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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| unreasonable! When Arunagiri-parrot returned with the flower the king realised and regretted his mistake (there is no mention as to what was done with the flower!) Taking it as the will of God, the parrot flew away to Tirutthani to rest on the arm of the Lord there." Why? Arunagiri could have very well discarded the parrot's body and merged in the all-pervading Absolute or Lord Murugan, as his mission had already been fulfilled. We don't know in what way the Arunagiri-parrot perching on the Lord's arm enhances the glory of the Lord or Saint Arunagiri. Also, what happened to the parrot afterwards, God only knows! Some authors believe that Arunagiri-parrot is sitting on the Lord's arm even today!! In support of Arunagiri becoming a parrot on the Lord's arm, Sri Pillai quotes the Tiruppugazh T-425: 'Sariyaiyaalarkkum' sung in Kathirkaamam, and T-1151: 'Kadaici vandha'. A free translation of T-425 would be: "O Lord enshrined in Kathirkaamam (in Sri Lanka)! Will I attain That State which is beyond the reach of people who practise the sariyai or the kiriyai or any of the great Yoga methods; which is even above the Para-sakti (Supreme Power) that is capable of bestowing real Wisdom which cannot even be approached by diverse religious pursuits; which is beyond even the Turiya or transcendental stage wherein Yogis remain in a state of Self-absorption (i.e., the Turiyaatiita state); --- Which is the incomparable Abode, wherein the unique, all-pervading effulgence of Supreme Jnana or Wisdom shines; the eternal and supremely Perfect State of Saayujya (the non-dual state of Oneness with the Lord), which is the endless state of fame and supreme Bliss-Embodiment (Sukha-Svarupa)." This is the description, given in unmistakable terms, of the Indescribable State of Sat-Chit-Ananda Para Brahman. Only a Saint of the stature of Arunagiri can give such a marvellous description. In fact this is a description of the State in which he was, as a Jivan-mukta {(liberated while still in the body; his Karmas (both good and bad) having been destroyed when the Lord wrote the Mantra on his tongue with His Vel on Day One (T-725: Mukilaa menum)} and aspiring for the State beyond that, which is Videha-mukti (liberation, freed from embodiment of any kind -- human or bird, etc.). The prayer of this Tiruppugazh is, therefore, for attaining that highest State of Videha-mukti when he sheds his body, which is Sat-Chit-Ananda Para Brahman. Though the word 'Sukha-Svarupa' can be interpreted to mean the 'parrot-form', it would not be correct to do so in the context of this song, as one cannot equate the 'parrot-form' with the state of Sayujya (Videha-mukti or Para Brahman) which is beyond all names, forms and conditions, as aptly described in the song by Arunagiri. In my opinion, it would not be wisdom on anyone's part to presume that Arunagiri is praying for the parrot's form or that the Lord would understand/interpret his prayer as such and grant him a parrot's form. After all, the parrot is a physical object, perishable and belonging to this relative world; neither can it be equated nor go together with that sublime State of Turiyaatiita or Saayujya, Sukha-Svarupa or Bliss-Embodiment, as Sri Pillai tries to suggest. Saayujya is the state of Absolute Oneness with the Lord. It is the fourth and final state of liberation (Mukti), wherein the devotee totally merges into the Lord | ||
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