| There are so many illusions,
allusions and allegations about the Makara Jyothi. Actually it is
the shining of a star at the evening of one day on which the sun
passes from equator to the south on its journey from the north.
It had been imagined that the gods in the heaven were lighting the
heavenly lamps at the same time of the Deeparadhana of Ayyappa.
However the Makara Jyothi, by its own uniform and regular practice
of arising there, reveals a spiritual importance more than physical.
Philosophically the Makara Jyothi is related to the ‘Yoga
Sasthra’ like 18 steps have been related. The existence
and the longevity of the body of a person depends upon through
pulses (Nadies) called ‘Ita, Pingala and Sushumna’.
These three nadies are found situated inside the back bone. Ita
is on the left side and Pingala is on the right side of the Sushumna.
Ita is also called Chandra Nadi (Nadi related to the moon). Pingala
is called Suriya Nadi(related to Sun) and the Sushumna is called
Agni Naadi(related to fire).
According to the ancient sciences Agni has seven tongues, viz,
Suriya Chandra, Agni, Nakshatra, Vidut, Bodha and Eswara. The
first five of them are visible. The aforesaid seven agnies are
uthara Yana(Surya), Dakshinayana(Chandra), Sankrama Sandhya(Agni),
Makarajyothi(Nakshatra), Adbhuta Anubuthi(Vidyut) like the evolution
continues as the awakening of the devotee as the six Agni and
the sympathy of God as the seventh Agni.
The Makara Samkrama Sandhya is a great propitious time of self
sacrifice at which the seven tongues of the Jnana Agni receives
the havish(offering to Agni in Yaga) of heart of love of devotees
who offers it as fire of camphor in the Yagakundam of Dharmasastha.
In the evening of Sankarama Day, at the time of Deeparadhana,
when Makara Jyothi is enlighten in the bodies of all the devotees
who have arrived at Sannidhanam, may have the experience of Eswara
Jyothi and the awakening of the Sushumna Nadi. The awakening may
be reflecting as a star on the circumference of the sky as the
consciousness of ourselves.
This may be stipulated that millions of old pilgrims who had
observed hard vows and achieved the spiritual powers, who had
been watching Ayyappa who is on the Jnana Peedham of emancipation,
for so many years, presenting themselves in numerous at a time
and chanting Manthras have created an atmospheric vibration all
over the eighteen Sabarimalas, may be the cause of the rising
of the Makara Jyothi. |
