Sacred works have universal and timeless appeal because of the inspirational force that sustains them. All saints and composers are aware of the divine inspiration that has powered their outpourings and this is the strong basis of their humility. They acknowledge that but for the divine grace they experienced, this gift of poesy would not have been theirs. In a lecture, Dr. Sudha Seshayyan pointed out that the Kanda Puranam was composed by Kachiappa Sivachariar, an ardent devotee of Lord Muruga at Kumara Kottam in Kanchipuram, who enjoyed a personal rapport with the Lord.
Desirous of singing the Lord’s glory, he would compose verses describing the Lord’s exploits and leave them at the sanctum sanctorum every night. The next morning he would realise that suitable corrections, modifications, etc., would have been done to the manuscripts. It is thus an inspired account that has been verified personally by the Lord Himself.
Kanda Puranam gives a detailed account of Muruga’s exploits. After the disaster at Daksha’s yagna, Sati offered herself in flames. Both Siva and Parvati decided to descend to the earth for penance. Parvati was born as Himavan’s daughter and did austere penance to win Siva. Siva too was deeply absorbed in penance. The demons who troubled the sages and the celestials were uncontrollable. Since only Siva could find out a way to put an end to their atrocities, they sent Manmata to distract Siva’s penance.
Muruga is believed to have been born from the third eye of Siva in the form of a fire spark. Both Vayu and Agni carried this fire spark and dropped it in the Ganges. Six babies were formed from the sparks and they were brought up by six women known as Karthigai Pengal. Parvati picked up the six babies and they merged into Lord Muruga. His six faces, his twelve eyes and shoulders are symbolic of his compassion, valour, and divine grace. He is all-pervading and has access to all directions. That God resides in the temples is amply illustrated in the many astonishing ways deities
have communicated with the devotees.
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