Thiruppugazh is a set of songs that kindles the music of devotion in one's heart and stimulates spiritual awakening in the mind. The Lord of Swamimalai, (Gnana Pandithar) who is the fountainhead of all knowledge, appeared to have showered His blessings profusely on Arunagirinathar. He is believed to have composed over 16,000 songs covering all aspects of life but only 1,365 songs have so far been traced. He visited the six most sacred abodes of Lord Muruga, Thirupparankundram, Thiruchendur, Palani, Swamimalai, Thiruthani, Pazhamudhir Cholai, 216 holy shrines of Muruga, Siva and other deities, composing song on the significance of each. He travelled the length and breadth of Tamil Nadu, beginning from Vayalur. Having got a new direction, Arunagirinathar set out on his holy mission.
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Songs flowed like a perennial river in full spate. Within minutes he realised, he had been transformed into a new person and composed his first song: " Muttai taru pati tiru nakai. Go and compose songs studded with pearls ( muttu) of devotion and wisdom." Arunagirinathar felt he heard the divine command of Lord Muruga conveyed through this person. `Thiruppugazh', as your songs will be known, will be the mantra to save the lives of many more. "How can you end your life so abruptly when you have been assigned an important work of God," the saviour said.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, someone appeared and rescued him. At one point of time, he realised his mistake and decided to end his life by falling from the temple tower of Tiruvannamalai. He was highly proficient in Tamil and Sanskrit.ĭriven by an urge for carnal pleasures, he led a life of sin. He lost his parents at an early age and was brought up by his sister. Very little documentary evidence is available about his early life and whatever details known were collected from hearsay. Born in the holy town of Tiruvannamalai, around the 15th century, he derived his name from Śrī Arunachaleswarar. The person fortunate enough to have got the divine blessing to compose the hymns was Arunagirinathar. We believed, when we prayed through Thiruppagazh, Lord Muruga readily answered because it was the Lord Himself who helped the author in composing it. Even while remaining in Kerala, we were fortunate enough to get introduced to Thiruppugazh form of worship, thanks to our Guruji, Śrī Mani Iyer, who visited us whenever he came to Palani. But we believed it was our faith on Lord Muruga reinforced by our faith on Thiruppugazh that performed this miracle. Your neighbour guided me to this temple and here I am." As I came here to take Janaki to Madras, I found the house locked. Later, we flooded him with queries, and he said: "I was looking for a job, and for various reasons, could not come or write. We could not believe our eyes! There, at a corner, was sitting the very person whose homecoming was the prime object of this bhajan. As our eyes wandered through the vast audience, they stopped at one place or rather at one person. We then decided to make a desparate appeal to Muruga by way of 41-day Thiruppugazh bhajan at the Ganapati temple. Once, my brother-in-law left my sister, Janaki, at our home and never came back.
Our devotion grows only stronger every time we feel that God is putting it to test. Krishnan pays homage to the saint-composer Arunagirinathar.Ī family bhajan in a temple? I will begin at the beginning.
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