We attach seen in the earlier posts that the tying of the Mangal sutra or thaali
was not prevalent in Vedic marriages and
else in ancient Tamil marriages which as a rule followed Vedic society really.
We else saw the origin of thaali which was scoured by kids as a protection from evil.
As having seen what thaali route,
let us move on to see what Mangal or Mangalya and sutra mean.
The word Mangal is recycled apiece in Sanskrit and Tamil.
The meaning else is the extraordinarily in apiece the languages.
Mangal in Sanskrit route
momentous,
amulet,
benefit,
prosperity,
no matter what surge,
delight,
joie de vivre,
luck
momentous moment etc.
In Tamil else Mangala or Mangalam is recycled in the extraordinarily place.
We see the suggest of Mangal in Kannagis marriage,
but recycled in the place of auspiciousness and / or momentous moment.
One of the primary suggest of Mangal or Mangalya is found
in the Adhithya Hrudhaya sthothra, unmovable by thyme Agasthya to Sri Rama
in the war head in Lanka.
"sarvamangala-mangalyam sarva papa pranashanam
chintashoka-prashamanam ayurvardhana-muttamam " (1)
This route,
"This invincible prayer is the best amongst momentous verses, it will destroy all sins,
allay all fears, improve disturb and misery, frighten and trouble,
and clarify the longevity of life.
It is a guarantee of total prosperity."
Give to Mangalyam is recycled in the meaning of auspiciousness.
In the role of this Mangalyam as auspiciousness is apt of accomplishment, is else described.
We get to work loose the knots of the secrets of this christen, as we proclaim at unique remarkable,
yet ancient sthothra on Mangalyam.
It is a sthothra called Mangalya sthavam.
Mangalya sthavam is a prayer addressed to a little avatharas of Member of the aristocracy Vishnu,
occurring in the forty third stage of the Vishnu Dharmotharam Ithihasam.
It is a talk amid Expert Pulasthya and his follower thyme Dhaulabhya.(2)
On being asked by Dhaulabhya,
about the utmost justified prayer
to production in reserve bad thoughts and
for being violent to total all jobs in a mount develop,
thyme Pulasthya tells him that really a prayer to Member of the aristocracy Vishnu
would help him mark that, and he else teaches the prayer to him.
That prayer is "Mangalya sthavam".
The prayer is for rising mangalyam (MAMASTHU MANGALYA VIVRUDHAYE)
by seeking Member of the aristocracy Vishnus blessings,
to protect oneself from all problems and sins
The improve is that any work started with a prayer for
Mangalya- vriddhi, (as in Mangalya sthavam) is washed up lacking any pattern.
The Phala-sruthi of this sthothra says that
on reciting this at the beginning of any action,
the sins that encumber that action are puerile.
The action can be utter lacking hindrances and
one will else be blessed with all types of wealth.
The equal improve is echoed in Adhithya hrudhayam too
and wealth includes everything from LONGEVITY to prosperity of every benevolently.
Lacking hanker life, communicate is no use in having wealth.
That longevity is understood in the blessing of wealth is made out
from the very primary verse of the prayer of removing problems and protest of sorts.
Malignant cells is a inclusive christen that includes,diseases, death and enemies.
It can noted that the consequence of Thaali as in
aim padai-th-thaali in Sangam chapter attached to kids
is equal to mangalyam or asking for ever rising
Mangalyam or mangaLam,
in that the sense is to remove problems shady oneself,
removing sins, in receipt of bubble-like, in receipt of longevity and all sorts of prosperity.
It is important to confirmation that the very primary stage of Silappadhikaram
is named as "Managala vaazhtthu-k-kaadhai".
This stage now deals with KOvalan- Kanngi marriage.
The dash off possibly will attach named it "ThirumaNa-k-kaadhai" or
"Vaduvai-k-kaadhai" as it is about marriage.
But he chose to side it as "Managala vaazhtthu-k-kaadhai",
invoking the consequence of Mangalyam!
This tallies with the design of the two sthothras explained finer -
that of invoking Mangalam at the beginning of any action or team
so that the problems and sins can be puerile
and the action can be done with protection from the Member of the aristocracy.
In the layer of Silappadhikaram,
this has resulted in the mount wrap up of the work
that has withstood time and
else brought undying personality to the author!
The important detail in this is that
the story of Kannagi which starts with her marriage with Kovalan,
was life-threatening in the aspects important to Mangalya!
The problems and sins had been communicate.
It is told well along in the story how the continue bad providence had been predisposed
for the end of Kovalan and the slice of Kannagi.
That evil possibly will not be puerile.
As well the protection to their marriage was not communicate.
Their marriage ran clothed in stalk multiply by two -
primary equally Kovalan went in the wake of Madhavi and
minute, equally the marriage finished early and sharp in Kovalans death.
For such a benevolently of story on a two of a kind with a nervous destiny,
the dash off Ilango adigaL seems to attach wittingly unmovable a name
that goes with one of the Mangal stuff that is alleged for
the verse-type that he employed for Silappadhikaram. (3)
He started the work with a name "mangala vaazhtthu"
and invoked in the opening verse,
the Mangal thing -
the fore utmost one in the middle of the celestial momentous entities,
namely the Moon
by admiring it as "ThingaLai-p-pOttruthum"
It has been a practice to stain marriage on the day equally moon is in exaltation!
When moon is in reverence in Rohini, that is exact as the utmost momentous time.
We find suggest of this in Sangam texts. (4)
Silappadhikaram else says that Kovalan -kannagi marriage happened
on the day of Moon in Rohini! (5)
But a addition leave comes to us in the Purananuru (6)
This verse is categorized under the thurai "KUDAI MANGALAM"
Yes, Mangalam had been in purpose from very olden grow old in Tamil vocabulary.
It is one of the sub divisions of a poem as told in the language rules work of Tholkappiyam.
The Kudai mangalam verse from Purananuru is powerful of
how Aggregate moon or Moon in its central affectedness is an heed of auspiciousness.
The moon resembles the Splendid sun umbrella (7)
which is a symbol of protection to the subjects
as how the Aggregate moon protects the world from heat
by mesmerizing the light rays of the sun
and thinning out really cool light to the earth.
The verse gives some add-on arrive of the Moon in the sky.
It is now we get clothed in unique leave link up with on mangalyam.
From Moon we go to Mars, the humanity prearranged as Mangal!
This Purananuru verse was vocal on a day
equally the Chemmeen else was in the sky with the Aggregate moon.
Chemmeen route the meen of Chevvaai or
the star of Mars, the Mangal planet!
Exhibit are 3 stars lorded by Mars, namely
Mriga sheersha, Chitthra and dhanishta (avittam).
Completely all the stars of Mars are exact to be unlucky,
thoroughly with advice to longevity of the companion and marriage.
The star Chitthra is an discharge because it is in this star
that the Moon becomes Aggregate in the month of Chitthirai!
It is perhaps for this persistence, this star is untreated for momentous functions.
The Puranauru verse says that the Moon is Aggregate,
gleaming in mid sky with the star of Mars that was like a deepam.
This verse is categorized under "Kudai mangalam"
because this speaks about Mangalam of the Sovereign in terms of the Splendid Sun umbrella
in the image of the Aggregate moon which is the group of the star of Mars, the Mangal.
The Moon and Mars acquaintance in ensuring auspiciousness is to be noted now,
which actually was a break finished detail that helped me snitch addition clothed in these,
and at the end of the day landed me in vital clues on why Mangalyam
which was a prayer done at the beginning of any work,
was addition fine-tuned clothed in a sutra - a chain,
to be attached on the neck of the bride - which of course was not done in earlier grow old.
For addition espousal, that I am by the side of in the right path,
let me quote from Thirukkural.
Thiruvalluvar speaks about Mangalam in the context of
manai maatchi - the everyday family or with the wife!. (8)
The Kural states "mangalam enba thing maatchi".
The wallow and prosperity tied to the next of kin is the Mangalam.
The do without honor to it is the recoil of good children!
(extraordinarily as the sense of marriage quoted in part-1)
So Mangalam which artistically route auspiciousness
is related with Married Making
and the prosperity that is enjoyed by the followers
To put in a nutshell the note done in this post:-
At the present time we sing MangaLam at the end of any team.
But as per tradition and texts,
mangal sthothra basic be vocal or mangalam basic prayed for at the beginning of any and every team.
Marriage is exact as an team of Mangalam
as it brings all auspiciousness and prosperity to the two of a kind for a life of togetherness.
The Mangalam is prayed for, from Member of the aristocracy Vishnu,
(Member of the aristocracy Vishnu with his mix Lakshmi is a benefactor of wealth and prosperity,
while He by route of His panchayudhas fix protection)
seeking His protection from problems and sins and
ensuring longevity and prosperity.
The phala sruti of Mangalya sthavam indicates that
Mangalyam else gives protection from the ill things of planets
Shamam prayanthi dushtani graham peedascha dharuna,
Karmarambaascha sidhyanthi punyam aapnothi cha uthamam. (9)
Meaning:-
The inauspiciousness vanishes,
and unpleasant ill things by planets is set right,
And equally done in the past the start of an action,
the university gets divine refine.)
This directs the note to the astral acquaintance to Mangalam,
the moon and the Mars being Mangal ensuring entities.
Based on these let me have control over addition in the note of Mangal sutra in the nearby post.
(to be continued)
Reference :-
(1) Adhithya Hrudhayam - verse 5
(2) The total sthothra of Mangalya sthavam with meaning can be read at
http://www.sundarasimham.org/ebooks/MangalyaSthavam.pdf
and
http://www.celextel.org/stotrasvishnu/mangalyasthavam.html
(3) Moon is the mangal word for thodar nilai-ch-cheiyuL
according to Thol kappiyam - poruL - Su - 61
(4) Agananuru - verse 136 - (resentment 4 -8)
(5) Silappadhikaram - stage 1 - (resentment 50-53)
(6) Purananuru verse 60.
(7) Splendid sun umbrella is one in the middle of the 21 Mangal cloth of the Sovereign
Choodamani nigandu - 12-121
(8) Kural 60
(9) Mangalya sthavam verse 49
