Today is the last day of Kandhar Shashti and the worse thing was I came to know about it only yesterday! I have been eating non-veg without knowing Kandhar Shashti was going on! :( - Ok since Lord Murugan and his Divine Father understand me very well, its fine! They wouldnt mind ;) So let us all read about Lord Muruga now :)
Murugan in Tamil comes from the Tamil word 'murugu' which is said to connote the six qualities: Beauty, Freshness, Fragrance, Sweetness, Divinity, Joy. He is meditated upon by the six-lettered mantra ‘sa-ra-va-na-bha-va’ . The six syllables connote Him who manifested as a personification of Auspiciousness, Light, Splendour, Bounty, Purity and Infinite Prowess. Saravana-bhava therefore means the one who is a combination of all these. The Chandogya-upanishad speaks of Skanda as the Supreme Being. The word Subrahmanya itself means the one who originated from Brahman in joy and is inseparable from the Bliss of the ultimate Reality. God Subrahmanya is primarily the preceptor who imparts the highest knowledge. His six faces confer the light of wisdom, grace, austerity, mantra-sakti, victory over evil, and love. The six hills which are especially sacred to him are signified by the six chakras in the human body through which the kundalini rises to travel to the Supreme.
Kandhar Anubhuthi sung by Saint Arunagirinathar is a beauty. It had such an impact on me. For eg., check out this verse:
Verse 51 of Kandhar Anubhuthi :
Uruvaai Aruvaai Ulathaai Ilaathai
Maruvaai Malaraai Maniyaai Oliyaai
Karuvaai Uiraai Gathiyaai Vidhiyaai
Guruvaai Varuvaai Arulvaai Gugane
Translation:
"With form and formless, what is not and what is,
Flower and fragrance, gem and radiance,
Body and Soul, Salvation and rules of righteousness,
O Lord Who comes as Guru! O Guha! Bestow Thy Grace."
Explanation:
"O Almight Lord Guha! O Supreme Being Whom comes with form and
without form, as what is and what is not, as flower and its
fragrance, as gem and its radiance, as body (universe) and soul
(universal spirit) that pervades and animates, as the rules of
righteousness and Moksha, and as the Guru! Bestow Thy Grace on all"
This verse is a spontaneous and ecstatic outpouring of Saint Arunagirinathar's highest experience of God, composed in a simple, melodious and majestic syle which lulls one into a spiritual mood even as one recites it.
If you would like to read about Saint Arunagirinathar, please do visit this link:
http://davidgodman.org/asaints/agirinatha1.shtml
SRI SUBRAMANYOHAM!
posted by Gnana Kirukan @ 12:30 PM
9 Comments:
Vetri Vel Muruganukku Aaro Gara.
Arjuna
I have updated my blog with a new song,kindly listen to it and let me know.
There's a website kaumaram.com that has all the Thirupugazhs and other devotional compositions on Lord Muruga.
Ganesh - listened and replied :)
Parvati - Glad u liked it - I went to the Eastham Murugan temple today..Its the best temple in Europe..Too good..My mind is very peaceful today :)
Subha - thanks - yes I know about that site - infact I got the picture of Muruga from that site only :)
the easiest way to remember Kanda shasti is it starts right after deepavali the very next day ;) but no worries its the heart that he looks for ;)
Dear Arjuna
Nice post depicting the guruguha mahaatmyam and the greatness of aruna giri naathar.
Kaa Vaa Vaa in varali ragam and the brilliant guruguha daasa Muthuswamy diskhithar krithi "Swamynaatha Pari Paalayaasumaam are my personal favorites . Do check out the krithis
Here is a chittaswaram from the krithi "Swamynaatha"
"Kaamitaartha vitharana nipuna charana kaavya naatakaalankaara bharana"
It roughly translates to
" His feet are capable of bestowing the gift and boons as wished . He nurtures poetry ,literature and drama. He is a bliss form made out of five basic elements "earth" , water, fire ,air and sky. He is the form of knowledge and the donor of joy on his devotees."
The krithi is normally rendered in a brisk and crisp manner especially the above chitta swaram ..One has to actually listen to it to get the feeling. One can easily feel the presence of the Skandha right away..
G.N Balasubramanian is the vocalist that made this krithi very popular.This krthis is a must hear for any muruga bhaktha.
Also, Kaa vaa vaa,kandha vaa vaa by papanasam sivan is extremely subramania-cal :) Try to get hold of the ones rendered by Madurai Mani Iyer or T.V Sankaranarayan.
Parvati - yeah I could do that..but I dont know too much about the temples in Europe..but I could search and write :)
Visithra - thanks for that tip :)
Krishna - sure I would listen to it :)
i saw the sura samhara in thiruchendur in News. Nice photos.
sama post...
ennakum uravai paatu romba favorite!!!
jeevan - thanks boss :)..
Priya - romba romba thanks :) - y dont u sing and put an audio blog :)
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