Guest guest Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Transliteration: arithaakiya mey poruLukku adiyEn, urithaa upaThEsam uNartthiyavaa viri thaaraNa vikrama vEL imaiyOr, puri thaaraka naaga puranTharanE. 20 Meaning: That Supreme Reality, most difficult to attain, O, Thy experience-Upadesa made this slave gain! O Great Vessel! O Beloved! O Lord of might and main! O Pranava, longed by the Devas! O Protector of Heaven! "O Lord, Who is like a big boat (to cross this ocean of Samsara), Who is possessed of great valour, Who is liked by all, Who is the Supreme Pranava and the object of longing and meditation by the Devas, Who is the protector of Devaloka! You gave Upadesa from within (Initiation by way of inner experience) such that it made this slave of Thine entitled for that Supreme Reality that is (otherwise) most difficult to attain. O What a wonder!" Detailed Commentary: Samsara is an ocean and the Lord is the boat to cross it Samsara (phenomenal life) is compared to an ocean because it has no end. A person who finds himself in mid-sea has no hope of reaching the shore. The ocean is so vast, the shores are so far off (almost shoreless!) and the waters are so deep with many cruel animals in it that it is impossible for one to ever hope of reaching the shore. If such a person suddenly finds a big boat nearby, what would be his joy? So is the Lord in this ocean of Samsara. Mortal existence is also so difficult to cross over. There are innumerable snares, such as lust, greed, etc., that swallow a person like the shark, etc., in the ocean. The law of Karma is so inexorable that it creates an endless chain of reactions that one can never hope to break them and get freed from transmigratory life. The Lord is the only refuge, and devotion to Him is the method. Arunagirinathar says that the Lord is like a big boat, meaning thereby that there is no dearth of place in it; any number of persons can take refuge in Him at a time and He can save all of them. ....more in skandagurunatha website. Courtesy: www.skandagurunatha.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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