I had the great fortune to move closely with Swami for about two years from to when he attained samadhi at the ripe age of He considered jumping to his death from the temple tower but according to legends, the God Murugan himself prevented him from committing suicide, cured his leprosy, showed him a path of reform and piety, initiated him to create devotional songs for the benefit of mankind. Again he mastered Tirupugazh one of the toughest compositions in Tamil and use sing with ease. The union arunagiribathar Arunagirinathar uses this to symbolise, however, is that of the soul with God, and the imagery specifically calls to mind the legend of Murugan’s wooing of Vallithe daughter of a Kurava chief.Īrunagirinathar’s songs build on this tradition, hailing Murugan as the source of all knowledge, who even gave saintly advice to his father, Lord Shiva. Thiruppugazh (Thirupugal) – Tamil Devotional songs dedicated to Lord Murugan, written by the poet-saint Arunagirinathar. Play Arunagirinathar Thiruppugazh hit new. Arunagirinathar Thiruppugazh Songs Download- Listen to Arunagirinathar Thiruppugazh songs MP3 free online. His works therefore rightly deserved the name 'Tiru Pugazh”.Hyperlinked map of sacred sites of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka visited by Saint Arunagirinathar.

No other works portrayed the glory of the Lord so elegantly and elaborately as done by Arunagiri and therefore only Arunagirinathar's works have acquired the name, quite appropriately, as 'Tiruppugazh'. He showed the way to the Lotus Feet of Muruga.Īll devotional works hail the glory (pugazh) of the Lord and come under the category of Tiru Pugazh, but only Arunagirinathar's works got that title because he alone described, in his own beautiful poetic style, the glory of the Lord truly, completely and magnificently. He showed the way to the life of virtue and righteousness. His songs not only sparks the flame of devotion in the minds of people but also the light of knowledge in the intellect.

Among many saints who guided humanity to the path of perfection, Arunagirinathar occupies a unique position. Tiruppugazh, composed by saint poet Arunagirinathar, is unique because it brings before us the image of Lord Muruga in full splendour and glory and bestows us the abounding grace of Muruga.

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