As his father expired soon after his birth, his mother, Muthamma and sister, Adhi, brought him up. He showed the way to the Lotus Feet of Muruga.Īrunagirinathar was born* in 15th century at Thiruvannamalai. He showed the way to the life of virtue and righteousness. His songs not only kindled the flame of devotion in the minds of people but also the light of knowledge in their intellect. They continue to show us the path of perfection that leads to ultimate state of God realization and salvation.Īmong many saints who guided humanity to the path of perfection, Arunagirinathar occupies a unique position. They have explained the relevance of these principles even in the changing world conditions. By explaining the worldly objects as material and spiritual, myths and reality, they stressed the ideals of truth and directed humanity to the correct destination. The saints interpreted the Vedas in a lucid style and awakened the consciousness of the people. Time and again, there appeared saints to remind us of the need to adhere to these principles, the need to maintain our rich cultural heritage and the need to uphold our high spiritual values. These principles which define an ideal way of life has come to be known as Sanathana Dharma. Sages, who have attained enlightenment through penance and contemplation, have set certain eternal principles to be followed. Imagine what kind of state Lord Muruga's devotees would get!ĭate of birth Vaishaka month, Vishaga starīrothers : Lord Ganapati and Lord AyyappanĪim of Incarnation : Destroying evil and saving Devotees Soorpadman was so cruel and had such a big ego, yet he still reached such a good state - to always be beside the Lord. Lord Muruga took the peacock as His vehicle and the cock as His flag. Lord Muruga’s spear split the tree and one part became a peacock and the other became a cock. Soorapadman had such a big ego that he did not want to surrender to the Lord.
He fought for ten days and destroyed Soorapadman and his brothers. Lord Muruga stayed in Thiruchendur with His army. The Vel, or sacred spear, is the most powerful weapon in Lord Muruga's armory. He gave the eleven Rudras eleven weapons, and Parvathi gave the Vel weapon to Lord Muruga for the war. When Soorapadman’s cruelty went to an extreme, Lord Shiva thought it was time for his destruction. He performed several divine acts (leelas) when He was young. His other names include Kumaran, Mayilvaganan, Kaangeyan, Velayuthan, Gugan, Swaminathan, Subramanian, Saravanabavan, Vishagan, Devasenapathy, Vallimanallan, Soorasankaran, etc. Six ladies called Karthigai maids took care of Him. When Goddess Parvati hugged them together, they joined to become one form with six faces, twelve hands and was named Skandan (another name for Lord Muruga). The six fire sparks became six beautiful babies on six red lotus flowers. Later Ganga (the Name of the Ganges River deity) took them to Sarvana pond. Lord Shiva asked Vayudevan (God of wind) and Agnidevan (God of fire) to take the six fire sparks to the Ganges River. Lord Shiva took a form along with six faces (i.e., Sathyojatham, Vamadevam, Thathpurusham, Eesanam, Aghoram and Atho).įrom the third eye of each face, a fire spark came out. All the deities went to Lord Shiva and pleaded Him to do something as they could not tolerate the demon Soorapadman’s cruelty. Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati’s marriage is said to be knowledge and grace joined together to give Bliss, i.e., Lord Muruga. Goddess Parvati did penance and married Lord Shiva. The following is about the avatar of Lord Muruga. God, Who does not have a beginning or an end, takes an incarnation (avatar) to destroy the evildoers and to save His devotees. This was a wish granted by Lord Shiva Himself to the Karthigai maids. By worshipping Him on the Karthigai star day and observing a fast, one’s problems will be removed and one will be liberated. Lord Muruga was brought up by Karthigai maids.
It is written in Kanda Puranam that Saint Vasistha has said that if one worships Lord Muruga on Friday and fasts on that day, all his wishes will get fulfilled. Accordingly, He is called the God of Tamil. Lord Muruga Himself sat as the leader for the academy of poets (Tamil Sangam) in Madurai (Tamil Nadu) and the language flourished as a result. It is said that Lord Muruga taught the Indian language Tamil to Saint Agasthiar. When we seek the Truth, we get liberated. Where there is beauty, love shines where there is love, truth sparkles. ‘Murugu’ means ‘beauty’ hence ‘Murugan’ means ‘Beautiful one’.
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