OmniLight Invocations 365

An old photo of Siddhi Valaagam (சித்தி வளாகம்) or “Abode of Adepthood”, Mettukuppam, Vadalur, Tamilnadu, India. It was Ramalingam’s final residence and venue of his last talk in October 1873.

Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 678

எண்ணிய தோறு மியற்றுக வென்றனை

யண்ணியென் கரத்தி லமர்ந்தபைம் பொன்னே!

Resplendent,

Ageless,

Gold

Treasure

Of

Inexhaustible

Beauty

And

Vitality,

Which

Approached

Me

With

The

Blessing

“Create,

Execute,

In

Accordance

With

Your

Wishes”,

And

Came

Into

My

Grasp,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

This couplet continues the series of couplets on the maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. These couplets also invoke gold and its aspects to convey this maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. The imperishable and immaculate nature of the OmniLight Gold is also contrasted with the perishable and imperfect nature of mundane gold.

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.

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: 677

தளர்ந்திடே லெடுக்கின் வளர்ந்திடு வேமெனக்

கிளர்ந்திட வுரைத்துக் கிடைத்தசெம் பொன்னே!

Resplendent

Gold

Treasure,

Which

Came

Into

My

Possession

Declaring

“Do

Not

Despair!

I

Will

Raise

You

And

Make

You

Rejoice”

And

Uplifted

My

Soul,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

This couplet continues the series of couplets on the maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. These couplets also invoke gold and its aspects to convey this maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. The imperishable and immaculate nature of the OmniLight Gold is also contrasted with the perishable and imperfect nature of mundane gold.

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.

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: 676

எடுத்தெடுத் துதவினு மென்றுங் குறையா

தடுத்தடுத் தோங்குமெய் யருளுடைப் பொன்னே!

Gold

Treasure

Of

True

Beauty

And

Splendor,

Whose

Richness

Is

Inexhaustible

And

Grows

Expansively

Regardless

Of

The

Extent

Of

Expenditure,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

This couplet continues the series of couplets on the maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. These couplets also invoke gold and its aspects to convey this maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. The imperishable and immaculate nature of the OmniLight Gold is also contrasted with the perishable and imperfect nature of mundane gold.

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.

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 has no anthropomorphic idols or images.

Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 675

மும்மையுந் தருமொரு செம்மையை யுடைத்தாய்

இம்மையே கிடைத்திங் கிலங்கிய பொன்னே!

Resplendent

Gold

Treasure,

Which

Came

Into

My

Possession

In

This

Very

Life,

And

Whose

Great

Goodness

Bestows

The

Bliss

Of

This

World,

The

Higher

World,

And

The

Transcendent

State,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

This couplet continues the series of couplets on the maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. These couplets also invoke gold and its aspects to convey this maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. The imperishable and immaculate nature of the OmniLight Gold is also contrasted with the perishable and imperfect nature of mundane gold.

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.

OmniLight Invocations 365

An old photo of Siddhi Valaagam (சித்தி வளாகம்) or “Abode of Adepthood”, Mettukuppam, Vadalur, Tamilnadu, India. It was Ramalingam’s final residence and venue of his last talk in October 1873.

Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 674

புடம்படாத் தரமும் விடம்படாத் திறமும்

வடம்படா நலமும் வாய்த்தசெம் பொன்னே!

Impeccable,

Beautiful

Gold

Treasure,

Whose

Excellence

Requires

No

Process

Of

Calcination

Or

Purification,

Whose

Nature

Is

Untouched

By

Contaminants,

Whose

Benevolence

Knows

No

Bounds,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

This couplet continues the series of couplets on the maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. These couplets also invoke gold and its aspects to convey this maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. The imperishable and immaculate nature of the OmniLight Gold is also contrasted with the perishable and imperfect nature of mundane gold.

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.

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: 673

உளம்பெறு மிடமெலா முதவுக வெனவே

வளம்பட வாய்த்து மன்னிய பொன்னே!

Eternal

Gold

Treasure,

Which

Came

Into

My

Possession

In

Its

Inexhaustible

Abundance,

And

Directed

Me

To

Provide

Succor

As

I

Wish,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

This couplet continues the series of couplets on the maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. These couplets also invoke gold and its aspects to convey this maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. The imperishable and immaculate nature of the OmniLight Gold is also contrasted with the perishable and imperfect nature of mundane gold.

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.

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: 672

கைதவர் கனவினுங் காண்டற் கரிதாய்ச்

செய்தவப் பயனாந் திருவருள் வலத்தால்

Immeasurable

Gold

Treasure,

Which

Was

Obtained

By

The

Omnipotent

Power

Of

Grace

Elicited

By

Great

Tapas

Or

Spiritual

Austerity,

And

Can

Never

Be

Seen

By

The

Spiteful

And

The

Hateful

Even

In

Their

Dreams,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

This couplet continues the series of couplets on the maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. These couplets also invoke gold and its aspects to convey this maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. The imperishable and immaculate nature of the OmniLight Gold is also contrasted with the perishable and imperfect nature of mundane gold.

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.

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 has no anthropomorphic idols or images.

Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 671

காட்சிக் கினியநற் கலையுடை யதுவாய்

ஆட்சிக் குரியபன் மாட்சியு முடைத்தாய்!

Delightful,

Benevolent

Brilliance

And

Beauty,

Impeccable

Magnificence

And

Majesty

Of

Power,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

This couplet continues the series of couplets on the maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. These couplets also invoke gold and its aspects to convey this maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. The imperishable and immaculate nature of the OmniLight Gold is also contrasted with the perishable and imperfect nature of mundane gold.

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.

OmniLight Invocations 365

An old photo of Siddhi Valaagam (சித்தி வளாகம்) or “Abode of Adepthood”, Mettukuppam, Vadalur, Tamilnadu, India. It was Ramalingam’s final residence and venue of his last talk in October 1873.

Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 670

மாற்றிவை யென்ன மதித்தளப் பரிதாய்

ஊற்றமும் வண்ணமு மொருங்குடை யதுவாய்க்!

Immeasurable

In

Value,

Indestructible

In

Substance,

Imperishable

In

Form

And

Color,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

This couplet continues the series of couplets on the maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. These couplets also invoke gold and its aspects to convey this maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. The imperishable and immaculate nature of the OmniLight Gold is also contrasted with the perishable and imperfect nature of mundane gold.

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.

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: 669

இடையுறப் படாத வியற்கை விளக்கமாய்த்

தடையொன்று மில்லாத் தகவுடை யதுவாய்!

Self-sufficient,

Unimpeded

Illumination,

Undiminished,

Unobstructed

Excellence

Of

Nature,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

This couplet continues the series of couplets on the maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. These couplets also invoke gold and its aspects to convey this maximal excellence of the nature of OmniLight. The imperishable and immaculate nature of the OmniLight Gold is also contrasted with the perishable and imperfect nature of mundane gold.

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.