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Skanda Shashthi is Here

The inner atmosphere is scintillating quietly as we approach the last days of Skanda Shashthi. Tomorrow morning we have the homa and abhishekam for Lord Murugan.

 

Gurudeva used to say: “If you want to get to know me, you must first get to know my friend, Lord Ganesha and Lord Murugan.”

Excerpted from Dancing with Siva:

What Is the Nature of Lord Karttikeya?

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Lord Karttikeya, Murugan, first guru and Pleiadean master of kundalini yoga, was born of God Siva’s mind. His dynamic power awakens spiritual cognition to propel souls onward in their evolution to Siva’s feet. Aum.

Lord Arumugam, the six-faced, six-armed son of Siva, wields many weapons, as He battles the forces of darkness to end wars, large and small. He rides the noble peacock, Mayil, which represents effulgent beauty and religion in its fullest glory.

BHASHYA

Lord Karttikeya flies through the mind’s vast substance from planet to planet. He could well be called the Emancipator, ever available to the call of those in distress. Lord Karttikeya, God of will, direct cognition and the purest, child-like divine love, propels us onward on the righteous way through religion, His Father’s law. Majestically seated on the manipura chakra, this scarlet-hued God blesses mankind and strengthens our will when we lift to the inner sky through sadhana and yoga. The yoga pada begins with the worship of Him. The yogi, locked in meditation, venerates Karttikeya, Skanda, as his mind becomes as calm as Saravana, the lake of Divine Essence. The kundalini force within everyone is held and controlled by this powerful God, first among renunciates, dear to all sannyasins. Revered as Murugan in the South, He is commander in chief of the great devonic army, a fine, dynamic soldier of the within, a fearless defender of righteousness. He is Divinity emulated in form. The Vedas say, “To such a one who has his stains wiped away, the venerable Sanatkumara shows the further shore of darkness. Him they call Skanda.” Aum Namah Sivaya.

Monastery Twitter Updates for 2009-10-22

  • Day 5 of 6 of Skanda Shashthi. Tomorrow we will have a grand homa and abhishekam for Murugan at 6:00 AM. #

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