
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: 782
உலகியல் சிறிது முளம்பிடி யாவகை
அலகில்பே ரருளா லறிவது விளக்கிச்!
Extirpating
All
Worldliness
From
My
Soul,
And
Illuminating
By
Its
Immeasurable
Light
My
Intellect,
OmniLight Of Supreme Compassion!
Notes:
This couplet continues the series of couplets which describe Ramalingam’s extraordinary realization of the OmniLight. It is unique in the annals of religious or mystical experience.
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.