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When observed
ska.ndha purANam describes about this vratam. When the sun shines in the dhanur rAsi that
is in the month of mArkazi, in the day of thiruvAdhirai for which rudra is the devata this
vratam is observed.
Way of observing
In the morning of thiruvAdhirai one gets up early in the morning and salutes the Dancing
Lord. After bathing goes to the abode of Lord shiva and there worshiping the Lord by
abhishekam and offerings, lights up the ghee lamps to illuminate the abode. Fasting for the
whole day, the next day saluting the Three-eyed Lord serving food for the devotees one has
the food.
Glory
munychakEchar, vyAgrapAdhar and the serpant kArkOtakan observed this vratam and saw
the blissful dance of the Lord. Saint vyagra pAdhar got austerous upamanyu as his son. A
brahman called vipular observing this vratam went to kailash with the body by a splendid
divine carrier and returned back. Later he got liberation. As the Lord is dancing blissfully and
gracefully on this day this vratam is considered quite auspicious to please the God.
References to Adhirai in thirumuRai:
பரிபாடல்2:76-87
ஞாயிறு காயா நளி மாரிப் பின் குளத்து,
மா ஆருந் திங்கள் மறு நிறை ஆதிரை
விரிநூல் அந்தணர் விழவு தொடங்க,
புரி நூல் அந்தணர் பொலம் கலம் ஏற்ப,
‘வெம்பாதாக, வியல் நில வரைப்பு!‘ என 80