மெய்யே என வெவ்வினை வாழ்வை உகந்து
ஐயோ, அடியேன் அலையத் தகுமோ?
கையோ, அயிலோ, கழலோ முழுதும்
செய்யோய், மயில் ஏறிய சேவகனே (25)
meiyye ena vevvvinai vaazhvai uganthu
aiyyo adiyen alaiya thagumo
kaiyo ayilo kazhalo muzhuthum
seiyyoy mayil eriya sevagane (25)
மெய்யே - True
என - such
வெவ்வினை - Harsh Karma
வாழ்வை - Life
உகந்து - assuming
ஐயோ - Alas
அடியேன் - Me
அலையத் தகுமோ? - Be deluded?
கையோ - Hand
அயிலோ - Spear
கழலோ - Feet
முழுதும் - Fully
செய்யோய் - Red Hued one
மயில் - Peacock
ஏறிய - Riding atop
சேவகனே - Brave One
Short Meaning
Will I be deluded assuming this wretched mortal life, which came into being as a result of Karma, to be real? Oh Lord Subrahmanya, who's hand, spear, feet are all red-hued and who is the Brave One who rides a peacock
Gloss
It is very easy to mistake our current existence as true and be deluded. It is important to realize in this human birth, that we are not the body, but the Self / Atma, the eternal, non-changing Truth which is identical with God, whom we here refer as Lord Subrahmanya
We discussed about Goddess' act of Obfuscation and Grace in Verse 23. While this world is designed to delude, it is by deep devotion, constant enquiry and Guru's Grace that we can determine that God alone is real and rest are not absolutely real.
Sri Adi Sankara Bhagawatpada's teachings can be summarized as below:
- Brahmaiva Sathyam
- Jagan Mithya
- Jeevo Brahma'iva na-para:
Brahmaiva Sathyam - God alone is Truth
Jagan Mithya - The world that we experience is not absolutely real.
Jeevo Brahma'va na para: - The individual self is not different from the Supreme Self (God)
I briefly discussed Mithya or the world being relatively real, but not absolutely real in a blog post sometime ago.
In Siva Puranam, Lord Shiva is constantly being addressed as Truth (Sathyam / Mei)
In the verse above, Sri Manickavasagar sings that with Lord's Grace, all that is false were removed (poi aayina ellam pOi agala vanthu aruli), and One who shines as the light of True Knowledge (of the Self)
This body is the result of Karma - All Hindu scriptures unanimously assert this. Even good Karma is considered binding, and is likened to a golden leash. (A leash restricts your freedom, irrespective of the material it is made of)
Sri Arunagiri says that this body was obdained as a result of Karma which is binding and hence bad - Not just bad Karma, but also good. So, he beseeches Lord Murugan that is it ok that he be deluded that this false life is real(மெய்)? (அடியேன் அலையத் தகுமோ?) The delusion comes because of the body / existence (வாழ்வை) is assumed (உகந்து) to be real. This body is the result of Karma (வெவ்வினை)
A general pattern is that in the second half of the verse in Kandhar Anubhuti, attributes of Lord Murugan are described - In this verse, Sri Arunagiri describes Lord Murugan as one who has His entire body in Red Hue, including His spear - i.e., His hands (கையோ), His Spear (அயிலோ), His Feet (கழலோ) and His entire body (முழுதும்) are red hued (செய்யோய்)
He also describes Murugan as the Brave One (சேவகனே) who serves His devotees and One who rides a peacock (மயில் ஏறிய)
Interestingly, in Sri Rudram, Lord Shiva is also described as the Red One who is copper red in color (ato ya: tamra-aruna uta babru: sumangala: ) - tamra meaning copper and aruna meaning red. Interesting Sri Arunachala, the holiest of Hills is itself called Aruna Achalam - Red Hill and the composer of the verse is himself Sri Arunagiri (Aruna - red and Giri - Hill)
With this verse, we can pray to Lord Murugan, the red-hued One to remove the delusion of this world, and seek His Grace to Unite with Him
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