Some Important Life Lessons From Lord Thirumurugan
When Kartikeya was a young child, His father, Lord Shiva asked Him to go and receive education from Lord Brahma. So, Lord Murugan went to Lord Brahma and asked him, ‘Please tell me the meaning of Aum.’ Lord Brahma said, ‘First learn the alphabets! You are directly asking for the meaning of Aum.’ Lord Murugan said, ‘No, I want to know the highest knowledge first - Aum.’
Now, Lord Brahma knew all about the alphabets, but he did not know the meaning of Aum (the primordial sound). Lord Murugan said to Lord Brahma, ‘You do not know the meaning of Aum, how will you teach me? I will not study under you.’ And Lord Murugan went back to his father, Lord Shiva.
Lord Brahma told Lord Shiva, ‘You alone can handle your son. I can’t handle him. Whatever I say, he says the exact opposite of that. I won’t be able to teach him. Hearing this, Lord Shiva asked Lord Murugan, ‘What happened, son? Lord Brahma is the Creator of the entire universe. You must learn from him.’
To this, Lord Murugan replied, ‘Then you tell me, what is the meaning of Aum?’ Hearing this, Lord Shiva smiled and said, ‘Even I don’t know.’
Lord Murugan then said, ‘Then, I will tell you because I know the meaning of Aum.’
‘But, I can’t tell you like this. You have to give me the place of the Guru. Only if you put me on the pedestal of the Guru, can I tell you’, said Lord Murugan. Guru means he has to be on a higher position or platform. The teacher has to sit at a higher place and the student has to sit down and listen to him.
So Lord Shiva lifted the young Lord Murugan on to His shoulders. And then in the ear of Lord Shiva, He explained the meaning of the Pranava Mantra (Aum). Lord Murugan explained that the entire Creation is contained in Aum. The Trinity – Lord Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are contained in Aum. Aum means that everything is love – unbroken and unshakeable love is Aum. This is the essence and also the secret of Aum that Lord Murugan narrated to Lord Shiva.
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