Agathiyar explains the significance of Guru Purnima and guides us on carrying out prayers for this day through a Nadi reading by Nadi Nool Aasan Selvam of Chennai.
On this auspicious day, Agathiyar asks his devotees to: Decorate the pictures, paintings and statues of their respective gurus and to light up a lamp in their individual homes; or to gather together in joint prayers or kutu pratanai followed by chanting of the Pranava Mantra AUM; invocation to Lord Vinayagar; chanting of Lord Siva's Maha Panchatcharam; worship of Lord Muruga, Goddess Manonmani or Vaalai, and Adhi Vasthu Nathan as the jhoti. Agathiyar asked devotees to think about the greatness of gurus on this day; to visit temples and light up lamps.
As all siddhas and gurus are in light form and represent Eswara Agathiyar says they will appear to the devotees through this jhothi. Supramania Swami too told me that he would visit my home through the jhothi. Prayers done on this day will bring blessings and the grace or arul of their gurus, and help lessen one's karma.
As all siddhas and gurus are in light form and represent Eswara Agathiyar says they will appear to the devotees through this jhothi. Supramania Swami too told me that he would visit my home through the jhothi. Prayers done on this day will bring blessings and the grace or arul of their gurus, and help lessen one's karma.
Agathiyar asks to offer cotton clothings to their gurus: white for gurus in the worship of jhoti and into vaasi yoga; green for gurus in Lord Murugan's worship and on the path of gnana or gnana marga; and finally kavi or saffron for the sanyasins. This donation brings merits to the giver and drives away all kinds of fears in them.
All gurus are one as such he asks us not to differentiate between gurus. Agathiyar asks to uphold and worship the guru marga and guru dharma.
Purnima Tithi begins at 10:01 (MST) on 8/Jul/2017 and ends at 12:06 (MST) on 9/Jul/2017.
If one needs to listen to only one talk on the greatness of the guru and the guru-disciple relationship I would recommend you watch Isai Kavi Ramanan's video. The first two talks are predominantly in Tamil but the third is in English.
If one needs to listen to only one talk on the greatness of the guru and the guru-disciple relationship I would recommend you watch Isai Kavi Ramanan's video. The first two talks are predominantly in Tamil but the third is in English.