Karadaiyan Nombu (Shaiva Siddhanta)
Goddess Savitri and Lord Shiva (the lord who conquers death — Mrityunjaya)
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Karadaiyan Nombu in the Shaiva Siddhanta tradition — observed at the exact moment of the Tamil month transition from Maasi to Panguni, with karadai naivedyam, the Maha Mrityunjaya recitation, and the Savitri katha. Held to grant the long life of the husband and the Mrityunjaya grace of Shiva.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात् ॥
Om Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushti-vardhanam. Urvarukam-iva Bandhanan Mrityor-mukshiya Maamritat.
We worship the three-eyed Lord, fragrant and nourishing all beings — may He release us from the bondage of death, like a ripe cucumber from its vine, into immortality. (Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra)
How to recite
Karadaiyan Nombu is observed by married Tamil Shaiva women precisely at the moment the Tamil month transitions from Maasi to Panguni (the sun moves from Kumbha to Meena rashi). The karadai is prepared in advance and offered to Savitri and Shiva at the exact transit time. The nombu saradu (sacred yellow thread) is tied on the wrist after worship. In Shaiva households, the Maha Mrityunjaya is recited along with the Savitri katha — invoking Shiva, the conqueror of death, alongside Savitri who rescued her husband from Yama.
Benefits
Karadaiyan Nombu is observed for the long life and well-being of the husband and the family. In the Shaiva Siddhanta tradition, it is paired with the Maha Mrityunjaya invocation of Shiva — the prototype of all victory-over-death blessings — and is held to grant the merit of Savitri's devotion together with Shiva's Mrityunjaya grace.
✦ Special Note
Per the Thirukanthika Panchangam — always falls on the day of the Maasi-Panguni transit (typically March 14th). The transit time itself is the precise moment of observance — confirm with your local Tamil panchangam. Dates per the Thirukanthika Panchangam (Tamil Shaiva almanac, Chennai reckoning).
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Prepare karadai in advance; at the precise zodiac transition moment, offer it to Savitri and Shiva, tie the nombu saradu, then break the fast with karadai, butter and jaggery.
🪔 Aarti
Om Jai Shiv Omkara
ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा, स्वामी जय शिव ओंकारा । ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, सदाशिव, अर्द्धांगी धारा ॥ एकानन चतुरानन पंचानन राजे । हंसासन गरुड़ासन वृषवाहन साजे ॥ दो भुज चार चतुर्भुज दसभुज अति सोहे । त्रिगुण रूप निरखत त्रिभुवन जन मोहे ॥ अक्षमाला वनमाला मुंडमाला धारी । त्रिपुरारी कंसारी कर माला धारी ॥ श्वेतांबर पीतांबर बाघंबर अंगे । सनकादिक गरुड़ादिक भूतादिक संगे ॥ कर के मध्य कमंडलु चक्र त्रिशूलधारी । सुखकारी दुखहारी जगपालनकारी ॥ ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव जानत अविवेका । प्रणवाक्षर के मध्ये ये तीनों एका ॥ काशी में विराजे विश्वनाथ, नंदी ब्रह्मचारी । नित उठ दर्शन पावत, महिमा अति भारी ॥ त्रिगुणस्वामी जी की आरती, जो कोई नर गावे । कहत शिवानंद स्वामी, मनवांछित फल पावे ॥
Karpur Gauram Karunavataram
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम् । सदावसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि ॥
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