OmniLight Invocations 365

Symbol of OmniLight 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: 754

ஆகம முடிமே லருளொளி விளங்கிட

வேகம தறவே விளங்கொளி விளக்கே!

The

Resplendent

Lamp

Of

Divine

Light,

Which

Is

Exalted

Above

The

Summit

Of

The

Agamas,

And

Destroys

The

Poisons

And

Defilements

Of

Ignorance,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

The Agamas are the sacred texts of the Shaiva, Vaishnava, and Shakta religious and theological schools of Hinduism.

The Tamil word “வேகம்” (Waygam) at the start of the second line of this couplet refers to poisons, impurities, or defilements.

This couplet affirms that the OmniLight is exalted above the summit of the Agamas and destroys the poisons, impurities, and defilements of ignorance they seek to remove.

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.