THE ESOTERIC
KANDAR ANUBHUTI
OR
THE SECRET TEACHING ON
GOD-EXPERIENCE
(A Treatise on Adwaitic Realization)
OF
SAINT ARUNAGIRINATHAR
| THE ESOTERIC KANDAR ANUBHUTI OR THE SECRET TEACHING ON GOD-EXPERIENCE (A Treatise on Adwaitic Realization) OF SAINT ARUNAGIRINATHAR | |
 | by N.V. Karthikeyan |  |
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VERSE-5 மகமாயை களைந்திட வல்லபிரான் முகமாறு மொழிந்தும் ஒழிந்திலனே அகமாடை மடந்தையர் என்றயரும் ஜகமாயையுள் நின்று தயங்குவதே.Maha maayai kalainthida valla piraan, Mukamaaru mozhinthum ozhinthilane Akamaadai madanthaiyar enru ayarum, Jagamaayaiyul ninru thayanguvathe. The Mahamaya, the Lord is capable of destroying, Commentary Usually, in the beginning, a devotee thinks that Sadhana is a simple affair, that a little bit of time devoted to Japa/Parayana daily, as one of the many daily routines, will enable him to realise God. But after continuing the practice for some time (even some years), he finds that neither he can live happily with his family nor give it up easily (Verse-4). Though he is regularly chanting the Names of the Lord Who is capable of destroying the Maha-Maya, he is unable to get himself freed from the world-delusion (Jagan-Maya) consisting of home, wealth and women, even though they are wearisome. Why so? The answer is in the verse itself! Because, the Japa or chanting of the Lord's Name is a mechanical lip-chanting (like a CD player) (Mozhidhal -- மொழிதல்) and not from his heart. Though he is chanting the Mantras his heart secretly longs for those things, because the mind has not yet tasted the sweetness of the Lord's Name. It is everyone's common experience that when we start doing Japa or Parayana, the mind is concentrated in the beginning, but after some time the chanting goes on mechanically while the mind inwardly broods over its objects of delight even without our being conscious of it. Such is the tricky mind through which Maya works! The essence of Maya (world-delusion or Jagan-Maya) is home, wealth, and women (wife), to which one gets attached. These three are the gross forms of the three basic desires or Eshanas, as 'attachment to objects'. The subtle forms of these Eshanas as 'cravings' will be seen in verse-16, while their causal condition as 'inseparable from Maya' in verse-39. More details about the three Eshanas will be explained in those verses. In Tamil, the three Eshanas are called Mannaasai, Ponnaasai and Pennaasai (மண்ணாசை, பொன்னாசை, பெண்ணாசை). Home, wealth and wife are so tiring and painful, yet it is difficult to give up attachment for them. Though one may be engaged in Japa, etc., yet their thoughts persist in the back of the mind and the heart longs for them. This is called Maya (reason-less delusion) because even knowing they are wearisome the mind still goes for those very things and does not dwell upon the Lord though He is capable of freeing one from the Mahamaya. So what is required is to patiently continue the practice with love and dedication for a long time until the heart melts while chanting the Lord's Names. Therefore, mere chanting (மொழிதல்) is not enough; the mind also should think of the Lord without any other thought and the heart 'feel' God, for which God's grace is needed. Hence, the prayer of verse-15: "O Lord when shall You bless me such that repeating, 'Murugan, Kumaran, Guhan,' my mind will melt and the heart feel or experience God" While he uses the word "uttering" only, in this verse, Arunagiri adds the words "melting" and "feeling" also in verse-15. Hence, mere mechanical utterance is not enough, there should be Bhava (feeling). But this is the way, the beginning. When the practice is continued with love and dedication, in course of time, the Mantra-sakti (Sadhana-power), coupled with God's grace, will generate the required Bhava and make one's mind melt and the heart feel God within. Then attachment to home, wealth and wife will drop off by themselves. How beautifully Arunagirinathar portrays facts! It is true that the Lord is powerful enough to destroy Mahamaya and it is also true that we are doing Japa of His names. But it is all the more true that we are not freed from Maya. How strange? But this is the experience of everyone who actually practices Sadhana. It may be asserted theoretically that a single repetition of the Lord's name "can" destroy all one's delusion, and it may be true. But, what is the actual state of affairs? All devotees of Murugan are and have been doing Japa of His Names for years and years. Have all those been freed from Maya? No; not until the grace of God manifests, by which the heart should melt and feel. Arunagirinathar is not a dreamy theoretician. He states facts vividly and touchingly, for which art he is held in high esteem. Saint Thaiyumanavar, wondering at this skill of his, says, "O Arunagiri, my Lord and (spiritual) father! Is there anyone who has said words of fact as vividly as you have? " The seeker realises the need for prolonged Sadhana and also God's grace. The old Samskaras (impressions from past lives) are so deeply imbedded in the subconscious that they cannot be easily destroyed. The three Eshanas are very powerful to be overcome like that. They persist and refuse to be wiped out. Great effort is needed. Practice continued for a long time is called forth. Though the Lord's grace alone can destroy them, Sadhana is essential to draw the grace of the Lord. |
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