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.