Swami Vilakku - Deepam

At home, for swami vilakku, do we have to change the thiri daily or can we use the same old thiri till it burns out short?

All things submitted to God once - like flowers, fruits, deepam and karpooram all attain the status of "Nirmaalyam" - meaning it is already used up, and cannot be used again for worship.

Deepam, which is lit once, also belongs to this category - the wick (thiri) which is used as part of the deepam also falls under this. As per Dharma Sastra, you should not reuse a wick if it has already been used for lighting and a part of it is burnt out in the process, since it has already become a nirmaalyam.

Hence, while lighting deepam in the sanctum sanctorum of God either at residences or temples or during any auspicious occasions, it would be best to use brand new wicks made out of pure cotton, instead of lighting them using partially burnt out wicks. That would ensure the receipt of complete benefits.
Above information is shared by Brahmasree Nannilam Rajagopala Ganapatigal, in his magazine Vaidhikasri (August 2012 issue).

Never keep any lamp directly on the Kolam. Always keep it on a plate(can be brass, silver or steel). If you like keep a few grain of raw rice below the Lamp.

After lighting the lamp don’t rub the excess oil on you hair,(it will make you lose your wealth)

2 Various advantages of Lighting Lamp, Direction of Lamp, Using of different oil in Lamp, Benefits of Lighting lamp, குத்து விளக்கு ஏற்றுதல், குத்து விளக்கு முகம்,குத்து விளக்கு திரி எண்ணெய்

Direction of lighting the lamp:

Lamp Facing East: If we light Lamp facing East, All bad things will be vanished and happiness prevailed.

Lamp Facing North: If we light lamp facing North, Education and obstacles in marriages and other auspicious things will be removed. Prosperity and wealth improves.

Lamp Facing West: Not advisable. Enmity between relatives and neighbors galore. Grahadosha will occur.

Lamp Facing South: Never ever light lamp facing towards south. It is very very inauspicious. It brings curse. Only in houses where death occur, the lamp used to light facing south.

Benefits of lighting more than one Mukha (face) or more than one Direction:

1. One mukha – One side – Average benefit

2. Two Mukha (face) – Family union

3. Three Mukha (face) – Puthra Bakyam, Puthra Sukham, Education, Viruthi

4. Four Mukha (face) – Wealth and prosperity improves, land and house will be bought

5. Five Mukha (Face) – Sarva Peedai Nivarthi (All papa and curse will be vanished), Iswaraya Lakshmi will arrive in our house.

General Practice: When you light a lamp, always light atleast 2 face : One facing east and another one North.

Different types of Vilakku Thiri (cotton used in lighting lamp) and its advantages:

1. Thamarai Thandu Thiri – Last 3 generation papa (curse) will be vanished.

2. Vazhaithandu Thiri – Gods curse will be relinquished. Curse of all forms will be vanished.

3. Yellow Cloth : Family feud ends. Husband and wife unites.

4. White Cloth Dipped in Panner lighted after drying : Lakshmi Kadaksham. Moodevi will go out of our house.

Different Type of Oils used in Lamps and its benefits:

1. Cow Ghee : பசு நெய்: Lakshmi Kadaksham
2. Illuppai Oil: இலுப்பை எண்ணெய்: Virthui – Improvement
3. Caster Oil : விளக்கெண்ணெய்: All sorrows will go and happiness arrives.
4. Gingely oil : நல்லெண்ணெய்: Average Result.