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.

Traditional Tamilian vegetarian lunch spread on eco-friendly plantain leaf – Ramalingam praises the sustaining power of the OmniLight in terms of the metaphor of delectable and nourishing vegetarian food: “இளைப்பற வாய்த்த வின்சுவை யுணவே!”

Rio Celeste, Tenorio National Park, Costa Rica

Arutperunjothi Agaval: Couplet: 700

களைப்பறக் கிடைத்த கருணைநன் னீரே

இளைப்பற வாய்த்த வின்சுவை யுணவே!

Refreshing,

Rejuvenating,

Pure

Water

Of

Compassion,

Delectable,

Nourishing,

Pure

Food,

OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!

Notes:

This couplet invokes pure natural water and pure (vegetarian) delectable food to describe the nourishing and rejuvenating action of the OmniLight in the face of the weariness and exhaustion of a worldly life beset by worries and tribulations.

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.