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: 777

சமரச சத்தியச் சபையி னடம்புரி

சமரச சத்தியத் தற்சுயஞ் சுடரே!

Ever-Present,

Self-Existent,

Transcendent

Orb

Of

Light

Of

Truth

And

Unity,

Which

Enacts

The

Cosmic

Dance

In

The

Divine

Hall

Of

Samarasa

Sathiyam,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

The expression “சமரச சத்தியச் சபை” (samarasa sathiya sabhai), at the start of this couplet, refers to the Great Hall of Truth-Knowledge (சத்திய ஞான சபை – Sathiya Gnana Sabhai) in Vadalur, Tamilnadu, India. It was designed by Ramalingam, without benefit of any formal training in architecture, and opened to the public in 1872.

Ramalingam has testified in his first Suddha Sanmarga Vinappam or Petition to OmniLight, on behalf of the sangam or community of Suddha Sanmargam, that it is a place of special manifestation and dance of the OmniLight.

The expression “சமரச சத்தியம்” (samarasa sathiyam), which recurs at the start of the second line, signifies truth and unity, two great values of Suddha Sanmargam, or the Pure Path of Wisdom and Harmony, envisioned by Ramalingam.

The phrase “தற்சுயஞ் சுடரே” (tharsuyam sudarey) refers to the intrinsic attributes of self-sufficiency and ever-present existence of the OmniLight in its mode of Transcendent Orb Of Light.

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.