Importance
Special Poojas and rituals dedicated to Lord Venkataramana
as well as Lord Shani are performed on the Saturdays of the month. The entire
month is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Shiva and it is believed that Shiva has
the capacity to lessen the harmful effects caused by Lord Shani in one’s life
Shravana Shanivara is also known as Sampat
Shanivara, as it is widely believed that Lord Shani showers blessings on
devotees especially that of prosperity and wealth.
Lord
as a model
On all Saturdays of Shravana masa, a huge
number of Vishnu devotees worship Lord Venkataramana with great devotion, go to
Tirupathi and visit Lord Venkataramana, Mahavishnu, Narasimha, Ranghanatha,
Venugopala Swamy and Ram temples everywhere. There are customs where in people
take early morning bath, worship the Lord and go to nearby houses to beg for
food in the name of Lord Venkataramana.
It is highly believed that this way of begging at others houses removes
their ego in the path of accepting humbleness and Lord will be pleased with
their attitude as Lord Himself borrowed money from Kubera during wedding with
Godess Mahalakshmi, the storey narrates.
People prepares Sweet Pongal (using Rice and Jaggery) as ‘naivedya’ which is a traditional dish and keep in front of Lord as his food to please Him. It is to be noted that sugar is not used in the dish. Later devotees chant ‘Vishnu Sahasranama’.