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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| twigs, leaves, flowers and seeds, if not already done. It is quite possible they may find some rare remedy for some diseases, as it is a divine plant and brought to this earth by Lord Sri Krishna Himself.) STHALA-YATRA Chidambaram, Vaitheswaran Koil, Mayuram, Sikkal, Ettikudi, Vedaranyam, Tiruvavaduthurai, Tiruppanandal, Kumbakonam, Swami Malai, Tanjavur, Salem, Tiruchchengodu, Tiruchirappalli, Vayaloor, Virali Malai, Palani, Madurai, Tirupparankundram, Pazhamudirsolai, Tirunelveli, Tiruchchendur, Valliyoor, Tirukkonam, Kadirkamam (in Sri Lanka), Papa Nasam, Sivakasi, Rameswaram (all these places are south of Tiruvannamalai); Tirupporur, Kanchipuram, Chennai, Valli Malai, Tiruttani, Tiruppati, Kalahasti, Varanasi, Hardwar (Mayapuri), Mount Kailasa (in the Himalayas), Jagannath (Puri), Vishakapatnam, and back to Tiruvannamalai (these places are north of Tiruvannamalai). All the available 1300 and odd Tiruppugazh songs were given in these and other places, wherein Arunagiri pours out his experiences -- what he had with the prostitute women before and how he was saved, and the special favours which the Lord conferred on him at different places during his pilgrimage. He has dedicated the maximum number of songs to Pazhani (96 songs), next to it to Tiruchchendur (83 songs), and 78 songs to Tiruvannamalai, the town in which he was saved by the Lord from the net of the courtesans and was commanded to sing His glories (Tiruppugazh). We will confine ourselves here to a brief account of the exceptional spiritual experiences Arunagiri had at some of the places. Though there is no way of knowing which route he actually took, it is believed that from Tiruvannamalai Arunagiri first went southwards, as most of the temples dedicated to Lord Murugan are in the South. At the town Thiruvennei Nallur Arunagiri had Darshan (Vision) of the Lord dancing, mounted on the wonderful peacock, happily! The next important place he visited was Chidambaram, the town famous for the Cosmic Dancer Lord Nataraja. Here he was blessed by Lord Nataraja and Lord Murugan appearing as one and the same God. At Tiruvetkalam the Lord gave Arunagiri vision of His majestic Feet and Grace-filled eye-glance-initiation which ensured his salvation. From there he went to Seekaazhi, the birthplace of the great Saint Tiru-Jnaana-Sambandar and glorified him in many Tiruppugazh songs. Then, while at the place called Tiru-Mannip-padikkarai, it is said that the Lord Murugan enshrined at Melai Vayaloor (also called Seippathi) appeared in | ||
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