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: 471

பிரமமெய்க் கதியே பிரமமெய்ப் பதியே

பிரமநிற் குணமே பிரமசிற் குணமே!

Supreme

True

Refuge,

Supreme

True

Being,

Supreme

Nirguṇa

Existence,

Without

Form

Or

Feature,

Supreme

Consciousness

And

Intelligence,

Vast OmniLight Being!

Note: Nirguṇa, or pure existence without the primary guṇas or qualities of Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas, is also a mode of being of OmniLight.

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.