Guest guest Posted October 30, 2001 Report Share Posted October 30, 2001 http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/shanmukha.pdf View & print a book on Lord Shanmukha and His worship by Sri Swami Sivananda http://murugan.org/gallery/index.htm Murugan Bhakti photo galleries http://dandapani.org/prahara/index.htm The many faces of Murugan: [aspects (murtis) of Lord Skanda-Murugan] http://murugan.org/gallery/kanda_puranam/index.htm Kanda Purnam in pictures http://dandapani.org/prakara_kanda_puranam/FrameSet.htm The Kanda Purnam or Career of Skanda-Murugan as told in mural paintings Research papers on the cult of Skanda-Murukan http://murugan.org/research/98papers.htm In-depth Skanda-Murugan research articles (please go to far right side of this page -- 'Murugan Bhakti: The Skanda Kumara super-site' to view the following list:) http://murugan.org/index.htm 1.Dionysus & Kataragama: Parallel Mysteries 2.Kailasa to Kataragama: Sacred Geography 3.Murugan and Valli by Kamil Zvelebil 4.Skanda-Subrahmanya in Sanskrit Tradition 5.Skanda Legends in the Puranas 6.The Skanda Cult in India: Sanskrit sources 7.Skanda in ancient North India 8.Skanda-Murukan: Time and Nature associations 9.Murugan in Kuriñci Poetry by A. Dubianski 10.A summary of devotion to Murukan 11.Iranian Sraosa and Indian Skanda 12.Skanda in Japanese Zen tradition 13.Bodhisattva Skanda in China 14.Karttikeya and Manjusri in 5th Cent. China 15.Murukan worship in South Africa 16.Murukan worship in Mauritius 17.Murukan worship in Seychelles 18.Tai Pucam in Singapore 19.Tai Pucam in Malaysia 20.Karttikeya in ancient Java 21.Murukan worship in Fiji 22.Karttikeya worship in Orissa 23.Karttikeya worship in Bengal 24.Karttikeya in Bengali ritual drama 25.Facets of Murukan illustrated 26.Palani Andavar idol: a scientific study 27.Murukan, Tamil God of Justice 28.Tiruppukal in the cult of Murukan 29.'Guide to Murukan' in the Saiva Canon 30.Skanda-Kumara and Kataragama 31.Rare Images of Skanda Brahmasasta 32.Kaumara Iconography illustrated 33.Iconography of Skanda-Murukan 34.Iconography of Somaskanda 35.Trimurti in Medieval South India 36.Murugan in the Indus Script by I. Mahadevan 37.7th cent. Murukan image discovered 38.Cult of Murukan in ancient Tamilnadu 39.Murukan in Cankam Literature 40.Murukan in Cilappatikaram epic 41.Muruka-Velan-Ceyon in Cankam Poetry 42.Murukan Cult in Ancient Sri Lanka 43.Shanmuka Kavacam & Kavacam genre 44.Skanda-Murukan: Guardian of Lanka 45.Was Arunagirinathar a Shakta? 46.Arunagirinathar's view of Viralimalai 47.Murukan Worship through Music 48.Publication of Tiruppukal a Century Ago 49.Arunagirinathar's Views on Wealth 50.Lord Murukan, embodiment of beauty and love 51.Skanda: Supreme Deity or Rascal? 52.Karttikeya in Early Indian Coins 53.Vel Worship in Sri Lanka 54.Swarupa Vel: Skanda's Sister Jyoti 55.Kanta Shasti Vratam 56.Pilgrimage and Mystical Practice 57.Skanda-Murukan cult in Eastern Sri Lanka 58.Kinetic Iconography of Murukan 59.Guha Jñana Bodham treatise on yoga 60.God Murukan as viewed by ancient Tamils http://kataragama.org/index.htm Kataragama-Skanda sister site ('For the serene joy and emotion of the pious.' -- Mahavamsa) The above site includes these unique and thought provoking articles: http://kataragama.org/labyrinth.htm Lord of the Labyrinth http://kataragama.org/research/dionysus.htm Dionysus and Kataragama: Parallel Mystery Cults (excerpt:) 'Then only will you see it, when you cannot speak of it; for the knowledge of it is deep silence and suppression of all the senses.' -- Hermes Trimegistus (Lib. x.6) 'This never happened but it always is.' -- Saloustios (circa 360 CE) http://kataragama.org/research/gateways.htm Sri Lanka: Gateway to Other Worlds? http://kataragama.org/kaliyuga.htm Murugan: The KaliYuga Varada http://kataragama.org/warrior.htm How The Warrior God Helps The Faithful http://kataragama.org/docs/asangananda.htm Kataragama: Lanka's Holy of Holies http://kataragama.org/islamic.htm Traditions of Islamic Khadirgmam (Islamic Kataragama - The Timeless Shrine http://kataragama.org/al-mahdi.htm The Coming of Mystery Imam al-Mahdi A Turkish Grandsheikh visits Kataragama each year to look for signs of the coming of a saviour (excerpt:) 'On this radar screen they have just appeared. We are expecting it to come down, but it could be in a few years. The General of Staff of the friends of Allah knows. Because one of them is commanding. He comes from the heavens. And we are now waiting for that which will happen. Huge events will come in a very short period of time.' 'We know that this world is being prepared for huge appearances. In a short while there will be a common change, physically and then spiritually. Time is now over. All nations and all mankind are being prepared for something that is approaching soon. These are huge events, unexpected huge events.' -- His Holiness Sheikh Nazim Adil Al-Haqqani http://kataragama.org/sages/murugan-shaitan_showdown.htm Murugan-Shaitan Showdown (excerpt:) God Kataragama hits his own unseen mysterious ways of dealing with our own folly and ignorance. He is not a tyrant over us; he is a teacher of liberation. He knows ahead of time what is going to happen. He’s preparing that future for us even now. It's a mysterious thing. This god controls time and space. That's his character. That's why in a battle he always wins. It's a great test of faith for everybody. And a test of vision for those with faith already. If they watch they will see. Q: What will they see? A: They will see Lord Murugan separate His people from their oppressors. They will see Him arrive with armies visible and invisible. They will see how God saves, and they will see how He deals with evil. Q: Do you mean within our lifetime? A: Yes. Shaitan, the Devil, appears to be growing more and more powerful. But his complete and absolute ruin is already certain. And this is so not just here in Sri Lanka but an over the world. Look at the changes in Eastern Europe. Look at today's Middle East situation. Something is fomenting on a global scale. We have been saying this for years. People did not listen then, but they will now. All around us we see the signs. If you doubt me, ask Satya Sai Baba what he has to say. Ask the wise Brahmins. Ask the devotees. Q: Do you mean to say that these are what same call the End Times? A: We just have to look around us to see it. Haven't I said before that the asura Shaitan is even now threatening all the life on earth? Take for example the greenhouse effect. Or the murderous mentality that is gripping people everywhere. This asura Shaitan would kill Mother Earth herself. That is his nature. There will be a showdown very soon between Lord Murugan and these demonic powers, wherever they may be. This colossal struggle is taking shape right now. The Murugan myth is more powerful than Rambo. Both are here. All should look very closely where they are standing. Everyone's soul is at stake. It's time to wake up. It's time to exercise discrimination and act before it's too late. It's time for certain People -- and they know who I mean -- to wake up and realize that they have been at war all along with a god who hates terror, murder, torture, and everything that they represent. I would hide if I were one of them. What else but the spirit of the asura Shaitan would inspire youth to go and murder innocent people even as they are kneeling at prayer in temples and mosques? God Murugan is the natural enemy of this demon. He's our only hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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