Aksharamanamalai

Introductory Verse This joyful Marital Garland of Letters, which resembles a beam of the light of the rising sun, was sung by the noble Sage Ramana, the ocean of compassion, with the object of removing the delusion of the devotees who sought his grace. Those who look upon it as their sole refuge will realize within themselves that they are Arunachala and will reign in the world of Siva. - Muruganar

Invocation by Sri Bhagavan Kind and Merciful Lord Ganapati! In order to offer the Garland of Letters that is worthy of the bridegroom, Arunachala, please give me a hand, and bless me !

Text Arunachala Siva, Arunachala Siva, Arunachala Siva, Arunachala! Arunachala Siva, Arunachala Siva, Arunachala Siva, Arunachala!

You root out the ego of those who meditate on you in their Heart, Arunachala!.1

May you and I be one and inseparable like Alagu and Sundara, Arunachala!.2

Entering my Heart and luring me, why did you imprison me in your heart’s cavern, Arunachala!.3

For whose sake did you rule over me? If you reject me the world will blame you, Arunachala!.4

O Arunachala, escape this blame. Why did You make me think of You? Now who can leave (the bond which You have thus created between us) ?.5

Oh One who offers more Grace and Kindness than one’s own Mother! Is this you Grace, Arunachala!.6

Without letting my mind deceive you and run around, sit firmly in my Heart, Arunachala!.7

To make my mind that runs around everywhere, to continuously see you and subside, show your perfect beauty, Arunachala!.8

Destroying my ego, if you don’t join me now, is this manliness, Arunachala!.9

When others are dragging me, why this slumber? Is this very nice of you, Arunachala!.10

When the thieves called the Five Senses entered my Heart, were you not at home, Arunachala!.11

How can anyone come here, hiding from you who is the ‘One’ (All-Pervading Self)? This is only your scheme, Arunachala!.12

Oh One who prevails without comparison as the meaning of the Word “Om” (AUM)! Who can truly understand you, Arunachala!.13

Like a Mother, you gave me grace and kindness. It is your debt to rule over me, Arunachala!.14

Being the Eye that sees the eyes, still without eyes you see everything. Who can see you? See me, Arunachala!.15

Like a magnet that attracts iron, you too draw me to yourself and be without leaving me, Arunachala!.16

Oh Ocean of Mercy in the form of a Mountain! Be king and offer me your grace quickly, Arunachala!.17

The brilliant gem that shines up, down and in all directions! Destroy the lower nature in me, Arunachala!.18

Removing all the faults in me, and making me a good being, shine as the form of my Guru, Arunachala!.19

Save me from those who seem like good people, but actually are bad. Join me quickly, Arunachala!.20

Even though I beg you much, like a mean person you don’t melt even a little. Say “Don’t fear!” to me, and give me your grace, Arunachala!.21

You are reputed as one who gives even before asking. Without ruining such a faultless reputation, offer me your grace, Arunachala!.22

Holding the nectar of your Real nature in my hands, let me get intoxicated, Arunachala!.23

Fixing your attention, you kill your devotees without killing. How am I going to live with you, Arunachala!.24

Oh One who is calm without anger! What error did I commit that you should make me your target, Arunachala!.25

Oh Mountain that is praised by Gautama Muni! Glance at me, give me your grace and rule over me, Arunachala!.26

Oh The Sunlight that swallows up everything! Make the Lotus of my Heart bloom, Arunachala!.27

Taking you to be my food, becoming myself your food, I will become calm, Arunachala!.28

Making my mind cool with your nectar-like rays, open the nectar-like state, Oh gracious Moon, Arunachala!.29

Destroying form, placing in the naked (Attributeless Real) state, offer me your gracious form, Arunachala!.30

Letting the sea of happiness boil over, the words and feeling subside, just stay, Arunachala!.31

Don’t scheme and test me hereafter. Show me your form filled with Light, Arunachala!.32

Removing the worldly illusion that considers a stunt as real, show me the real stunt, Arunachala!.33

If you don’t join me, my body will melt like water and I will die by my tears, Arunachala!.34

If you condemn me and push me away, other than my previous bad deeds burning me, what other fate do I have, tell me, Arunachala!.35

Without saying in words “Keep quiet!”, saying that with your Silence, your were also Silent, Arunachala!.36

Without doing anything and being quiet, if I don’t enjoy the Self-Bliss, what other fate is there, tell me, Arunachala!.37

You showed me your Grand Prowess. You were calm that the darkness of my mind is destroyed, Arunachala!.38

Am I worse than a dog? With my own will power, I will reach you and get you, Arunachala!.39

To remove the fatigue due to the desire that I should get you without Knowledge, explain the Knowledge to me, Arunachala!.40

Like a bumble bee, thinking that I haven’t bloomed, you just stood there, Arunachala!.41

I didn’t know the Real Truth, and you made me achieve the Real Self. What truth this is, Arunachala!.42

The Ego is the Self. You yourself, one who is the Self, show me this Truth, Arunachala!.43

You said, “Turning inward within the Heart, always see with the eyes of your Inner Self, then you will see the Truth”, Arunachala!.44

Searching for you in the Limitless Heart, I regained your Grace, Arunachala!.45

Without Self-Enquiry, what is the use of this birth? I cannot compare this with anything, Arunachala!.46

In your Real state where only those who have pure mind and speech reside, make me reside there too, Arunachala!.47

Because I considered you as God and surrendered, to join me you destroyed me (my ego), Arunachala!.48

Oh sacred Grace that I got without searching for it! Remove my ignorance and bless me, Arunachala!.49

With courage I sought your Real state and got destroyed, bless me, Arunachala!.50

If you don’t touch and embrace me with your hands of Grace, I will get destroyed, bless me, Arunachala!.51

Without fault with you joining me without separation, bless me to find happiness, Arunachala!.52

This is no place for laughing. Smile and look at me who sought you, Arunachala!.53

When I sought your true state, becoming as the One you stood firmly, Arunachala!.54

Before you burn me with the fire of Self-Knowledge, shower your Grace, Arunachala!.55

Removing the separateness of You and I, bless me with the state of great happiness, Arunachala!.56

One who has the fine, delicate form, in order to attain you in my Heart, when will my thought waves get destroyed, Arunachala!.57

Destroy the bad mind of me who is useless and uneducated, Arunachala!.58

When I surrendered to you with great longing and reached you, you stood as the boundless, all-pervading Self, Arunachala!.59

I was without Love. Tempting me with your Love, don’t betray me, Arunachala!.60

There is no use from a squished and destroyed fruit. When I am still in a good condition, seek me and accept me, Arunachala!.61

You did not rule over me so that I won’t be sad. You are my Lord of Death, Arunachala!.62

By looking, thinking and touching me, make me ready (for Realization) and rule over me, Arunachala!.63

Before the poison of illusion rises to my head, make me cling to you, Arunachala!.64

If you don’t see me to destroy the ignorance of my mind, who else is going to tell you to see me, Arunachala!.65

Stop the madness, make me one who is crazy for you, Oh medicine that cures mental illness, Arunachala!.66

You are fearless. I came to you without fear. Why do you fear to join me, Arunachala!.67

Tell me what is lowly knowledge and what is good knowledge. Then make me attain the good knowledge, Arunachala!.68

To make my mind that is attached to inherent tendencies have perfect tendencies, bless me with perfect nature, Arunachala!.69

As soon as I thought of you, you dragged me to you. Who can understand your greatness, Arunachala!.70

In order to destroy my madness, you caught me like a demon made me mad for you, Arunachala!.71

I am a young vine. Without making me dry up and die because I have no support, give me support and protect me, Arunachala!.72

You charmed me, removed my knowledge and showed your knowledge, Arunachala!.73

Where there is no traffic in the open arena, show the combat of Grace, Arunachala!.74

Destroying the attachment to the chemical body, make me always live looking at your beauty, Arunachala!.75

Should I be shocked if you give me the medicine of the Sacred Mountain? Shine as the Medicine in the form of the Sacred Mountain, Arunachala!.76

Destroying the ego of those who are arrogant, shine without egotism, Arunachala!.77

I am one who begs when one is mean to me. Bless me without betraying me, Arunachala!.78

Don’t put me in the condition of a ship that struggles in the sea without its captain. Protect me, Arunachala!.79

You solved the problem that has no top or bottom. You placed me in the state beyond everything, Arunachala!.80

Don’t make me like a mirror that is shown in front of a faceless person. Embrace me and bless me, Arunachala!.81

In the home called body, in the soft bed called Heart, bless that we join together, Arunachala!.82

What greatness is this that you achieved by joining those who are more and more humble, Arunachala!.83

Removing the dark illusion, you have established me in the True State by your Grace, Arunachala!.84

Removing all my hair, making me stand in homeless open space, you have played with me, Arunachala!.85

Destroying my passions, making me desirous of you, still you won’t fulfill my desire. What is this, Arunachala!.86

To be quiet like a stone, is this what is Silence, Arunachala!.87

Putting dirt in my mouth, destroying my livelihood, who did all this, Arunachala!.88

Without the knowledge of others, making my mind confused, who is it that stole me, Arunachala!.89

Because you revel in my Heart, I said all this. Without getting angry, make me happy, Arunachala!.90

In the open space that knows no day or night, let us be happy, Arunachala!.91

Making me your target using your missile called Grace, you devoured me alive, Arunachala!.92

You are the profitable One! What profit did you get from one like me who has no profit either in this world or beyond, Arunachala!.93

You asked me come, didn’t you? Now you come and take care of me. If it bothers you, it is your fate, Arunachala!.94

The day you called me to come, then entering my Heart you blessed me to Live, I lost my life, Arunachala!.95

If you leave me, it will be difficult. Bless me so that I let go my life without leaving you, Arunachala!.96

Making me get out of the house, slowly entering my Heart Home, you showed me your Real Home, Arunachala!.97

I have revealed your actions. Without hating me, show my your True State and protect me, Arunachala!.98

You are not different from Vedanta, the Essence of Scriptures. Bless me, Arunachala!.99

Taking my blame of you as my praise of you, make me reside in your Grace, bless me without leaving me, Arunachala!.100

Like salt that melts in the water, make me melt in love in your form, Arunachala!.101

As soon as I thought of “Aruna”, I got caught in your vision. Will your net of Grace miss me, Arunachala!.102

To contemplate and to abide in your grace, you imprisoned me like a spider in its web and ate me up, Arunachala!.103

Bless me and make me the devotee of those devotees who are the devotees of those devotees who lovingly listen to your Name, Arunachala!.104

Happily protecting those who are ordinary and lowly like me, you live always, Arunachala!.105

You ears that listens to the sweet words of those who melt in love for you, let them listen to my ill words too, Arunachala!.106

Oh Mountain that is the form of Patience! Considering my ill words as good words, tolerate me and bless me as you wish, Arunachala!.107

Offer me your garland, Oh Arunachala Ramana, then wear my garland and bless me, Arunachala!.108

Arunachala Siva, Arunachala Siva, Arunachala Siva, Arunachala! Arunachala Siva, Arunachala Siva, Arunachala Siva, Arunachala!

Long live Arunachala! Long live the Devotees! Long live the Marital Garland of Words!