OmniLight Invocations 365

Entrance to the site of the radiant symbol (Jothi or orb of light) of OmniLight in the Sathiya Gnana Sabhai (1872), or Hall Of Truth-Knowledge, designed by Ramalingam.

Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 753

தேற்றிய வேதத் திருமுடி விளங்கிட

ஏற்றிய ஞான வியலொளி விளக்கே!

The

Lamp

Of

Divine

Light

And

Wisdom,

Which

Is

Exalted

Above

The

Summit

Of

The

Enlightening

Vedas

And

Illuminates

Them,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

This couplet affirms that the OmniLight is exalted above the summit of the Vedas, i.e., the Vedanta or the teachings of the Upanishads, and illuminates our understanding of them.

This couplet continues a new series which uses the metaphor of lamp to describe the illuminative or enlightening powers of the 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.