போகர், போக மாமுனிவர்
” போகரே உன்னால் மக்களுக்கு நன்மை உண்டாகட்டும்”
” போகரே உன்னால் மக்களுக்கு நன்மை உண்டாகட்டும்”
Bogar, Bhogar, or Boganathar was a Tamil Shaivite Siddhar. He was a disciple of Kalangi Nathar.[1] He was born in Vaigavur near Palani Hills. He received his education from his mother and his grand father described in several traditions and texts.[2] Bogar himself describes his native roots in his book "Bogar 7000". Bogar went from Tamil Nadu to China and taught about enlightenment, this is also mentioned in his book Bogar 7000. Bogar is said to be in "nirvikalpa samadhi" below the sanctorum of Palani Murugan hill temple. The Tamraparniyan sea route was adopted by Bogar in his travels from South India to China via Sri Lanka (ancient Tamraparni).
A disciple of Agastya's teachings, Bogar himself taught meditation, alchemy, yantric designs and Kriya yoga at the Kataragama Murugan shrine, inscribing a yantric geometric design etched onto a metallic plate and installing it at the sanctum sanctorum of the Kataragama temple complex.[3][4] Bogar is one of the earliest pilgrims to have traversed the Murugan Tiruppadai of Sri Lanka. According to legends and the temple scriptures of Palani temple, Bogar crafted the murti of Murugan at the hill temple in Palani by mixing nine poisonous herbs (Navapashanam) using a unique procedure. He also established the temple for Murugan in Poombarai Kuzhanthai Velappar temple Kodaikanal Tamil Nadu, India.
There is an extant statue of lord Murugan in Navapashanam. The milk that was poured on this statue has been said to have mixed with some of the herbs thereby proving to be an effective cure for the diseases during the time.
"பாங்கான பாடாணம் ஒன்பதினும் பரிவான விபரம்தான் சொல்லக் கேளு
கௌரி கெந்திச்சீலைமால் தேவி கொடு வீரம்கச்சால் வெள்ளை
பகர்கின்ற தொட்டினொடு சூதம்சங்கு பூரணமாய் நிறைந்த சிவசக்தி
நலமான மனோம்மணி கடாட்சதாலே நண்ணிநீ ஒன்பதையும் கட்டுகட்டு"
