Thiruvaadhirai is one of the famous vradhas celebrated. This is the thiruvaadhirai nakshaththram in the month of Maarkazi (Maargasira). Thiruvaadhirai is considered as the nakshaththram of Lord n^ataraja. Though the Lord never takes birth and hence no nakshaththram to celebrate, on Thiruvaadhirai He appeared to the holy saints pathanychali and vyaagra paadha.
Once when Mahaa Vishnu was lying down on the great serpent Adhi seesha, Adhi seesha felt Mahaa Vishnu was quite heavy that time. He asked Mahaa Vishnu what was the reason. Mahaa Vishnu said that he was remembering and enjoying the Dance of Lord Shiva. The answer developed the desire in Adhi seesha to see the Great Dance of Lord Shiva. He asked Mahaa Vishnu how his desire could be fulfilled. Mahaa Vishnu asked him to go to Chithamparam and do "tapas". Adhi seesha came to Chithamparam and prayed the Lord for a long time.
There was another muni and devotee of Lord Shiva in that place, called viyaagra paadha. He prayed to God to get the legs of tiger, so that he can pluck flowers early in the morning to offer to the God, before any bee touches the flower. He was also praying God to see His Great Dance for a long time.
Pleased with their prayer the God appeared on the Thiruvaadhirai day and danced in Chithamparam. The Nataraaja image of the Lord is prayed with great devotion this day. In Chithamparam and other temples it is celebrated as Arudraa dharshanam. In this festival abhisheeka (holy anointing) of Lord Nataraaja takes place early in the morning and then He comes around the town. A sweet called kaLi and multi vegetable thALakam are offered and eaten to celebrate this great joy of seeing the dance of the Lord
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When observed
ska.ndha purANam describes about this vratam. When the sun shines in the dhanur rAsi that is in the month of mArkazi, in the day of thiruvAdhirai for which rudra is the devata this vratam is observed.
Way of observing
In the morning of thiruvAdhirai one gets up early in the morning and salutes the Dancing Lord. After bathing goes to the abode of Lord shiva and there worshiping the Lord by abhishekam and offerings, lights up the ghee lamps to illuminate the abode. Fasting for the whole day, the next day saluting the Three-eyed Lord serving food for the devotees one has the food.
Glory
munychakEchar, vyAgrapAdhar and the serpant kArkOtakan observed this vratam and saw the blissful dance of the Lord. Saint vyagra pAdhar got austerous upamanyu as his son. A brahman called vipular observing this vratam went to kailash with the body by a splendid divine carrier and returned back. Later he got liberation. As the Lord is dancing blissfully and gracefully on this day this vratam is considered quite auspicious to please the God.
Once when Mahaa Vishnu was lying down on the great serpent Adhi seesha, Adhi seesha felt Mahaa Vishnu was quite heavy that time. He asked Mahaa Vishnu what was the reason. Mahaa Vishnu said that he was remembering and enjoying the Dance of Lord Shiva. The answer developed the desire in Adhi seesha to see the Great Dance of Lord Shiva. He asked Mahaa Vishnu how his desire could be fulfilled. Mahaa Vishnu asked him to go to Chithamparam and do "tapas". Adhi seesha came to Chithamparam and prayed the Lord for a long time.
There was another muni and devotee of Lord Shiva in that place, called viyaagra paadha. He prayed to God to get the legs of tiger, so that he can pluck flowers early in the morning to offer to the God, before any bee touches the flower. He was also praying God to see His Great Dance for a long time.
Pleased with their prayer the God appeared on the Thiruvaadhirai day and danced in Chithamparam. The Nataraaja image of the Lord is prayed with great devotion this day. In Chithamparam and other temples it is celebrated as Arudraa dharshanam. In this festival abhisheeka (holy anointing) of Lord Nataraaja takes place early in the morning and then He comes around the town. A sweet called kaLi and multi vegetable thALakam are offered and eaten to celebrate this great joy of seeing the dance of the Lord
.
When observed
ska.ndha purANam describes about this vratam. When the sun shines in the dhanur rAsi that is in the month of mArkazi, in the day of thiruvAdhirai for which rudra is the devata this vratam is observed.
Way of observing
In the morning of thiruvAdhirai one gets up early in the morning and salutes the Dancing Lord. After bathing goes to the abode of Lord shiva and there worshiping the Lord by abhishekam and offerings, lights up the ghee lamps to illuminate the abode. Fasting for the whole day, the next day saluting the Three-eyed Lord serving food for the devotees one has the food.
Glory
munychakEchar, vyAgrapAdhar and the serpant kArkOtakan observed this vratam and saw the blissful dance of the Lord. Saint vyagra pAdhar got austerous upamanyu as his son. A brahman called vipular observing this vratam went to kailash with the body by a splendid divine carrier and returned back. Later he got liberation. As the Lord is dancing blissfully and gracefully on this day this vratam is considered quite auspicious to please the God.
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