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Nandhi Ashramam,Sungai Petani |
Have you realised that most Subrahmanya temples house a shrine for Naga Devata ?
The role of Subrahmanya as the Lord of Serpents is not well-known.
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Ghati Subrahmanya temple,Karnataka where Naga Worship is very prominent. |
Thirumala hill on which Lord Venktateshwara presides is also known as 'Seshagiri' ( Sesha : King of Nagas ; Giri : Mountain ) .Subrahmanya is personified as the very Thirumala hill itself in the verse 'sarpa svaruupa dhara'.
This verse is from Muthuswami Dikshitar's Subrahmanya Kriti.
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Subrahmanya as the Lord of Serpents in the famous Kukke Subrahmanya temple,Karnataka |
There is another name to Sarpa Suktam.It is called Subrahmanya Suktam.
Video : Sarpa Suktam recitation by my Whatsapp class learner Ma Bhavyasri
Although Sarpa Suktam does not talk about Subrahmanya,it is still attributed to Him since there is a relation to serpents.It is recited in Subrahmanya pujas.
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Kerling's Subrahmanya Temple,Selangor |
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Arasamaram Ganapati - Bakar Bata Mariamman Devasthanam,Alor Setar |
A Muruga temple will always house a Ganapati shrine under an Arasamaram tree ( Peepal tree ).Interestingly,this shrine will be accompanied by sculptures of Naga Devata-s.
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You can find these in the Ganesha shrine in a Muruga Temple. |
In the Hindu culture,serpents are a representation of Kundalini Shakti ( The potential energy in you,which once aroused leads to spiritual awakening through the chakras ).

Look at the image above.You see a stone where two snakes are sculptured intertwining with one another.This is the representation of the two nadis ( energy circuits,not nerves.Nadis are not to be confused with nerves ) - Ida and Pingala through which the kundalini ascends.
Muruga is the direct representation of Kundalini Shakti.As the kundalini is inert,it represents Shiva.As it awakens and gets activated,it becomes Shakti.Shiva ( pure inert consciousness ) and Shakti ( expression of consciousness as activity ) govern the universe.
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The Muruga Yantra - The upper triangle represents Shiva.The downpointing one represents Shakti.The Yantra for Lord Muruga is nothing but a Shiva-Shakti combination. |
As the lord of serpents,He can awaken the snake of Kundalini in you and raise your spiritual consciousness.
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The medical vector symbol well-known by physicians.It actually denotes the kundalini shakti system. |
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