- January 21, 2025
Hindu Munnani plans a mass protest on February 4 2025, to protect Thiruparankundram Hill, a sacred Hindu site, from alleged encroachments and religious unrest.
Now it is the time for us (Devotees) to pay our gratitude and thanksgiving to Lord Muruga by safeguarding the holiness and significance of the great Thiruparankundram Hills and by the way of joining hands with thousands and thousands of Murugan devotees to sort out the Thiruparankundram Hill Temple issue.
A grand protest is scheduled to take place on 4 February to protect the Thiruparankundram hill, a sacred site for Hindus and the first base of the six armies of Lord Murugan. The protest has been organised by the Hindu Munnani, a Hindu organisation, in response to alleged attempts by Islamic groups to encroach upon the hill and create religious unrest.
According to Kadeshwara Subramaniam, the state president of the Hindu Munnani, Thiruparankundram Hill is one of the holiest sites for Hindus, with its significance documented in ancient Tamil literature, including Thirumurukatrupadai, Kalithogai, Maduraikkanchi, and Paripadal. The hill is also home to the Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple, one of the six abodes of Lord Murugan.
Subramaniam alleged that Islamic groups have been attempting to encroach upon the hill and foment religious unrest by planning to slaughter a goat and perform kanduri at the dargah located there. He also accused the Tamil Nadu government of maintaining a “false silence” on the issue and failing to take proper action to prevent the encroachment.
The Hindu Munnani also condemned the actions of DMK MLA Abdul Samadhu and Ramanathapuram DMK MP Navaskani, who recently visited the hill, claiming they were inspecting the area. Subramaniam alleged that the two leaders were accompanied by members of terrorist organisations, describing their visit as a “planned conspiracy” to incite religious unrest.
Subramaniam was particularly critical of Navaskani, whom he alleged had consumed non-vegetarian food in front of a small Murugan temple located at the foot of the hill. He accused Navaskani of desecrating the sanctity of the hill and urged the Tamil Nadu government to take action against him.
Tiruparankundram Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Muruga, located in Thirupparankundram, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the “six earthly abodes of Lord Muruga”.
The temple has good architecture, and it is also known for its 1000 AD.B is believed to have been built by the Pandya kings in the 6th century. According to legends, once in this wonderful place, Lord Muruga defeated and destroyed the demon Surapadman and married Devasena, the noble daughter of Lord Indra. This is the place where Lord Muruga worshipped his father Lord Shiva.
A few km from Madurai, the hill temple is situated. Apart from Lord Muruga, there are shrines for Lords Shiva, Vishnu, Vinayaka and Mother Durga in the temple. Six pujas and three annual festivals are celebrated daily in this temple, of which the annual Skanda Sashti festival is the most popular. Thiruparankundram is mentioned in the sacred Skanda Purana. Three mandapas add to the beauty of the temple. Lord Shiva is worshipped here as Parangirinathar and Goddess Shakti as Maa Avudainayagi. The temple also has some structures depicting the Ananda Tandav, the blissful dance of Lord Shiva.
In the temple water body, corn and pori are offered to the fish by the devotees. In front of the Dwajasthamba, we can see the divine vehicles like Nandi (bull), peacock (peacock) and rat. Nayanmar Sri Sambandar visited Tirupparankundram temple and praised Lord Muruga and Lord Shiva in his songs. It is classified as one of the glorious temples as Nayanmars and Saivite saints have sanctified the Lord with their wonderful songs.
Nakkeerar has composed many songs in praise of Lord Muruga of Tiruparankundram.
Sri Thiruparankundram Muruga Peruman Songs
For those who utter the word “Thiruparankundram Muruga”, the miseries will disappear immediately. Those who chant the names of Lord Muruga will get wealth and the fate of the downtrodden will be miraculously changed by “Thiruparankundram Arumugan”.
Mind, mind, please meditate on Lord Muruga and be ready to fall at the feet of that young God who fought with the demons and won victory for the demigods. Welcome to the Lord who rides on a beautiful peacock, who has a beautiful broad chest adorned with precious jewels and fragrant flowers, who comes to rescue the devotees from their miseries, who is worshipped by the devotees with sweet songs, and who is the God of the mantra “Om”.
Come, O son-in-law of Indra, O son of beautiful mountains, O six-faced, wielding a spear smeared with sacred ashes, O my lord (dear Murugan), the god of knowledge, wisdom, courage, and mercy.Om Saravana Bhava Lord, Salutations to the great warrior, come to protect me, come with your spear weapon, come to destroy my evil nature, come to enrich my life, stay in my soul forever.
Lord Muruga, if I mention your name just once, I feel as if I have tasted that sweet honey. If I worship you once, I feel as if I have worshipped all the 33 crore demigods. If you take a dip in your temple pond, I feel like I have taken a dip in the holy river Ganges; When I take a kavadi I feel like I have gone around the world; When I taste your holy prasad item, I feel like I have tasted divine nectar.
Most of us would be uttering the words, Muruga, Muruga, mostly in times of difficulties or disinterest in our work, or when we Doesn’t want to invite a stranger or even a friend or relative to our office or at our home. Some people would be frequently using the word Muruga, even without knowing about its significance.
Telling the names of deities like Lord Muruga, whether knowingly or unknowingly, would bring best prospects in our life. Instead of reciting derogatory words like stupid, idiot and fool, we could recite the precious divine word Muruga! Some youngsters are of the opinion, that one should recite the divine name Muruga, only during their old age! But no one knows that whether they would lead their life up to their old age. We cannot stop our death, as per our wishes, since death cannot be avoided at any point of time in our life! Even some teachers would be using the word Muruga, whenever they find any difficulty in teaching the dull or doll like students in the schools. Instead of expressing our angriness over others, we can use the word, Muruga, to get some mental easiness, as well as we can be able to properly react with others. Muruga is the son of Lord Shiva, and in fact, he his Lord Shiva himself! We can study a lot from Lord Muruga, like gentleness, bravery, patience, sympathy, kindness and generosity etc.
Some people used to recite the word “OM NAMAHA SHIVAYA”, and they would ignore reciting the name of Lord Muruga, by considering him only to be the son of Lord Shiva. But they should know, that both of them are one and the same, and they should never be distinguished from each other! Lord Mururga had showed his braveness in front of the Demons like Surapadman, Singamugasuran and Singamuki, and he also had got married with Mata Valli and Mata Devasena after proving his spiritual powers. After living a noble life in the Holy Kailasha for many years, finally he moved to the beautiful Skanda Loka.
Hence, let us start developing the practice of reciting the word, Muruga, Muruga, regularly in our life, and let us be blessed.
“OM SRI SARAVANA BHAVA”
COMPILED BY: HARISHANKAR
