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: 772

வேதமு மாகம விரிவும் பரம்பர

நாதமுங் கடந்த ஞானமெய்க் கனலே!

Divine

Fire

Of

Truth

And

Wisdom,

Which

Is

Beyond

The

Varieties

Of

Veda

And

Agama,

And

The

Realm

Of

Naadam

Or

Transcendental

Sound,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

This couplet continues the pentad of couplets (five couplets) which use fire (Tamil: கனல் – kaṉal) as a symbol of OmniLight and its transformative and wish-fulfilling powers. It affirms that the Divine Fire of OmniLight is beyond the varieties of sacred scriptures such the Vedas and Agamas.

The Tamil expression “பரம்பர நாதம்” (parampara naadam) refers to the realm of primordial transcendental sound-vibration which initiated the cosmos.

The OmniLight is beyond this transcendental sound-vibration which is taken to be the ultimate reality in schools of Naada Yoga (yoga of knowledge of naadam or the transcendental sound-vibration).

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.