Tomorrow is the beginning of dhanur mAsa. This is the uSaH kAla for devas. In this month comes the 2 most important days for शिव & विष्णु viz. आर्द्रा दर्शनं (Dec 30) & वैकुण्ठ एकादशी (Dec 25). purANas prescribe getting up early morning and praying to शिव & विष्णु ++
उषःकाले तु सम्प्राप्ते अर्चयित्वा जनार्दनम् । उपचारैः षोडशभिर्मुद्गान्नं च निवेदयेत् ।। ब्रह्माण्डपुराणे
One shall do pUja with षोडशोपचार and do pongal ( मुद्गान्नं) nivedana. This is the reason why most of the temples in TN do this and give hot pongal as prasAda early morning ++
उषःकाले तु सम्प्राप्ते प्रत्यूषे स्नानमाचरेत्
अर्चयेच्च जगन्नाथं यावत्सूर्योदयात्पुरा
ततःप्रभातसमये अर्घ्यं प्रक्षिप्य वै द्विजः
गायत्रीं च ततो जप्त्वा उपतिष्ठेत भास्करम् --आदित्यपुराणे
One shall do snAna early morning and do pUja and then do saMdhyAvandana during this month. ++
It is due to this dictate in the purANa, people in TN do early morning bhajana. Though this is in decline like any other good tradition ++
चापराशौ स्थिते सूर्ये उषःकाले दिने दिने
अभिषेकं ततः कुर्याद्रौद्रमन्त्रेण रुद्रवित्
अर्कपुष्पैश्च बिल्वैश्च पूजयेच्च महेश्वरम्
नैवेद्यं च ततः कुर्यात् लोक संहार शान्तये (शिव पुराणे)
Similarly 1 shall recite rudraprazna, do abhiSeka, arcana with arka, bilva & do nivedana to शिव
कोदण्डस्थे सवितरि प्रत्यूषे पूजयेद्धरेः । सहस्राब्दार्चनफलं दिनेनैकेन लभ्यते - भागवते
One day of doing early morning pUja in dhanur mAsa to viSNu is equivalent to 1000 years of pUja.
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