An auspicious Thai Poosam Vratam to all !!! Nambo Swami ! Our Muruga is also known as Subramaniam, Kartikeya, Skanda, Guha, Shadannana or Shanmukha (because he has six faces). He represents a person of perfection. He is the war God, the Hindu equivalent of Mars and Aries. He was created by all the Gods to lead the heavenly hosts and destroy the demons. He is the most masculine and fierce of all the Gods. While Ganesh removes all obstacles, Skanda bestows all spiritual powers, particularly the power of knowledge. In truth, the names of Lord Muruga are innumerable. But for the sake of brevity, 108 of His descriptive names are enumerated in Sanskrit as below. In each instance, the sādhaka (practitioner) recites a name visualizing that the Lord stands before him or her, and mentally bows down before the Lord with each recitation. For the verbal root nam in Sanskrit literally means to bend; hence the formula has the sense of Ōm! I bow down to the Lord who is . . . . 1) Ōm Skandāya namaha Hail Skanda! Vanquisher of the mighty foes! 2 ) Ōm Guhāya namaha Praise be to the Invisible Lord—He who abides in the hearts of devotees true! 3) Ōm Shanmukhāya namaha Praise be to the six-faced one! 4) Ōm Bālanetrasutāya namaha Praise be to the Son of the Three-Eyed Siva! 5 ) Ōm Prabhave namaha Praise be to the Lord Supreme! 6) Ōm Pingalāya namaha Praise be to the golden-hued one! 7) Ōm Krittikāsunave namaha Hail to the Son of the starry maids! 8) Ōm Śikhivāhanāya namaha Hail to the rider on the peacock! 9) Ōm Dvinadbhujāya namaha Hail to the Lord with the twelve hands! 10) Ōm Dvinannetrāya namaha Hail to the Lord with the twelve eyes! To be followed .....
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 03:06:52 +0000
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