Vaigasi Vishakam

The significance of Vaigasi Vishakam

The supreme divine incarnation of Lord Muruga took place in the Tamil month of Vaigasi (mid May – mid June) on a Full Moon day in the asterism or nakshatra `Vishaka`. The auspicious Vishaka nakshatra is a combination of three stars that shines brightly in the sky. It is the sixteenth nakshatra of the 27. This year it falls on 4th of June 2020.

Birth of Muruga
Lord Muruga incarnated to destroy the demons – Surapadma, Tarakasura, and Singamugha. They were causing untold misery to the Gods by keeping them enslaved for ages. The Gods beseeched Lord Shiva for help. Lord Shiva meditated and six sparks of fire emanated from his third eye, hence he is called Skanda. The fiery sparks were too unbearable and so was carried to the sacred River Ganges by Agni and Vayu, who dropped them there. Mother Ganges carried the fiery sparks to pond Saravana, which was covered by water reeds. The sparks transformed and Lord Muruga manifested here as six babies on six lotuses that bloomed from the pond. The six babies were nursed by the six nakshatras called six Krithikas, who are the stars of the constellation Pleiades. Hence he is called Kartikeya, son of Krithikas.

Six faces of Muruga
Then Goddess Parvati embraced the six babies and made it as one with six heads and 12 hands. So he is called Shanmuga. The six faces of Muruga stand for: creation, preservation, destruction, involution, supreme grace, and primal source of wisdom. He is the God of all knowledge and imparted the meaning of the primordial cosmic word OM to his father, Lord Shiva.

Sage Agastya (a revered Vedic sage), who mastered this mantra, revealed the secrets of the mantra:

” Om Saravana Bhava “
Om – is considered the most sacred mantra, represents the infinite, that all aspects of life are intertwined.
Sa – attracts all people to your side;
Ra – brings wealth and prosperity in your life;
Va – dissolves competition, diseases, debts and your physical discomforts;
Na – surmounts your problems through enemies;
Bha – attraction through charming;
VA – stops negativity and influence from bad planets and evil forces.

Yesterday being Vaigasi Vishakam , thirumanjanam was done to Lord Muruga in the morning followed by alangaram in Nellikuppam , Boologanathar temple near Cuddalore ,Tamilnadu.

Evening by 5 pm ShivaSakthi homam has been done by keeping 108 kalasams followed by Abhishegam and Alangaram to Lord Shiva (Boologanathar) and Goddess Bhuvanambika for (lokha shemam) Universal welfare due to lock down devotees were not allowed and was done in a low key with the temple officials .