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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| sing in the Tamil language, though he knew both the languages, giving him a special power to compose poems in the Tamil language when He gave the first line to start with. Perhaps, but for conferring this special power and ordaining him to sing His glories in the Tamil language, Arunagiri would have, in all probability, done it in the Sanskrit language itself in which he seems to have had a greater mastery even from his early life. Yet his proficiency in, his knowledge of and his love for Sanskrit is so much that he could not resist the spontaneous overflow and lavish use of Sanskrit phrases and words, and even full stanzas, in many a Tiruppugazh, as well as in his other works. Such exuberant use of Sanskrit in Tamil works is also a special feature of Arunagiri's works and is rarely seen in the Tamil works of other saints. Hence we can conclude, with all emphasis, that Arunagiri's knowledge of the Sanskrit language was not due to the 'countless powers' conferred on him by the Lord, but that he was well-versed in both the Sanskrit and Tamil languages even from his early life, having been born in a Brahmin family. And, if we are to accept that Arunagiri knew the Tirukkural, etc., merely because there is a direct or indirect mention of them in a few places in his works, we should also be charitable enough to accept that he knew the Vedas, the Upanishads, etc., to which also he makes reference in innumerable places. But, surprisingly, Sri Pillai has failed to record all these facts, i.e., that Arunagiri was well-versed in Sanskrit and that he knew the Vedas, Upanishads, etc. His research does not seem to be impartial, certain facts being intentionally omitted/ignored. Just as the weaknesses, etc., mentioned in some Tiruppugazhs are 'attributions' and in some others are his personal experiences, even so may be the case with the diseases enumerated by him in Tiruppugazh songs, which is a huge list. Some of the general diseases like fever, cold, cough, head-ache, and many others mentioned in the Tiruppugazhs can be those suffered by all, while some serious illnesses are his own sufferings. It is not necessary that he suffered from all those diseases at one and the same time. We may safely assume that he must have spent the best part of his youth (say from age 20 to 30 or 35 years) with the prostitutes and in those years he had suffered from many diseases, all which were cured by the Lord's grace instantly. From a study of the above views, we may make an assessment of Arunagiri's early life as follows: (a) He was a native of Mullandiram near Tiruvannamalai and a descendant of Gowda Brahmins who were learned scholars and poets, himself being a talented Sanskrit poet, called 'Dindima Kavi' (Sri Raghava Iyengar's research); (b) He was well-versed in the earlier Tamil works such as the Thevaaram, Tirukkural, Tirumantiram, etc. (Sri V.S.C. Pillai's research work); (c) He was highly learned in the Sanskrit language and had deep knowledge in the Sanskrit literature, because he makes free use of Sanskrit words and phrases in his works as also there is a lot of reference to the Vedas, Upanishads, Gayatri-Mantra, Tarpana, etc., in his compositions (as explained above). | ||
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