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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--- the first three being Saalokya*10, Saamipya and Saarupya, --- and the parrot's form cannot be equated with Saayujya. Even if the parrot perches on the arm of the Lord forever, it cannot be called the state of Saayujya. It can at best be Saamepya, not even Saaroopya; what to say of Saayujya? As regards the other Tiruppugazh T-1151 'Kadaici vandha', a free translation would be: "The delusion and the climax of sex-pleasure having subsided; thereafter, will I be able to experience You, attaining that (Sukha-Padam) State of Supreme Bliss, freely roaming/enjoying in that (Mavuna Panjaram) domain of stupendous Silence, remaining immersed in the ecstasy of Your grace? Shall I be fortunate to attain that happiness one of these days, O Lord!" This song also refers to the same state as that of the song mentioned above (T-425), though in different words. The state of Silence is the state of Turiyaatiita which is also the 'Sukha-Svarupa' and 'Sukha-Padam' -- all which mean the Absolute or Para Brahman. In Tiruppugazh T-1110 'Karavuser magalir' Arunagiri prays for granting a similar state, thus: "O Lord! In order that I may get freed from all these enjoyments (with the prostitutes), kindly grant me that Bliss which ensues when the mind gets absorbed in the (Mavuna panjaram) abode of Absolute Silence (which is Para Brahman)." 'Mavuna Panjaram' is used in both the songs T-1151 and T-1110. The word 'Panjaram' has many meanings: place/abode/domain, body, vulture, cage, etc. A word's meaning is to be used according to the context, not any meaning anywhere. That would not be wisdom though it can be done. Thus when referring to God or the state of Liberation, which is the state of Unlimited Freedom of every kind, to use the meaning of 'cage' in the context of the above Tiruppugazhs would be unwise. 'Cage' implies limitation, confinement; 'place/abode/domain' imply unlimited, unconditioned and vastness, which is God. God is Freedom from all limitations. In 'Kandar Anubhuti' verse 15, the Lord is addressed as 'En-guna Panjaran', i.e., the Abode (not cage) of the eight Virtues. Again, in Kandar Alankaram verse 19, Arunagiri describes his state, as: "O Lord! Established in (Mouna) supreme Silence, experiencing You deeply, attaining a state of quiescence wherein the three Gunas are transcended, I remained forgetful of my individuality (the notion of 'I') and lo! the body remained as a log of wood!" We can quote many more songs and verses of Arunagiri of a similar nature. All these clearly reveal the state in which Arunagiri was already established. And so it would be unwise on anyone's part to think that he would ask or pray for the state of a parrot. To think so would be like a king praying for the position _____________________________________________________________________________________________ *10 In Saalokya Mukti, the devotee lives in the realm of the Lord (Vaikuntha, Kailasa, etc.). In Saameepya Mukti, the devotee lives close to the Lord. In Saaroopya Mukti, the devotee has/attains the very form of the Lord. | ||
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