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-10 கார்மாமிசை காலன்வரில் கலபத்து ஏர்மாமிசை வந்து எதிரப்படுவாய் தார்மார்ப வலாரிதலாரி எனும் சூர்மாமடியத் தொடு வேலவனே.Kaarmaamisai kaalan varil kalapaththu, Yermaamisai vanthu yethirap-paduvaai Thaar-maarpa valaari thalaari enum, Soormaa madiyath thodu velavane. If, mounted on black buffalo, Yama approaches me, Commentary In addition to the infatuation for women, the Sadhaka's mind is disturbed by the possibility of death. This may be on account of his body getting emaciated due to the inner psychological tussle (verse 9) and the consequent mental unhappiness or due to his Tapascharya (austere way of living) or due to advancing age. He is not afraid of death, but being a serious seeker, he does not want to die before attaining God. Remembrance of death is also a helpful factor in Sadhana, which goads the seeker to resort to the Lord with greater surrender. So, he now prays to the Lord: "If Yama comes on his black buffalo to take my life, please come riding your beautiful-plumed divine peacock and save me." Vala was an Asura. He propitiated Lord Siva and obtained a boon from Him by which his body, on his death, should become the nine precious gems. After getting the boon, he fought a battle with Indra (the king of heaven) and defeated him. In appreciation of the Asura's valour, Indra asked him to choose a boon from him. The Asura laughed and replied, "You have been defeated and you ask me to choose a boon! Rather I will give you a boon; choose." Indra, seizing the opportunity, wanted Vala to become his sacrificial cow and when he did so, Indra killed Vala. Thus, when the Asura died, due to the boon obtained from Siva, his body became the nine gems as: 1. blood--carbuncle; 2. teeth--pearls; 3. hairs--Lapis lazuli; 4. bones--Diamond; 5. bile--Emerald; 6. fat--Sardonyx; 7. flesh--Coral; 8. eyes--Sapphire; 9. phlegm--Topaz. For adopting an unfair means in killing Vala and for many other atrocities he committed, Indra had to undergo untold torture at the hands of Surapadman who invaded his kingdom, Indraloka, and even burnt it. Surapadman is, therefore, referred to as the enemy of Indra, the Valan-killer. Surapadman, with his entire army, gave a heroic battle to Lord Skanda. The Lord destroyed his army, his chariot and everything, and the Asura was left all alone. Yet the ego, a personification of which he was, did not leave him! The time for his doom had come. But the Asura had performed great Tapas and had obtained the blessing of Lord Siva, who only had come in the form of Lord Skanda, though the Asura was not aware of it. Pleased with his earlier austerities and with his heroic stand now, the Lord, out of compassion, showed Surapadman His Visvarupa (cosmic form). It was an extraordinary blessing for Surapadman to have a vision of the cosmic form of the Lord, beholding which he humbly bowed down to the Lord recognising His Divinity. But lo! The power of ego is so great that when the Lord withdrew His cosmic form the Asura was again up with arms to fight, forgetting the vision. Now, having been left alone, Surapadman used all his Mayaic tricks in the fight. He assumed in quick succession various forms and fought with the Lord, who destroyed them all. Finally, the Asura took the form of a mango tree. Standing in the mid-ocean as an unimaginably huge tree with roots struck deep and branches shooting up to the heavens, he shook the Earth and Heavens, causing terror even to the Devas. It seemed as if the Earth and Heaven would crumble to dust. Now, Lord Skanda dispatched His Vel which cleaved the tree into two halves and threw the Asura into the ocean. To that Lord who destroyed Surapadman with His Vel and Whose chest is ever adorned with victory-garlands, the prayer is offered, "O Lord, if Yama comes to take away my life, appear before me and save me." This verse is an effective prayer to ward off the fear of death. Yama approaches only the worldly-minded people who are not devoted to God. Yama's form with his black buffalo is a dreadful sight while the enchanting form of the Lord with the garland-adorned chest on the beautiful peacock soothes the devotee's heart and comforts his soul. Hence, the prayer. What a beautiful contrast between the black, buffalo-riding terrible Yama and the beautiful, peacock-riding enchanting Skanda! Glory to Skanda!! |
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