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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| respectively. God is a slave of the devotee's love, whichever the God be, and whoever the devotee be. The incident only proves the greatness of Arunagiri and his pure love for God, which was equally great towards the Divine Mother, too, as can be seen from many of his Tiruppugazh songs. Incidentally, it may be mentioned that he had the blessings of the Divine Mother, too. Under such circumstances, to say that the Devi was holding Murugan fast, preventing Him from coming to the assembly would at best disclose one's inadequate understanding of Arunagiri's love for Murugan as also his concept of God, which was one of the Supreme Reality behind everything. That is why Arunagiri says in the above Tiruppugazh, 'O Lord! Come dancing so that when You dance, Siva, Vishnu, Brahma, Kali, etc., --- everything dances!' When such is the prayer, if Kali were really to hold fast to Murugan, Arunagiri's prayer would have manifested not only Murugan alone but would have brought the Kali, too, with Him. Again there are many versions, according to the hearsay stories, as to what happened when Lord Skanda gave Darshana in the open assembly (from page xlii). It is said that the king lost his eye-sight due to the divine brilliance which human eye cannot endure. It is unbelievable that in that large assembly only the king lost his eye-sight! If at all anyone, it should have been the evil-minded Sambanthandan and not the pious king. Before we proceed further let us see whether anyone ever loses eye-sight by the darshana of the Lord. Usually, devotees pine and pray for darshana of the Lord and there are many devotee-saints (Nayanars, Azhwars, and others) who have had darshana of the Lord, but none lost his/her sight. Moreover, it was not even the terrifying Vishwaroopa Darshana (Cosmic Form) or a Mass of Brilliant Light that the Lord showed in that Sadas (assembly) but the most enchanting form. We know Murugan is an embodiment of eternal youth and beauty, and with the dancing peacock nothing could be more soothing not only to the eyes but also to the heart and soul of those that were fortunate to have that darshana which is rare to get. Even by the Vishwaroopa darshana which Lord Krishna showed in the assembly of the Kauravas and to Arjuna in the battle-field no one lost his eye-sight. Even when Arunagiri fell from the temple tower and the Lord appeared, held him in His arms and saved him, he did not lose his eye-sight. On the other hand, Arunagiri's Wisdom-Eye (Divya-chakshu or Jnana-chakshu) got opened. No one lost eye-sight by the darshana of the Lord. The Myth of the Parrot Story We proceed further. When the king lost his sight, one version is that at once Arunagiri gave Bhasma or the holy ash and brought back the eyesight. The other is that Arunagiri fetched the Paarijata-flowers from heaven and restored the king's vision. It is thus:Having been defeated in the contest, Sambanthandan disappeared from the assembly in utter shame and left the kingdom. But his enmity to Arunagiri did not | ||
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