Karuppasamy at Azhakarkovil Madurai

Great worship at Azhakarkovil Madurai. Pathinettampadik Karuppar Swamy.

Vande Mataram

Vande Mataram is the national song of India.The song was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.

The first two verses of Vande Mataram adopted as the "National Song" read as follows:

vande mātaram
sujalāṃ suphalāṃ
malayajaśītalām
śasya śyāmalāṃ
mātaram
vande mātaram

śubhra jyotsnam
pulakita yāminīm
phulla kusumita
drumadalaśobhinīm
suhāsinīṃ
sumadhura bhāṣiṇīm
sukhadāṃ varadāṃ
mātaram
vande mātaram

Translation (English):

Mother, I salute thee!

Rich with thy hurrying streams,

bright with orchard gleams,

Cool with thy winds of delight,

Green fields waving Mother of might,

Mother thee

Translation (Tamil)
வந்தே மாதரம்!
சுஜலாம் சுபலாம்
மலயஜ சீதலாம்
ஷஸ்யஷியாமளாம்
மாதரம்
வந்தே மாதரம்

ஷுப்ரஜ்யோத்ஸன
புலகிதயாமினிம்
புல்லகுஸுமித த்ருமதல
ஷோபினிம்
சுஹாசினிம் சுமதுர
பாஷினிம்
சுகதாம் வரதாம்
மாதரம்
வந்தே மாதரம்

Full Version:

vande maataram...

vande maataram...

maataram...

sujalaam sufalaam malayaj sheetalaam

sasyashyaamalaam maataram

vande...

shubhrajyotsna pulakit yaaminiim

phulla kusumita drumadal shobhiniim

suhaasinim sumadhura bhaashhinim

sukhadaam varadaam

maataram... vande maataram

sapta koti kantha kalakala ninaada karaale

nisapta koti bhujaidhruta kharakarvaale

sapta koti kantha kalakala ninaada karaale

nisapta koti bhujaidhruta kharakarvaale

ka bola ka noma eith bole

bahubal dhaariniin namaami taariniim

ripudalavaariniin maataram

vande maataram ...

tumi vidyaa tumi dharma, tumi hridi tumi marma

tvan hi praanaah shariire

baahute tumi maa shakti,

hridaye tumi maa bhakti,

tomaarai pratimaa gadi mandire mandire

 vande maataram...

tvan hi durgaa dashapraharanadhaarinii

kamalaa kamaladala vihaarinii

vaanii vidyaadaayinii, namaami tvaam

namaami kamalaan amalaan atulaam

sujalaan sufalaan maataram

vande maataram...

shyaamalaan saralaan susmitaan bhuushhitaam

dharaniin bharaniin maataram

vande maataram...

Translation: 

Mother, I salute thee!

Rich with thy hurrying streams,

bright with orchard gleams,

Cool with thy winds of delight,

Green fields waving Mother of might,

Mother thee.

Glory of moonlight dreams,

Over thy branches and lordly streams,

Clad in thy blossoming trees,

Mother, giver of ease

Laughing low and sweet!

Mother I kiss thy feet,

Speaker sweet and low!

Mother, to thee I bow.

Who hath said thou art weak in thy lands

When swords flash out in seventy million hands

And seventy million voices roar

Thy dreadful name from shore to shore?

With many strengths who art mighty and stored,

To thee I call Mother and Lord!

Thou who saves, arise and save!

To her I cry who ever her foe drove

Back from plain and sea

And shook herself free.

Thou art wisdom, thou art law,

Thou art heart, our soul, our breath

Though art love divine, the awe

In our hearts that conquers death.

Thine the strength that nerves the arm,

Thine the beauty, thine the charm.

Every image made divine

In our temples is but thine.

Thou art Durga, Lady and Queen,

With her hands that strike and her

swords of sheen,

Thou art Lakshmi lotus-throned,

And the Muse a hundred-tone,

Pure and perfect without peer,

Mother lend thine ear,

Rich with thy hurrying streams,

Bright with thy orchard gleems,

Dark of hue O candid-fair

In thy soul, with jewelled hair

And thy glorious smile divine,

Loveliest of all earthly lands,

Showering wealth from well-stored hands!

Mother, mother mine!

Mother sweet, I bow to thee,

Mother great and free!

Goddess Mariamma

Devotional Song Aathadi Mariamma

Film: Aathi Parasakthi

Starring: Gemini Ganesan, Muthuraman, Jayalalitha, Padmini, M.N. Nambiar, Vanisree, S. Varalakshmi, B. Nirmala, Ragini, Master Sri. Kumar

Music: K.V. Mahadevan

Singers: Susheela, Radha Jayalakshmi

Direction: K.S. Gopalakrishnan 

Dance of Ardhanarishvara

Ardhanarishvara is a composite androgynous form of the Hindu God Shiva and His consort Parvati (also known as Devi, Shakti and Uma in this icon). Ardhanarishvara is depicted as half male and half female, split down the middle. The right half is usually the male Shiva, illustrating His traditional attributes.

Ardhanarishvara symbolizes that the male and female principles are inseparable. Ardhanarishvara signifies "totality that lies beyond duality", "bi-unity of male and female in God" and "the bisexuality and therefore the non-duality" of the Supreme Being. It conveys that God is both Shiva and Parvati, "both male and female, both father and mother, both aloof and active, both fearsome and gentle, both destructive and constructive" and unifies all other dichotomies of the universe.

The earliest Ardhanarishvara images are dated to the Kushan period, starting from the first century CE. Its iconography evolved and was perfected in the Gupta era. The Puranas and various iconographic treatises write about the mythology and iconography of Ardhanarishvara. While Ardhanarishvara remains a popular iconographic form found in most Shiva temples throughout India, very few temples are dedicated to this deity.

Ardhanarishvara represents the synthesis of masculine and feminine energies of the universe (Purusha and Prakriti) and illustrates how Shakti, the female principle of God, is inseparable from (or the same as, according to some interpretations) Shiva, the male principle of God. The union of these principles is exalted as the root and womb of all creation. Another view is that Ardhanarishvara is a symbol of Shiva's all-pervasive nature.

Names

The name Ardhanarishvara means "the Lord Who is half woman." Ardhanarishvara is also known by other names like Ardhanaranari ("the half man-woman"), Ardhanarisha ("the Lord who is half woman"), Ardhanarinateshvara ("the Lord of Dance Who is half-woman"), Parangada, Naranari ("man-woman"), Ammaiappan (a Tamil Name meaning "Mother-Father"), and Ardhayuvatishvara (in Assam, "the Lord whose half is a young woman or girl").[ The Gupta-era writer Pushpadanta in his Mahimnastava refers to this form as dehardhaghatana ("Thou and She art each the half of one body"). Utpala, commenting on the Brihat Samhita, calls this form Ardha-gaurishvara ("the Lord whose half is the fair one"; the fair one – Gauri – is an attribute of Parvati). The Vishnudharmottara Purana simply calls this form Gaurishvara ("The Lord/husband of Gauri).

Madurai Chithirai Festival Schedule 2017

Madurai Chithirai Festival 2017

The Chithirai festival of Madurai is one of the most colourful and vivacious festivals of the region that falls in the Tamil month of Chithirai, usually between April and May. The festival has cultural and mythological significance that makes it all the more special and unique. It is celebrated from the last 400 years with great enthusiasm and pride. The festival celebrates the wedding ceremony of Lord Shiva with Lord Vishnu’s sister, goddess Meenakshi. The idols of both the groom and bride are carried in gold chariots and people gather in huge number to accompany the God and goddess. The whole procession is a grand affair that includes people from various parts of the country and the world.

The festival lasts for almost 15 days and involves a lot of traditional rituals and practices. People from nearby villages travel on bullock carts as a part of the ancient tradition and consider it a vital part of the festival too. Many more ceremonies can be seen during the festival that includes hosting a flag at the temple, fairs, distributing coconut sweets is another popular custom that catches the eyes of the visitors. The whole ambience is filled with the prayers of the devotees. Chithirai Festival of 2017 is planned to be conducted from 28^thApril to 13^th May 2017 with the same zeal.

The Schedule:

Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareshwarar Temple Chithirai Festival Dates:

The festival begins on Friday, April 28, 2017.

28 April 2017 ‐ Friday ‐ Chithirai Thiruvizha Kodiyetram Kodiyetram (Flag Hoisting) ‐ Karpaga

Vriksha, Simha Vahanam

29 April 2017 ‐ Saturday ‐ Bootha, Anna Vahanam

30 April 2017 ‐ Sunday ‐ Kailasa Parvadham, Kamadhenu Vahanam

1 May 2017 ‐ Monday ‐ Thanga Pallakku

2 May 2017 ‐ Tuesday ‐ Vedar Pari Leelai ‐ Thanga Guthirai Vahanam

3 May 2017 ‐ Wednesday ‐ Saiva Samaya Sthabitha Varalatru Leelai ‐ Rishaba Vahanam

4 May 2017 ‐ Thursday ‐ Nantheekeshwarar, Yaali Vahanam

5 May 2017 ‐ Friday ‐ Sree Meenakshi Pattabhishekam ‐ Velli Simhasana Ula

6 May 2017 ‐ Saturday ‐ Sree Meenakshi Digvijayam ‐ Indira Vimana Ula

7 May 2017 ‐ Sunday ‐ Sree Meenakshi Sundareshwarar

Thirukalyanam (Celestial Wedding) ‐ Yaanai Vahanam, Pushpa Pallakku

8 May 2017 ‐ Monday ‐ Thiru Ther ‐ Therottam (Ratha Utsavam, Chariot, Car Festival) ‐

Sapthavarna Chapram

9 May 2017 ‐ Tuesday ‐ Theertham, Velli Virutchaba Sevai

Kallalagar Kallazhagar):

9 May 2017 ‐ Tuesday ‐ Thallakulathil Edhir Sevai

10 May 2017 ‐ Wednesday ‐ Sri Kallazhagar Vaigai Aatril Ezhuntharural ‐ 1000

Ponsaprathudan ‐ Night Saithyobacharam at Vandiyur

11 May 2017 ‐ Thursday ‐ Thirumalirunsolai Sri Kal Azhagar ‐ Vandiyur Thenur Mandapam ‐

Sesha Vahanam in Morning ‐ Garuda Vahanam in the Afternoon ‐ Moksham for Manduga Maharishi

‐ Dasavathara Katchi at Ramarayar Mandapam at Night

12 May 2017 ‐ Friday ‐ Morning Mohanaavatharam ‐ Night Kallazhagar Thirukollam in Pushpa

Pallakku at Mysore Mandapam

13 May 2017 ‐ Saturday ‐ Sri Kal Azhagar Thirumalai Eluntharural