Symbolism of Murugan Worship
உருவாய் அருவாய், உளதாய் இலதாய் மருவாய் மலராய், மணியாய் ஒளியாய்க் கருவாய் உயிராய்க், கதியாய் விதியாய்க் குருவாய் வருவாய், அருள்வாய் குகனே. uruvAi aruvAi uLadhAi iladhAi maruvAi malarAi maNiyAi oLiyAy karuvAi uyirAik gadhiyAi vidhiyAi guruvAi varuvAi aruLvAi guganE! You are the Supreme Being, who has form, and who has no form! You are an existent being, and You are also an invisible being! You are the fragrance, and You are also the flower having the fragrance! You are the precious gem, and You are also its lustre! You are the cosmic embryo, and You are also the life that moves the embryo! jYou are the ultimate refuge and You lead the path of the destiny of jeevatmas towards salvation. May You be gracious enough to appear before me as the Preceptor, and bestow on me Your grace! Brahman is the Absolute Reality, the source of all things into which all things will eventually go back. It is a pure, blissful consciousness that is infinite, eternal, and unchanging. Advaita...