Lord Murukan always looks young and never attains This is theĮndless and perennial beauty of Murukan which inspires the fire of love in the All these blended together is the monument of beauty. It is the warp and woof in the mingled web of Its fragrance beauty spreads out its brightness. Is revealed by external as well as internal aspects. Revealed everywhere both outwardly and inwardly. The logical conclusion is beauty is Nature and Nature is beauty. Is nature for it is mingled everywhere in it. It is better to see the connectionīetween beauty and Nature for they are closely allied. Realised and felt through varied facets of Nature. Is rather difficult to explain it for it is an abstract term. The world is fond of talking about beauty but it For instance Nakkirar has sung in praise of his beautyĪccording to him what is made by hand is artificial and what is not doneīy man or manus is natural. Lord they love Him seriously and sincerely.
Hence arises the curiosity to find out the In totoĪll these qualities are seen in love. Naturally He has natural fragrance, changeless youth, immortal beauty and divinity inĪll things where there is beauty the other three qualities also dwell there. The ancient Tamils referred to God with the term Murukan. The term muruku has several connotations such as fragrance, youth The owner of Kuruñji by the Tamil poet Nakkirar in Tirumurukārrupatai. The embodiment of beauty was worshipped there. Naturally in keeping with its enhancing sylvan surroundings Lord Murukan, Of all the places the loveliest place was the mountainĪrea. Of Marutam covering paddy field and its neighbourhood Varuna was for
Presiding deity of hill and hillsides known as Kuriñci was Lord Murukan that ofįorest and its surroundings called Mullai was Tirumalai. A different deity was worshipped in all the four places. They are Kuriñji, Mullai, MarutamĪnd Neytal. Tamilians was divided into four kinds of lands. Seated among hills blooming with blossoms. Of dwelling in places encircled by beautiful natural scenery. They considered him to be the god of mountains. His holy figureĪnd divine activities are good illustration. The cult of Murukan as an embodiment of beauty and love.
Now the aim is to trace the concepts connected with The experiences of Murukan devoteesĮnhance His glory and power. Ponder over the divine figure of Lord Murukan, His dwelling places andĬelebrated puranic tales associated with him. Worship of the Lord in varied forms, names and ways is an ancient cult that hasīecome widely popular slowly and steadily. Man worships God to improve himself in different aspects of life. Worship of Lord Murukan, the embodiment of beauty and love. This verse by John Keats with a slight variation is quite suitable to the Behind Him dawns the rising sun symbolising the awakened mind ( bodhi). Śrī Jñāna Pandita: Murugan as Expositor of Gñosis with His symbols the Vēl or Spear of Wisdom and vehicle/totem the peacock = Phoenix. Lord Murukan, the embodiment of beauty and love
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