IRUMUDI
KETTU NIRA with Manthram –
How to bring out Irumudi
(This
is as also as advised by Guru Poojya Shri Harihara Iyer, Sthaanam Kottarakkara
Pulikkal Madom to various other Gurujis)
Required
items for Irumudi: i.e., front mudi
1 Irumudi bag with 2 small bags with required
rope to tie
1 Muzham (about 10”) chained flower
1 Bed sheet
1 side-bag as required
1 Mudra Coconut (the eye of the coconut
should have opened correctly and keep the cork in it)
3 small coconuts
1.1/2 glasses of pure ghee
Three 1 Rupee coins
Kadali Pazham (a variety of banana)
Loose flowers
One plate of rice
Maligappuram
items:
Manjal Podi (Turmeric Powder)
Kukukum (Kumkum)
Pattu (Blouse piece – preferably of red
colour)
Choodam (Camphor)
Bhasmam (the sacred ashes)
Gandham tablets (Chandan - Sandal)
Scented sticks (Agar bathi)
Achu Vellam (Jaggery – some pieces
Then (Honey – small bottle)
Panneer (Rose water – size: 4” height)
Malarppori (a product made out of rice seeds)
Aval (a product made out of rice)
Karkkandu (sugar tablets)
Raisins (dried grapes)
Now-a-days,
some of the above are not taken by the Ayyappas.
Before Kettu Nira, perform Mahaa
Ganapathi Pooja. This is the usual
practice.
Give
pranaam (namaskarams) to the parents and sit in front of Ayyappan Picture. Take a Mudra Coconut, as advised, and keep
the same on a plate of rice filled with rice.
Guruji will be giving Ghee after chanting some Manthram. Then take out the cork from the coconut and
fill up it fully. If the Coconut is
filled fully, Guruji would be taking it and closing it with cork and sealing
it. He would be putting Sandal & Kumkum over it. Place it before God on the plate of
rice. Take some rice and flowers and by
touching the coconut, chant the following manthram each three times:
Ohm
Namaha - Om Hroom Namaha - Paraayagopthre Namaha -
Then,
tell the following Saastha Gaayathri (minimum) three times:
Om Bhoothanaadhaaya Vidmahe Bhavaputhraaya
Dheemahi!
Thannas Saasthaa Prachothayaath!! –
The
following is possible if a guruswami ties the irumudi in a house. It it is done in a temple the manthram is
sometimes not possible since it is time-bound one. Genrally no one says the manthram. If not possible atleast the guruswami should
recite the Ayyappa moola manthram or Ayyappa gayathri in mind.
tell
the following manthram:
Ehhiyehi
Bhagavan Sri Sabarigireeswaram Sri Hariharaputhram Dhyaayaami – Asmin Aajye
Aavaahayaami – Aaavaahitho Bhava – Sthaapitho Bhava – Sannihitho Bhava –
Sannirudhdho Bhava – Avakuntitho Bhava – Suppreetho Bhava – Sumugho Bhava –
Supprasanno Bhava – Varado Bhava – Praseetha Praseetha – Swaamin Jagannadha –
Yaavath Abhishekasaanakam – Thaavathvam Preethibhaavena Aajyesmin Sannidhim
Kuru – touch the top of the Coconut and say the following aghora manthram: - Sahasraara humphat - (by saying this manthram we are calling
Saastha on this particular ghee and coconut and closing all the poles) – (if
already advised by anybody ie., if Upadesam given by anybody), chant
moolamanthram 12 times and keep the Mudra Coconut into a Mudra into a small Bag
meant for it. Then keep Kaanippon into
it, i.e.. Take two bettle leaves, two bettle nuts and three One rupee coins and
the concerned Ayyappan should keep the same into the particular bag – tie it
well and put Sandal paste and Kumkum over it and keep it aside the inside of
Irumudi (front side). Keep Maaligappuram
items into the other small bag and tie it also well. Put Sandal paste and
Kumkum over it also. Keep this small bag
also into the same side of the Irumudi.
Keep the small coconut also which is meant for braking while getting
down from the Holy 18 steps and ask the relatives of the concerned Ayyappan for
whom the particular Irumudi is done. The
relatives should put a little rice three times using both the hands into the
front portion (where you have kept the Mudra Thengai). After collecting the rice so, Guruswamy has
to put some rice and tie it well. Tie it well so that you are not opening the same
before Abhishekam (enroute). Put Sandal
paste and Kumkum over it also. Then
Guruswamy should ask the concerned Ayyappan to give what all eatables he is
going to carry. Fill up the other side
of Irumudi with rice and all other items that the concerned Ayyappan
needs. If nothing is there ask the
Ayyappan to put some rice (three times) and tie both the sides well. Then put Sandal paste and Kumkum over the
front portion. Thereafter keep some
flower over the Irumudi. After that the
said Irumudi should be placed on the head of the Ayyappan after placing a Bed
sheet over the head. The Ayyappan should
do Athma Pradakshinam (self rotation) for three times and keep the Irumudi wth
the help of Guruji in some other place.
After finishing all Irumudies the Guruji wouldl be performing Pooja to
all the Irumudies. Thereafter the
Ayyappas can take the Irumudies on their head and start for Sabarimala. If the Ayyappan is a Kanni he cannot take
the Irumudi of his own. He should
request the Guruji or other elder Ayyappans to do the same. After placing the Irumudi over your head
take Pathinettamppadi coconut (the coconut meant to brake while stepping up the
Pathinettampadi and another coconut to brake at the place where you are doing
the Irumudi while leaving for Sabarimala) from the Guruji.Ofcourse, Guruji
knows about this. All these have to
be done only by a Guruji. Before you
fill up Irumudi take all you need for the travel and keep the same into the
side bag. After that you can travel as
per your programme. Note that Kanni
Ayyappan should not take out the Irumudi from his/her head or vice versa.
swami sharanam,
ReplyDeleteThe moola mantram should be recited before filling the ghee & the following mantram should be recited after filling the ghee if i am not wrong.Please clarify.