Sacred Works
Verses that generations of devotees have carried in the heart — offered here with care, a little at a time.
A reviewed first selection. This is not the complete corpus of any work.
Kandar Anubhuti
கந்தர் அனுபூதி
A short, intense work of fifty-one verses in which the devotee speaks directly to Murugan — asking, surrendering, and finally resting in His grace.
Devotees often recite Kandar Anubhuti in the quiet of the morning or before beginning something difficult. Its verses are brief, which makes them easy to hold in the heart through the day.
- Attribution
- Traditionally attributed to Saint Arunagirinathar
- Source text
- Classical Tamil devotional literature (public domain)
A reviewed selection of six verses is offered in this first release. More will be added only after careful proofreading.
Invocation
நெஞ்சக் கனகல்லு நெகிழ்ந்து உருகத் தஞ்சத்து அருள்சண் முகனுக்கு இயல்சேர் செஞ்சொல் புனைமாலை சிறந்திடவே பஞ்சக் கரஆனை பதம்பணிவாம்.
Nenjak kanakallu negizhndhu urugath thanjaththu arul Shanmuganukku iyalser senjol punaimaalai sirandhidave panjak kara aanai padham panivaam.
Meaning
So that the stone-hard heart may soften and melt, and so that this garland of true words offered to the gracious six-faced Lord may be worthy, we first bow at the feet of the elephant-faced One.
The traditional opening salutation to Vinayagar before the verses begin.
Verse 1
ஆடும் பரிவேல் அணிசே வலெனப் பாடும் பணியே பணியா அருள்வாய் தேடும் கயமா முகனைச் செருவில் சாடும் தனியானை சகோதரனே.
Aadum pari, vel, anise valena paadum paniye paniyaa arulvaay thedum kayamaa mukanaich cheruvil saadum thani aanai sahodharane.
Meaning
Grant me this one service: that singing of Your dancing peacock, Your Vel, and Your beautiful rooster banner may itself be my life's work. You are the brother of the peerless One who met and subdued the elephant-faced adversary.
Verse 4
கார்மா மிசைக்கா லன்வரிற் கலங்கேன் ஓர்மா மதவேள் வரினும் ஒருவேன் பேர்மா நிலஞ்சேர் பிறவிப் பிணிமா மருந்தே அருள்வாய் மயில்வா கனனே.
Kaarmaa misaik kaalan varil kalangen ormaa madhavel varinum oruven permaa nilanjer piravip pinimaa marundhe arulvaay mayil vaahanane.
Meaning
Should death arrive riding its dark mount, I will not tremble. Should desire itself come, I will stand apart. You are the great medicine for the sickness of birth upon this wide earth — grant me Your grace, O Lord who rides the peacock.
Verse 22
மகமாயை களைந்திட வல்லபிரான் முகமாறு மொழிந்து மொழிந்து அருள்வாய் அகமாசு அறுத்து ஆண்டு அருள் ஆனந்தமே சுகமே அருள்வாய் சுரர்நா யகனே.
Mahamaayai kalaindhida valla piraan mukhamaaru mozhindhu mozhindhu arulvaay agamaasu aruththu aandu arul aanandhame sukhame arulvaay surar naayagane.
Meaning
O Lord able to lift away the great illusion, speak to me again and again through Your six faces. Cut away the stain within, accept me as Your own, and grant me that bliss which is true well-being, O Leader of the devas.
Rendered here in plain language; traditional commentaries read this verse with greater depth.
Verse 34
குருவாய் வருவாய் அருள்வாய் குகனே தருவாய் சிவஞானந் தனிப்பொருளே உருவாய் அருவாய் உளதாய் இலதாய் மருவாய் மலராய் மணமாய் வருவாய்.
Guruvaay varuvaay arulvaay Guhane tharuvaay sivagnaanam thanipporule uruvaay aruvaay uladhaay iladhaay maruvaay malaraay manamaay varuvaay.
Meaning
Come as my teacher and bless me, O Guha. Give me the knowledge of the divine, You who are the one true reality — with form and formless, present and beyond presence, come to me as the flower, and as its fragrance.
Verse 51
ஆனா அமுதே அயில்வேல் அரசே ஞானாகரனே நவிலத் தகுமோ யானாகிய என்னை விழுங்கி வெறுந் தானாய் நிலைநின் றதுதற் பரமே.
Aanaa amudhe ayilvel arase gnaanaakarane navilath thagumo yaanaakiya ennai vizhungi verun thaanaay nilainin radhu tharparame.
Meaning
O unfailing nectar, O king of the sharp Vel, O source of wisdom — can words hold this? The 'I' that I called myself was swallowed whole, and what remained, standing alone, was the supreme itself.
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Source & editorial notes
- The classical Tamil source texts presented here are traditional devotional works in the public domain.
- The English meanings, introductions, and the presentation of this library are original editorial content written for Sri Subramanya Swamy Temple of Arizona.
- Transliteration is offered as a reading aid for devotees who do not read Tamil script; traditional pronunciation varies by lineage and region.
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- This is a small, clearly labelled first selection — not a complete corpus. Verses are added only after review.