Atchaya Thrithi

ATCHAYA
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ஸுபகிருது ௵ சித்திரை ௴20 ௨ (3.5.2022) செவ்வாய் கிழமை அட்சய திருதியை ஆகும். அன்று நாம் எதை வைத்து ஆராதனம் செய்கிறோமோ அது பல மடங்கு பெருகும் என்பது ஐதீகம். தங்கம் வெள்ளி என்பது அவரவர்களுடைய தனிப்பட்ட விருப்பம்.

ஆனால் இன்றைய உடனடி தேவை என்பது தீர்த்தம்.
போன முறை நாம் இதேபோல் செய்ததன் விளைவு மிகச்சிறப்பாக மழை பெய்து இன்று வரை தீர்த்தத்தை அனுபவித்து வருகிறோம். எனவே அக்ஷய திரிதியை அன்று ஒரு குடம் அல்லது ஒரு செம்பு நிறைய தீர்த்த்தத்தை
இறைவன் முன்பு வைத்து நமக்கு குறைவில்லாத தீர்த்தம்செல்வத்தை வழங்குமாறு பிரார்த்தனை செய்யுமாறு கேட்டுக்கொள்கிறேன். இது சரியான முறை என்று நினைத்தால் தெரிந்தவர்களிடம் கூறி அவர்களையும் பெருமாளிடம் பிரார்த்தனை செய்ய சொல்லவும். நீரின்றி அமையாது உலகு.
There is no vedic proof that buying gold on this auspicious day will yield more prosperity and goodies will be in abundance. Before 1983 we never heard of this kind of propaganda or marketing to lure people to buy gold jwellery or gold coin. Buy is promoted only by sellers who are already rich. Buying will not automatically multiply the product or article that one bought. Gold in value appreciation on world bullion market and inflation and equity Mark's less attractive. Only in India gold jwellers advertise and lure the gullible to buy gold on this day.
But one finds devotees contribute to temples and like to see their lord with consort clad in gold ornaments. The idols are clad with gold jwellery from head to foot . Here in the video one can see the effect of jwellery embellishment on Panduranga & His Consort.

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Donating gold to a priest on auspicious or other ritual day is in vogue from time immemorial. It was promulgated by then kings and priest class so that the latter get enriched!
A story of Tenaliraman cross the mind.

On death anniversary day, at the end of ceremonies - King Krishna Deva Raya donated grains & gold in mango shape to assembled priests as per extant practice. He did it in the belief that such huge philanthropies to priests class would get a permanent cozy place for his mother in heaven. Tenali was unhappy that king believes in superstition & wasting money from coffers.

“Why golden mango?” Tenali Asked the king. He was told that his mom just before her last breath sought ripe mango but by the time it was brought to her she had expired. This was discussed with priest. They said the soul departed with huge disappointment ans so charity should include gifting away mango “preferably” in the form of gold.

Tenali wanted to impart a lesson to the king! He announced to the waiting group of avaricious priests that - the day after he would perform anniversary of his beloved late mother and he too like the King would give away gift that what his mom wished last.

Rejoiced with this announcement, the priests were all on cloud nine and promised their presence in good time.

Tenali performed a mock ritual of mom anniversary and at the conclusion of it, requested priests in attendance to stand in a queue and proceed one by one to go to the back yard
of his home where arrangement made to distribute the gifts and after receiving it,
the priest would exit by back-door.

Priests vying with each other, jostled to be at the top of the queue!

One by one was let in by Tenali to a distant hidden rear-portion of the house and soon all priests had gone through this process. A faint distant voice of “Ayyo-ayyai-Oooo” heard intermittently by Tenali & by those standing in queue.

Next morning the entire team of priests assembled at the Rayar’s Royal court, lodging complaint that in the name of gift, Tenali had punished all of them and narrated the “gift” that was awarded to each of them. Upon hearing this, A shocked king sent for Tenali who was at home, anticipating the call.

Soon, Tenali reported in the royal court and looked at the team of priests eagerly looking forward that he be punished. The king demanded to know from Tenali as to why he had punished the priests instead of handing them with ‘solid’ gifts.

Posing a dead-pan face, tad sobbing with tears swelling in his eyes, narrated that his mother prior to her last breath wished to have hot-pack applied over her semi-paralysed thighs and by the time it was readied, she had expired. “Your gifting the priest with golden-mango crossed my mind. To expiate, I decided that I too must follow your practice and must gift priests same way so that my mother too get safe space in heaven. Hence, I used the hot-iron branding over thigh of each priest”.