THIRTY SIX RECITATION OF KANDHAR SHASHTI KAVACAM
There is a special worship which can be done to Murugan.
This has been prescribed by Devaraya SwamigaL, the author of Kandhar Shashti Kavacam.
There are many people who do this on the sixth day of Kandhar Shashti as a special pujai.
Devaraya SwamigaL has mentioned about it in his Kandhar Shashti Kavacam of Thiruchendur.
You can read/recite the whole Kandhar Shashti Kavacam 36 times.
According to the Thiruchendhur Kavacam - i.e. 2nd Kavacam -
The Kandhar Shashti Kavacam should be recited and meditated upon with the fullness of the mind, with oneness of mind, love for the Lord, without any trepidation of the mind, after cleansing the body, two times a day.
Those who perform this regular worship, can perform the special pujai of 'The Thirty-six Recitation' ritual. This is a prayOgam. Devaraya SwamigaL enumerates the boons and blessings that can be obtained through this performance.
"Those who recite 36 times and with affection and the vibhuthi,
will get the following boons.......
Those who reside within the eight directions will fall within your power;
the eight lords of the directions will do your bidding;
your enemies will be subdued and subjected;
the nine planets will be satiated and pleased and will give all the good;
the reciter will attain beauty of form like a new manmathan - the Lord of Beauty and Love
The reciter will live with sixteen pERu boons.
Murugan's hand's vEl is the basis for the Kavacam.
And if it is seen in the proper perspective and feeling, it stands out as the Divine Truth.
If you look at demons and evil spirits, they will be scared out of their wits.
It will crush evil people to dust.
It will dance within the memories of good people.
Times have changed.
Twice a day schedule has become difficult.
Murugan is magnanimous.
If you want to do it, if you feel like doing it, if you feel the necessity, then please feel free to do it.
When and where possible.
It is the mind-set which matters most,
This can be done in front of a picture of Murugan or
any Murugan sannidhi.
Six-faced Murugan with VaLLi Deyvayaanai on a mayil
with vEl is optimum.
Don't worry if you dont have a picture.
Just make the aavaahaNam within your mind.
Remember......
manamE Muruganin mayil vaahanam'.
Light a small lamp.
Uudhupaththi.
A small utensil of water.
Honey or panchamidham. Or anything that you can offer.
Even plain sugar.
Take a small plate - brass or copper if possible.
Spread some vibhuthi.
Write the aaRumuga chakkaram in it.
(Two interlacing overlapping triangles).
Start from the top triangle and write the syllable 'sa'.
Clockwise - 2nd triangle - 'ra'
3rd - 'ha'
4th - 'Na'
5th - 'ba'
6th - 'va'
In the central hexagon write 'Om'
Take 36 flowers.
Start with a prayer to Vinayagar.
Think of Murugan as the MahaGuru.
Chant within your mind, the Shataakshara(Shataatchara)
108 times - 'sarahaNabhava'. 'Om' before the manthra.
(Note - its 'ha').
And also after the completion of the whole pujai.
Recite the Kandhar Shashrti Kavacam 36 times.
With each recitation place one flower in the chakkaram.
After completion, offer the honey as naivedhyam with a drop of water'.
Deepaaraadhanai.
Offer the whole ritual to Murugan as 'samarppaNam' by putting a drop of water by the right side of the picture and the chakkaram.
The Vibhuthi that has undergone the 'uru' can be kept in a receptacle and used for whatever purpose throughout the year.
uyargiri kanagasabaikkOr arasE
mayil nadamiduvOy malaradi saraNam
SaraNam saraNam sarahanabhva Om
SaraNam saraNam shanmugaa saraNam
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