MAKARA SANKRANTHI
January 15, 2011
The most sacred day for Sri Mata Lalithambika Pooja(worship) is Sankranti which is next to Navarathri.
The auspicious days of Vijayadasami bestow on us the great powers and Makara Sankranti graces us with knowledge and salvation.
Skanda Purana mentions Makara Sankranthi as an auspicious and holy day in the beginning of Uttarayana (the half of the solar year during which the path of the sun moves northwards from the tropic of Capricorn to the tropic of cancer). Sun rays are vital for all living beings on earth and essential for their life sustenance. The sun rays contain the life power. In the middle of January ( pushya month of Telugu New year) when Lord Sun enters into the constellation of Makar Raasi is the auspicious day and that is Makara Sankranthi.
“Sam” means more auspicious than auspicious; “kranthi” means progress.
Sankranthi is more auspicious than auspicious progress giver and in this holy uttarayan time, if divine prayers are performed, one can achieve auspicious desired results.
If by any chance, one could not perform divine worships during Navarathri, Makara Sankranthi is the auspicious day to perform the same as one can derive same benefit what one could have got in Navarathri. One will get punya benefit equivalent to the 10 million Friday vratams performed to Sri Lalithambika if performed once in Sankranthi.
During this Samkranthi, if one performs Sri Lalithama Abhishekam(holy bath), Sri Chandika Homam, one gets blessed with punya derived from performing 10 million vrathams during Fridays. Sankranthi importance is so much, its divine light is so sacred of sacredness.
Makara Sankranthi signifies suspicious day for performing Sri Lalitha Sahsranamam for Mother Goddess and equivalent to 10 million vrathams of Fridays performing. There is no other auspicious day than Sankranthi in performing worship to Mother Goddess. This day bestows the devotees with great powers if poojas are performed to Sri Lalithamba. If one lits oil lamps in the presence of Mother Goddess, all the karmas accumulated during all births including present birth get burnt and one becomes free from all karmas. Sankranthi is the auspicious and important day to get the holy grace of Sri Matha.
On Sankranthi:
At 5 am Panchamrithabhishekam, important archanas, Sri Chakra Maha Pooja will be performed to the holy idol installed in Sanctum Sanctorum of the temple.
From 9 am Sri Chandi Homam
From 1 pm to 1:30 pm Poornahuthi
From 6 pm Abhishekam to Sri Mata with pure cow ghee.
By participation, this helps in getting rid of one’s sufferings, losses, poverty
Sorrows. It also enable to get rid of all the diseases, Sani(Saturn) Dosham,
Rahu/Kethu Dosham and energise their bodies with great aura and helps them to
achieve whatever they wish.
From 6:30 pm Golden lotuses archana to Sri Mata and also Khadgamala, Koti Satha Sri
Lalithambika Ashtothara Satha Naama poojas.
Mother Goddess is decorated on the Lion Carriage.
Sankranthi is an auspicious day to bestow peace for the departed souls of our forefathers and ancestors.
Sri Bhishma Pithamaha attained salvation and moksha in the great Mahabharata war and his sould left the heavily wounded body after waiting till the arrival of auspicious day in Uttarayana period. This day, the light of Sankranthi is light of cosmic rays and the divine light for all divine powers.
In India, Sankranthi day is celebrated to appease the souls of ancestors for their peace. Homas are performed , offering alms to poor, distribution of wealth, performing poojas are the customs prevailing since ages.
This Sankranthi Uttarayan auspicious day, at 11 am , a great Santhi (peace) Yajna will be performed with number of medicinal plants and pure cow ghee. Apart from this, Sri Maha Rudra Santhi Homa and Sri Rudra Gayathri Homas are also be performed.
- Irrespective of Tithi(a lunar day), Vaara(week), Nakshatras(stars), Yogam(union), for the departed souls which left their bodies,
- For the persons who had untimely, accidental deaths,
- For the persons died due to prolonged illness, grief, sorrow, anguish, affliction and could not perform any ceremony due to various circumstances,
- For the departed souls of family members, who committed suicide, unborn children died in the womb, agitated souls of grand fathers/mothers, parents, brother, sisters, cousins, daughters, sons, grand children, bosom friends, pets who were like our children, close relatives, on Sankranthi, for peace of these departed souls, the following Homas are going to be performed.
- Sri Maha Rudra Homam
- Sri Rudra Gayathri Homam
By these Homas and Maha Santhi Yajna, we pray for peace to all the living and non-living beings, birds, animals, all creatures on the earth, Mother Earth, Nature, departed souls and one and all on the earth and in the universe.
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Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
May All Beings Be Happy
Om Shantih Shantih Shantihi
May All Be in Peace
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