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-6 திணியான மனோசிலை மீது உனதாள் அணியார் அரவிந்தம் அரும்புமதோ பணியாஎன வள்ளிபதம் பணியும் தணியா அதிமோக தயாபரனே.Thiniyaana mano silai meethu unathaal, Aniyaar aravintham arumbumatho Paniyaa ena valli padam paniyum, Thaniyaa athimoha thayaaparane. On the hardened stony tablet of my heart Commentary The mind is hard like stone because of intense selfishness and attachment to family, wealth, property, etc. (verse-5). How can the Lord's Feet blossom there when it is already filled with selfishness which constricts the heart. Having realised that his Sadhana or self-effort is insufficient to overcome his attachments, the seeker now takes refuge in the Lord for His mercy and grace, by appealing to His all-compassionate nature (Dayaaparan). The Lord, His Feet and His Name -- all mean one and the same. For the first time Arunagiri refers to Valli in this verse, which is very significant. Valli was intent on marrying the Lord and was ever thinking of Him. But she did not know where He is or how to meet Him. However, as her devotion to the Lord was whole-souled, it drew the Lord to her. He Himself went in search of her, though in disguise at first. Valli represents the seeker (Jivatman) who is constantly singing the Lord's Names (Verse-1) but finds himself helpless to overcome Maya (Verse-5). He, therefore, prays to the Lord from the bottom of his heart, citing reference to Valli, to come to his help as He did for her, as He is all-compassionate (Dayaaparan). If the Lord's grace is prayerfully invoked from the bottom of the heart appealing to His grace-embodiment aspect rather than to the philosophically true Maya-destroying aspect, He will be quickly pleased and come as one's Guru. Sundaravalli and Amritavalli were two daughters of Lord Vishnu. Once they went to Kailasa, the abode of Lord Siva, where they happened to meet Lord Skanda. Enamoured of His beauty, they wanted to become His consorts and expressed their wish to the Lord. The Lord, an abode of compassion, accepted their proposals and ordered that the former be born as daughter of Nambirajan, a hunter king, as Valli, and the latter of Indra, as Deivayaanai. Due to a curse of Rishi Kanva, Vishnu and Lakshmi were roaming in a forest as Sivamuni (a dumb saint) and a deer, respectively. When Sivamuni once happened to see the deer, strangely enough, he felt attracted to it, which also returned the love. By these mutual love-looks of both, the deer gave birth to a female child. Finding the child so different from itself, the deer left it in a pit near a cluster of creepers called Vallikkodi. This child was found by Nambirajan, the hunter king, who was overjoyed to have it, as he had no children. She was named as Valli. From her childhood, Valli developed great love for Lord Murugan and was determined to marry none but Him. As she grew in age, her devotion to the Lord became more intense and only the thought of the Lord ever occupied her mind. This news was conveyed to Lord Murugan by Devarshi Narada and the Lord also knew that the time to accept her had come. As was the custom with the hunters, Valli used to protect the corn-crops in the fields, driving away the birds. Lord Skanda went of His own accord, in search of her, to the corn-fields, disguised as a hunter first and then as an old man, tested her devotion and finally revealed His identity. Later on, He married her. "Not only did the Lord go to where Valli was, but also bowing to her He asked her as to what service He can do for her." The Lord not only unites the devotees with Himself, but also looks after their needs, Himself. Such is the Lord's compassion. Arunagirinathar cites this in this verse to show that the love of the Lord for His devotee is so great that even if the devotee does not know or adopt the right Sadhana but only genuinely loves and wants God, He comes to him of His own accord and accepts him. Valli represents the Jivatman that aspires for union with the Paramatman. Though she was determined to marry the Lord, she knew not where the Lord was and how to attain Him. Similarly, the Jivatman cannot find God by its own effort for the simple reason that it has no knowledge of God; it is ignorant, being a product of Avidya. But if it sincerely aspires for God, He reveals Himself, when the proper time for it comes, as his Guru, trains the disciple and also tests him, and finally absorbs the Jiva into Himself, as the Lord did with Valli. If the Jiva is sincere in its aspiration, God, in the form of the Guru, will guide the Jiva properly and see that it attains Him. God is infinite mercy and compassion. He is "Dayaaparan" - an embodiment of compassion and grace. The Lord's Feet are compared to lotuses. It is implied here that our heart should melt in His love and become like soft earth, a condition which is necessary for the blossoming of the Lotus. The word "Thaniyaa" may also mean "The Lord Skanda enshrined at Thiruthani (one of the six places special for Lord Skanda)." |
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