In his celebrated Tiruppugazh, Arunagirinathar Swamigal states, “O mind of mine, it’s good you decided to surrender. Overwhelmed by the experience, Arunagirinathar wholeheartedly surrendered in Sharanaagati to Lord Muruga. Arunagirinathar was initially hesitant but when Muruga Peruman Himself bestowed the first line of a song, Arunagirinathar found that he could effortlessly compose and sing the remainder. Lord Muruga with His Vel (spear) wrote a mantra on Arunagirinathar’s tongue, gave him a japa mala and commanded him to sing songs on Him. The all-compassionate Lord Skanda Himself intervened and embraced him. At an intense point of inflection in life, it dawned upon him how worthless his pursuits have been and decides to end his life by jumping off the temple tower of Thiruvannamalai, crying out “Muruga!!!” We understand from these accounts that in his youthful age, Arunagirinathar gravitated towards extensively engaging in pleasures that please the body and contracted leprosy. There are different versions of his historic account and different interpretations of his self-referencing poems. In this “Sharanaagati ” series, we welcome you on a journey where we perform abhyasa of “Kandhar Anubhuti” gifted to us by the great Saint Arunagirinathar.Īrunagirinathar is revered as a great poet-saint who lived during the 15th century hailing from one of the panchabhuta sthala for agni tattva – Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India. In taking us closer to the attainment of the golden state of Sharanaagati at the Feet of Muruga Peruman – Lord Skanda, Saint Arunagirinathar guides and shows the way for longing seekers. Sharanaagati is a phenomenal state that is worthwhile our life’s time to aspire and pursue. In one among the most complex, intricate and celebrated composition – Subramanya Bhujangam, Sri Adi Sankaracharya states that “I neither know sounds, words, prose nor poetry Shanmukha Consciousness resides in my heart glowing, and that is how these words pour out.” Sharanaagati leads to tremendous outcomes and many great Masters have showed this to be very true. Sharanaagati is the state of complete submission to one’s Guru or Ishtadevata.
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