Guest guest Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Transliteration: uthiyaa mariyaa uNaraa maRavaa, vithimaal aRiyaa vimalan puthalvaa adhikaa anakaa abhayaa amaraa— , vathi kaavala soora bhayankaranE. 18 Meaning: Unborn and deathless, unthinking and unforgetting, Unknowable by Brahma and Vishnu,— such Ever-Pure offspring! O Great One! O Sinless! O Refuge! O Protector Of Amaravathi! O Surapadma's terrifier and terror! "O Lord Shanmukha! (Spiritual) Son of the Ever-Pure Lord (Siva), Who is birthless and deathless, Who thinks not nor forgets, Who cannot be known (even) by Brahma and Vishnu! O Great Lord, the Sinless One, the Giver of Refuge, the Protector of Amaravathi (the capital of Svarga, or the abode of Devas), the terrifier of Surapadma!" Detailed Commentary: In the entire work of Kanthar Anubhuthi, this is a unique verse — the only one purely devoted to singing the Lord's glories; unlike the others which contain either an appeal to the Lord, a supplication, an instruction to the mind, a revelation of His grace, an admonition, or description of stages of spiritual Sadhana, etc. The highest stage of devotion: Not ask for anything In the highest state of Jnana, one is contented with simple glorification of the Lord. One wants nothing in particular from the Lord, one does not pray for anything, nor feel the need to give instructions to others or to one's own mind which has since got perfect rest in its Source and feels not the need to move out, even to speak on matters spiritual. This is the highest stage of devotion, also, wherein the devotee does not feel the need to pray for anything from the Lord. When the Lord Himself is attained, what more does the devotee want? His devotion to the Lord, in this stage, is so single-minded and his self-surrender so complete that the Lord looks after him, whatever be his needs, of which, often, the devotee is even unaware. This verse is the direct and immediate effect of the wisdom conferred on saint Arunagirinathar by the Lord (as mentioned in the previous verse) that abandoning one's attachments to the world one should be rooted in the Real, and be ever immersed in signing the glories of the Lord. Probably this is also a verse to express his gratitude to the Lord for the wisdom granted to him. The sweetness of devotion is such that one feels full with it. Hence, in the very first verse Arunagirinathar prayed for this only task of singing His glories, which, when accompanied with melting of heart and inner feeling, is the goal itself. God is birthless and deathless God is birthless and deathless. He has neither a beginning nor an end. Everything has come from Him, is sustained in and by Him, and everything returns to or is absorbed into Him. But He, by Himself, knows no change. He does not think or forget, for there is nothing second to Him. Such is Lord Siva. The greatness of Siva is not known even to Brahma and Vishnu. We have already seen in our explanation of verse 3 how Brahma and Vishnu failed to understand Lord Siva when He appeared before them as a light while they were contending between themselves as to the their supreme lordship. There is no difference between Lord Skanda and Lord Siva — both are One and the same Lord Skanda is the spiritual son of such an ever-pure One — Lord Siva. In so saying, Arunagirinathar makes no distinction between Lord Siva and Lord Skanda, because the latter is only a manifestation (or another form) of the former for a specific purpose. ....more in skandagurunatha website Courtesy: www.skandagurunatha.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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