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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| the Ganas of Siva dance around Him; the sweet Sarasvati dances; Brahma, who is seated on the lotus, dances; the Devas dance; the moon dances; your mother-in-law, Lakshmi Devi seated on the red-lotus, dances; your father-in-law, Lord Vishnu who showed His Visvarupa (cosmic form), dances; and the Peacock (on which You ride), too, dances. O Son-in-law of Lord Vishnu (i.e., Lord Skanda), who (as Lord Krishna) helped Bhimasena (one of the five Pandava brothers)! ...... O Lord Muruga who resides in the heart of Pravuda Deva Maharaja making it melt and dance in joy! Come dancing, O Lord, please come dancing, with the Peacock, too, dancing." No sooner did Arunagiri finish the song than the Lord appeared before the assembly, on a dancing peacock, by manifesting Himself from a pillar, holding the shining Vel in His hand and gave Darshana to the delight of the king and the assembled audience. (Hereafter we shall refer to this as the 'Event'.) These facts, viz., that the Lord appeared in no time, on a dancing peacock and gave Darshan to all, are revealed by Arunagiri himself in two of his other Tiruppugazhs (T-331 and T-755). The pillar from which Lord Murugan appeared in the Mandapam where the assembly was convened is to be seen even today in the Arunachaleswarar temple. A small shrine is dedicated there to Lord Murugan. As He came out of a Khamba or pillar, the shrine is called "Khambattu Ilayanaar Koil". The two Thiruppugazh songs are: (i) In (T-331 -- Arivaiyar Nenjurugaappunar) (sung at Thiruchiraappalli) Arunagiri says: " O Guru Supreme, Who appeared on His peacock, holding in His hand the shining Vel which destroyed the (Krauncha) mountain, and accepted me -- Thou did that graceful act (at Thiruvannamalai) which was witnessed by the whole world." (ii) The second song (T-755 -- Thirumozhi Uraipera [Ulaginil anaivargal]) (sung at Vruddhachalam) says: "O valourous Peacock-Rider, You once came, in a fraction of a second, and helped me in Thiruvannamalai, which earned the praise of all the people of the world" (The Lord helped Arunagiri by responding to his prayer and giving His Darshana to the king and the assembled devotees.) It is held by most authors that when the Lord gave Darshana, by the brilliance of His appearance the king lost his eye-sight. We shall revert to this subject later. (see page xlvii) This 'Event' and the two Thiruppugazhs quoted above reveal the true history of the Saint's life. The crux of the matter is: When did this 'Event' take place? Did this take place before Arunagiri left Tiruvannamali on his Sthala-Yatra (pilgrimage tour of places throughout India) OR after completing the pilgrimage, at the fag end of his life? This is the crucial point! From the 'Athala Sedanarada' (T-1056) and the two Thiruppugazh songs mentioned above (which Arunagiri gave during the pilgrimage tour) we can easily deduce that: (i) In the 'Athala Sedanarada' song there is reference only to 'king Pravuda | ||
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