Civarattiri, Civarāttiri, Civa-rattiri: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Civarāttiri (சிவராத்திரி) [civa-rāttiri] noun < Śiva-rātri. A popular religious observance in honour of Śiva on the 14th titi of the dark fortnight of the month of Māci, when Śaiva devotees perform pūjās several times at night without having any sleep; சிவபத்தர்கள் நாள்முழுதும் பட்டினியிருந்து இரவெலாம் கண்விழித்துச் சிவனைப் பலகாலும் அர்ச்சித்து மாசிமாதத்துக் கிருஷ்ணசதுர்த் தசியில் கொண்டாடும் மகாசிவராத்திரி விரதம். சிவ ராத்திரிப்போது துயிலோமென்ற விரதியரும் [sivapatharkal nalmuzhuthum pattiniyirunthu iravelam kanvizhithus sivanaip palagalum archithu masimathathug kirushnasathurth thasiyil kondadum magasivarathiri viratham. siva rathirippothu thuyilomenra virathiyarum] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் பரிபூ. [thayumanasuvamigal padal paripu.] 3).

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