5. Murugan Abhishekam/Puja Sadhana
Attend a Muruga puja or abhishekam in Kadavul Temple. Afterwards, strive to experience the sixth shakti. First feel, tune into, the vibration of the shakti in the Murugan murti. It has the feeling of a dynamic spiritual energy. Next feel the vibration of that shakti within you. §
Quote from Gurudeva§
The sixth shakti, entrusted to Lord Murugan, is that of raja yoga, the awakening of the kundalini, which should never be attempted until the first five vibratory rates of the Lord have been maintained and are a natural part of one’s life. The sixth shakti is only felt in yogic meditation, when the crown of the head becomes the temple—the high-pitched “eee” tone ringing within it like a temple bell, and the kundalini awakened, the camphor light aglow. The yogi thus locked in his own yoke finds himself seated on the fifth shakti, supported by the lotus petals of the other four. In his state of yoga, he then merges into jnana; and answers to his deepest philosophical questions come crystal clear as the seventh shakti penetrates the akashic ether of his mind.§
Supplementary Reading§
Dancing with Śiva, Śloka 24: What is the Nature of Lord Karttikeya?§
Śloka: Lord Arumugam, the six-faced, six-armed son of Śiva, 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.§
Bhāshya: 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.§
Additional Resources §
Dancing with Śiva, Śloka 25: What Does Lord Karttikeya’s Vel Signify?§
