Thiruchendur Murugan Temple –Adi Sankaracharya's Subrahmanya Bhujanga
Subrahmanya Bhujanga Stotra of Sri Shankaracharya
is a production of rare merit invaluable to the seeker of the grace of Lord
Kumara. In the concentrated meditation of his divine form the heart of the
great Shankaracharya took flood and over the flood of his piety
the Bhujanga Stotra floated forth in verse.
The very beginning connotes the psychology of its birth.
Forgetful of the self and, hence of all acquired knowledge and mastery of
learning and poesy stood the Great World Teacher before the altar of Sri
Shanmukha at Thiruchendur. The Lord entered his heart, verses flowed. The
Acharya knew not.
This Stotra, the Bhujanga Stotra, is the outcome of
the Acharya's ecstasy. It is the high road that connects the human mind with
the divine ecstasy.
An earnest recital of the Stotra, repeated with zest and
earnestness induces the ecstasy of which it is the product. This is the value
of the great works of Atma Anubhava of the Great ones. The bhavas and the
philosophy bear instructive analogy to the Anubhuti of Sri Arunagiri.
God Subrahmanya is the one God for all, of all castes
and creeds inclusive of the out-castes and un-touchables so called. This theme
of the Skanda Purana is found replete in this Bhujanga Stotra.
The
Subrahmanya Ashtotra:
To this is added the Ashtotra 108 names of the Lord
descriptive of his powers, Form, mercy and achievements. Even one recital every
day is bound to produce a harmonious and equable mental atmosphere. The Great
Ones have blessed the World with these stotras that with their aid people may
ascend to the heights of Ecstasy from which they sprang.