Vaikasi Visakham festival today

Dear Members:

The auspicious Vaikaasi Visakham festival is celebrated today. This is the birthday of Shri Subramanya (also known as Skanda, Kaartikeya, Muruga, etc.).

Reciting Skanda Sahasranaamam, Subramanya Bhujangam, Kandar Anubhooti, Tirupugazh, Kanda Shashti kavacham, and such other devotional works on Lord Skandaa today will be auspicious.

Those who can't recite the elaborate scriptures mentioned above may benefit by chanting simple names such as

1) Om Skandaaya namah (to improve physical strength).

2) Om Kumaaraya namah (for progenic happiness)

3) Om Valliimanavaalaaya namah (for success in romantic matters and good luck in marital life)

4) Om DevasEnaapatayE namah (for overcoming the evil designs of enemies).

5) Om SkandaGuravE namah (for getting Divine Guidance).

6) Om Shakti hastaaya namah (for getting Divine Protection).

7) Om Shiva Gnaana Desikaaya namah/ Om Gnaana Panditaaya namah (mastery over esoteric knowledge)

This is an auspicious day to get deeksha into beeja mantras related to Shri Kartikeya from suitable Gurus(there are shadakshari mantra, Panchadasaakshari mantra, etc. on Lord Skandaa that should be chanted after initiation).

Worship of Lord Skandaa can be a good remedy for Sarpa Dosha and Mars dosha in horoscopes, and can bless a person with peace and prosperous life materialistically, and Divine Wisdom - spiritually.

Pournami Pooja also falls today. So, recital of Shri Lalitha Sahasranaamam or other Devi sthothras in the evening will be auspicious.

Members of paaraayanam group please note that you will be automatically included as honorary beneficiaries in the poojas done today.

Pandit R.DAKSHINAMOORTHI
Astrological and Remedial consultant
dakshinastrologer@yahoo.co.in