Sunday, August 10, 2014

Kandhar Anubhuti : Verse #7 - Destroy all the obstacles! (Keduvai Manane)





கெடுவாய் மனனே, கதி கேள், கரவாது
இடுவாய், வடிவேல் இறைதாள் நினைவாய்
சுடுவாய் நெடு வேதனை தூள்படவே
விடுவாய் விடுவாய் வினை யாவையுமே (7)

keduvai manane gathi kel karavathu
iduvai vadivel irai-thaal ninaivai
suduvai nedu vedanai thool padave
viduvai viduvai vinai yavaiyume (7)



கெடுவாய் - Be destroyed,
மனனே - Oh Mind!
கதி கேள் - Listen to the Way
கரவாது - For those who seek (help)
இடுவாய் - Give them (help / alms)
வடிவேல் - Beautiful Spear (wielding)
இறைதாள் - God's Feet
நினைவாய் - Always think
சுடுவாய் - Burn
நெடு வேதனை - Long Term Pain
தூள்படவே - To be powdered 
விடுவாய் விடுவாய் - Give up (repeated to emphasize)
வினை யாவையுமே - All Karmas

Short Meaning
Oh mind, may you be destroyed! I'll tell you the way! Give to those who seek, and always meditate on the feet of the Lord, who wields the the beautiful spear. Let all your long lasting pains and troubles be burnt, and may you be blessed to give up all the Karmas

Gloss
No one wants pain. People pray that all their problems be solved. 

Ramana Maharshi says 'Mind is Maya' - The mind is the illusion which creates separation of the Soul from the Supreme Divinity. 

In this verse, Sri Arunagiri says (in a polite way :-) ) - 'Oh mind, Please be destroyed!' (கெடுவாய் மனனே)

And he also says that He'll describe the way for its destruction too! So, He asks His mind to listen to the way to salvation (கதி கேள்)

Step #1: Give to people who seek Help (கரவாது இடுவாய்)
When we help others, we'll realize that we are helping ourselves. This over a period of time, magically reduces the separation between us and the Lord

Step #2: Always meditate on the Beautiful Spear and The Feet of the Lord Subrahmanya who wields it (வடிவேல் இறைதாள் நினைவாய்)

All our sufferings, and repeated births and deaths (samsara) is direct result of our Karma - In தமிழ், we call it வினை. 

In this verse, Sri ArunaGiri (indirectly) implores the Lord to burn all  all the bonds of Karma and relieve us from the pain that has been hurting us for eons. (சுடுவாய் நெடு வேதனை தூள்படவே) and get rid of all the Karmas (விடுவாய் விடுவாய் வினை யாவையுமே)

This is a very powerful prayer for people who are in deep pain because of the effect of past karmas. This is a prayer to burn away the bad karmas / sins and remove all the pain.

Needless to say, this Verse will lead us to Lord's Grace and the seeker will be removed of all pains. 





1 comment:

  1. Hari Om Sriram, I came to your blog as I was searching for Verse 7 translation and transliteration. Thanks a ton. Amazing work on word by word meaning and on the overall verse itself. Your work resonates as I too learnt from Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi works.

    Now as full-time Sadhak, I am with a Guru. Recently wrote two books. One on the journey and the second a recollections from a Master.
    You will find the 1st book here.
    https://www.amazon.in/dp/819766370X
    Thanks and Hari Om

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