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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| God or the Glorious One (Tiru). They are not called 'Kandan Pugazh' or 'Murugan Pugazh' etc., whereas the other works are called 'Kandar Anubhuti', 'Kandar Alankaram' and 'Kandar Anthaathi'. The dexterity of Arunagiri in explaining the theme dealt with in each Tiruppugazh is such that he infuses life into it. His ability is par excellence and he is a past-master in the art of revealing facts and his experiences, --- whether temporal or spiritual, sensory or Divine, pleasing to the hearers or not --- in touching and lively expressions. This has so much endeared Arunagiri to Saint Thayumanavar that the latter exclaims: Aiyaa Arunagiri Appaa Unnaippola Meiyaaga Ore Sol Vilambinar Yaar? --- vaiyagattaar Saatrarithentre satraar thannanaiyaai mukkanenthai Naatrisaikkum kai-kaattinaan "O Arunagiri, my (spiritual) father! Who has spoken a word like you so truthfully and precisely? People of the world got exhausted in their attempts, finding it difficult to express. But you are unique in this art, without an equal to you. Our three-eyed Father (Lord Siva) showed His hands in all the four cardinal directions." We may wonder: Why and to whom did Lord Siva show His hands in all four directions? -- This is how He instructed the Four Kumaras (Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana and Sanat Kumara), in silence. Showing His hands in all four directions was to indicate the All-pervading nature of Truth (i.e. Omnipresence) and that the Truth cannot be explained in words; and after thus showing His hands Lord Siva showed the 'Chinmudra' and remained in Silence (Samadhi) which meant that Truth is 'Supreme Silence.' This instruction Lord Siva gave, not to worldly people like us but to the Four Kumaras (the four mind-born sons of Brahma) who were untainted by worldliness and needed no verbal instructions; they were ready and fit to Experience Brahman, the Absolute. And so, with that 'silent instruction' (Sollara Summa Iru Enralum) they entered into Samadhi. But the instructions of Arunagiri in his works were/are meant for the masses, for people who are immersed in worldliness and sensuality. Hence he had to 'speak' and there is none to equal him who has spoken so truthfully and precisely (in all matters). Here we may take a little diversion. Some feel that Arunagiri's vehement attack of the public women and their treacherous behaviour is tantamount to hatred towards them. They say, "How can he hate women, chaste or otherwise, as it goes against his policy of 'Avirodha' (which they translate as 'non-hatred')." They quote verse-25 of 'Kandar Alankaram' whose free-translation would be: (Arunagiri says:) "O Yama! I am a servant of the Lord of Tiruchchendur Who has a Vel. Do you see the shining Wisdom-sword of Avirodha I have? Beware! I will attack you and scare you, and cut you and throw you down, along with your mace and trident. If you dare, just come close to me at my arm's length and see what happens." Now, to tell someone that he will be cut to pieces and thrown | ||
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