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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(Peacock), the inspiration must have been so over-whelming that Arunagiri sang the 'Kandar Anubhuti' then and there, commencing the first verse with 'Aadum Pari Vel ... 'meaning 'The dancing Peacock and the Vel ... '; and also referring to and/or invoking the Vel in 25 verses and the Peacock in 8 verses, in that work of 51 verses. Perhaps, when Thayumanavar says: "Kandar Anubhuti petrru ..." he means that Arunagiri gave the 'Kandar Anubhuti' after getting the emblems etched by the Lord, by which Arunagiri has been accepted into His Divine fold. Granting the emblems may also be regarded as Shakti-paata by which the Lord transmitted His special powers to the saint for the purpose of singing the Kandar Anubhuti as commanded by Him. After Thiru-thuruthi Arunagiri returned to Tiruvannamalai, the place where his life was transformed by the extra-ordinary grace of the Lord. After staying at Tiruvannamalai for some time, Arunagiri continued his pilgrimage in the northern direction, visiting many, many towns and singing the glory of the Lord enshrined in those places. At a place called Putthoor, he happened to meet one great devotee, known as "Soma Naathan", who had a Mutt (Madam) of his own where he worshipped Lord Murugan regularly. From there he reached the famous and very sacred place of Kaanchipuram. Staying here for some time he sang 44 Tiruppugazhs. As Kaanchipuram is sanctified by the Divine Mother Kaamaakshi, Arunagiri particularly sang Her glories and the penance She did on the banks of the river 'Kambai' to attain Lord Siva. Proceeding from there, Arunagiri went to Tiruvaanmiyur, Tiruvotriyur and Mayilapur (all in Madras, now Chennai) and then arrived at Valli Malai visiting many places on the way. Being the most sacred place, as Valli Devi lived there, Arunagiri went round that hill with devotion and joy. It is to this place that Lord Murugan came all the way from Tirutthani on foot, did many pranks with Valli, teased and tested her and finally made her His Divine Consort, because of her absolute purity and dedicated devotion to Him, thereby revealing the secret (which is called 'Valli San-Maargam' --- meaning 'Valli's sacred-Path') that "whoever renounces his ego, consisting of 'I' and 'mine', and worships Me, I become easy of attainment to him and I become his servant." Devoting 11 Tiruppugazhs to Valli Malai, describing the different Lilas of the Lord with Valli Devi, Arunagiri left for Tirutthani from where the Lord came to Valli Malai in search of Valli Devi. At Tirutthani he was overwhelmed by the beauty of the hillock; and when he went up to the temple on the hill-top and beheld the glorious Lord, he was emotionally so over-powered that he regretted for not having come there earlier to pay his homage to Him. He poured out his heart's devotion in 64 Tiruppugazh songs to that Lord and praised and glorified Him in diverse ways. Some of these are regarded as protection against and/or specific cure for all diseases, some a great protection from evils and enemies, some bring success in one's undertakings, etc. etc. Here the Lord eternally dances flanked on both sides by His divine consorts Valli and Deivayaanai. And the Lord gave the gracious gift of Vision of those dancing Feet to Arunagiri, which he says: 'can never be forgotten in my waking and even in my dreams!' Arunagiri regards Tirutthani as one of the few special places where he | ||
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