BIRTHDAY OF AGASTYA, HEAD OF ALL SIDDHAS

Birthday of Agastya, Head of All Siddhas

The Tamil Siddhas are a mystical group of perfected beings who attained immense knowledge and achieved supernatural siddhi powers. The day when the star Ashlesha falls in the Tamil month of Margazhi is celebrated as the birthday of sage Agastya, the head of the Tamil Siddhas.

To help you deeply connect with this great Siddha master for his birthday blessings for material and spiritual wealth, Pillai Center will be conducting Grand Ceremonies to invoke Agastya with a grand Fire Lab and ceremonies at Papanasam, his eternal living Powerspot, as well as our AstroVed Center. It is believed that participating in Agastya’s birthday ceremonies can invoke his blessings to fulfill your desires, bestow knowledge, overall wellbeing, and success.

Birth of Sage Agastya and His Greatest Deeds

According to scriptures, Agastya was born to the celestial damsel Urvashi and demi-gods Varuna and Mitra. The legend describes that Varuna and Mitra were overwhelmed by the beauty of Urvashi and deposited their semen in a Kumbha (mud pitcher), and two babies were born out of it. The two babies were named as Agastya and Vashista (one of the Sapta rishis- seven sages). As Agastya was born out of Kumbha, he is also called as Kumbhayoni (the one born from a pot).

Sacred scriptures highlight Agastya’s greatest deeds to help humanity.

• According to Padma Purana, Agastya Muni drank the water of the entire ocean to expose the hidden demon named Kalakeya to the army of devas (celestial beings)
• In the Shiva Purana, Shiva asks Agastya to restore the balance of the Earth as he is the one who is capable of achieving this with the power of his tapas (meditation)
• Agastya was hailed as Vindhyakuta, the one who subdued Vindhyas. Padma Purana explains that once the mount Vindhyas was growing taller every day and blocking the Sun. So, Agastya visited Mount Vindhyas, and it bowed before him to pay respect to the sage. Agastya asked the mount to remain in this position until he returned.
• Agastya resolved the drought in South India with the blessings of Shiva, who filled his water pot with the water from the Ganga river. A demon tried to snatch the water pot from Agastya. To save Earth and the water pot, Ganesha took a form of a crow and pushed the pot at the destined location, and it started flowing as river Kaveri which eradicated the severe drought in South India.

Papanasam- Agastya’s Eternal Living Powerspot

As per Powerspot legend in Papanasam, Sage Agastya and his wife Lopamudra arrived at this sacred spot of Papanasam at the guidance of Shiva, to balance the earth plane on the Southern end when all the gods, goddesses, demons and all heavenly beings gathered in the North to attend the wedding of Shiva with Parvati. Agastya travelled to Papanasam and restored the balance. Pleased by his devotion, after the marriage, Shiva gave darshan to Agastya in his marriage form. A temple has been constructed at the place where he meditated. Puranas also state that Agastya stayed in the south and did not return to Kailash (abode of Shiva). Hence, this sacred spot of Agastya at Papanasam is considered as his eternal living Powerspot, as the revered sage is believed to eternally live at this sacred spot and bless his devotees.

Siddha Fire Lab for Agastya

On Agastya’s Birthday, a grand Fire Lab will be performed by a Siddha specialist with rare herbs- this knowledge has been kept secret and is known only to Siddha followers. As per traditional belief, performing a sacred fire lab by offering these herbs in the Homa fire can help establish a divine connection with the head Siddha master and can remove all kinds of impediments and grant desire-fulfillment, knowledge, overall wellbeing, and success.