Skanta Sasthi is a important festival for Lord Muruga held for 6 days beginning from 10 of Nov to 15 of Nov 207 .Some information about Lord Muruga from Dancing With Siva by Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
What Is the Nature of Lord Karttikeya?
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Lord Karttikeya, Murugan, first guru and Pleiadean master of kundalini yoga, was born of God Siva's mind. His dynamic power awakens spiritual cognition to propel souls onward in their evolution to Siva's feet. Aum.
Lord Arumugam, the six-faced, six-armed son of Siva, wields many weapons, as He battles the forces of darkness to end wars, large and small. He rides the noble peacock, Mayil, which represents effulgent beauty and religion in its fullest glory.
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Lord Karttikeya flies through the mind's vast substance from planet to planet. He could well be called the Emancipator, ever available to the call of those in distress. Lord Karttikeya, God of will, direct cognition and the purest, child-like divine love, propels us onward on the righteous way through religion, His Father's law. Majestically seated on the manipura chakra, this scarlet-hued God blesses mankind and strengthens our will when we lift to the inner sky through sadhana and yoga. The yoga pada begins with the worship of Him. The yogi, locked in meditation, venerates Karttikeya, Skanda, as his mind becomes as calm as Saravana, the lake of Divine Essence. The kundalini force within everyone is held and controlled by this powerful God, first among renunciates, dear to all sannyasins. Revered as Murugan in the South, He is commander in chief of the great devonic army, a fine, dynamic soldier of the within, a fearless defender of righteousness. He is Divinity emulated in form. The Vedas say, "To such a one who has his stains wiped away, the venerable Sanatkumara shows the further shore of darkness. Him they call Skanda." Aum Namah Sivaya.
What Does Lord Karttikeya's Vel Signify?
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The lancelike vel wielded by Lord Karttikeya, or Skanda, embodies discrimination and spiritual insight. Its blade is wide, long and keen, just as our knowledge must be broad, deep and penetrating. Aum Namah Sivaya.
Skanda's vel is the potent lance, scepter of His authority as Lord of Yoga and Commander-in-Chief of the devonic armies. An asura threatens three devotees with suffering and loss during their forest worship, and Skanda intervenes to protect them.
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The shakti power of the vel, the eminent, intricate power of righteousness over wrongdoing, conquers confusion within the realms below. The holy vel, that when thrown always hits its mark and of itself returns to Karttikeya's mighty hand, rewards us when righteousness prevails and becomes the kundalini serpent's unleashed power thwarting our every effort with punishing remorse when we transgress dharma's law. Thus, the holy vel is our release from ignorance into knowledge, our release from vanity into modesty, our release from sinfulness into purity through tapas. When we perform penance and beseech His blessing, this merciful God hurls His vel into the astral plane, piercing discordant sounds, colors and shapes, removing the mind's darkness. He is the King of kings, the power in their scepters. Standing behind the temporal majesty, He advises and authorizes. His vel empowering the ruler, justice prevails, wisdom enriches the minds of citizens, rain is abundant, crops flourish and plenty fills the larders. The Tirumu rai says, "In the gloom of fear, His six-fold face gleams. In perils unbounded, His vel betokens, 'Fear not.'" Aum Namah Sivaya.
Most of the Muruga temple celebrates this festival.
The energy or the vibration in the temple during festivals are very high.
So don't miss of not going to temple during this time.
1. At Scott Road Brickfields , Sri Kandasamy Kovil , evening puja starts at 5.30 pm and special puja starts at 6.30 pm.daily from 10 to 16 Nov 2007.
2. At Thirumugan Thiruvakku Thirupeedam, 15 jalan 1/6 Section One Petaling Jaya also celebrates Skanda Shasti Utsava morning at 9.45 am to 11.45 am and evening 7.15 to 9.00 pm. Contact 03 77844744 for more information from 10 nov to 15 nov.
3. If you want to attend talks on greatness of Lord Muruga , you will be able to hear it at Arulneri Nilayam , jalan chekor batu 3 off jalan klang lama, Kuala Lumpur from 10 to 15 Nov 2007 in the evening 6 to 9 pm
10 Nov- talk on Saint Nakkirar
11 Nov- talk on Saint Sendanar
12 Nov- talk on Kachiappar Sivachayiar
13 Nov- talk on Saint Auvaiyar
14 Nov- talk on Saint Kumara Guruparar
15 Nov- talk on Saint Arunagirinathar
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