Lord Murugan Subramanya
Vedas which do not mention any God, refer Subramanyom, Subramanyom, Shamuga, Shanmugabhujanga, ShivaOMMAHESWARA, Shivaraja, Shivaroopa, Shivathejasvi, and as Sundarabramanyom, who is also known as Bala Murugan, for his child like appearance. He is mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita, when the Lord Krishna, says I am Murugan among commander of armies. He is mentioned in various other scriptures. Adi Sankara once suffered from acute stomach ailment and none could cure him. He undertook a pilgrimage to the Murugan Temple in Tiruchendur, where he was offered vibhuti prasada in a twelve-veined withania coagulans (panneer in Tamil) leaf.
Adi Sankara thought it was an offering from the twelve hands of Murugan Himself and consumed the holy ash. He was cured instantaneously, said Thiruppugazh Mathivannan in a discourse.
Even in Sangam literature one finds that Murugan is the presiding deity for mountain dwellers. Today, temples are dedicated to Him across the world, as foretold by Arunagirinadhar, who said, “ulagengu mevia devalayam”. In today’s fast-paced world, it is very difficult for devotees to embark on detailed study of various devotional literature and attain moksham. However, Arunagirinathar’s Thiruppugazh serves all the needs of a spiritual seeker, much like a departmental store. It explains how Siva is the guru, but Murugan preaches to Him the full import of the primordial sound, Aum. Murugan is the perfect as enunciated by Thiruvalluvar in Thirukkural, “The son owes a debt of duty to his father — to make the world admire by what penance the father got his bright son.” The Kural also says, “Whoever is your enemy, if you forgive, the world will praise you.” The Kanda Puranam — extolling the virtues of Murugan — is replete with examples of how the spear-wielding God forgives and embraces his enemies. One such famous example is Murugan’s overcoming of the all-powerful asura Surapadman. When Murugan gathers even the villainous to His fold, can devotees ever have any doubt over whether He will protect them?
1.Oh God with victorious Vel in your hand ,
Oh God who has possessed me, The dawn has arrived,
We with a pure mind tied by your flower like feet,
we are saluting your divine feet with happiness perseverance and utmost devotion,
2.Oh, Muruga who lives in the souls of your sincere devotees, surrounded,
By fields were series of lotus flowers have bloomed,
Oh God with the very high flag with a cock,
Oh my Lord, please wake up and come before us.
3.In the east the early sun has brought his graceful light,
Parrot, peacock, nightingale , crow and the cock have started making sounds,
The Sun has come out driving away the great darkness,
People holding in their hand the new big flowers,
The great ones with great penance before whom people bowed their heads,
Are calling you with different and varied names.
4.Oh God of six earthly abodes, who spreads seven musical notes,
Oh my Lord, please wake up and come, come soon before us.
5.The white conchs have produced great sound, the sparkling drums,
And different types of instruments has created various type of sounds,
The soft flower like feet which oozes grace,
Were depended upon and various people have come to see it,
Brahmins chanted Vedas in different ragas,
And are spread all over offering white flowers, whose gentle fragrance fill up our souls.
6.Oh, Muruga who has occupied willingly my great Thiruchendhur,
Oh my Lord, please wake up and come before us. On One side devotees with pot of milk and Kavadi,
On one side devotes who do service with devotion,
On one side people from four sides bringing offerings,
On one side people who chant Thamizh vedas with love,
On one side the Brahma and the God who sleeps on ocean of milk,
On one side oorvasi and other divine dancers standing with culture,
Oh dazzling god who sat in the greatly praised Thiruchendur.
7.Oh, my Lord, please wake up and come before us. You are spread among all the five elements,
And you sat in all the places that you saw,
Except praying you along with music in the temple, We have not realized and found you after melting devotion.
8.Oh God Chendhur Velava, Vetri Velava, Palani Velava, Valli Manvala, Devasenatipati, who showers your grace on devotees seeking your protection,
Oh Lord Shanmuka who spreads through the four Vedas,
Oh God who cut off the remaining Karma from us,
9.Oh, my Lord, please wake up and come before us. Well known devotees would realize you by being alone,
Many people would remove the bad karma that one has done,
Great and incomparable sages along with their family,
Have Got immersed in you with incomparable chanting, Om Namah Shivamurugaya Namaha.
10.Oh, Siva Subramanya who sat with glory,
In great Thiruchendur surrounded by long paddy fields,
Please make me worship you in any birth that I take.
11.Oh, my Lord, please wake up and come before us. Those who find that honey is sweet and milk also is sweet,
Do not realize that the nectar like words that are said are sweet,
The divine feet that rests on the deer is the relation of the music of touch,
12.Oh Lord of Thiruchendur surrounded by gardens which stand erect,
Please come over here so that you can rule over us,
Oh holder of the lively Vel, Oh God who is good Oh, king of devas,,
oh wisdom personified, Oh King who has taken me over,
13.Oh, end of all leaders, please wake up and come before us. You stood is beginning , middle and the end,
Who does not know Vishnu and Brahma know you.
14.Oh God, With a form of light and with two consorts,
You Gave your grace to the devotees who were famous long ago.
Showing the fame of the Vedas that you have learned,
Showing the wealth of the very great city of Madurai,
And showing a Brahmanda Roopa (Full Divine form), you ruled,
Please make me worship you in any birth that I take.
15.Oh, honey filled pure God, please wake up and come before us. You who are being worshiped by devas of heaven,
Oh great God to praise and wish you daily,
Oh life who came and sat in this earth in my mind,
We are your devotees generation after generation, Oh Lord of Thiruchendhur,
Oh pure honey who walks on this earth and shines,
You have become great light in the inner wisdom,
To the devotees who spread as light of light,
Please make me worship you in any birth that I take. Oh great nectar , please wake up and come before us. After being born in this world , this time,
We became irrational and it was was spent without any use,
16.Oh son of Shiva , dreaming of achieving salvation.
You stood in the earth with the praise and ovation of,
The Vishnu and Brahma who are in great Madurai.
Oh blessed one, only you and your mercy can prevent and so rule over,
Us who are very insignificant and have not done any penance
Oh merciful one , please wake up and come before us.
17.Oh God who showed me the way out of the mire of worldly illusion,
Which tried to stick to me, who does not have holiness for getting salvation?
Oh merciful Lord who is the darling son of Lord Shiva,
Who holds the holy river Ganges and snake in his red forest like matted hair,
And who also wears the Thumbai flower and the single crescent of the moon.
18.Oh people, who waste their time by not learning without mistakes,
The prayers addressed to Lord Muruga, which are capable of,
Destroying bad fate and avoids you being born to another mother, know that,
At the time of your death when the angry Yama with smoke filled eyes,
Rolls them and puts the noose in the rope of his in your neck to take out your life,
Without any benefit, possibly you would start learning them.
19.When the sharp Vel from the hands of Muruga,
Son of him who went in a decorated great chariot, And destroyed the three cities, just by his laugh,
Split in to powder the mountain called Krouncha,
And destroyed the great formation of the army of asuras,
It managed to save the land of Indra, king of devas.
20.Oh Lord Muruga, who along with his army killed within a second,
The very bad Soorapadma, with your sharp Velayudha,
Which made blood ooze out of his very black body?
So that the devas of heaven are saved,
Please tell me what shall be done by me because,
My mind prevents my five senses not think of your lotus like feet,
Nor think about your holy names, nor worship your feet with flowers.
21.After drinking the milk of Uma who looks like a golden doll,
And who gave birth to the entire world and its beings,
After climbing and swinging in the floral cradle of Saravana stream,
After drinking the breast milk of the six Karthiga ladies,
Who cries and made cry the sea, Krouncha Mountain and Soorapadma,
Can this world calls you the old man of Kurinchi land?
22.When we slowly and slowly start loving that Kumara,
Who likes the breasts of the girl who guards the maize fields,
We would get in our mind the divine and great pleasure,
And as soon I tasted the sweetness that is spread by the great pleasure,
Suddenly to me the sweet sugarcane was salty and sweet honey bitter.
23.Oh guard who has the Vel, in the war with Soorapadma,
In the tank of blood oozing out of the chests of ghosts and asuras,
You jumped, drowned and drank and encouraged the devas,
To play in the battle field by sending your Vel,
And so please help me to remove the trance of ignorance,
In me, who is living in this world full of dishonesty and lies,
Which have tied me by foolish deeds and which make me sad.
24.Oh, teacher with six faces, what shall I tell about your kindness,
Which taught me the honey of happiness which was made by you,
In your top peak of your wisdom, mixed with your graceful pity,
And made me, who was living in empty solitude, clear my thoughts.
“OM MURUGANANDANAMAHSHIVASHAKTAYA NAMAHOM”
DEVELOPED BY
R. HARISHANKAR