His body began rapidly lost its energetic youth and became diseased. Taking advantage of his sister’s affection, he utilised all her jewels and possessions for the daasi’s. His sister always give whatever she earned to make his brother happy. He used to get money from his sister each time to go to devadasi’s. He was mostly seen in their houses than in temples. It is said that Arunagiri grew up to manhood and found the company of courtesans more to his attachment than the company of God. Arunagiri showed a receptive mind and even studied the scriptures but gradually his interests turned elsewhere. They aspired to bring him up in the rich cultural and religious tradition. As his father expired soon after his birth, Muthamma and sister, Adhi, brought him up. The particulars of his parents are unknown some say he was a son of a courtesan (daasi) by the name of Muttu (Muttamma). His works therefore rightly deserved the name “Tiru Pugazh”.īorn in 15th century at Tiruvannamalai and he spent the greater part of his life there. No other works portrayed the glory of the Lord so elegantly and elaborately as done by Arunagiri and therefore only Arunagirinathar’s works have acquired the name, quite appropriately, as “Tiruppugazh”.
He showed the way to the Lotus Feet of Muruga.Īll devotional works hail the glory (pugazh) of the Lord and come under the category of Tiru Pugazh, but only Arunagirinathar’s works got that title because he alone described, in his own beautiful poetic style, the glory of the Lord truly, completely and magnificently. He showed the way to the life of virtue and righteousness. His songs not only sparks the flame of devotion in the minds of people but also the light of knowledge in the intellect. Among many saints who guided humanity to the path of perfection, Arunagirinathar occupies a unique position.
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Tiruppugazh, composed by saint poet Arunagirinathar, is unique because it brings before us the image of Lord Muruga in full splendour and glory and bestows us the abounding grace of Muruga. Great saints have hailed the glory of Muruga, Adi Sankara (Subrahmanya Bhujangam), Kachiappa Sivachariyar (Kanda Puranam), Nakkeerar (Tiru Murugatru Padai), Kalidasa (Kumara Sambhavam) and the list goes on like Pamban Swamigal, Vannacharapam Dandapani Swamigal, Chidambara Swamigal etc. OMSRI GURUPYO NAMAHA RESPECTFUL PRANAMS TO SRI KANCHI MAHA PERIVA
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