OmniLight Invocations 365

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: 457

கூட்டுறு சித்திகள் கோடிபல் கோடியும்

ஆட்டுற விளங்கு மரும்பெரும் பொருளே!

Powers

Of

Fusion,

Aggregation,

Computation,

Classification,

Completion,

Synthesis,

Enumeration,

Explanation,

Expression,

In

Their

Clusters,

Classes,

And

Innumerable

Varieties.

Manifested,

Illuminated,

In

Blissful

Sport

Of

Consciousness,

By

Vast OmniLight Supreme Reality!

Note: This couplet refers to a wide range of another type of power or capacity of consciousness manifested and illuminated by OmniLight in its blissful playfulness or sport of boundless creativity.

The key Tamil word ” கூட்டு” (Kootu) at the start of this couplet has many layers of meaning, including aggregation, combination, and union. The verb “கூட்டுதல்” (Kootudhal) also refers to forms of instruction.

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.