Chitra Pournami Day - Lord Chitra Guptan

Significance of Chitra Pournami Day.

Chitra Pournami refers to the full moon that falls on the auspicious first month of the Tamil calendar known as Chitirai.

Goddess Parvathi drew a picture on this day and Lord Shiva gave Life to this picture.

This Picture became a person Chitra Guptan. 

He is the keeper of deeds and the official bookkeeper of Yaman, the god of death.

It is believed that Chitra Guptan keeps track and records the good and bad deeds of all walks of life. 

When a person dies, his soul first goes to Lord Yaman. 

Chitra Guptan tallies the deeds and reports it to Lord Yaman for the final judgement which will decide the fate of the individual.

Meanwhile, Chitra Pournami is also the time where your sins can be cleansed via expiation and genuine prayers. 

These shall relieve people of their sins and reduce the impact of their bad deeds.

Hayagreeva Jayanti on Avani Avittam Day

Hayagreeva  Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Lord Hayagreeva who is considered the incarnation of Lord Vishnu as per Brahmanda Puranam, Devi Puranam and Garuda Puranam. 

Hayagreeva is a unique incarnation of Lord Vishnu with the head of a horse and the body of a human being. HE has the head of a horse or a Haya. 

Hence, he is known as Hayagreeva. The purpose of this Avatar was to retrieve the stolen Vedas from the demons Madhu and Kaitabha and restored all Vedas to Brahma. 

Lord Hayagreeva is considered as Epitome of Intelligence. HE is the Guru of Goddess Saraswathy Goddess of Wisdom 

Lord Hayagreeva is considered to be the God of knowledge and wisdom.

In several regions, Lord Hayagreeva is the guardian deity who is standing guard to ward off evil. The Avani Avittam is celebrated on the day of the Hayagreeva  Jayanti, 

this day is observed as Upakarma day by Brahmin community. Hayagreeva  Jayanti falls on the Purnima of the Shravan month, generally comes in the month of August.

 

Lord Hayagreeva is also amongst the deities present at the Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam. Hayagreeva in Srirangam is very famous for children's education.