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!

Judeo-Christian mythology: “The Creation of Adam” by Michelangelo

A street dog’s despair!

Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 560

நாயிற் கடையேன் நலம்பெறக் காட்டிய

தாயிற் பெரிதும் தயவுடைத் தந்தையே!

In

This

Mundane

Mire,

I

Was

More

Contemptible

Than

A

Cur,

More

Miserable

Than

A

Mongrel,

Languishing

In

Depths

Lower

Even

To

A

Dog,

Yet,

Redeemed,

Lifted

Onto

To

The

Ladder

To

Life

Supernal,

By

Something

Divine,

Greater

Than

Mother’s

Love,

The Supreme Compassion Of 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.