This blog is devoted to the exposition and analysis of the post-religious and pure theistic path of wisdom and harmony (சமரச சுத்த சன்மார்க்கம்) envisioned by the Indian-Tamilian mystic, poet, and philosopher Chidambaram Ramalingam (1823 – 1874). Note: Jivakarunya Ozhukkam or "The Ethic Of Compassion For Sentient Beings", Arutperunjothi Agaval or "OmniLight Invocations", and the tetralogy of "Suddha Sanmarga Vinappams" or "The Petitions Of Suddha Sanmargam", constitute the authentic central writings of the later Ramalingam. In this blog, I will adhere to the principle that only the views expressed in these writings are representative of Ramalingam's Samarasa Suddha Sanmargam teachings. (C) All Rights Reserved By Blog Author: Thill Raghu, Ph.D. E-mail: traghu1874@gmail.com
சத்திய ஞான சபை (Sathiya Gnana Sabhai) or The Great Hall of Truth-Knowledge, and place of special manifestation of OmniLight, designed by Ramalingam without any formal training in architecture. It was constructed in 1871 and opened to the public in January 1872. It is not a Hindu temple and ought not to be considered one. It has no anthropomorphic idols or images.
Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet:553
இன்னரு ளமுதளித் திறவாத் திறல்புரிந்
தென்னை வளர்த்திடு மின்புடைத் தாயே!
Nourished
By
Numinous
Ambrosia
Of
Arul,
Supreme
Compassion-Force,
Consequently,
Conquest
Of
Death,
And
Nurturing
Of
My
Spiritual
Evolution,
By
The Supreme Ever-Blissful OmniLight Mother!
Note:The Arutperunjothi Agaval is Ramalingam’s magnum opus of spiritual enlightenment poetry composed in 798 couplets in 1872.In later posts, I will offer commentaries on these verses.
சத்திய ஞான சபை (Sathiya Gnana Sabhai) or The Great Hall of Truth-Knowledge, and place of special manifestation of OmniLight, designed by Ramalingam without any formal training in architecture. It was constructed in 1871 and opened to the public in January 1872. It is not a Hindu temple and ought not to be considered one. It has no anthropomorphic idols or images.OmniLight Divine Mother in Hindu mythological representation
Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 549
சத்தி சத்தர்கள் எலாஞ் சார்ந்து எனது ஏவல்செய்
சித்தியை அளித்த தெய்வ நற்றாயே!
The
Siddhi
To
Summon
And
Command
Shaktis,
Divine
Powers,
And
Sattar,
Divine
Persons,
Bestowed
On
Me
By
The Omnibenevolent OmniLight Divine Mother!
Note:The Arutperunjothi Agaval is Ramalingam’s magnum opus of spiritual enlightenment poetry composed in 798 couplets in 1872.In later posts, I will offer commentaries on these verses.
சத்திய ஞான சபை (Sathiya Gnana Sabhai) or The Great Hall of Truth-Knowledge, and place of special manifestation of OmniLight, designed by Ramalingam without any formal training in architecture. It was constructed in 1871 and opened to the public in January 1872. It is not a Hindu temple and ought not to be considered one. It has no anthropomorphic idols or images.OmniLight Divine Mother in Hindu mythological representation
Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 547
சித்திகள் எல்லாம் தெளிந்திட எனக்கே
சத்தியை அளித்த தயவுடைத் தாயே!
Siddhis
Or
Powers
Revealed,
Manifested,
Based
On
The
Shakti
Or
Power
Bestowed
On
Me
By
The Omnibenevolent OmniLight Mother!
Note:The Arutperunjothi Agaval is Ramalingam’s magnum opus of spiritual enlightenment poetry composed in 798 couplets in 1872.In later posts, I will offer commentaries on these verses.
சத்திய ஞான சபை (Sathiya Gnana Sabhai) or The Great Hall of Truth-Knowledge, and place of special manifestation of OmniLight, designed by Ramalingam without any formal training in architecture. It was constructed in 1871 and opened to the public in January 1872. It is not a Hindu temple and ought not to be considered one. It has no anthropomorphic idols or images.
Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet:597
களைப்பறிந்து எடுத்துக் கலக்கம் தவிர்த்தெனக்கு
இளைப் பறிந்து உதவிய என்உயிர் உறவே!
Lifted
From
My
Lassitude,
My
Angst
Abolished,
My
Fatigue
And
Despair,
Fathomed
And
Dispelled,
By
The OmniLight Kin Of My Soul!
Note:The Arutperunjothi Agaval is Ramalingam’s magnum opus of spiritual enlightenment poetry composed in 798 couplets in 1872.In later posts, I will offer commentaries on these verses.
சத்திய ஞான சபை (Sathiya Gnana Sabhai) or The Great Hall of Truth-Knowledge, and place of special manifestation of OmniLight, designed by Ramalingam without any formal training in architecture. It was constructed in 1871 and opened to the public in January 1872. It is not a Hindu temple and ought not to be considered one. It has no anthropomorphic idols or images.“Bacchus Consoling Ariadne” by Aimé-Jules Dalou
Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 596
சவலைநெஞ் சகத்தின் தளர்ச்சியும் அச்சமும்
கவலையும் தவிர்த்து எனைக் கலந்தநல் நட்பே!
My
Immature,
Indecisive,
Faltering
Heart,
Its
Fear,
Fatigue,
And
Anxiety,
Averted,
Abolished,
In
The
Consummate
Consoling
Union
Forged
By
The Supreme Goodness of OmniLight Friend!
Note:The Arutperunjothi Agaval is Ramalingam’s magnum opus of spiritual enlightenment poetry composed in 798 couplets in 1872.In later posts, I will offer commentaries on these verses.
சத்திய ஞான சபை (Sathiya Gnana Sabhai) or The Great Hall of Truth-Knowledge, and place of special manifestation of OmniLight, designed by Ramalingam without any formal training in architecture. It was constructed in 1871 and opened to the public in January 1872. It is not a Hindu temple and ought not to be considered one. It has no anthropomorphic idols or images.Johann Overbeck’s hommage to true friendship
Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 594
குணங்குறி முதலிய குறித்திடாது எனையே
அணங்கறக் கலந்த அன்புடை நட்பே!
Without
Regard
To
My
Characteristics
And
Capacities,
I
Was
Granted
The
Union
Which
Dispels
Despair,
Dread,
And
Death,
By The Supreme OmniLight Friend!
Note:The Arutperunjothi Agaval is Ramalingam’s magnum opus of spiritual enlightenment poetry composed in 798 couplets in 1872.In later posts, I will offer commentaries on these verses.
சத்திய ஞான சபை (Sathiya Gnana Sabhai) or The Great Hall of Truth-Knowledge, and place of special manifestation of OmniLight, designed by Ramalingam without any formal training in architecture. It was constructed in 1871 and opened to the public in January 1872. It is not a Hindu temple and ought not to be considered one. It has no anthropomorphic idols or images.
Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 582
இனிப்பிற வாநெறிஎனக்களித் தருளிய
தனிப்பெருந் தலைமைத் தந்தையே தந்தையே!
I
Was
Shown
The
Path
To
No-Rebirth,
And
Set
Firmly
On
It,
By The Supreme OmniLight Father!
Note:The Arutperunjothi Agaval is Ramalingam’s magnum opus of enlightenment poetry composed in 798 couplets in 1872.In later posts, I will offer commentaries on these verses.
சத்திய ஞான சபை (Sathiya Gnana Sabhai) or The Great Hall of Truth-Knowledge designed by Ramalingam without any formal training in architecture and constructed in 1871. It was opened to the public in January 1872. It is not a Hindu temple and ought not to be considered one. It has no idols of any kind.
Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 565
ஆதி ஈறு அறியா அருள் அரசாட்சியில்
சோதிமா மகுடம் சூட்டிய தந்தையே!
In
The
Government
Of
Grace,
Without
Beginning
And
End,
I
Have
Been
Crowned
With
The
Great
Diadem
Of
Divine
Light,
By the Supreme OmniLight Father!
Note: The Arutperunjothi Agaval is Ramalingam’s magnum opus of enlightenment poetry composed in 798 couplets in 1872.In later posts, I will offer commentaries on these verses.
சத்திய ஞான சபை (Sathiya Gnana Sabhai) or The Great Hall of Truth-Knowledge designed by Ramalingam without any formal training in architecture and constructed in 1871. It was opened to the public in January 1872.It is not a Hindu temple and ought not to be considered one. It has no idols of any kind.
Arutperunjothi Agaval: 564
இணைஇலாக் களிப்புற்று இருந்திடஎனக்கே
துணைஅடி சென்னியில் சூட்டிய தந்தையே!
I
Am
Dwelling
In
Incomparable
Delight,
Due
To
The
Divine
Benevolent
Feet
Set
On
My
Head,
By The OmniLight Father Of Supreme Compassion!
Note: துணைஅடி (Thunai adi), or the “Divine Feet”, is a symbol of Divine beauty and refuge worthy of worship by devotees.
The Arutperunjothi Agaval is Ramalingam’s magnum opus of enlightenment poetry composed in 798 couplets in 1872.In later posts, I will offer commentaries on these verses.
சத்திய ஞான சபை (Sathiya Gnana Sabhai) or The Great Hall of Truth-Knowledge designed by Ramalingam without any formal training in architecture and constructed in 1871. It was opened to the public in January 1872. It is not a Hindu temple and ought not to be considered one. It has no idols of any kind.
Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet:563
அகத்தினும் புறத்தினும் அமர்ந்தருட்ஜோதி
சகத்தினில் எனக்கே தந்த மெய்த் தந்தையே!
Pervading
My
Inner
And
Outer
Being,
Bestowing
On
Me,
In
This
World,
The
Benediction
Of
Divine
Light,
The OmniLight Father who is Supreme Reality!
Note: The Arutperunjothi Agaval is Ramalingam’s magnum opus of enlightenment poetry composed in 798 couplets in 1872. In later posts, I will offer commentaries on these verses.