Surya Jayanti is the birthday of Lord Surya, festival of Sun-God. This festival is also known as Ratha Sapthami which means the seventh tithi after the Ammavasai (new moon) tithi in the month of Thai (mid January - mid February). This year it falls on 12th February 2Ø19. On this day Arokya Saptami vratam is observed to get relief from major health problems and disorders.
Lord Surya
The Sun is the God – whom everyone can see, perceive and pray. The Sun in astrology called Ravi or Surya. He is the life-giver and time-giver. He is the lord of Leo in the zodiac. He stays one month in each rasi and takes 365 days or 12 months to complete a round of Rasis. Worship of this God on Sunday is supposed to bring in manifold benefits to the worshippers.
He has two wives, Sanjana and Chhaya. The first one is the daughter of Vishwakarma. After her marriage she found that she could not bear the power of this god’s rays. She therefore, made an image of her own, imparted life to it and left it with Surya the Sun god. Later on she turned into mare and was adopted by Surya again.
Surya has several sons. The lawgiver, Manu, the lord of death, Yama and the river Yamuna were born of Sanjana. According to Mahabharata, the great warior Karna was this god’s illegitimate son by Kunti, the mother of Pandavas. Surya is also the father of the monkey chief, Sugriva, who was the ally of Lord Rama.
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Ratha Sapthami day ritual bath ~ IKS Academy students
If widow fast on this day, they get rid of the widowhood from next birth on wards..
How to Fast
Observe the fasting from Thursday day night and you can break the fasting with light food on Friday after Sun set. If you are not fit to take fast then you can observe water fasting or fruit fasting. Tender coconut water for water fasting and banana for fruit fasting is highly recomended. Avoid taking citric acid fruits like orange or apple if you want to take fruit fasting since it can ignite your hidrocloric acid and disturb your stomach and fasting.
The center piece of worship procedure on Ratha Sapthami day is the ritual bath. The leaves of the erukku (Calotropis gigantea) form an important part of the Ratha Sapthami ritual bath. Siddhar Agasthiar says that these leaves have an innate spiritual force that is similar to the one derived from the energy knots on the head and thus they can be used to achieve spiritual effects similar to those obtained from the kundalini activation. The erukku leaves are arranged one on top of the other in seven layers. On Ratha Sapthami day, devotees wake up before sunrise and seat facing east. Placing the seven layer erukku leaf arrangement on their heads, they have their ritual bath with their minds fixed on Surya the Sun God. After the ritual bath, they perform Soorya Namaskaram and recite Agasthiar’s Aditya Hrudayam hymn.
Hanuman sought to educate himself and for this purpose he chose Surya the sun god as his guru saying: "You see everything there is to see in the universe and you know everything there is to know. Please accept me as your pupil." Surya hesitated. "I don't have the time," he said. "During the day I ride across the sky, and at night I am too tired to do anything."
Lord Surya
The Sun is the God – whom everyone can see, perceive and pray. The Sun in astrology called Ravi or Surya. He is the life-giver and time-giver. He is the lord of Leo in the zodiac. He stays one month in each rasi and takes 365 days or 12 months to complete a round of Rasis. Worship of this God on Sunday is supposed to bring in manifold benefits to the worshippers.
There are innumerable references to sun worship in the Puranas. The Ramayana speaks of Sage Agastyar initiating Rama into sun worship through the Aditya Hridayam mantra.
He has two wives, Sanjana and Chhaya. The first one is the daughter of Vishwakarma. After her marriage she found that she could not bear the power of this god’s rays. She therefore, made an image of her own, imparted life to it and left it with Surya the Sun god. Later on she turned into mare and was adopted by Surya again.
Surya has several sons. The lawgiver, Manu, the lord of death, Yama and the river Yamuna were born of Sanjana. According to Mahabharata, the great warior Karna was this god’s illegitimate son by Kunti, the mother of Pandavas. Surya is also the father of the monkey chief, Sugriva, who was the ally of Lord Rama.
As per the scriptures one who performs the Surya Namaskaram daily does not get poor in a thousand births
click below for more about Lord Surya and Surya Namaskaram Practices :
If widow fast on this day, they get rid of the widowhood from next birth on wards..
Observe the fasting from Thursday day night and you can break the fasting with light food on Friday after Sun set. If you are not fit to take fast then you can observe water fasting or fruit fasting. Tender coconut water for water fasting and banana for fruit fasting is highly recomended. Avoid taking citric acid fruits like orange or apple if you want to take fruit fasting since it can ignite your hidrocloric acid and disturb your stomach and fasting.
This day is also powerful to offer Tharpanam to departed Ancestors.
Tantric RitualThe center piece of worship procedure on Ratha Sapthami day is the ritual bath. The leaves of the erukku (Calotropis gigantea) form an important part of the Ratha Sapthami ritual bath. Siddhar Agasthiar says that these leaves have an innate spiritual force that is similar to the one derived from the energy knots on the head and thus they can be used to achieve spiritual effects similar to those obtained from the kundalini activation. The erukku leaves are arranged one on top of the other in seven layers. On Ratha Sapthami day, devotees wake up before sunrise and seat facing east. Placing the seven layer erukku leaf arrangement on their heads, they have their ritual bath with their minds fixed on Surya the Sun God. After the ritual bath, they perform Soorya Namaskaram and recite Agasthiar’s Aditya Hrudayam hymn.
Watch the video below and read hymn that will appear in English translation to understand the mystical powers of Lord Surya :
Lord Surya is also Hanuman's Guru Hanuman sought to educate himself and for this purpose he chose Surya the sun god as his guru saying: "You see everything there is to see in the universe and you know everything there is to know. Please accept me as your pupil." Surya hesitated. "I don't have the time," he said. "During the day I ride across the sky, and at night I am too tired to do anything."
He who takes a bath at the time of sunrise on Ratha Sapthami is purified like Mother Ganges.
"Then teach me as you ride across the sky during the day. I will fly in front of your chariot, facing you from dawn to dusk." Impressed by Hanuman's zeal and determination, Surya accepted him as his pupil. Thus Hanuman flew before the chariot of the sun god, withstanding the awesome glare, until he became well versed in the four books of knowledge (the Vedas), the six systems of philosophies (darshanas), the sixty-four arts or kalas and the one hundred and eight occult mysteries of the Tantras.
Daily Tantric Practices
Wake up every day at least 1 hour before Sun rise and take cold bath to wake up your senses and regulate blood flow through out your whole body and practice Surya namaskaram during Sun rise (Sun salutation exercise) follow by 'Hmmm Suryaye Namaha' or Gayathri manthra for 18 / 108 times or listen to Aditya Hridayam mantra if you want more success in every sphere of your life, showers of material comforts and builds your reputation in career. The best time to observe this practices is one hour from Sunrise time at place. You can ask your guru to disclose the secret of Aditya Hridayam to achieve greater prosperity or enlightenment and he will give the guarded secrets of this mantra when you are ready.
~ Vijayakumar Alagappan #www.iksacademy.com #Ondre Kulam Endru Paduvom, Oruvane Devan Endru Potruvom #Anbe Shivam #Shivoham
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