Subramhanya bhujangam – 33

And we are here, at the last shlokam of this wonderful work on Lord Murugan, composed by Saint Adi Shankara, set in the bhujangam metre. As any other devotional work, this also has the phalashruti or the results or benefits attained by chanting or listening to this work. The benefit of reciting or listening to

Subramhanya bhujangam – 31

We are in the last leg of this work. In this shloka, Adi Shankara offers his salutations and respects to everything that is associated with Murugan. “I bow to your peacock and also to your spear (vEl); I bow to the goat and your rooster; I offer obeisance to the sea and the temple at

Subramhanya bhujangam – 29

Previously, in shloka 25, Adi Shankara listed a few diseases and asserted that those diseases flee away at the sight of Murugan’s patra bhUti or the holy ash given on panneer leaves at Tiruchendur. This shloka 29 is also similar, where he prays to Murugan that no dangerous beings should harm us and the glory

Subramhanya bhujangam – 28

Man is a social animal. Although we are individuals, we are all not isolated from other members of the society. We interact with others and to a greater extent, strive for social acceptance. Naturally, whatever one does or doesn’t, is influenced by at least a few others, good or otherwise. For someone to lead a

Subramhanya bhujangam – 27

In Bhagavad gIta, Lord Krishna talks about 3 types of devotees who approach Him – Bhagavan lAbha Arthi (the one who is interested in God), kaivalya Arthi (the one who is interested in knowledge or enjoyment of the atman) and lastly the aishwarya Arthi (one who is interested in enjoying wealth of greatest proportions). Krishna

Subramhanya bhujangam – 26

“Service to mankind is service to god” is a saying that insists on working for humanity is indeed a way to please God. But it is also possible to dedicate all our actions to God and be of service to God. In the shloka 26 in Subramhanya bhujangam, Adi Shankara mentions that whatever he does,

Subramhanya bhujangam – 25

“A healthy mind in a healthy body” is an adage that we hear often. In the last two shlokas or verses, we prayed to Murugan to help us get rid of any mental worries and afflictions. We are now moving from the prayer for mental health and wellness section to physical health section of this

Subramhanya bhujangam – 24

In the previous shloka, Adi Shankara asks Murugan why he has still not destroyed his worries and mental afflictions, He who has slain the powerful Surapadman and his brothers and also, we read in between the lines how Adi Shankara has unshakeable trust on Murugan. In this shloka, he explicitly mentions that he would go

Subramhanya bhujangam – 23

We often hear that the richest person is the one with no mental distress or worries. Unfortunately, it is very hard to really find someone with no stress or worry. Indeed, there is no absolute measurement for worry or mental afflictions, such that we can compare who is suffering the most and who the less.

Subramhanya bhujangam – 21

This shloka is also a prayer to Murugan to come before (us) when the end is near. When the end is near, we are tormented by the yama kinkarAs or the envoys of Yama, the Lord of death. Shankara prays to Murugan that when his time on the earth approaches the end and the fearsome