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2. Pancha Anga Pooja - A Five Part Worship
As we mentioned in the article on timing,
each day has pancha angam or five attributes that are important.
Corresponding to these five attributes are five kaala devata spiritual beings
who must be propitiated everyday.
It's especially important to worship them while welcoming the new year.
This five part worship procedure is described below.
Open the panchaangam (spiritual calendar) for the Pramaadhi year to the page for the month of Chithirai.
Worship it by touching it reverentially with both hands and then
touch your eyes with your hands. This is important because this is the moment when
the panchaanga devata spiritual beings will become present in the panchaangam book.
a. Vaaram (Day of the Week) Worship
A day spans from sunrise to sunrise. Since the Pramaadhi new year commences on Tuesday in some parts of the
world and on Wednesday in some other parts, we describe the worship procedure for the kaala devatas
for both these days.
Choose the one which is appropriate for your timezone.
The kaala devata corresponding to Tuesday is Sri Angaaraka.
The worship for Tuesday is conducted thus:
| Salute the kaala devata thus: | Om Sri Angaaraka Dévaaya Namaha |
| Salute Sri Angaaraka's adhi devata thus: | Om Sri Boomaa Dévyai Namaha |
| Salute Sri Angaaraka's prathyadhi devata thus: | Om Sri Subramanyaaya Namaha |
| Salute Sri Angaaraka's the boodha adhipadhi devata thus: | Om Sri Prithvi Dévataaya Namaha |
| Salute Sri Angaaraka's vaahana devata (vehicle) thus: | Om Sri Anna Devataaya Namaha |
| Sri Angaaraka's moolika samitthu herb is karungaali. Take a piece of it in your hands and pray thus: | May Sri Angaaraka's moolika samitthu herb karungaali bless this world with grace and good health. |
| Sri Angaaraka's precious gemstone is coral. Take a coral ring or a piece of coral (if available) in your hands and pray thus: | May Sri Angaaraka's gemstone coral bless this world with grace and prosperity. |
| Sri Angaaraka's flower is shenbagam. Use it in your worship of Sri Angaaraka and pray thus: | May this flower which adorns Sri Angaaraka's divine form get His grace and blessings and convey it to the whole world. |
The kaala devata corresponding to Wednesday is Sri Budha.
The worship for Wednesday is conducted thus:
| Salute the kaala devata thus: | Om Sri Budha Dévaaya Namaha |
| Salute Sri Budha's adhi devata thus: | Om Sri Vishnavé Namaha |
| Salute Sri Budha's prathyadhi devata thus: | Om Sri Purushóthamaaya Namaha |
| Salute Sri Budha's the boodha adhipadhi devata thus: | Om Sri Prithvi Dévataaya Namaha |
| Salute Sri Budha's vaahana devata (vehicle) thus: | Om Sri Pari Devataaya Namaha |
| Sri Budha's moolika samitthu herb is naayuruvi. Take a piece of it in your hands and pray thus: | May Sri Budha's moolika samitthu herb naayuruvi bless this world with grace and good health. |
| Sri Budha's precious gemstone is emerald. Take an emerald ring or a piece of emerald (if available) in your hands and pray thus: | May Sri Budha's gemstone emerald bless this world with grace and prosperity. |
| Sri Budha's flower is vengaandhal. Use it in your worship of Sri Budha and pray thus: | May this flower which adorns Sri Budha's divine form get His grace and blessings and convey it to the whole world. |
b. Thithi Worship
As we said earlier, the thithis that span April 13 and 14 are Dvaadasi, Thrayodasi and Chathurdasi.
Salute the kaala devatas for these three thithis thus:
| - Om Sri Dvaadasi Thithi Dévataaya Namaha |
| - Om Sri Thrayodasi Thithi Dévataaya Namaha |
| - Om Sri Chathurdasi Thithi Dévataaya Namaha. |
c. Nakshatram Worship
The nakshatrams that span April 13 and 14 are Poorataadhi and Utthirataadhi.
The worship for these devatas is conducted thus:
| Salute the two nakshatra devatas thus: | Om Sri Poorattaadhi Dévataaaya Namaha
Om Sri Utthirattaadhi Dévataaaya Namaha |
| Salute the adhi devatas of the two nakshatra devatas thus: | Om Sri Kubéra Déva Moorthayé Namaha
Om Sri Kaamadhénu Dévataaaya Namaha |
The tree corresponding to Poorataadhi is the neem or margosa tree (Azadirachta Indica).
and that corresponding to Utthirataadhi is thémaa, the sweet mango tree.
Use the flowers and leaves of these trees as archana while performing the nakshatra worship as described above.
d. Yoga Dévata Worship
The fourth attribute of each day is yógam.
The yógams for the new year day are
Braamya Yógam and
Maahendra Yógam.
Salute the yóga devatas corresponding to these two yógams thus:
| - Om Sri Braamya Yóga Dévataaya Namaha |
| - Om Sri Maahendra Yóga Dévataaya Namaha |
e. Karana Dévata Worship
The fifth attribute of each day is karanam.
The karanams for the new year day are
Vanisai, Badhra and Bava.
Salute the karana devatas corresponding to these karanams thus:
| - Om Sri Vanisai Karana Dévataaya Namaha |
| - Om Sri Badhra Karana Dévataaya Namaha |
| - Om Sri Bava Karana Dévataaya Namaha |
f. Nétra, Jeeva, Yógini, Soola Dévata Worship
Apart from the aforementioned pancha angam or five attributes, there are Other attributes of a day like
nétram, jeevan, yógini and soolam.
The kaala devatas corresponding to these attributes on the new year day are worshipped thus:
| - Om Sri Nétra Dévataaya Namaha |
| - Om Sri Jeeva Dévataaya Namaha |
| - Om Sri Yógini Dévataaya Namaha |
| - Om Sri Soolini Dévataaya Namaha |
| - Om Sri Amirdha Yoga Dévataaya Namaha |
| - Om Sri Siddha Yoga Dévataaya Namaha |
| - Om Sri Vishu Punya Kaala Dévataaya Namaha |
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An Agasthiar Nugget
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Panchaanga Padana Pooja
Reading the panchaangam (spiritual calendar) is worship too.
It shows one's respect to the spiritual hierarchy appointed by the Divine Will
and acknowledges the spiritual beings who administer the universe.
We may observe the reading of the panchaangam in many temples to this day.
One must make it a habit to read the spiritual calendar everyday.
(That's why we have provided it, in rudimentary form, in this Website.)
Do not fail to do it on the new year day.
To hear the spiritual calendar being read by elders on the new year day is a blessing indeed.
To listen to the attributes of the day, vaaram, thithi, nakshatram, yogam, karanam and the devatas
associated with them, the positions of the nine lords (nava grahas) and other features of the
celestial world as they are on the new year day is an important spiritual exercise.
If you can not be physically be present in such a reading, make it a point to read this article atleast.
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