Kandhar Anubhuti : Verse #21 - When will you liberate me? (karudha marava)

கருதா மறவா நெறிகாண, எனக்கு
இருதாள் வனசம் தர என்று இசைவாய்
வரதா, முருகா, மயில் வாகனனே
விரதா, சுர சூர விபாடணனே (21) 

karudha marava neri-kAna enakku
iruthAl vanasam thara endru isaivai?
varadha muruga mayil-vahanane
viratha'asura sUra vipatanane

கருதா - Without remembering
மறவா - without forgetting
நெறி - righteous path
காண - to see
எனக்கு - for me
இருதாள்  - two feet
வனசம்  - Lotus
தர - to give
என்று - when
இசைவாய் - agree
வரதா - bestower of boons
முருகா - Lord Muruga
மயில் வாகனனே - rides on the Peacock
விரதாசுர - obnoxious asura
சூர  - Surapadman
விபாடணனே  - split in two

Short Meaning

Dear Lord Murugan, when will you lead me to the Path to the state of not-remembering and not-forgetting by showing both of your lotus Feet? You are the best in bestower of boons, and rider of the mighty peacock and the One who split the obnoxious asura, Surapadman into two!

Gloss

The request to Lord Murugan, in this verse, is very similar to that in Verse 18. 

In this verse, Sri Arunagiri asks Lord Murugan to show him the righteous path (நெறி) where there is no state of remembering (கருதா) or forgetfulness (மறவா)

It is an essential tenet of Vedanta that whatever comes will go. Because, they are under the influence of time. If someone thinks of the Lord, it means that there was a time when they didn't think of the Lord. In the state of constant state of Union with the God, the question of remembering and forgetting doesn't arise

Hence, Sri Arunagiri prays that He get the state of constant union with the Lord. 

This theme of continuous existence of state without arrival or departure is widely spread in Hinduism 

Pōkkum varavum'il Podu veliyinil arul Pōrattangāttu Arunāchalā (Arunachala Akshara Mana Maalai - v74 by Bhagawan Sri Ramana Maharshi)

In this magnificent work of Arunachala Akshara Mana Maalai, Bhagawan Sri Ramana Maharshi asks Lord Arunachala that 'Show me Grace in the Space where there is no arrival or departure')

Pokkum varavum punarvum illa punniyane (Sivapuranam by Manickavasagar)

In possibly one of the best composition on devotion, Thiruvasagam, Sri Manickavasagar describes Lord as One who is eternal without departure / arrival or change (change means arrival / departure in time - Arrival of the new form and departure of the older)

Sri Arunagiri wants to see (காண) the Path (நெறி) to the state of eternal union with God. And to see the path, Sri Arunagiri asks Lord Murugan to show his two lotus Feet (இருதாள் வனசம்) - Instead of requesting, the poet asks the Lord, 'when will You agree to show your feet?' - In a rhetorical way, he indirectly asks Lord to show them soon (தர என்று இசைவாய்?)

In Hindu scriptures, Lotus and Feet both hold a very special place. Lotus is used to describe beauty and delicateness. Maha Vishnu is called Aravinda-aksha (Lotus eyed). Feet of Gods are almost always referred to as Lotus feet. 

Feet is the depiction of Grace - When someone passes away, it is commonly referred to as 'He / She reached the Lotus feet of God' (no one says reached the face of God, ever) - Feet act as like vehicle of Grace, and Lord Nataraja actually points to His raised left feet to show that that's where Grace works! 

In the next two lines, Sri Arunagiri worships the Lord by calling him 'varadha' (வரதா) meaning the 'bestower of boons' 

There is a tamil song which says, I seek your blessings with two hands, but you bless me with boons with 12 hands! (Lord Murugan, in the form Sri Shanmukha has 6 faces and 12 hands)

In the song Sri Subrahmanyaya Namasthe, Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar calls Lord Murugan as the Expert in giving (boons) -  Bhoga Mosha Pradatre! Giver of boons of both enjoyment and liberation!

Then he endearingly seeks Lord in his favorite name, Muruga (முருகா), who rides a peacock (மயில் வாகனனே). Interestingly, the peacock is none other than Surpadman himself! When Lord Murugan split Surapadman, who stood as a tree into two, one part became the rooster which Lord carries in His flag and the other part became a peacock which became His vehicle! 

Surapadman was a terrible asura - Hence Sri Arunagiri calls him as an obnoxious one (விரதாசுர)!

Surapadman actually stood as a giant tree which shook the entire universe! Lord Subrahmanya threw his Spear and split the tree into two - This is being referred to by the phrase (சூர விபாடணனே) - One who split Asura into two!

This is a very specual Anubhuti verse which should be our constant prayer to Lord Subrahmanya.