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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| his body had been got cremated by Sambanthandan, as many authors hold, then Arunagiri remained as a parrot after that. In that case, there is no question of his going on pilgrimage or mention about the 'Event' in the above mentioned two songs, nor giving us thousands of Tiruppugazh songs. So, it is evident and beyond any doubt or question that neither the king lost his sight nor Arunagiri ever became a parrot. These are mere stories based on hearsay without any basis or internal evidence. (v) The 'Event' was witnessed by a large gathering, perhaps the people of the town and nearby had gathered there to have darshana of the Lord. It was not a private or limited gathering, which is clear from the word 'Jagamariyumpadi' --- ஜகமறியும்படி. (vi) The Lord appeared in the fraction of a second (ஒருநோடிதனில் வரு மயில்வீரா), without any delay. This falsifies the much adumbrated and dramatic scene introduced in the imaginary story of Devi holding Murugan and not allowing Him to go, and that Arunagiri sang the Devendra Sanga Vaguppu and then the Mayil Viruttham when the Lord jumped from Devi's lap and hurried to the assembly. (vii) The 'Event' could not have happened after the saint completed his pilgrimage (i.e., at the fag end of his life), because, then how could he have referred to it in the 2 songs mentioned above which he sang during his pilgrimage? From the above analysis it would become very clear that all other versions of the 'Event' and connected matters (king losing eye-sight, Arunagiri-parrot going to heaven, etc.) are all concocted stories and not something that really happened. Because they are all concocted stories, there are innumerable versions of them, each author being free to say what he wants or as inspired from within. Though we do not give any credence to them, we shall have a look into these different versions to show how shallow they are, having no basis or evidence. Different versions Regarding the above 'Event', some hold that when Sambanthandan prayed to Kali to appear and She was about to leave, the little Murugan stopped her saying, 'Mother, how can you leave Me alone and go somewhere?' So She did not appear. But some say that Arunagiri sang the 'Devendra Sanga Vaguppu' and prayed to the Devi not to appear. Some others say She appeared immediately before Sambanthandan and said to him that She could be seen by him alone and not by the king and others. Another version is that the Devi was bound by Her promise to Sambanthandan to give Darshana only for a period of twelve years which period was over just the day prior to the event and so She did not appear at all. He, however, requested Her to at least not allow Murugan to manifest Himself, to which She agreed. And so when Arunagiri sang the 'Athala | ||
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