திணியான மனோ சிலை மீது, உனதாள்
அணியார், அரவிந்தம் அரும்பு மதோ?
பணியா? .. என, வள்ளி பதம் பணியும்
தணியா அதிமோக தயா பரனே. (6)
thiniyana manosilai meethu unathaal
aniyar aravintham arumbumatho?
paniya? ana valli padam paniyum
thaniya athi moga thayabarane (6)
திணியான - Very hard
மனோசிலை - Mind, which is like a rock
மீது - on
உனதாள் - Your Feet
அணியார் - Resplendent (or Beautiful)
அரவிந்தம் - Lotus
அரும்புமதோ ? (will it) bloom?
பணியா? - In total servitude
என - likewise
வள்ளி - Valli, Resort of Murugan
பதம் பணியும் - Bowing to Her Feet
தணியா - Unquenchable
அதிமோக - Intense Love
தயா பரனே - Lord of Grace
Short Meaning
Oh Lord of Grace, you are always in servitude to Goddess Valli, bowing to Her Feet and waiting to fulfill Her wishes due to your unquenchable Love for Her. When will your Lotus Feet bloom in my Heart which is hard as rock?
Gloss
In this verse, Sri Arunagiri mentions the reason for which He started composing the Anubhuti - To melt the Heart of devotees which has become cold and hard as stone.
For various reasons hearts of humans have become cold - We no longer feel for the pains of other living beings - not restricted to humans. Various parts of this wonderful earth cry out in pain but we close our ears and hearts and continue to do what we do.
A lotus cannot bloom in rock. So, Sri Arunagiri appeals to Lord Murugan when His Feet, like Lotus will bloom in His Heart.
The word Heart has a lot of significance in Hindu Philosophy. Heart is also the seat of the soul. Actually, Bhagawan Sri Ramana Maharshi extolls the Heart as the Supreme Soul, Sri Arunachala (Te Vadanti Hrudayam Nama - Arunachala Pancharatnam, Verse 2)
Sri Arunagiri wants to reclaim his heart which has morphed into stone into the original divine Soul. For, this he wants the very beautiful (அணி ஆர்) Lotus (அரவிந்தம்) to bloom (அரும்புமதோ) - He rhetorically asks 'Will it Bloom?'
This is purely an act of Grace - We discussed the ascent of Spirit and the Descent of Grace in the Gloss of the last verse. So, he calls the Lord as the personification of Grace (தயாபரன்) - It is a very beautiful name of the Lord. Even Goddess Sri Maha Lakshmi, affectionately called Mother (தாயார்) is actually, Pure Form of Grace (தயை).
This verse should not be misinterpreted as Mother Valli lording over Sri Murugan. It is a mystical divine interplay of pure Love.
In this verse, Sri Arunagiri asks on our behalf that the Lotus feet of the Lord should bloom in our hearts.
However, the Lord is extremely devoted to his Consort, Sri Valli - He waits for Her command to execute Her wishes in complete servitude (பணியா? .. என, வள்ளி பதம் பணியும்). Mother Sri Valli is Iccha Shakti (Power of Will / Desire) while Sri Devasena is Kriya Shakti (Power of Action) - The Lord has unquenchable love (தணியா அதிமோக) towards both His consorts - In this verse, Sri Arunagiri points out to the love of the Lord for Sri Valli.
Sri Arunagiri wants to reclaim his heart which has morphed into stone into the original divine Soul. For, this he wants the very beautiful (அணி ஆர்) Lotus (அரவிந்தம்) to bloom (அரும்புமதோ) - He rhetorically asks 'Will it Bloom?'
This is purely an act of Grace - We discussed the ascent of Spirit and the Descent of Grace in the Gloss of the last verse. So, he calls the Lord as the personification of Grace (தயாபரன்) - It is a very beautiful name of the Lord. Even Goddess Sri Maha Lakshmi, affectionately called Mother (தாயார்) is actually, Pure Form of Grace (தயை).
This verse should not be misinterpreted as Mother Valli lording over Sri Murugan. It is a mystical divine interplay of pure Love.
In this verse, Sri Arunagiri asks on our behalf that the Lotus feet of the Lord should bloom in our hearts.
However, the Lord is extremely devoted to his Consort, Sri Valli - He waits for Her command to execute Her wishes in complete servitude (பணியா? .. என, வள்ளி பதம் பணியும்). Mother Sri Valli is Iccha Shakti (Power of Will / Desire) while Sri Devasena is Kriya Shakti (Power of Action) - The Lord has unquenchable love (தணியா அதிமோக) towards both His consorts - In this verse, Sri Arunagiri points out to the love of the Lord for Sri Valli.
