Shanmuga Muruga 🙏
Vel is more than his weapon.
It is remembered as Jñāna Shakti
the power that pierces confusion
& reveals what is true
So the prayer keeps saying
Vel Muruga Va Va…
Come, Muruga
Bring clarity where the mind cannot see
Vel Vel Muruga🙏
Karthigai Vazhthukkal🌺
I like how the naamas flow in Vishnu Sahasranaamam.
In the third verse, Bhagawan is described as “Yogoyogavidaam neta Pradhaana purusheshwaraha.”
This seems like a pretty complex name to understand. He is yoga meaning union. Here it is the goal of spiritual union. When our soul unifies with him.
Yogavidaamneta is how he guides those in this quest.
Pradhaana is the primordial matter or the unmanifest source of nature while purusha is the spiritual principle or the conscious self.
Ishwara is how he is the lord of both Pradaana and purusha.
Just when I think my head aches from studying this philosophy, the lord sends me a breather by throwing in the Naama
“Naarasimhavapushreeman”
It’s as if he tells me “ok my kiddo. If all these naamas are too much for you, then remember I am your simple Narasimha that emerges from the pillar. This is very easy to understand for that little brain of yours.”
And I am like “Thank you swamy. Philosophy is not for me but you are!”
To the lord who literally lifts me on his shoulders every moment and sustains me.
Every day after Sandhya Vandanam , I perform "Bhrama Yagna" . I this we chant one sloka from each of the following
Rig veda
Yajur veda
Sama veda
Atharva Veda
Mahabharat
Ramayana
Srimad Bhagawatam
Krishna yajurveda
... & More
After this we offer tharpan to
Deva Tharpan
Rishis tharpan
Acharya tharpan
Pitru tharpan
Each of the above section has a long list
After that we do Saligrama pooja
Next
Vaishvadevam
Then ricite
Vishnu Sahasranamam
Purusha suktam
Ambruni suktham
Manyu suktham
Shree suktham
Sri Hari Vayustuti
This morning activity takes 4 hours, starts by 4.30 am
Evening reading and learning new slokas
Pure bliss