Unlocking The Values 23

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THE NATURE OF OBSTACLES-VIRODHI SWARUPAM

 

 

 

The nature of the Lord - iRai nilai - and the soul- vuyir nilai - were discussed in the earlier postings. In this posting the four padhigam-s dealing with hassles or virOdhi swarupam/nature of the obstacles that may occur in the path of salvation is discussed.

 

The four padhigam-s are a. vEdu b. sonnAl c. oru and d. koNda.

வீடà¯, சொனà¯à®©à®¾à®²à¯, à®’à®°à¯, கொணà¯à®Ÿà¯

 

a. vEdu: "vEdu min muRRavum"-வீட௠மின௠மà¯à®±à¯à®±à¯à®µà¯à®®à¯ -௧-௨ thiru voi mozhi 1-2 preaches that ego and the egotist feelings should be removed from oneself.

 

b. sonnAl:" sonnAl virOdham idhuசொனà¯à®©à®¾à®²à¯ விரோதம௠இதà¯" ௩-௮thiru voi mozhi 3-8 teaches that subservience should be dedicated only to HIm and not to those who do not deserve.

 

c. oru: " oru nAyakamAi'’ஒர௠நாயகமாயà¯" ௪-௧ thiru voi mozhi 4-1 discusses the temporary nature of materialistic aspects and the Lord's divine feet is the permanent one is emphasised.

 

d. koNda" koNda peNdir, makkaL, vuRRAR"" கொணà¯à®Ÿ பெணà¯à®Ÿà®¿à®°à¯ மகà¯à®•à®³à¯ உறà¯à®±à®¾à®°à¯â€™ ௯-௧ thiru voi mozhi 9-1 highlights that relatives and friends are not to be desired and explains that with several instances. Only the Lord is the relative of all kind is underlined.

 

Thus, egoism/egotism (in vEdumin muRRavum-வீட௠மின௠மà¯à®±à¯à®±à¯à®µà¯à®®à¯ ), subservience to others ( in sonnAl virOdham-சொனà¯à®©à®¾à®²à¯ விரோதம), temporary nature of material aspects ( in oru nAyakamAi- oru nAyakamAi'’ஒர௠நாயகமாயà¯) and relatives and friends are not actually to be considered so( in koNda peNdir-கொணà¯à®Ÿ பெணà¯à®Ÿà®¿à®°à¯ மகà¯à®•à®³à¯ உறà¯à®±à®¾à®°à¯â€™ ) are categorically listed out as the obstacles and their nature - virOdhi swarUpam-விரோதி ஸà¯à®µà®°à¯‚பà¯à®®à¯

 

Let us further move on to the aspect of means of four tiruvAimozhi

 

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vanamamalai padmanabhan