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Lord Shanmukha and His Worship Lord Shanmukha and His Worship By A DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY PUBLICATION First Edition: 1950 Second Edition: 1974 Third Edition: 1996 (3,000 Copies) World Wide Web (WWW) Edition: 2000 WWW site: This WWW reprint is for free distribution © The Divine Life Trust Society ISBN 81-7052-115-7 Published By THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY P.O. Shivanandanagar—249 192 Distt.

Tehri-Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh, Himalayas, India. OM Dedicated to LORD SHANMUKHA The Consort of Valli, Deivayanai, The Destroyer of all Asuric Forces, and the Bestower of Divine Strength, Wisdom, Peace, Bliss and Immotality And to All His Devotees and Seekers in the Path of Truth. OM Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Advent of Lord Skanda or Karttikeya, the purpose of His incarnation as an Avatara and its significance should be of great importance and of immense value to seekers after Truth. Lord Skanda, also known as Shanmukha, is adored and worshipped with intense faith and devotion throughout South India and Sri Lanka. And naturally it will be of great interest to all His devotees, in particular, to know more about Him, the significance of His birth and His life and career as a victorious General. Sri Swami Sivanandaji, the author of this book, graphically describes the above-mentioned subjects in his usual style,—inspiring and direct, instructive and illuminating, soul-elevating and at once impressive. It is needless to introduce him to the readers, who is so very well-known as a versatile genius in all the spiritual subjects and as an author of many an immortal and monumental work that breathes the spirit of ancient wisdom and of direct and intuitive realisation of the Supreme.

The book has been divided into two parts—Part One dealing with the main theme, and Part Two consisting of Appendices. Part One has six sections. Section One deals with the introductory portion,—it acquaints the reader with the purpose and significance of the incarnation of Lord Shanmukha and His Worship, as also of the previous birth of the Asuras. The subject dealt with in Section Two is the Skanda Purana.

It describes, though in brief, the Divine advent and the glorious deeds of Lord Skanda—the conditions that preceded and necessitated the Birth of the Lord, His auspicious Avatara, His Bala Lilas, His commanding of the Deva army against the Asuras and His glorious victory over them, ending with His marriage with Deivayanai and Valli. Section Three exclusively deals with the esoteric significance of the story, in its different aspects. Section Four gives an account of some of the prominent Bhakta-Saints of Skanda; and Section Five of a few of His most important temples at different places in South India and Sri Lanka. Three messages from Sri Swami Sivanandaji, written on the occasion of Skanda Shashthi in the years 1945, 46 and 47, and one message from Sri Swami Krishnananda in 1980 have been grouped together in Section Six. Part Two consists of four Appendices, which would interest and benefit the readers a great deal. Appendix One consists of the Skandopanishad, the Karttikeya Stotra, Subrahmanya Mantra, Dhyana Sloka and Shanmukha Gayatri (all in Sanskrit Original and meaning in English); the Ashtottara-sata-namavalis of Lord Subrahmanya, Devasena (Deivayanai) and Valli (all in Sanskrit); the different Names of Lord Skanda and their Significances.

Inspiring and soul-elevating songs, Kirtans and Dhvanis of Lord Shanmukha have been grouped under Appendix Two. Appendix Three describes in detail everything about Kaavadi; and Appendix Four is Bibliography. In the introductory pages have been included two articles on Lord Skanda,—one from Sri Swami Chidanandaji and one from Sri Swami Krishnanandaji,—as also a hymn by Sri Swami Shanmukhanandaji, which add to the beauty and utility of the book.

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Bhaktiratna Sri Swami Shanmukhanandaji, M.S. G.S., who helped the author in various ways in writing the first edition of the book by acquainting him with valuable narratives and interesting anecdotes, deserves special mention and appreciation. We consider the book as a masterpiece production and that it ranks with the other prominent works of Sri Swami Sivanandaji, on religion, viz., “Lord Siva and His Worship,” “Lord Krishna, His Lilas and Teachings,” and “The Life and Teachings of Lord Jesus,” which have been well received and appreciated by the reading public.

Since the second Edition of the book went out of print many years back, there has been a persistent demand for it, which has necessitated the reprinting of the same. While reprinting the book, we have taken the opportunity to revise it thoroughly. We hope that this work too will find a place in every public library and individual household. THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY (Sri Swami Chidananda) The Birth of Skanda We have the nine-day worship of the Divine Mother, during the Navaratra. Even so the Skanda-Shashthi is the traditional six-day worship of Lord Skanda or Karttikeya, the spiritual offspring of Lord Siva. We may even say that He is Lord Siva Himself, the Power of Lord Siva personified. This great Avatars of Karttikeya is of deep significance and of very special importance to us, who have dedicated ourselves to the spiritual ideal, who have, by the Grace of God, begun to feel that the real purpose of life is not to be attained by enjoyment of the perishable objects of this physical world, but by striving to achieve the realisation of the spiritual ideal, by the attainment of the Eternal, the Imperishable; for, the manifestation of the Lord as Skanda has been in the nature of a practical demonstration of the laws that operate upon the inward path of ascent unto divinity.

Saints and sages are, as it were, a living commentary upon the great scriptures; even so the great Avataras, the Divine personalities of our Puranas, their life and Lilas form a demonstration of the laws that operate upon the spiritual realm, of truths pertaining to the inner life of Yoga, inner Sadhana and Sakshatkara. Different aspects of this inner life of Yoga and Sadhana are brought out and demonstrated by different manifestations of the Supreme Deity and their various Lilas.

If their right significance is understood, it will be of immense practical help and guidance to the Jiva which is trying to attain the Supreme and to realise the Paramatman. In the Skanda Avatara is brought out the fact of the eternal struggle between Avidya and Jnana, between the lower Asuric and the higher divine forces, that operate both upon the cosmic scale as well as within the individual Prakriti; and the resolution of this eternal struggle and its consummation in supreme triumph to the divine forces is brought out in the Skanda Lilas.

We are told that Tejas burst forth from the Ajna Chakra of Lord Siva, which assumed the form of Lord Skanda. Thus He is the Jnana Jyoti.

A very significant fact is there that ultimately He was taken out of six lotuses by Goddess Parvati from the Saravanappoigai, the lake where reeds were growing. We know that the supreme spiritual experience or the Aparoksha Anubhuti is attained, in Yogic parlance, through Shat-Chakra-Bheda or by piercing the six plexus.

It is the emerging out of the six lower lotuses that finds the Jiva ultimately in a state of perfect (Purna) Yoga or Wisdom in the Sahasrara Chakra. Thus, in Skanda we have the ultimate product of an emergence out of the six lotuses or Shat-Chakras and this we know to be Supreme Wisdom. Therefore, Lord Skanda is a mass of ultimate transcendental Supreme Knowledge that has to destroy nescience, Ajnana or darkness, represented upon the plane of manifest cosmos in the form of the Asuric hosts. The Prerequisite to the Descent of Grace The very first factor of significance which seekers have to realise is that the Grace of the Lord, which was instrumental in leading one party to victory, came out to support the Devas and it was the fitness of the party that dictated the descent of the Grace. Herein the first truth is revealed that if the aspirant in his struggle should become fit to approach the giver of Grace for the bestowal of Grace, he must first make himself of Daivi-Prakriti and possess Daivi-Sampat. The accessibility to this fountain-head of Grace from which we may draw support is conditional upon the nature of the one who approaches it.

Because they were Devas, they could approach the Gracious Lord in order to ask for His Grace. We have to become Adhikaris, if we may approach the one who is to bestow grace upon us and who is to provide us with the necessary leadership and the strength to overcome the evil forces with which we are trying to battle. This is given out by all Acharyas, all great seers and Mahapurushas in the form of the Sadhana-Chatushtaya, the Yama-Niyama or the Sadachara, the acquisition of Daivi-Sampat.

This is an indispensable prerequisite for every seeker who wishes to get the better of the lower self and set foot on the path of Yoga. Guru is Skanda-Sakti Upon this human plane, the Guru or the spiritual preceptor or guide, who is to help us and to lead us to victory in our battle with Avidya or our lower nature, is the counterpart of Lord Skanda.

He is the personification of Skanda-Sakti. Skanda is the personification of the total Sadhana-Sakti or Yoga-Sakti in this world. It is through Yoga-Sakti that one can attain perfect victory over all the forces of darkness that comprise Ajnana or ignorance and attain the fullness of wisdom. The law which has been demonstrated by the Skanda Avatara is, in actual life, brought out by the representation of Skanda in the form of the Guru, by the representation of the Devas or the celestial party in the form of the aspirant who has purified himself and attained the Sadhana-Chatushtaya and thus has become an Adhikari in order to approach the Guru and try to get his Grace.

We have to consider the next stage in the unfoldment of Skanda Lila. The Devas did not at the very outset approach the Lord and say, “Lord, there is a battle to be fought between ourselves and the Asuras. In this battle we desire to have victory. Therefore, you should help us.” First and foremost, they had recognised that there was a certain force to be opposed, and they had recognised that that force was something undivine and against their real nature, which should be overcome. In thus doing, they gave out two laws. One is that we have first to recognise the presence of the lower self and that we are distinct from it; and that the lower self is an obstacle within us, an undesirable element within our nature. And we must align ourselves not with that force but with the divine forces.

The second is the truth that mere recognition of this or acceptance of the fact that the lower self is undesirable and must be overcome is not enough; we must put this recognition into dynamic action. We must manfully set about trying to do this process of breaking down all these elements of the evil, lower nature with all our heart and all our might. God helps those who help themselves, is a well-known old adage. This is very true upon the spiritual path. Unless we demonstrate our sincerity and completely rid ourselves of the impurity, unspiritual and undivine, by means of practical effort and actual striving, we have not yet attained the fitness to ask for grace. We must exert; then we become deserving.

Then we can desire to obtain the help of the higher powers. This is a law which the majority of seekers are prone to disregard because recognition and acceptance of this law is very uncomfortable and inconvenient. For, it implies that we have to strive and to make effort, and the lower nature will not easily sanction this, inasmuch as in the beginning of the spiritual practice, to a great extent, the personality of the seeker is under the habitual dominance of the lower nature, its old tendencies, old habits, inclinations, etc. There may be a desire or even sincerity; but it is all theoretical and the Tamoguna which is the prominent feature of the lower nature will not easily allow the aspirant to put forth right exertion. To bring out this law in a telling manner, we are told that the Devas again and again gave battle to the Asuras, not once but time and again; and it was after repeatedly being worsted in battle that they found that, in spite of their earnest and sincere practical efforts to overcome the evil forces, they were yet not crowned with victory. Then it is that the celestial hosts turned to the Supreme Lord and prayed for His Grace.

And, it is only when these conditions are fulfilled that the Lord will hear this prayer and bestow His Grace. The Initiation The Sadhana-Sakti or the awakening impulse to the Jiva slumbering in the powerful sleep of nescience or ignorance or Ajnana is imparted by means of the Diksha (initiation) given by the Guru. By Diksha we do not necessarily mean the imparting of a particular Mantra secretly into the ear of the disciple or any actual Sakti-Sanchara Kriya or any outward act at all. It may merely be the Sat-Sankalpa of the Guru. It may be by a passing glance, a simple gaze, a touch or a single word, or a thought.

The mysterious way in which this Sadhana-Sakti is made to enter into, indwell and work in the nature of the disciple, in the inwardness of the personality of the seeker, only the Guru knows and only the realised ones perceive. The Meaning of Prayer The entire process of the spiritual ascent is from start to finish one of earnest practice. There is no other road except Abhyasa. One may have the best feeling, the best heart, the most sublime Bhava, but unless and until every part of this is put into actual practice, there is no hope. Abhyasa is the keynote of the life of Sadhana. Without it, Sadhana will not go towards its fruition of Anubhuti or experience. Thus we have the celestials standing at the door of Mahadeva.

They hymn Him, glorify Him and pray unto Him; and this is our next cue. It is the law of prayer that is now given to us as our sole guide upon the path. Prayer means, first and foremost, a perfect belief in a higher power. It means the desire and willingness to submit our Abhimana or ego at the feet of a higher power. Thus, the acquisition of Shraddha (interest) is now pointed out to us. The submission of our personal ego or Abhimana is next pointed out to us.

Herein its natural corollary, the cultivation of the supreme virtue of absolute humility, also is indicated. The fourth thing that prayer implies, as it has been given to us specifically in the unfoldment of the Skanda Lila, is that the ultimate purpose of this prayer was to be given a leader, whom the Devas were to follow. The seeker has to mark this. The prayer was not for power or ability to oneself. If we carefully reflect over this, we will find how this beautifully brings forth the underlying law of spiritual unfoldment with its ultimate connotation of the total eradication of the ego.

The entire anatomy of the spiritual life can be summed up in this one phrase: the annihilation of the individual ego so that the universal ego-consciousness may be experienced. The Devas prayed not that they may get power to win the Asuras. There is the attitude of willing self-effacement, self-abnegation, a standing aside so that the fullest manifestation of the divine power may stand in front and take over the stand from them. They said: “We are nothing, give us a leader whom we shall willingly follow and obey and under whose lead this victory may be brought about.” This indicates the recognition of the non-doership of the individual self and the Supreme doership the one doer, the Supreme God.

It indicates that the Sadhaka or the seeker is but a mere instrument; and it is the Lord Himself, the indweller in the individual, who takes over the Sadhana and actually does it. When the seeker begins to feel that even this Sadhana is not done by him, but is the Divine Sakti that works within him and enables the Sadhana to be worked out and which achieves the ultimate fulfilment of the Divine Will, then he starts on the real upward march and rapid ascent towards triumphant divinity. Thus the second aspect of prayer unfolds itself before us. We completely allow the Divine to take charge of our personality. Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 Free Download. The seeker recedes into the background and there is a total resignation to the will of the Divine.

“I am nothing; Thy will be done.” This is the formula that keeps tune to every beat of his heart, every pulsation in his body. The seeker becomes a transformed being. The Final Victory Skanda Shashthi is the joyous occasion for us to worship the Lord in His triumphant, all-conquering aspect, when He annihilates the last remnants of the Ajnana of the Jiva and signals the final, conclusive victory of the Divine over the undivine, of Light over darkness, of the ultimate Reality by experiencing which we transcend all that is evanescent, ephemeral, transitory and unreal. We find that He reveals to us, in His Lila, the truth embodied in the Upanishadic utterance: Rite Jnananna Muktih—Without Jnana, without the Transcendental Knowledge, there is no freedom, no ultimate salvation. This great declaration tells us beyond all doubt how it is the ultimate, complete eradication of the last traces of Ajnana or Maya that alone can bestow upon the Jiva the highest Kaivalya Moksha. This is brought out to us in a thrilling manner in the final episode of the Divine Skanda Lila wherein the Lord engages in battle and vanquishes the three great Asuras—Taraka, Simhamukha and Surapadma, representing Karma, Kama and Avidya, respectively.

After the fall of his brothers Taraka and Simhamukha, Surapadma himself comes to the battlefield. He tries all his devices and finds that none of these could stand the onslaught of the divine Vel (Spear) of Lord Skanda.

Then he takes different forms and fights with the Lord, sometimes visible and sometimes invisible. But the Lord destroys all his illusory tricks and makes him stand bereft of his chariot, etc. Surapadma gives up the struggle and in the last assault rushes upon the Lord in his true form—simple ego. Once again, he is met by the divine Spear of Skanda and there is the annihilation of Surapadma, and the Lord alone shines there in all His triumphant glory. The Vel itself reveals yet another great law upon the higher rungs of Yoga. The Vel or Spear is a weapon that tapers into an absolute sharp point and vanishes into nothingness above it. It represents the absolute one-pointed concentration, the unitary Brahmakara Vritti.

When the Brahmakara Vritti is held to the exclusion of all other Vrittis, the Jiva ultimately leaps the barrier between Savikalpa and Nirvikalpa and is merged in the higher state of Turiya, where the Atman alone shines resplendent, and there is no trace of Ajnana or Maya left over. We have seen how the acceptance of Grace in the form of the purified mind or the Skanda-Sakti means the necessary surrender of our lower Abhimana at its feet. The battle is over; and victory is to the Divine. After that, the culminating event is the sacred alliance of the Lord with Valli. This, too, gives the clue to the true import of the scriptures when they refer to the ultimate nature of Absolute Oneness, Absolute Union of the Jivatman with the Paramatman. The seeker has completed the process of Yoga, and Satchidananda alone exists.

It is all Light, Consciousness, Bliss. We shall be greatly benefited if we reflect upon these truths demonstrated in the Skanda Avatara.

May the Grace of the Lord Skanda be ever upon you all! (Sri Swami Krishnananda) Skanda, the second son of Siva, and the younger brother of Ganesha, is also known as Kumara, Karttikeya, Shanmukha, Subrahmanya, and many other names. His banner is the cock and vehicle the peacock which stands clutching a serpent in its talons.

His Saktis or inseparable powers are Valli and Devasena (Deivayanai) whom he assumed in the course of the great history describing his multiformed life of a series of exploits both in the celestial and temporal realms. The devotees of Skanda form a large part of the population especially of Southern India, and constitute one of the important sections of the religion of the country.

The advent of Skanda was the background of the occasion when Siva burnt Manmatha with His third eye, a penalty he inflicted on Kama or the god of love for disturbing him in his meditation. The story goes that the sparks which flashed forth from the third eye of Siva rushed through space, which Vayu and Agni carried and dropped into the river Ganga. Ganga, being unable to contain the divine energy, shoved it on to her banks, upon a shrub of reeds known as Sara.

There is thus a combination of the ether, air, fire, water and earth principles in the depositing of the Tejas or energy of Siva in the world. The cumulative force which combined the forms of the five elements impregnated with the divine power of Siva (Divya-Tejas) manifested itself as a sixfold divinity with six faces (Shanmukha), including both the unmanifest and manifest elements in a single being.

This is the child of Siva, of mysterious birth, mysterious bringing up, under mysterious circumstances, for a mysterious purpose which the gods alone knew. The third eye represents the principle of intelligence and Skanda, thus, as a revelation through the third eye of Siva, is said to stand for an incarnation of Divine Knowledge. The principal weapon of Skanda is a spear ( Vel), pointed at its end and tall in stature. Devotees understand by it the need for one-pointedness of mind in slaying the demon of ignorance, which is expected to be sharp and sure in its aim.

The gods, under the advice of Brahma, connived the birth of Skanda through the instrumentality of Siva and his consort Parvati. The Asuras,—Surapadma, Simhamukha and Taraka,—who wrought havoc everywhere in creation, could be destroyed only by the son of Siva manifested as a special divine Power. Skanda became the General of the celestial forces (Senani) and He is worshipped as the martial god of Hinduism. The day on which He slew the Asura is celebrated on the sixth day of the bright half of the month of Karttika (October-November) according to one tradition, and the month of Margasirsha (November-December) according to another. The Skanda Purana is devoted to the glorification of Skanda and His sportful routing out of the Asuras.

The great battle between the celestial forces led by Skanda and the Asuras is an epic by itself. Kalidasa’s Kumarasambhava is a famous Sanskrit poem on the birth of the war-god.

The Tamil poem, ‘Thiruppugazh’, by the saint Arunagirinathar, is held in as much esteem by the devotees of Skanda as the Vedas in Sanskrit or the ‘Divya-Prabandham’ in Tamil Vaishnavism and the ‘Tevaram’ in Tamil Saivism. His ‘Kandaranubhuti’ and ‘Kandaralankaram’ are other renowned songs on the love and experience of God as Skanda. It may be safely said that the cults of Vishnu, Siva, Sakti, Ganesha, Surya and Skanda form the six great sections in the book of the religion of the Hindus.

Some would like to add the Pasupata cult, which is a minor group of the worshippers of Siva in a particular form. The Mahabharata recounts the principal deeds of Skanda. The Kumara Tantra forms an important literature on the worship of Skanda. The Skanda Purana is a sacred book devoted to Skanda, and in its Tamil recension records the mighty deeds of the god. (Sri Swami Shanmukhananda) Hail Shanmukha! All hail unto Thee, the illustrious son of Lord Siva!

Six are the sparks of light from Siva’s Trikuti flashed, Six are Thy faces to remind the world of Thy Omnipresence, Six are Thy attributes and functions as Bhagavan of all, Six are the letters of Thy Mantra ‘Saravanabhava’ for all, Six are the Devis that nursed Thee from the Karttik Star, Six are the days in the Vrata of Skanda Shashthi to glorify Thy Avatara! Hail Shanmukha! Hail unto Thee! Thou art the Lord of the Saktis: The Power of Will is Your Iccha Sakti,—Valli Devi by name; The Power of Action is Your Kriya Sakti,—Deivayanai of fame; And Jnana Sakti,—Your Vel, that bestows Knowledge Supreme. To protect the good and punish the wicked on this plane Thou hast descended from above, as Siva’s glorious Son.

Thou art the indweller of the hearts of all creation And Guha is Thy name, who dwells in the cave of every heart. Many are the places wherein Thy Temples are ensconced, And there Thy Divine Forms as Skanda and Subrahmanya are worshipped. To punish the Asuras for their wicked deeds You came And to save the Devas from their prolonged sufferings untold; To remove the wails, sufferings and tribulations of the world, Craving Thy mercy and protection men seek Thy Lotus Feet. It is told that the Divine Sparks of Siva, Mother Ganga carried To leave them in the Pool of Saravana at the behest of the Lord. Unable to bear the scorching, fiery blaze of the Sparks, Ganga hurried up to the pool Saravana and left them there. Though desirous of having Thee, the glory and grace of Lord Siva, Yet, unable to bear You in the glowing Sparks, she hurried to leave You there. Her wishes were fulfilled by the grace of Lord Siva, And Skanda, His son, was born to bestow on one and all peace and bliss.

Praise be unto Thee, Lord Skanda! Thou art known as Kaliyuga Varada, To safeguard righteousness and destroy Adharma in this land of Seers. Many Thy forms; and many are Thy ways to bestow good upon man. Perhaps in this Iron Age to fulfil Thy mission of protecting the Good Thou hast come down to the ‘Abode of Bliss’ in the lofty Himalayas; Son of Siva, to bestow Ananda on all, in name Sivananda, Where on the slopes of the hills the holy Ganga rolls on, There Thy abode with all Thy graces filled, the Kutir Ananda.

And to fight Ignorance and Worldliness of nature Asuric Thou hast encamped with Your army of Devas in the wilderness. And the army at Thy command fights daily with these Asuras dread. Many a missile is sent by Thee across the vast country To tear asunder the Asuric nature, forces undivine and Maya’s veil.

Messages, letters and books fly across, like arrows swift, To annihilate ignorance and comfort the suffering Jivas!! Thy words of inspiration and blessings reach the many; They elevate the depressed, and infuse zeal into all seekers of Truth. Bestowing the highest peace and bliss to all earnest aspirants, Thou despatcheth the mighty ‘ Vel’ in the form of thy Graces. Glory to Thee!

Skanda, in form Sivananda, Thy ways are mysterious; But Faith and Love ever reveal to man the hidden glories of God!! Saint Arunagiri is of an extraordinary type. To him Lord Skanda Himself appeared as Guru and gave Upadesa, a Japa-Mala, etc. And the Saint had, by the unusual grace of the Lord, Realisation or God-experience, as a result of which he gave out many works of exquisite Tamil verses. Saint Arunagirinathar has sung 16,000 poems called Tiruppugazh, ‘Glory of the Lord’, though only about 1,300 of them are available now. This is his main, renowned work. His other works are Tiruvaguppu, Kandar Anatati, Kandar Alankaaram, Mayil Viruttam, Vel Viruttam, Seval Viruttam, Tiru Ezhu Kuttrrirukkai, and Kandar Anubhuti.

Kandaranubhuti is a small work of 51 verses. Though, from the point of view of the number and size of the verses, Kandaranubhuti is a small treatise, yet it is the most deep and direct. It is a powerful work and gives the direct Divine Experience of the Saint, as also intimate clues for Sadhakas to attain that experience. It is a work on Anubhuti or God-attainment and is the crowning glory of all the works of the Saint. It is regarded as a Mantra-Sastra, without an equal to it, and is held in high esteem by all. The term Kandaranubhuti is derived from Kandar and Anubhuti.

‘Kandar’ in Tamil is ‘Skanda’ in Sanskrit. ‘Anubhuti’ means ‘becoming one with’, or ‘Experience.’ Hence Kandaranubhuti means to become one with Skanda and denotes God-Experience. This is a work sung by Saint Arunagirinathar as a result of his God-Experience or ‘Kandar Anubhuti’, which also directs others to that Experience.

It is the experience of the Saint given expression to in such powerful words that, when it is repeated by others, it is capable of bringing the same experience in them, in due course. Such is the glory of the work. Kandaranubhuti is considered by many to be a collection of verses independently sung by the Saint at different times in accordance with the prevailing kind of religious and spiritual exaltation of his mind. Hence we may not see much continuity in the ideas conveyed by the verses, i.e., the ideas expressed in the verses appear to be independent and not closely connected. But a deeper and intimate study of the work would reveal an esoteric meaning in the work—an inner link of ideas from verse to verse—which lays out a method of Sadhana to a serious seeker after Truth, taking him from the earliest stages of Sadhana, through different levels of experience, hinting at the difficulties that he has to face and the methods of overcoming them, and finally granting him Anubhuti or God-Experience. It is a marvellous piece of work, a masterpiece of Saint Arunagiri.

This is considered as a Mantra-Sastra,—a treatise consisting of Mantras or mystic formulae,—and a daily recitation of Kandaranubhuti is indeed capable of bestowing whatever one wishes, in the manner one wishes. It is a Mantra-Sastra because it contains several Mantras in it; ‘ Velum Mayilum Thunai’, in verse 1; ‘Kumaraya Namah’, in verse 36; ‘Aham Brahma Asmi’, in verse 37. The Vel is a mystic, Divine Weapon and is referred to by the Saint as Mantra-Vel in one of his Tiruppugazh songs. Out of the 51 verses, in 25 verses there is invocation to the Vel directly, and in 8 to the Peacock. And in addition, each verse is replete with the different Names of the Lord, such as Kanda, Muruga, Guha, Shanmukha, Velayudha, Kumara, the peacock-rider, the consort of Valli, etc., from the beginning to the end. For all these reasons, the work Kandaranubhuti is considered as a Mantra-Sastra. We may regard “Kandaranubhuti” as the crowning glory of Saint Arunagiri’s works, though each other work of his has a purpose, speciality and charm of its own.

All the works of Arunagiri put together may be regarded as the ‘Arunagiri Veda’, of which Kandaranubhuti would form the ‘Anubhuti-Upanishad’. It is the culminating and the wisdom-portion of his works. The 51 verses of Kandaranubhuti are verily 51 Mantras, like the Upanishadic Mantras,—so concise, so pithy, and so brevity-filled, with many secret clues to higher meditation and attainment. We can say without the least hesitation that the treatise fulfils the purpose of an Upanishad, remarkably.

Truly it is a Mantra-Sastra! We can pay no better tribute to Saint Arunagiri and his unique work “Kandaranubhuti” then what Saint Thayumanava Swamigal has said: “When shall be that blessed day, when I shall get the grace of my (spiritual) father (saint Arunagiri) who, obtaining Anubhuti (or Direct Spiritual Experience) of Lord Skanda, has sung (the work) Kandaranubhuti!” It is, therefore, beyond doubt and dispute that Arunagiri attained God-Experience first and then gave the work Kandaranubhuti to the world. Such God-experienced saints are the Sivajnana Yogis or Jivanmuktas, and they are characterised by extreme compassion to people. They are in constant union with God and their actions are verily God’s actions. God speaks and does superhuman things through them for the benefit of the world.

Kandaranubhuti may, therefore, be said to be a divine gift to the seeker-world. May we sing Kandaranubhuti daily! May we recite it daily! May we take to a deeper study of it and contemplate on the truths conveyed therein! May we all attain that blessed Divine-Experience which Saint Arunagirinathar had! May the Saint bless us all! May the blessings of Satguru Swami Sivananda and the Almighty Lord Skanda be upon us all!

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3) #33–35 Creative team Writer(s) Penciller(s) Inker(s) Colorist(s) Hardcover ' House of M' is a 2005 comic book storyline published. The storyline consists of a core eight-issue written by and illustrated by, and a number of tie-in books. Its first issue debuted in June 2005 as a follow-up to the events of the ' and ' storylines, in which the suffered a mental breakdown and tried to alter the fabric of to recreate her lost children. Scarlet Witch's father,, and her twin brother,, played major roles in the series.

Like the 1995–1996 ' storyline, 'House of M' replaced the as the main reality for a brief time until Scarlet Witch reverts to normal. The events of the storyline were later indicated to have occurred on Earth-58163. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Publication history [ ] The first issue was released in June 2005, with the series concluding in November 2005. The first two issues were ranked first and second in sales in the June 2005 period, with the first issue selling over 233,000 copies. The final issue, House of M #8, was ranked third in sales for the November 2005 period with sales of 135,462.

In addition to the main eight-issue limited series, House of M was preceded by a story in #13–14, and had several tie-ins to ongoing series, including,, and, and several miniseries: Fantastic Four: House of M, The Incredible Hulk: House of M, Iron-Man: House of M, Mutopia X: House of M, and Spider-Man: House of M. Bendis, lead writer for the House of M event, stated that the series would 'shake the world and break the wide open.' Prior to the event, Bendis also mentioned in several interviews that the event would have a lasting effect on the, but remained tight-lipped as to what. The crossover was followed by a one-shot called, a series called that depicts Quicksilver dealing with his loss of powers, and, which devoted each issue to a different mutant dealing with the loss of their powers. Characters who appeared include,, and.

Characters who lost their powers included, Magneto, and. The storyline also led to the reboot of Excalibur into, a shift in the creative teams of several comics, and the debut of several series, including,,,, and a new series. The to the House of M and Decimation storylines, which served to answer to the mystery of the strange 'energy-cloud' hovering in orbit around the at the conclusion of House of M #8, was revealed in the pages of #16–20 World [ ]. This article the scope of other articles.

Please this issue on the talk page and edit it to conform with. (March 2015) In this world, Magneto was attacked by over in 1979 (taking advantage of Marvel's policy, there are no heroes active in the 1970s). At the end of the attack, Magneto revealed an alleged international anti-mutant conspiracy involving. As a result, Magneto was granted sovereignty of the island of as the leader of the world's mutants. Another result was that the protection of mutant life was judged to be the first worry of all laws (as a result, on mutant embryos is illegal, but stem cell research on altered human embryos is permitted).

Because of this, the world is a racist society, with mutants controlling governments, businesses, and culture; and humans (or 'sapiens') are looked down on as inferior (essentially a reversal of the status quo in the mainstream Marvel Universe, where mutants are looked down on and despised instead). Some exceptions apply to 'sapiens' who live with privileges like (Ms. Marvel in continuity, but in the World of M) and Peter Parker (). Danvers is widely known to be a 'sapien,' while Spider-Man is believed by the House of M world at large to be a mutant. Given that the House of M reality was created by the Scarlet Witch and combining their powers to give the assembled New Avengers and their heart's desires, it appears that Magneto's heart's desire was threefold.

Primarily, he wanted the entire world to acknowledge that his paranoid fantasies about baseline humans wanting to exterminate mutants were true (hence the Sentinel attack over in 1979, which concluded with the release of evidence that the world's human leaders were involved in a genocidal anti-mutant conspiracy). Secondly, he wanted to be acknowledged as a heroic figure and the rightful leader of all mutantkind (hence the disappearance of Charles Xavier and the timing of Magneto's rise to dominance before other superheroes had appeared on the scene to challenge him). And thirdly, a massive speeding-up of the natural evolution of Homo sapiens into Homo superior; until, by the modern era, they accounted for almost 50% of the global population, providing him with a power base sufficient to take over the governments of the world and use them to oppress baseline humans.

It is unclear whether the Scarlet Witch altered the entire Marvel Universe, or merely the structure and history of Earth, a fact further complicated by the events of. The stated that there was no way the Skrull army could win against such a vast number of mutants, at least possibly implying the Skrull army was left intact by Wanda's reality warp. Also, Xavier's supposed death in this reality, yet with no body, combined with his own off-planet actions, further confuse the issue. There is a ambassador called that appears within this illusory reality, and the Kree are shown to be peacefully collaborating with Earth, indicating that such was the Scarlet Witch's power that she was indeed capable of rewriting all of reality, the entire universe.

The universe where House of M takes place is designated as. [ ] Synopsis [ ]. Artwork for a of House of M 1 (Aug 2005). Art by., also known as the Scarlet Witch, is living on the devastated island of under the care of and her father. Professor X informs Magneto that his telepathic powers will no longer be enough to hold back Wanda's reality-warping abilities and that a permanent solution must be found. Magneto blames himself for twisting his children through the strength of his own dreams and ambitions. Meanwhile, Xavier arranges a meeting of the, and several lone heroes to to decide the fate of Wanda Maximoff.

Concludes that killing Wanda is the only way to end her destructive magic. Argues that the group should seek alternate methods of dealing with Wanda including suppression of her powers and her insanity. The X-Men argue that if word gets out that a mutant with the ability to change reality went insane, it would 'send human-mutant relations back to the stone-age.' As the conversation progresses, it is revealed that Professor X asked to help Wanda, but unfortunately neither was strong enough to combat her magic. Wolverine speaks up, saying that there is no other way—Wanda must be killed. The rest of the group decides that they must talk to Wanda in person before making their decision.

Back in Genosha, a distraught rushes to Magneto and reveals that he was just in where he heard that the X-Men and Avengers are planning on killing Wanda. Magneto does not know what to do, and clearly upset asks 'What would you have me do?' Quicksilver falls to the floor sobbing and Magneto glances over at his sleeping daughter. Xavier takes the two groups to Genosha, only to discover that Wanda is missing. Suddenly, the members of the group start to disappear one by one. Spider-Man is soon the only one left and becomes engulfed by a white light. New world [ ] When the light departs, we see that the world has changed: Spider-Man is a celebrity married to; and Emma Frost are married; Doctor Strange is a psychologist; Carol Danvers is Captain Marvel, America's most beloved superhero; is a criminal; and is an aged veteran.

As we follow vignettes of their lives, it becomes readily apparent that none of them remember the change. Wolverine recalls all of his lost memories and knows this new world is a lie. He finds the world has changed into one where Homo superior are the dominant species instead of Homo sapiens. Mutants rule humans—and Magneto and his 'House of M' rules mutants. Wolverine seeks help from his fellow X-Men and Avengers. Unable to find Professor X, Wolverine goes looking for Spider-Man and. He is confronted by his 'teammates' in the Red Guard, elite mutant soldiers of Wolverine escapes and finds the Human Resistance Movement led.

Cage has gathered other non-mutant crimefighters to protect humans from the House of M's abuses of power. Wolverine is shocked to see one of the members is Clint Barton (), a hero who had died in the real world.

Wolverine explains why he knows this world was created by the Scarlet Witch. He theorizes Magneto used her to create a world where everyone's deepest wish was granted. Magneto got the mutant supremacy he always wanted. Spider-Man got a life of happiness and contentment.

Wolverine is an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. But remembers the world from before 'House of M'. Cage reveals that a little girl named told him almost exactly the same thing days ago. The heroes begin visiting the Avengers and X-Men in their new lives as Layla awakens their true memories. Wake-up call [ ] Wolverine and the Human Resistance awaken many heroes to the truth, including Cyclops, Spider-Man,, Doctor Strange, Iron Man,,,,,,, and. Hawkeye becomes distraught over learning of his death and briefly leaves the group.

The rest travel to Genosha for a final confrontation with Magneto. House of Magnus, from left to right:,, her two children and,, and.

Back in Genosha, Magneto receives representatives from around the world to commemorate the mutant triumph over humanity. The heroes attack Magneto and his family directly, while, Emma Frost, Doctor Strange, and Layla search for Xavier.

They find a gravestone with Xavier's name, but Cloak discovers no body buried beneath it. Battle Against House of M [ ] The battle between the House of M and the heroes continues with great ferocity. While the chaos ensues, the Scarlet Witch disappears from the battlefield only to be discovered by Doctor Strange in a tower with her children.

The two begin to talk as Doctor Strange attempts to discover the origin of the madness that is happening. Wanda reveals the answer to him in a flashback from when Quicksilver confronted Magneto about the fate of Wanda.

It turns out that Quicksilver himself was the one responsible for the creation of the alternate world, suggesting to Wanda to make everyone happy in an almost-perfect world. After this revelation, Emma Frost tells Doctor Strange to ask about the fate of Charles Xavier. Before she can answer, Wanda is struck in the back by an arrow. The attacker is Hawkeye, who begins to break down emotionally to Wanda about his death in the real timeline. After a heated exchange, Hawkeye is killed for the second time as one of the Scarlet Witch's antagonized sons uses his mutant powers to 'erase' the Avenger. Meanwhile, in the memorial garden, Magneto confronts Emma Frost and Layla Miller, who reveal the truth to Magneto about all that has happened.

He then unleashes his wrath on everyone, especially his son Quicksilver. He kills Quicksilver by pummeling him to a bloody pulp with large pieces of steel. Suddenly, the Scarlet Witch appears and returns her brother to life.

She begins to lash out, saying 'We're freaks, Mutants. You chose this over us and you ruined us. She then utters 'No more mutants.' Everything turns to white once again. No More Mutants [ ] In a blinding flash, the world seemingly returns to normal.

The Avengers come together to try to make sense of what happened that night, only to be confronted by a distraught Doctor Strange who states that the House of M really took place and its effects are slowly being felt on a wider scale. They later get an alert from the ruins of Avengers Mansion. Investigating, they find Hawkeye's uniform pinned to a wall with his arrows, suggesting Hawkeye is alive. At the, most of the students lose their mutant abilities.

Emma Frost scans the whole world with for mutant activity. She learns the number of mutants in the world has dropped from millions to a few hundred. Meanwhile, Wolverine awakens remembering everything about his past. The X-Men fly to Genosha looking for Magneto and his children. They find Magneto is also powerless, and does not know where Wanda or Quicksilver have gone.

The heroes can only guess about what has caused the majority of the mutant population to lose their powers. Xavier is still missing, and Cerebro and Doctor Strange are unable to detect Scarlet Witch. Hank Pym warns that all these powers could not simply vanish—they are contained somewhere, and that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The question remains, as Pym said, 'What will be the reaction?' As if to punctuate this statement, a colossal red ribbon of energy begins to orbit Earth, implying the return of the; this would also signal the beginnings of the saga. 'Decimation' [ ].

Main article: The 'House of M' storyline resulted in the reduction of the mutant population from millions to hundreds. Only two current members of the X-Men ( and Professor X) suffered this fate, as well as the former X-Man. Several minor allies and enemies were depowered, including and the, the longest-running character to be affected.

Although their main adversary, Magneto, also lost his abilities, as have two members of the Avengers, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. Magneto and Xavier have since been repowered, whilst Polaris and Quicksilver (and others) have either gained new powers (sometimes almost exactly like their old powers) or regained lost powers by other means, within a span of well under two years.

Other reasonably popular mutants have also been repowered by technology, such as and Jubilee. [ ] Other consequences include.

This section does not any. Unsourced material may be challenged and. (March 2015) () • The temporary disappearance of Charles Xavier (he returned in X-Men: Deadly Genesis without his powers), Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver. Quicksilver's disappearance is explained in the Son of M limited series. • Wolverine's total recall of his past, which caused a serious change in his status.

Multiple governments and agencies for which he has worked or which have manipulated him consider him to be one of the most dangerous threats to them. • Though not explicitly expressed in the House of M series, as of New Avengers #26, has been revived in the Marvel Universe. •, a new villain that destroyed the Canadian superhero team, was created as a result of the Decimation event.

The Collective was apparently formed from all of the mutant energies displaced by Wanda's actions. • The was able to return to this reality with when Wanda shifted reality.

• was reborn. • was brought back to life and fused with. • The disappearance of and return of to the as a result of preventing the destruction of all realities from the strain of the House of M rewriting the Earth-616 reality; later Meggan was reportedly taken prisoner by a demon named Plokta. Finally she managed to free herself, reuniting with Captain Britain.

• Due to the vast depowerment of mutants, America won the super powers war without lifting a finger. • The Skrulls gained a massive advantage in their infiltration and sabotage. With so many millions of mutants killed, lost, or powerless, one of the three primary threats stated was neutralized.

• With all the mutant energy released,, the third Summers brother, was revived from a long slumber. • was reborn as Darkchylde. Worlds Tour [ ] The begin their Worlds Tour in Exiles #69 to chase down who has been reborn in this new world. Miroslav Philharmonik Ce Keygen Free there. It was their first stop of six. Secret Invasion [ ] In a May 5, 2008, interview, Brian Michael Bendis indicated that the events of House of M play into the Secret Invasion. The activities of the Skrulls during House of M were covered in New Avengers #45, in which it was revealed that the Skrull agents were able to retain their memories after Wanda altered reality, her powers seemingly unable to detect their true natures and desires, and had attempted to instigate the destruction of the mutants over the alteration.

The Skrull queen, still disguised as, considered the resulting 'Decimation' to be a boon to the Skrulls plans as they could now divert the part of their forces intended to deal with Earth's mutant population to other areas. Later miniseries [ ] House of M: Avengers [ ] The five-issue limited series House of M: Avengers debuted in November 2007, written by and drawn. The series spans from 1979 to the present day and acts as a prequel to the original House of M miniseries, showing the formation of Luke Cage's Human Resistance Movement. Civil War: House of M [ ] The 2008 miniseries Civil War: House of M depicts how Magneto took over the world and made mutants the dominant race, as well as confirming that Xavier is indeed dead in this reality.

It also features House of M versions of,,,,,,,,,,, the (,,,,, ), Vashti Cleito-Son, and. House of M: Masters of Evil [ ] Set right after Civil War: House of M, this miniseries depicts how the assembles a gang of the deadliest 'sapien' super-criminals:,,, II, III,,,,,,,, and the (,,, and ). Spider-Verse [ ] In the run-up to the 2014 storyline, the ('s mind in Spider-Man's body) found himself temporarily trapped in the year 2099 with his attempts to return home via a dimensional portal resulting in him witnessing various alternate worlds where other Spider-Men had been killed by including a dead Spider-Man in what appeared to be the world of the House of M. Secret Wars (2015) [ ] The House of M reality appeared in the 2015 event. Its location on Battleworld is called the Monarchy of M. In the domain of the Monarchy of M, King wakes up on his royal bed.

He is warm and safe, but he remembers a few times that he’d woken up cold and in danger like the times he’d fought against or the. He recalls how the events of this reality led all the mutants to rally under the banner of House M when he called himself Magneto.

He’s just happy that he’d lived long enough to see it. With the permission of God Emperor Doom, Magnus is now the ruler here. The people feel safe though some of the elders still remember when the Sentinels who now patrol the streets to protect mutants, used to hunt them. With Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.' S Red Guard piloting the sole sentinel flying overhead and a retinue of mutant agents with him, onlookers below gawk at the sight.

In Josie’s Bar, several humans gather to discuss helping take over King Magnus’ throne. Just as he’s getting to the plan, he is interrupted by Wolverine’s Sentinel stepping on him, hurting him badly. The Red Guard agents,,,,,, and leap out and attack the humans. Wolverine kills and slices off Misty Knight’s cybernetic arm. Still, Misty Knight,, and Hawkeye escape.

They are chased through the streets until they are rescued by ('s daughter). They destroy the Sentinel that was chasing them. Back in the Royal Palace, is acting strangely. He is late for his meeting at the trade agreements with the Atlanteans and his sister notices that he is acting out of character.

Quicksilver's other sister has her own problems as her children and are fighting for human rights, embarrassing their mother. Lorna goes to tell King Magnus about Quicksilver, but Magnus shrugs her off. Meanwhile, Quicksilver swims down to Atlantis to meet with Namor.

Apparently, he is in collusion with the Submariner to take over the surface world. King Magnus sits in his study playing chess by himself.

He is not alone though as someone or something is chained-up behind his throne. It threatens to kill him and his family, but Magnus is not concerned. In another part of the Monarchy of M, Deathlocket, Hawkeye, Misty Knight, and Black Cat are hiding in the underground base where Deathlocket’s father built hundreds of Deathlok cyborgs. They have limited functionality, but the rebels have a plan. Wiccan and Speed are causing havoc when Wolverine and his S.H.I.E.L.D. Team show up.

Princess Wanda arrives and tells Wolverine to go away as he’s trying to arrest her children. She breaks him down using her reality manipulation powers and reforms him away from her. Princess Wanda grabs Wiccan and Speed and then departs. The Deathloks attack the base, but they are only a distraction as Hawkeye and his team sneak into King Magnus's chamber.

They battle and Hawkeye fires an arrow that hits Magnus. No ordinary arrow, the device on the arrowhead disrupts King Magnus’ mutant power over magnetism, causing the chains that were holding the other being to slacken. Out from behind the throne comes Fin Fang Foom and he throws Magneto into a stone pillar. Princess Lorna comes in to rescue King Magnus and they escape, but not before a huge tidal wave engulfs the entire castle - it is Namor and Prince Pietro, come to dispose of King Magnus.

Princess Lorna saved her father and incidentally the human attackers, from drowning. Before King Magnus could kill any of them himself, Lorna stopped him, claiming it would be valuable to keep them alive if they wanted to find a way to restore his powers. Lorna also convinced her father to escape from the Castle so they could figure out what happened. Meanwhile, Prince Pietro took over the reins of the Monarchy of M from the allegedly deceased King Magnus, proclaiming himself as the new King to the nation, and that the Atlanteans had helped repel the attack from the humans that had supposedly cost Magnus' life. Being able to see past his lies, Princess Wanda furiously confronted Pietro about these events, but her brother is able to convince her that the course of action he took was for the best. Meanwhile, the still-depowered King Magnus made a temporary alliance with his would-be assassins in order to achieve a common goal, to overthrow Prince Pietro whose anti-human stance made him an even worse ruler for the humans than King Magnus was. Comic tie-ins [ ] The 'House of M' storyline ties into the following comics.

• #7 • #17 • #10 • (2004 – 2005 series) #13–14 • #69–71 • Giant Size #1 • House of M #1–8 • House of M: #1–5 • House of M: #1–3 • House of M: #1–3 • House of M: #1–4 • House of M: #1–5 • House of M: #1–5 • House of M Sketchbook • #83–86 • #1–4 (of 5) • #11 •: Academy X #16–19 • The Pulse #10 • 'Punnyville' (a short piece from Hulk: Broken Worlds #1) • #462–465 • #33–35 Collected editions [ ] Trade paperbacks [ ] The collect many of the issues involved with the House of M storyline. Arranged in order, the spines of the books form the House of M logo. It should be noted that each storyline/paperback contains a mostly standalone sidestory, and can be read individually without any continuity problems.

Only the House of M miniseries itself deals with the main storyline. July 25, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2008. December 19, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2008.

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