They learn from Guru not just the Raaga or Tala of the song. They regard the Guru who teaches them Thiruppugazh with reverence. The Thiruppugazh Anbargal followed this tradition with great dedication. (Sadasiva Samarambham Sankaracharya Madhyamam Asmad Acharya Paryantham Vande Guru Parambaram). We have a great tradition of respecting the linage of Gurus with Lord Sadasiva at the top, Adi Sankara in the middle and continuing the culture with our immediate teacher. “Devotion towards Muruga and love towards all” that seems to be their aim.Ī true Thiruppugazh Anbar can be defined as one whose mind is without any thought other than Muruga, whose heart is filled with pure love, whose tongue recites the names of Lord Siva, Muruga or Narayana and whose ears are receptive to the songs of devotion and words of truth. Whatever identifications by which they go, they are all bound by the common bond of love. It is the love kindled in the heart that unites them all. Guruji was also a symbol of love and he appropriately named all those who sing and follow the Thiruppugazh way of life as “Thiruppugazh Anbargal”. In another song done at Virinjipuram, Arunagirinathar says: “Oh! Muruga, when I do not think of you with love, how I can hope to reach you” (Uruki anbinodu unai ninainthu….”Maruvum anju pootham”). (Anbodu thuthikka manam arulvaye….ainkaranai otha manam). In another song, Arunagirinathar prays “Give me a mind by which I worship you with love”. (Anbaka Vandhu Un thaal panindhu….Tiruchengodu}. It was Guruji who united them all with the term ‘Thiruppugazh Anbargal’.Īrunagirinathar gives us the message that only through the path of love one can reach the Lotus Feet of God. Guruji said that love is already there bring it forth and give it generously.
Though the human mind differentiates them by gender, by age, by class or place, the love that springs forth from their heart unites them all.
On great occasions like Anniversary or Guru Samarpana Vizha, they come in large number to listen, to learn and experience the nectar of Thiruppugazh that flows from Guru. The Thiruppugazh carried a unique divine power which attracted the devotees from all over India and abroad. Those who moved over to other places started conducting classes and recitals from where they settled. Those who learned direct from Guruji carried the Thiruppugazh tradition forward. His disciples and followers have increased multi-fold. The Thiruppugazh wave created by Guruji swept across the nation and abroad.
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