Saturday, July 15, 2006

The Glory of Arunachala

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Sage Gautama has said on the greatness of Arunachala Hill:



Even a million tongues cannot delineate fully how the formless, Supreme Being out of compassion took this holy form of Arunachala Hill. Nay, even if a million Brahmas came together, they would fail to narrate His glory satisfactorily. Arunachala in this form was in former times worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, Soma (the moon), Surya (the sun), Agni (fire), Indra and the other devas, dikpalakas (the protectors of the quarters), siddhas, charanas, yakshas, vidyadharas, gandharvas, nagas, serpents, birds, divine sages, siddha yogis and others, in order to get rid of their sins and to obtain the fulfilment of their desires. The Lord of Arunagiri is capable of removing all the sins of those who merely see Him and of fulfilling all the desires of those who worship Him. He is capable of granting Liberation even to those who utter the word ‘Arunachala’ from a distance. It is well known that what is called ‘Arunadri’ is the embodiment of Effulgence.

Source: "The Glory of Arunachala" published by Ramanashram

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