அஷ்டமி / அட்டமி

Just Nos 8 ,9,10

அட்டமி (அஷ்டமி) எனும் வடமொழிச் சொல் இந்து நாட்காட்டியில் அமாவாசை நாளிலிருந்து அல்லது முழுநிலவு நாளிலிருந்து எட்டாவது நாள் (திதி) ஆகும்.

திருமாலின் அவதாரமான கண்ணன் அட்டமி நாளில் அவதரித்ததால் இந்நாள் ஜென்மாஷ்டமி அல்லது கோகுலாஷ்டமி என்ற பெயரில் கொண்டாடப்படுகிறது.

Dear devotees,

I have always wondered about this too! why Ashtami and Navami (8th
and 9th ) days of the lunar fortnight are considered inauspicious !

It was during ASHTAMI, Lord Krishna was born . ( 8th day of the dark
half). Ramachadnra bhagwan was also born on the ninth day of the
white half of the lunar fortnight .... but the temple priest told me
that it was o.k. to perform pujas to lord krishna on these two
days... as far as dashami is concerned, he said no pujas are
recommended...

i remember when we were growing up , grandma forbade us from using
the word "patthu" meaning tenth in tamizh for on the 10th day
all "anthayeshti" is performed ( funeral rites).... but by the same
token, it is on the 10th day , a child's nama-sanskar is also
performed....

my feelings on all this is there is no such thing as auspicious or
inauspicious time for worshipping God/ess ? i may be wrong- smiles!

Saturday, March 12, 2011 by deivam P Mohanraj · 0