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 |  |
| verses contents 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 .. 30 this verse in PDF version (2 parts) p-1 p-2 complete download of this book |
VERSE-20 அரிதாகிய மெய்ப்பொருளுக்கு அடியேன் உரிதா உபதேசம் உணர்த்தியவா விரிதாரண விக்ரம வேளிமையோர் புரிதாரக நாக புரந்தரனே.Arithaakiya meip-porulukku adiyen, Urithaa upathesam unarththiyavaa Viri thaarana vikrama velimaiyor, Puri thaaraka naaga purantharane. That Supreme Reality, most difficult to attain, Commentary Realising the gravity of the situation and the condition of the seeker (verse-19), the Guru gives him suitable Initiation. He 'initiates' the seeker into the mystical technique of meditation-proper on the Self, which implies transference of his spiritual power that brings about an inner transformation in the seeker. By this he got the needed spiritual strength and a firm conviction that he can not only face the threats of Avidya but also it has made him fit to achieve the Goal. He, therefore, exclaims: "What a wonder! The Initiation imparted made me competent, or entitled me, to the Realization of the Supreme Reality which is hard to Attain!" Only Self-realised Gurus, Yogis and Masters can do this. It does not, however, mean that by this initiation the seeker's ignorance has been destroyed or that he has realised the Truth; it only entitled him for That (Uridhaa -- உரிதாகும்படி). He has to work hard and practise intense meditation for the destruction of Avidya, for which he has now got the needed strength through the initiation. In the act of Initiation the Guru actually 'transmits' (உணர்த்துதல்) his powers to the seeker, and the latter also actually 'feels' (உணர்தல்) the energy entering into him. Hence, in this verse, Arunagiri says 'Upadesam Unarthiyavaa', while in verses 8 and 11 it was only 'Meipporul Pesiyavaa' i.e., the Guru only spoke or gave verbal instruction on the nature of Reality. There is a vast difference between the two. Why is the Supreme Reality difficult of attainment? Reality is everywhere; It is all-pervading, the support and the substratum (substance) of everything. Yet, it is difficult to attain, for the simple reason that the mind and senses are extrovert by their nature and search for Him in the outer world of space and time, as an object. God is everywhere, but not as an object conditioned in time and space. He is Satchidananda, the all-pervading Essence, the Self, the Subject, and not an object. Hence, any amount of search without will not bring us near God. One is, therefore, required to do Tapas, develop virtues, withdraw the senses and the mind, aspire for God, and engage oneself in spiritual meditation - all to bring about this inwardness of consciousness. God is the substratum or the Self of even the one who searches. Indeed, He is the real searcher, the only Knower. He is the Consciousness that seeks to know. When He is the Knower, who is to know Him? He is always the Knower, and can never become the known. It is, therefore, said that the resting of Consciousness in Itself is Yoga-Samadhi. Hence it is stated that the 'Meipporul' or Reality is difficult of attainment. Meditation on the Reality as the Self is the way to experience Reality, into which technique the seeker was initiated by the Guru, which initiation entitled him or paved the path to the Realization of Reality or Truth. By this initiation the mind is turned inward (antarmukha), freed from its externalising tendency, and it can visualise what is happening in the inner layers of the personality. The descriptions of the Lord in the second half of the verse are variously interpreted, into the details of which we need not go. It is enough to know that the descriptions show the greatness, power and glory of the Lord, which are endless. |
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