Muthuswami

The Yogi took the child with him and went to Kasi. In Kasi, the boy stayed with his Guru, who gave him upadesha of Sri Vidya mantras. The Guru, when his time came, entered into the waters of Ganga and attained Jala Samadhi. Imagine how the child would have felt! He left his parents and was brought by the Guru, who was his only refuge. He was now in a far off place, Kasi. In Kasi, now when the Guru attained Jala Samadhi, the child wondered what was to become of himself. The child prayed, and suddenly a veena appeared! That special veena looks a little different. This veena still exists, in possession with a family in Chennai. Lord Muruga gave the veena to the little boy, and said, “Go straight to Thiruttani.” Imagine where Kasi is and where Thiruttani is! Yet the child made it to Thiruttani, and Lord Muruga appeared before him. Lord Muruga said, “Open your mouth”, the child did so, the Lord put two pieces of sugar candy into the child’s mouth. As a result, the child started composing music spontaneously. This is why in all his Kirtans, we can find the mudra “Guru Guha”. Since he lived in North India with his Guru, we see that many of his songs are set to North Indian ragas. These were not used much in South India.

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