The procedure.
1The parents of the child must fast on the day of the Tulabharam.
2.Perform pooja for Graha Devatas, Family Deity and Personal Deity.
3.Have a Yagashala prepared, perform Yaga for Ganapathy, Subrahmanya and Siva.
4.Also perform the Yaga for the Deity to whom the Tulabharam is offered.
5.Then the child should be weighed in a Balance and the offering , equal to the weight of the child,is to be submitted to the Lord.
I read a post stating that Muruga is not a Tamil God.
I agree.
But to state that Lord Muruga is not mentioned in the Tamil Literature is totally erroneous.
My points.
1.Muruga is not mentioned as Muruga in the Vedas.
He is called Skanda and He is one of the Deities. along with Vishnu,Narayana, Siva, Rudra, Ganesha,Sakti,Brahma, among the major deities mentioned apart from the Devatas. like Agni,Varuna, Mitra, Vayu etc.
And the Stuthi on Ganesha states 'Skanda Purvajah' meaning elder to Muruga.
The term Muruga in Tamil means 'Beauty'-Murugu in Tamil means Beauty.
2.Tamil Literature on Muruga.
Tholkappiyam is more ancient than Sangam Literature.
It mentions Lord Muruga as also the Parpdal of the Sangam Era.
3.On the fact that Muruga has wives and in the North He is worshiped as a Bachelor.
One must be careful in understanding Hindu Puranas.
Allegories are to be shifted from Philosophy.
Muruga represents Gnana Sakti while Valli and Devayani represent, Iccha Shakti and Kriya Shakti.
Ganesh is portrayed as a Bachelor in the South, while in the North he is worshiped with his consorts Sidhi and Buddhi Devis.
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