Beautiful painting of lord muruga
5 And in the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna declares that among all commanders, He is Skanda. 4 Kausalya, Lord Rama's mother invoked the blessings of Skanda when Rama took leave of her prior to his departure to the forest as per King Dasaratha's wish. He is venerated as Kaliyuga Varada, the God who blesses and protects those who ardently seek His grace (in this Age of Quarrel). Muruga's glory and pre-eminence arise due to three reasons: He 'arrived' on this planet as the son of Lord Siva, as the younger brother of Lord Ganesa and as the nephew of Lord Narayana.
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3 Nakkeerar, Poyya Mozhi, Auvvaiyar, Kacciyappa Sivachariyar, Kumara Gurupara and Arunagirinatha are the other names instantly coming to one's mind they were all close to Muruga's heart and who composed priceless and soul-stirring devotional gems in Tamil. The occasion was Siva's marriage with Parvati when large multitudes of sages and devotees flocked to Kailasa, causing sinkage of the earth's north side (Himalayas) and upturn of the southern portion. The dwarfish Agasthya, according to legends, had gone to Podiyamalai in the South and maintained the earth's equilibrium at Lord Siva's command. Great sages like Agasthya had worshipped Him and secured His grace. He is the repository of Jñana (Knowledge) and the very fountainhead of the three branches of Tamil literature - prose ( iyal), verse ( icai) and theatre ( natakam). Lord Muruga is considered essentially as the Tamil God ( Tamizh Kadavul). 2 This is particularly discernible in the southern parts of India and some countries in the Far East where Tamil-speaking people form a significant segment of the population. In the Holy Pantheon of Hindu gods and goddesses, Muruga has been given pride of place. Kanta Puranam by Kacciyappa Sivachariyar 1
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Extracted from Chapter One of the book Grandeur of Thiruppugazh: The Hallowed Hymns of Arunagirinatha (Bombay: Bharata Vidya Bhavan, 1996) with the author's permission.