OmniLight Invocations 365

Symbol of Divine Light in the சத்திய ஞான சபை (Sathiya Gnana Sabhai) or The Great Hall of Truth-Knowledge, a place of special manifestation of OmniLight.

Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 502

அருளே நம்மறி வருளே நம்மனம்

அருளே நங்குண மாமென்ற சிவமே!

“Arul,

The

Light

Of

Divine

Compassion,

Is

My

Intellect,

Mind,

And

Essential

Attribute”

Avered

Ever-Present OmniLight Intelligence!

Note: In these eloquent and sublime couplets, Ramalingam reports the self-revelations of OmniLight.

Incidentally, in Ramalingam’s cognitive psychology, மனம் (Manam), or mind, is an inner sense and faculty distinct from அறிவு (intellect). The former is a storehouse of impressions and thoughts. The latter is the faculty of reasoning or inference.

In this couplet, the OmniLight declares that அருள் (Arul), or the Light of Divine Compassion, constitutes its mind and intellect.

The Light of Divine Compassion, with its supreme force, is present in all the four levels of existence: inmost (soul), inner (mind), outer (body), and outermost (world). But one must consciously realize and express it in thought, speech, and action.

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 couplets.