Kanthar Anubhuthi - verse 15

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Transliteration:

 

murugan kumaran guhan enRu mozhinTh— ,

urukum seyalthanThu uNarv— enR— aruLvaay

poru pungavarum puviyum paravum,

guru pungavaa eN guNa panjaranE. 15

 

Meaning:

 

'Murugan, Kumaran, Guhan' — Thus, to utter and melt

And have Divine Experience, when shalt Thou grant?

O Guru Supreme! Who is worshipped by the Devas devout

And the mortals alike! O Abode of Virtues Eight!

 

" O Guru Supreme, who is worshipped by the battling Devas and by (men

of) the world, who is an Abode of eightfold attributes! Granting me

the state of melting (of heart) with the utterance of 'Murugan,

Kumaran, Guhan,' when shalt Thou bless me with Inner Awareness

(Divine Experience)? "

 

 

Detailed Commentary:

 

Skanda Puranam: Why Devas offer devout worship to Lord Murugan?

Lord Murugan is worshipped both by the gods in heaven and the morals

on earth, alike. The Devas were driven out of the heavens and put to

untold humiliation by the Asura Surapadman and his brothers, with

the power of extraordinary boons obtained by them from Lord Siva.

Lord Skanda killed the Asuras in battle and saved the Devas from the

atrocities of these Asuras and restored them back to their rightful

heaven. Hence, the Devas always offer devout worship to the Lord.

 

Why mortals offer worship to Lord Murugan?

People on earth approach the Lord for various purposes — for

fulfillment of their desires, for warding off their calamities, for

attainment of God-realization, etc. — for everything they are in

need of, all which the Lord grants. Hence, the mortals on this earth

sing the Lord's praise and resort to Him for all their needs.

 

Skanda Puranam: Murugan as the Supreme Guru

Lord Skanda imparted the secret Upadesa on Pranava (Omkara) to Lord

Siva. He also gave Jnana-Upadesa to saint Agastya and the six sons

of Parasara Muni. Hence, Arunagirinathar addresses the Lord as

Supreme Guru or Master.

 

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