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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| return to Tiruvannamalai from where his pilgrimage and mission had commenced. When he came to Tiruvannamalai, concluding his pilgrimage, King Pravuda Deva accorded a royal reception to Arunagiri and honoured him suitably in his court. For the rest of his life Arunagiri lived in Tiruvannamalai, spending his time in devotion and meditation, ever absorbed in the bliss of God, as a liberated soul or Jivanmukta Purusha. When he attained Maha-Samadhi (or shed his body), a Samadhi was built for him in the western part of the temple in Thiruvannamalai where his body was interred; this was perhaps got done by the king in gratitude for the darshana or vision of the Lord that he got due to the Saint. This Samadhi-Shrine is there even now. Since Arunagiri travelled on foot the whole of India (including Sri Lanka and up to Mount Kailasa in the Himalayas) and also he stayed in many towns for several days, and for many years at Tirutthani, we can safely presume that the whole pilgrimage could have taken 10 to 15 years, atleast. From the day he was ordained till the completion of his pilgrimage, Arunagiri is said to have given 16000 Tiruppugazhs, though only about 1300 are available. Here we may try to see why we have only about 1300 Thiruppugazhs available when he is said to have given 16000 of them. What happened to the remaining songs? It is believed that during Arunagiri's time debauchery was rampant and some go even to the extent of saying that no man was free from it, though it is hard to believe. There are/were/have always been good and God-fearing men. Perhaps God Himself must have ordained Arunagiri with the main mission of saving the masses from this prevailing problem, by giving his own experiences with the prostitutes as well as showing how prayer and surrender to the Lord have saved him. Since both experiences are his own and not 'attributions', they touch and melt the hearts of the readers/singers/listeners. Thus those who were deeply involved in prostitution were touched and awakened by the first-hand and direct experiences of Arunagiri, as they tallied with their own experiences. None has spoken the truth so frankly and vividly like Arunagiri. He is forthright and direct in his criticism and scolding of the prostitutes who lure men into their net. Even among the available 1300 and odd Thiruppugazhs, about 500 only are without reference to the prostitutes and suitable for singing in public where men and women sing together. The remaining ones have such a vivid description of the limbs, gestures and behaviour as well as the voluptuousness of the prostitutes and all acts of carnal pleasure, that anyone would feel shy to sing them in public. Perhaps the non-available ones were still worse in their description. But, as explained earlier, (see p-xxxiii) there is a purpose in Arunagiri doing so, which must have been the Will of God. (1) To save teen-age, young adults who are susceptible to be lured by the prostitutes, from falling into their net, because of their age. The Tiruppugazhs act as deterrents and warning-signs to them, "Beware! Don't go near that 'fire'. You will get brunt, as it happened with me!!" (2) To those who are already involved with the prostitutes and suffer, and want to come out but unable to do so, not having the will-power -- those songs where Arunagiri invokes the Lord's grace to save him will help them to free themselves. Such songs are plenty and being in the first person, they melt the hearts of those who | ||
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