I shared about homam in the previous posts. In the last post, we have seen about the things used in the homam. In this post we shall see about these homa kundam*. The Siththars have told about them as they are available in six types. The shapes of these homa kundams vary based on the usage.
It is believed that the homams are to be done on the ground only. Those who do this homam should be seated facing east direction. Anybody can attempt to do these homams. The Siththars completely disagree with the idea of Hindu tradition that people of certain community only should perform homam.
The homa kundam should be formed in such a way that they have to gone through five steps. We should ensure that there is a square shaped hole at the centre. Agathiyar says about the greatness of the Homa kundam in the following way.
"தானான தீபமடா மந்திரபீடம்
thaanaana theepamadaa manthirapeedam
சராசரத்துக் குயிரான மந்திரபீடம்
saraasaraththuk kuyiraana manthirapeedam
வானான அண்டமடா மந்திரபீடம்
vaanaana andamadaa manthirapeedam
மகத்தான ரவிமதியு மந்திரபீடம்
magaththaana ravimathiyu manthirapeedam
சிவாயகுரு பீடமென்ற பீடங்கள்போடே
sivaayakuru peedamenra peedangalpoadae"
- அகத்தியர் (Agathiyar)
The homa kundam are of six types. They are,
Triangle..
Square..
Pentagon..
Hexagon..
Octagon..
Round..
In the next post we shall see about the way of performing homams.
*Kundam - Hollow in the ground for the sacred fires
*Kundam - Hollow in the ground for the sacred fires
Original – www.siththarkal.com
Translated by சந்தியா
