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When a complete defeat for Surapadman was imminent, the asura transformed himself into a huge mango tree to evade detection by Murugan. Not fooled by asura's trick, Murugan hurled his vel and split the mango tree into two halves, one becoming a rooster (Tamil: சேவல், lit. 'Cēval'), and the other a peacock (Tamil: மயில், lit.
Vetrivel Muruganukku Arogara (meaning 'victory for vel wielding Murugan') is a Tamil mantra commonly chanted by devotees while worshiping Kartikeya. [117] [118] Om Saravana Bhava is a common chant used by the devotees to invoke Kartikeya. [119]
[4] [5] Arunagirinathar visited various Murugan temples and on his way back to Tiruvannamalai, visited Palani and sung praises about Swaminathaswamy. [6] Tiruparamkundram is considered the first of the six abodes. This is the only temple where the abhishekam is performed for the divine spear called vel instead of Murugan. [7]
Murugan split Surapadman into two with his vel and the two halves transformed into a mango tree and later into a peacock and a rooster. Murugan adopted the peacock as his mount and took the rooster as his flag. [6] Thaipusam festival is celebrated to commemorate the victory of Murugan over the Surapadman. [7]
Vel is the divine javelin/spear of the Hindu deity Murugan. Vel or VEL may refer to the following: Vel (symbol), the symbol "∨" used in logic meaning logical disjunction (i.e. "or") Vel, Azerbaijan; Vel blood group, a human blood group implicated in transfusion reactions; Vela (constellation) Vel, starring Surya Sivakumar and Asin Thottumkal
In the days preceding the performance, the Kanda Purana is narrated in the temple. The performance ends with the killing of Surapadman and his allies, which is depicted through the symbolic beheading of the four asuras of Anamugan, Panumugan, Simhamugan, and Surapadman by Murugan, employing his divine spear, known as the vel. [3]
According to the Kanda Puranam, the deity Murugan is regarded to have battled the asura Surapadman with the divine spear given to him by his mother, Parvati.After Surapadman had assumed the form of a tree, Murugan used his spear to split the asura into two.
At its simplest, a kavadi may entail carrying a pot of milk (pal kavadi), but piercing the skin, tongue or cheeks with vel skewers is also common. The most spectacular practice is the vel kavadi , essentially a portable altar up to two meters tall, decorated with peacock feathers and attached to the devotee through multiple vels pierced into ...