Sunset Atop Muruga Hill

Over this past retreat, a monk found himself walking along San Marga. It was late in the afternoon and the 4.6 billion year old star at the center of our solar system whom we call Surya began to make His daily westbound departure. Peering up from the base of Muruga Hill through singing bamboo clusters, our monk saw Muruga's Vel brightly illuminated as a result. It was getting late and he had things to do, but he couldn't resist making the brief ascent to enjoy His beauty.

Muruga Hill is a simple, quiet place. Weathered by worship, secluded, and standing amongst a silence pierced only by the audible offerings of His roosters, it's a perfect place to go within to meet the real you who's been waiting there patiently for so long. Om Muruga.

\"The lancelike vel wielded by Lord Karttikeya, or Skanda, embodies discrimination and spiritual insight. Its blade is wide, long and keen, just as our knowledge must be broad, deep and penetrating.\" - Dancing with Siva, Sloka 25

\"The shakti power of the vel, the eminent, intricate power of righteousness over wrongdoing, conquers confusion within the realms below.\" - Dancing with Siva, Bhashya 25

\"The holy vel is our release from ignorance into knowledge, our release from vanity into modesty, our release from sinfulness into purity through tapas.\" - Dancing with Siva, Bhashya 25

\"The moon, sun, and fire are in unison radiating their resplendent effulgence. Radiating the luminous sparks is Murugan, who lights up the world by His peerless light.\" - Kathirgama Puranam

\"He is the King of kings, the power in their scepters. Standing behind the temporal majesty, He advises and authorizes. His vel empowering the ruler, justice prevails, wisdom enriches the minds of citizens, rain is abundant, crops flourish and plenty fills the larders.\" - Dancing with Siva, Bhashya 25

\"In the gloom of fear, His six-fold face gleams. In perils unbounded, His vel betokens, \

Fear not.\'\" - Tirumurai'

\"The moon, sun, and fire are in unison radiating their resplendent effulgence. Radiating the luminous sparks is Murugan, who lights up the world by His peerless light.\" - Kathirgama Puranam

\"When we perform penance and be seech His blessing, this merciful God hurls His vel into the astral plane, piercing discordant sounds, colors and shapes, removing the mind\

s darkness.\" - Dancing with Siva, Bhashya 25'

\"In the heart of those who recount His name, He reveals His gracious Feet. Thus He appears to those who chant the hallowed name \

Murugan.\' He stands immanent in all.\" - Tirumurai'
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