularly called as Surasamharam.

This day has great importance at all the murugan South India Temples and also in south India, Malaysia, Singapore, south Africa and Sri Lanka. The soorasamharam festival takes place at Tiruchendur, the divine action is re-enacted on the day and it is seen by thousands of people.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Sri Subrahmanya Asthothram

Chanting this Asthothram during Virtual Puja is considered to be very special.

1. Om Skandaya namaha
2. Om Guhaya namaha
3. Om Shanmugaya namaha
4. Om Phalanetrasutaya namaha
5. Om Prabhave namaha
6. Om Pingalaya namaha
7. Om Kritikasunave namaha
8. Om Sikivahaya namaha
9. Om Dvisadbhujaya namaha
10. Om Dvisannetraya namaha
11. Om Saktidharaya namaha
12. Om Pisitasaprabhamjanaya namaha
13. Om Tarakasurasamharine namaha
14. Om Raksobalavimardhanaya namaha
15. Om Mattaya namaha
16. Om Pramattaya namaha
17. Om Unmattaya namaha
18. Om Surasainyasuraksakaya namaha
19. Om Devasenapataye namaha
20. Om Prajnaya namaha
21. Om Krpalave namaha
22. Om Bhaktavatsalaya namaha
23. Om Umasutaya namaha
24. Om Saktidharaya namaha
25. Om Kumaraya namaha
26. Om Kraunchadharanaya namaha
27. Om Senanyai namaha
28. Om Agnijanmane namaha
29. Om Visakhaya namaha
30. Om Sankaratmajaya namaha
31. Om Sivasvamine namaha
32. Om Svaminathaya namaha
33. Om Sarvasvamine namaha
34. Om Sanatanaya namaha
35. Om Anantasaktaye namaha
36. Om Aksobhyaya namaha
37. Om Parvatipriyanandanaya namaha
38. Om Gangasutaya namaha
39. Om Sarodbhutaya namaha
40. Om Pavakatmajaya namaha
41. Om Ganasvamine namaha
42. Om Atmabhuve namaha
43. Om Jrmbhaya namaha
44. Om Prajrmbhaya namaha
45. Om Ujjrmbhaya namaha
46. Om Kamalasanasamstutaya namaha
47. Om Ekavarnaya namaha
48. Om Dvivarnaya namaha
49. Om Trivarnaya namaha
50. Om Sumanoharaya namaha
51. Om Chaturvarnaya namaha
52. Om Panchavarnaya namaha
53. Om Prajapataye namaha
54. Om Aharpataye namaha
55. Om Agnigarbhaya namaha
56. Om Samigarbhaya namaha
57. Om Visvaretase namaha
58. Om Surarighnaya namaha
59. Om Harodvarnaya namaha
60. Om Subhakaraya namah
61. Om Vasavaya namaha
62. Om Vatuvesabhrte namaha
63. Om Pusne namaha
64. Om Gabhastine namaha
65. Om Gahanaya namaha
66. Om Chandravarnaya namaha
67. Om Kaladharaya namaha
68. Om Mayadharaya namaha
69. Om Mahamayine namaha
70. Om Kaivalyaya namaha
71. Om Sakalatmakaya namaha
72. Om Visvayonaye namaha
73. Om Ameyatmane namaha
74. Om Tejonidhaye namaha
75. Om Anamayaya namaha
76. Om Paramesthine namaha
77. Om Parabrahmane namaha
78. Om Vedagharbaya namah
79. Om Viradvapuse namah
80. Om Pulindakanyabharte namaha
81. Om Mahasarasvatavrtaya namaha
82. Om Asritakhiladatre namaha
83. Om Choraghnaya namaha
84. Om Roganasanaya namaha
85. Om Anantamurtaye namaha
86. Om Anandaya namaha
87. Om Sikhandikrtaketanaya namaha
88. Om Dhambhaya namaha
89. Om Paramadhambhaya namaha
90. Om Mahadhambaya namaha
91. Om Vrsakapaye namaha
92. Om Karanopattadehaya namaha
93. Om Karanatitavigrahaya namaha
94. Om Anisvaraya namaha
95. Om Amrtaya namaha
96. Om Pranaya namaha
97. Om Pranayamaparayanaya namaha
98. Om Viruddhahantre namaha
99. Om Viraghnaya namaha
100. Om Raktasyamagalaya namaha
101. Om Mahate namaha
102. Om Subrahmanyaya namaha
103. Om Guhaya namaha
104. Om Brahmanyaya namaha
105. Om Vamsavrddhikaraya namaha
106. Om Brahmanapriyaya namaha
107. Om Aksayaphalapradaya namaha
108. Om Vedavedhyaya namaha

Iti Sri Subrahmanya Asthottarasatananamavali sampurnam.