Aruvamum uruvumāki anāthiyāi palavāi onrāi
Brahmamāi ninra sothi pilambathor meniyāka
Karunaikoor mukangal ārum karangal pannirendu konde
Oru thiruMurukan vandhāngu udhiththanan ulakam uyya
With form and formlessness, without a beginning and as one and many stood the column of light, the Supreme Brahman, who with six merciful faces and twelve arms, to the Divine incarnation as Muruga for the redemption of the world.
The supreme divine incarnation of Lord Muruga took place in the Tamil month of Vaigasi (mid May – mid June) on day in the asterism or nakshatra `Vishaka`.
The auspicious “Vishaka nakshatra” is a combination of three stars that shines brightly in the sky. It was on this day that Lord Muruga manifested to destroy the dark forces and establish dharma and grant supreme protection and wisdom.
OM KAARTHIKEYAYA VIDMAHE OM SHANMUGA SARANAM
