THE ESOTERIC
KANDAR ANUBHUTI
THE SECRET TEACHING ON
GOD-EXPERIENCE
(A Treatise on Adwaitic Realization)
OF
SAINT ARUNAGIRINATHAR
| THE ESOTERIC KANDAR ANUBHUTI THE SECRET TEACHING ON GOD-EXPERIENCE (A Treatise on Adwaitic Realization) OF SAINT ARUNAGIRINATHAR | |
 | by N.V. Karthikeyan |  |
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| these verses? Can we say Arunagiri is giving these verses as advice to householders? Or does he mean to condemn householder's life, Grihastha Ashrama? No, it cannot be. Because, there is nothing wrong with the householders' life which is regarded as the righteous way of life, a safe passage to higher life and the support of the other three orders. ('Aran enappattade Ilwaazhkai' -- Thirukkural). Also, how many among the millions and millions of householders would welcome and cherish such an advice, or how many would honestly feel that wife, children and wealth are a bondage and want to renounce them, except the rare few in whom the spiritual Samskaras from previous lives are somewhat strong, to fan which into a conflagration seems to be the purpose of the work, the verses being in the first person. And they will also kindle the Samskaras of those in whom they are weak, and arouse them in those that do not have but who are ready for it. The work will somehow go into their hands and not those who are fully immersed in and satisfied with the pleasures of the world. Then there are the other types of verses such as: "Not meditating on Thy Feet, should I totally perish of ignorance?" (verse 23); "O Lord! Intellect confounded, much distressed (in mind) and deluded, losing that great Blessedness (of Anubhuti) which accrues from a virtuous or righteous life, am I to be lost in vain?" (Verse-50), etc. These verses cannot refer to Arunagiri himself. Because, even before giving the Kandar Anubhuti, he was already immersed in the Bliss of God, having sung thousands of Thiruppugazh, Kandar Alankaram, etc. Where is the question of ignorance in him? When we ponder over these deeply and in an unbiased manner, we are driven to the necessity of accepting the fact that the conditions mentioned in the above and other similar verses of Kandar Anubhuti do not refer to Arunagiri himself, but to those rare seekers of Truth or Sadhakas in whom the aspiration for God has been awakened and who need proper guidance to proceed on the path. We can, therefore, say that the work was given primarily to provide the needed guidance to them, --- starting from the commencement of the practice, the difficulties and obstacles that would be encountered on the path, the means of overcoming them, the different vexing and encouraging experiences that they would have to pass through and overcome by the instructions/grace of the Guru/God, culminating in the grand experience of God-Realisation, further ripening into a full-fledged God-intoxicated Sage or Jivanmukta, a moving God on earth, freely distributing Bliss to one and all, wishing the welfare of mankind. To serve the above purpose effectively, the verses are sung in the first person so that when anyone recites them they touch his heart and evoke the needed feeling in him. This gives a clue as to the purpose of the work, viz., to provide the needed guidance to seekers to attain that Blissful Experience which Arunagiri himself was fortunate to enjoy, i.e., it is a 'treatise' or a systematic work on Anubhuti. | ||
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