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Masi Magam- the Rare Combination of Full Moon and Magam Star!
Do you want to know the mythological significance of Masi Magam? Want to know the benefits of a dip in the holy water on this day? Read More
Masi Magam occurs in the month of Magam (February -March) when the star Magam falls on the Full Moon day. The combination is very rare and occurs once in a year and is highly propitious for prayer and pitru seva. The Full Moon denotes the copious energy of the Moon promising abundance and prosperity and the star Magam is noted for majestic power and supreme energy.
Significance of the star Magam
Magam is considered as the birth star of kings and also of the ancestors. It is regarded as the star the bestows energy, authority and power since the lord of the star is the Sun. Masi Magam is considered as very auspicious due to the combination of the star and the full moon and the day is regarded as very sacred for pithru seva as the pithrus are said to come down to the earth on this day to get rid of their blocking karmas. When we do tarpan on this day to our ancestors, we get their blessings and also divine blessings by conducting puja at home and other rituals to please gods like Shiva, Sakthi and Vishnu. It is very auspicious to do annadhanam on Masi Magam.
How Masi Magam is celebrated?
Masi Magam celebration involves the ritual bath of the idols of gods in a river, sea or pond. The priests take the idols in a procession and after the bath do poojas to the idols. Some do Gaja Pooja or Ashwat Pooja so as to help the devotees seek divine blessings to a great extent. The devotees take bath in the sacred water in which idols are dipped for bath and thus get rid of their sins and attain the path to liberation. They are relieved of the cycle of birth and rebirth.
Taking a holy dip in any of the holy waters is considered very religious on this day as it paves way for spiritual purification and refinement in the devotees.
Legends behind observing Masi Magam
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தமிழில் படிக்க மாசி மகம் சிறப்பு
Do you want to know the mythological significance of Masi Magam? Want to know the benefits of a dip in the holy water on this day? Read More
Masi Magam occurs in the month of Magam (February -March) when the star Magam falls on the Full Moon day. The combination is very rare and occurs once in a year and is highly propitious for prayer and pitru seva. The Full Moon denotes the copious energy of the Moon promising abundance and prosperity and the star Magam is noted for majestic power and supreme energy.
Significance of the star Magam
Magam is considered as the birth star of kings and also of the ancestors. It is regarded as the star the bestows energy, authority and power since the lord of the star is the Sun. Masi Magam is considered as very auspicious due to the combination of the star and the full moon and the day is regarded as very sacred for pithru seva as the pithrus are said to come down to the earth on this day to get rid of their blocking karmas. When we do tarpan on this day to our ancestors, we get their blessings and also divine blessings by conducting puja at home and other rituals to please gods like Shiva, Sakthi and Vishnu. It is very auspicious to do annadhanam on Masi Magam.
How Masi Magam is celebrated?
Masi Magam celebration involves the ritual bath of the idols of gods in a river, sea or pond. The priests take the idols in a procession and after the bath do poojas to the idols. Some do Gaja Pooja or Ashwat Pooja so as to help the devotees seek divine blessings to a great extent. The devotees take bath in the sacred water in which idols are dipped for bath and thus get rid of their sins and attain the path to liberation. They are relieved of the cycle of birth and rebirth.
Taking a holy dip in any of the holy waters is considered very religious on this day as it paves way for spiritual purification and refinement in the devotees.
Legends behind observing Masi Magam
- Vallala was the king in Tiruvannamalai and he was childless. Lord Shiva appeared before him as a boy and promised to do last rites for him. When the king died, Lord Shiva came and performed his last rites. It was on Masi Magam. That is the reason for our offering oblations to our forefathers on this day so that we can remove our ancestral karmas that may block our progress in life. Further, we gain the blessings of Gods by taking a dip in holy waters. It is believed that even today on the day of Masi Magam, Lord Shiva comes down to perform rituals to the king.
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