Kanthar Anubhuthi - verse 21

July 7, 2008

Transliteration:

karuthaa maRavaa neRi kaaNa enakk— ,

iruthaaL vanasam thara enR— isaivaay

varaThaa murugaa mayil vaahananE,

viraThaa sura soora vipaadaNanE. 21

Meaning:

Non-thinking and non-forgetting state, I to attain,

Your two Foot-Lotuses to confer, When will you deign?

O Granter of boons! O Muruga! O Peacock-Rider!

O Protector! O terrible Surapadma-Cleaver!

" O Peacock-vehicled Lord Muruga, Who art the Granter of boons, Who

art avowed (to protect devotees), Who rent the Asura, Surapadma,

into two halves (with Thy Vel)! When wilt Thou condescend to grant

me Thine two Lotus-Feet, that I may attain that non-thinking and non-

forgetting state (of Mukthi)? "

Detailed Commentary:

Murugan — the granter of boons...

the only requirement is sincerity

The Peacock-vehicled Lord is the granter of boons. He confers boons

on His devotees very easily, in the same measure in which they ask,

if their prayer is sincere. No sincere prayer goes unanswered by the

Lord. He is Lord Murugan — one possessed of undecaying beauty,

eternal youth.

Skanda Puranam: The Legend of Surapadman (continued)

In his battle with the Lord, Surapadman finally took the form of a

huge Mango tree and the Lord's Vel pierced it into two halves. At

once, Surapadman assumed his original form. Again, the Vel cleaved

him into two and threw the two parts into the sea. The mighty Vel of

Lord Murugan could alone do it. He is, thus, the destroyer of the

terrible Surapadman.

Arunagirinathar prays to the Lord to condescend to grant him His two

Lotus-like Feet. Why? To attain Mukthi (or that state wherein there

is neither thinking nor forgetting).

Non-thinking and non-forgetting —

the 3rd state of the mind (mukthi)

There is a yogic state wherein there is neither thinking nor

forgetting, which is beyond ordinary understanding. Thinking and

forgetting are the two functions of the mind. Usually, either the

mind thinks of an object or not think of it. We do not know of a

third state of the mind. But this state of non-thinking and non-

forgetting, which Arunagirinathar prays for, is a peculiar one,

where the mind ceases to exist. Hence, it is not capable of being

understood. It is, of course, to be differentiated from the state of

deep sleep wherein also there is, it may be said, neither thinking

nor forgetting. (One need not specially pray to the Lord to grant

the state of sleep; He, out of His compassion, has given it to all

as a daily experience.) It is different from sleep because in sleep

the mind is present though it has withdrawn its functions

temporarily. But this state is not merely the cessation of the

functions of the mind, but of the mind itself. The mind gets

absorbed into its source, the Atman (Self or God). Thus, it is not

merely the non-functioning of the mind, as in sleep, but the non-

existence of the mind itself.

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July 9, 2008

Muruga Saranam

Dear Mr. Ramasamy,

Thank you very much for every verse of Kanthar Anubhuthi.

May All Glories be to The Most Beautiful Lord, Kaliyuga Varadha !!!

Nothing is parellel to His Glory and Beauty !!!

Vetrivel Muruganukku Haro Hara !!!

Muruga saranam

With Best Regards

Meyyappan S

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 6:01 AM, r_ramasamy <rramasamy wrote:

Transliteration:karuthaa maRavaa neRi kaaNa enakk— , iruthaaL vanasam thara enR— isaivaay varaThaa murugaa mayil vaahananE, viraThaa sura soora vipaadaNanE. 21 Meaning:Non-thinking and non-forgetting state, I to attain,

Your two Foot-Lotuses to confer, When will you deign? O Granter of boons! O Muruga! O Peacock-Rider! O Protector! O terrible Surapadma-Cleaver! " O Peacock-vehicled Lord Muruga, Who art the Granter of boons, Who

art avowed (to protect devotees), Who rent the Asura, Surapadma, into two halves (with Thy Vel)! When wilt Thou condescend to grant me Thine two Lotus-Feet, that I may attain that non-thinking and non-forgetting state (of Mukthi)? "

Detailed Commentary:Murugan — the granter of boons...the only requirement is sincerityThe Peacock-vehicled Lord is the granter of boons. He confers boons on His devotees very easily, in the same measure in which they ask,

if their prayer is sincere. No sincere prayer goes unanswered by the Lord. He is Lord Murugan — one possessed of undecaying beauty, eternal youth.Skanda Puranam: The Legend of Surapadman (continued)In his battle with the Lord, Surapadman finally took the form of a

huge Mango tree and the Lord's Vel pierced it into two halves. At once, Surapadman assumed his original form. Again, the Vel cleaved him into two and threw the two parts into the sea. The mighty Vel of Lord Murugan could alone do it. He is, thus, the destroyer of the

terrible Surapadman.Arunagirinathar prays to the Lord to condescend to grant him His two Lotus-like Feet. Why? To attain Mukthi (or that state wherein there is neither thinking nor forgetting).Non-thinking and non-forgetting —

the 3rd state of the mind (mukthi)There is a yogic state wherein there is neither thinking nor forgetting, which is beyond ordinary understanding. Thinking and forgetting are the two functions of the mind. Usually, either the

mind thinks of an object or not think of it. We do not know of a third state of the mind. But this state of non-thinking and non-forgetting, which Arunagirinathar prays for, is a peculiar one, where the mind ceases to exist. Hence, it is not capable of being

understood. It is, of course, to be differentiated from the state of deep sleep wherein also there is, it may be said, neither thinking nor forgetting. (One need not specially pray to the Lord to grant the state of sleep; He, out of His compassion, has given it to all

as a daily experience.) It is different from sleep because in sleep the mind is present though it has withdrawn its functions temporarily. But this state is not merely the cessation of the functions of the mind, but of the mind itself. The mind gets

absorbed into its source, the Atman (Self or God). Thus, it is not merely the non-functioning of the mind, as in sleep, but the non-existence of the mind itself....more in skandagurunatha websitecourtesy: www.skandagurunatha.org