"Significance" of thEr Thiruvizha
"Significance" of thEr Thiruvizha
In CCC we explain everything in five levels.
I will share some of the same methodology in 3 levels here.
Level 1:
Once a year, the Kings of India, come out of their Royal Court and go through the streets of the citizens in a chariot. This act bridged the gap between the king and the citizens. It made the citizens happy that the Royal himself comes down to where they lived. It also gave an opportunity for the sick, senior citizens, women and children to see the king openly without the court rules and regulations.
For the king, it was an open inspection of the kingdom (secretly he used spies or he himself goes in disguise in other times of the year).
Level-2
This is the same Model for ThEr Thiruvizha, where the Lord is the King of the Kings and all of us are his subjects. This gave an strong intimacy for the devotees to see the Lord without any rules and regulations of the temple.
Level-3
Our Consciousness is the Lord and all the thoughts are subjects in the kingdom of mind. Once often we should have an inspection of the thoughts in the light of Consciousness for our inner progress or growth.
Summary: In Sanathana Dharma all rituals are done in five levels of physical, Emotional, intellectual, Awareness and Consciousness.