Śrī Aruṇācala Aṣṭakam verse 1: When, by its wonderful act of grace, Arunachala enchanted and pulled my mind close, I saw as this is acalam

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Śrī Aruṇācala Aṣṭakam verse 1: When, by its wonderful act of grace, Arunachala enchanted and pulled my mind close, I saw as this is acalam

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In continuation of my previous article, Śrī Aruṇācala Aṣṭakam: Tamil text, transliteration and translation, in this article I will explain and discuss the meaning and implications of the first verse of this song, and in subsequent articles I will do likewise for each of the other seven verses:

Śrī Aruṇācala Aṣṭakam: Tamil text, transliteration and translation

This article is also available in a clearer and more easily readable format on my main website:
Śrī Aruṇācala Aṣṭakam: Tamil text, transliteration and translation

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In continuation of my translations of other works of Bhagavan, such as Nāṉ Ār?, Upadēśa Undiyār, Upadēśa Sāraḥ, Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu, Upadēśa Kaliveṇbā, Appaḷa Pāṭṭu, Āṉma-Viddai, Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu Anubandham, Aruṇācala Tattuvam and Dīpa-Darśaṉa Tattuvam, Śrī Aruṇācala Navamaṇimālai and Śrī Aruṇācala Padigam, this is my translation of ஸ்ரீ அருணாசல அஷ்டகம் (Śrī Aruṇācala Aṣṭakam), and in the coming months or years I hope to be able to revise and post here my translations of all his other original writings.