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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| king and the large audience with His darshana (அருளியது) (Kambatthu Ilayanaar Koil); and where finally Arunagiri's body was interred when he attained Liberation (அடக்கமானது) (Arunagirinathar's Samadhi Altar/shrine). (In that small shrine of Arunagirinathar, the image of his -- picture 3 on page-lv -- truly represents his physical condition after his long period of Tapasya or austerity in Tirutthani.) All these three monuments are in the temple premises. Thus did Arunagiri live a glorious life of God-consciousness, exhibiting many a superhuman deed, lifting people from the quagmire of Samsara and planting them firmly in the awareness of God; and the Saint continues to guide devotees and seeking souls to perfection, lending them the needed support, even today. May the grace of Saint Arunagirinathar be upon us all, always! May the blessings of all saints and sages be upon mankind, for ever and ever!! Arunagiri's Work (1) Tiruppugazh: As Arunagiri was ordained by Lord Murugan to sing His glories, the Saint's main work is the Tiruppugazh songs. Tiru is God or Divine, and Pugazh is glory. Hence, true to the title, it is primarily the glory of God that is sung in these verses which are said to be 16,000 in number, though only about 1,300 are available now. Even from these one can get a glimpse of the extraordinary capacity of the Saint. These Tiruppugazh songs contain information on different subjects like religion, art, music and literature; the different systems of Yoga like Bhakti, Jnana, Raja, Kundalini, Hatha, etc. Though Lord Murugan is the sole Object of praise, each Tiruppugazh being addressed to Him and ending with 'Perumale', etc., Arunagiri so dexterously brings in all other deities like Vishnu, Brahma, Siva, Vinayaka, Lakshmi, Sarasvati, Parvati, Kali, Rama, Krishna, etc., in the capacity of their relationship to Skanda as this or that, and thus glorifies everyone of them. In so doing, Arunagiri brings in innumerable anecdotes, incidents and episodes from the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Srimad-Bhagavata, Periya Puranam, Skanda-Puranam, etc. It is believed that, apart from the purpose of turning the minds of people from sensuality to religion and devotion, the Avatara of Arunagiri heralded a new era of religious unity, tolerance and understanding between the Saivites and Vaishnavites, through his Tiruppugazh songs which, in glorifying Lord Skanda, praise Him as the son of Siva, Uma Devi, etc., as also the son-in-law of Vishnu, Lakshmi, etc., thus bringing about a harmony between the two sects. Indeed this is no small achievement. This praise of all Gods and Goddesses is one of the outstanding features of Arunagiri's Tiruppugazh songs, and is rarely seen in the works of any single saint or poet of the Tamil country.Another salient feature is the free employment of Sanskrit words, phrases and even complete lines in the Tiruppugazhs and also in the Kandar Alankaaram, which exhibits not only Arunagiri's mastery over that language but also his skill to blend it with Tamil, and thus show that the two languages are not incompatible with each other. The Tiruppugazh songs are in Santham metre and Arunagiri is the pioneer of this type of poems in the Tamil language. | ||
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