OmniLight Invocations 365

A reconstruction of Ramalingam’s appearance based on descriptions by those who knew him. The Tamil words below the image express his sincere wish: May All Beings Attain Bliss and Flourish!

The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai
神奈川沖浪裏, Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura (Source: Wikipedia)

Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 696

பவக்கடல் கடந்துநான் பார்த்தபோ தருகே

உவப்புறு வளங்கொண்டு ஓங்கிய கரையே  

Crossing

The

Stormy

Sea

Of

Saṃsāra,

Riding

The

Raging

Waves

Of

Recurrent

Birth

And

Death,

Reaching

The

Rising,

Rapturous,

Luxuriant,

Beautiful,

Saving Shore of OmniLight!

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.