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 | |
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| because he cannot go to heaven with this Panchabhuta-Sarira or his human body composed of the five elements. But, this does not hold good as the parrot's body too is made of the same five elements as the human body, though in different proportions! We have the instance of Arjuna who went to Devaloka, learnt many Astras (divine weapons) from Indra and returned with those Astras which helped him in the Mahabharata war with the Kauravas. So, if necessary, Arunagiri could have gone with the human body; he had all the powers. Also, we find the story of king Muchukundan in the Tamil Kanda Puranam. He was ruling in South India, with the town Karoor as his capital. He went to Indraloka with his army, at the invitation of Indra to help him fight against the demon Valan who was harassing him. He helped Indra kill the demon, got the Lord Somaskanda Murti from Indra and installed the Murti at Tiruvaaroor. 5. Again, simply to say, 'Arunagiri went as a parrot and brought the flowers' is easy, but is it practicable? Is it possible for a small bird to fly to heaven? Does the king who asked Arunagiri or the parrot or anyone know the distance to and direction of heaven from Tiruvannamalai? But to this objection they say that Arunagiri had supernatural powers or Siddhis and so it was possible. It is true, he had all the Siddhis; but then with them he could have restored the king's eye sight by other means as well. It is also true that one can go to Devaloka only through Yogic-power or Siddhi or supernatural power, because Bhuloka and Devaloka or other Lokas are in different realms, just as Rishi Narada who moves from one realm to another; but then it is instantaneous, it takes no time. And so, even if we presume that Arunagiri went to heaven as a parrot by his Yogic power, he could go and bring the flowers instantaneously, which will leave no time for Sambanthandan to do the concocted drama of reporting to the king that he is dead, getting his orders and get his body cremated. Of course, if Arunagiri is presumed to have gone in his body, then there is no question even for this drama. 6. Moreover, Arunagiri was asked to bring the Paarijata flowers. He was not asked to go as a parrot. Why should he enter the dead parrot's body? In support of this, some cite the example of Sankaracharya and Tirumoolar, which is totally irrelevant. Because, Sankaracharya could not go to the queen as Sankaracharya to learn about Kaama-sashtra; and the bereaved, lamenting cows could not be consoled by Tirumoolar as Tirumoolar but only as the cowherd, their master. So they had of necessity to enter other bodies. But there was no so such necessity for Arunagiri; he could go to heaven in his body itself. 7. Above all and most interestingly, the Parijata plant and flowers were/are available all over India and in Tiruvannamalai itself! The divine plant Parijata was brought to Bhuloka (this earth) by the Supreme Being, Bhagavan Sri Krishna Himself, to fulfil the specific wish of His wife Satyabhama, and planted in the garden of her palace in Dwaraka, more than 5000 years ago. (Chapter 59 of the 10th Skanda of the Srimad-Bhagavatam recounts this story in great detail*9). Arunagiri was aware of this and also refers to this in his Tiruppugazh-889: 'Kanda _____________________________________________________________________________________________ *9 See Appendix 'A', at the end of this article. | ||
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