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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| "Apart from the fact that Arunagiri lived in Tiruvannamalai, during the time of Pravuda Deva Maharaja who ruled that territory in 1450 A.D., no internal evidences are available to say anything definite about Arunagiri's caste, his parents, and his early life. Hence this research work is written based on information available in his works and what others who came after him have said about him. "Arunagiri was acquainted, even from his younger days, with the earlier Tamil works, such as the Tevaram, Tirumantiram, Tirumurugaatruppadai, Tirukkural, etc. He had the skill and capacity to compose poems and he was a devotee of Lord Murugan. As fate would have it, he fell a victim to the evil traits of courtesans and lost all his property in debauchery. Utilising his talents of composing extempore songs, he earned wealth only to please his paramours. He was finally overpowered by poverty and incurable diseases (leprosy, etc.) which took heavy toll on him, and he felt ashamed over his own plight. "Realising his condition and also due to the meritorious deeds of his earlier lives, an elderly pious person appeared before Arunagiri and advised him to do penance and contemplate on the six-faced Lord, Shanmukha. But, he paid no heed to this saintly instruction and wasted his life for some more time, only to be ridiculed by his kinsmen and townsmen. Thus some time passed. "But, time is a great healer. The time for fruition of his past meritorious deeds approached and his mental attitude, too, underwent a change. He repented for his ill-spent life and for not having acted up to the advice of the pious person. He, therefore, offered up a prayer to Lord Murugan, sat near the big tower (Gopuram) of the Arunachaleshwarar temple at Tiruvannamalai and commenced Sadhana in right earnest, but to no effect. He then decided upon a plan, that of putting an end to his life, and to this end he climbed the temple-tower and dropped himself down. "Lord Murugan, whose eternal 'dedicated' servant Arunagiri was, held him in His arms and saved him from death. The Lord then gave him His Darshana --- being surrounded by His devotees, Veda-chants resounding, and dancing of His peacock. The Lord addressed him as 'Arunagiri-Naatha', showered his side-glance grace, granted Feet-touch, wrote His six-lettered Mantra on Arunagiri's tongue, and imparted knowledge of the Tamil language in its three aspects of prose, poetry and drama. He also gave Arunagiri a Japa-Mala (rosary), removed his Mala (impurities) and Maya (ignorance), gave Mowna-Upadesa, taught him the different Yoga-paths or techniques, imparted Upadesa on Jnana-Marga, and revealed the highest secret of Pranava or Omkara. The Lord then commanded Arunagiri to sing His praises and, when the latter pleaded his ignorance, the Lord Himself gave the first line, as follows, and disappeared: Muttait Taru Pattit Tirunagai Attikkirai! Sattich Saravana! Muttik Koru Vittug Gurupara! --- Ena Odhum | ||
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