I then followed Him to an altar. It had pictures of different deities but I don’t recall of who as I did not pay any attention to them either. My full attention was to Murugan. He then spoke to me about the importance of Thevaaram and how they are a means to please and attain God Siva. The details of which I cannot recall. However, I do remember that I would occassionally hear someone singing a Thevaaram hymn and soon thereafter, He would expound the meaning to me and how it describes the attributes of God Siva. This went on for a long time, after which Murugan said, “Let us go to the temple.”

When I went to the temple, Murugan changed His form from my uncle (Periyamama) to my other uncle (Sri Skanda Rajah). I noticed that there was a beautiful vigraham of Sri Skanda at the mulasthaanam (main altar). As we sat, ready to start singing, I noticed a few priests just standing in front of the altar not doing their duty. Instead they were just gossiping and laughing.

Murugan then spoke the following words very firmly to me:

“Do you think Murugan likes to hear this gossip? You sing some Thevaaram hymns.”

I did as I was told and began singing thevaaram hymns — unfortunately I can’t recall the names of those hymns I first sang — however, I do remember the last song that I sang because I felt like I was actually there in my astral body of that sacred temple. The song that came from the lips of my mouth was:

paalukkup paalagan vEndi aludhidap
  paaTkadal eendha piraan
maalukkuch sakkaram anRuruL seydhavan
  manniya thillai thannuL
aalikkum andhaNar vaalginRa thillaich
  siTRam balamE yidamaagap
paaliththu nattam payilaval laanukkE
  pallaandu kooRudhumE.

I then awoke abruptly by my alarm clock at 7:45 am.