Kandhar Anubhuti : Verse #26 - Why don't you think of me? ( aadharam ilen )

ஆதாரம் இலேன், அருளைப் பெறவே
நீதான் ஒரு சற்றும் நினைந்திலையே
வேதாகம ஞான விநோத, மன 
அதீதா சுரலோக சிகாமணியே (26)


aadharam ilen arulai perave
nee thaan oru satrum ninainthilaiye
veda-agama jnaana vinotha mano
atheetha sura loka sigamaniye (26)

ஆதாரம் - Support
இலேன் - I don't have
அருளைப்  - (your) Grace
பெறவே - to get
நீதான்  - You

ஒரு சற்றும்  - Even for a moment

நினைந்திலையே - Don't think 
வேதாகம ஞான - Knowledge of all scriptures

விநோத - Blissful 

மன அதீதா  - beyond mind

சுரலோக - World of Gods

சிகாமணியே - Jewel

Short Meaning

Oh Lord Subrahmanya! I don't have any support but you - But you don't think of me even for a moment and offer your Grace! You are the essence of all scriptures, beyond what mind can perceive and the crowning jewel in the world of Gods! 

Gloss

This verse is very beautiful and brings out the various dynamics between Lord and His devotees. 

In most religions, God is kept as Lord of the Heavens and always have to be bowed down to, revered and even feared! It is even blasphemous to consider any other relationship with God. 

Hinduism, on the other hand gives right to the devotee to have numerous relationships with God - One that suits our temperament. As long as we incorporate God / Goddess in our life, it is good!

God is treated reverentially, or as a friend (Krishna / Arjuna), lover (Radha / Krishna), kid (baby Krishna / Subrahmanya), warrior (Subrahmanya), destroyer (Sri Rudra) etc. 

In this verse, Sri Arunagirinathar complains about Lord Subrahmanya's lack of attention to him :) He says, "Oh Lord Subrahmanya! I don't have any support but you - But you don't think about me, even for a moment!" - What a beautiful interaction with God? The Lord of the Universe becomes so accessible that we are able to have a human like relationship with Him! 

 But, Sri Arunagiri is unable to persist with more complaining! He goes on to sing the Glory of Lord Subrahmanya! 

He calls Lord as the essence of knowledge of all scriptures - Vedas and Agamas (வேதாகம ஞான)

Lord is the source of True Bliss (விநோத)

One biggest disadvantage of humans is the problem of 'labeling' - We assign a label to some thing and we think we know it - For e.g., even if we take a leaf, we call it a 'leaf' - Now mind doesn't bother about it. In reality, do we actually know what is a leaf? How is it composed? How did it come to be? How it converts light to food (photosynthesis) without which no life would have been possible on earth? We know NOTHING except to call it a leaf.

When we don't know anything about something seemingly trivial as leaf, what to say of the Lord of the Universe? Can the mind even comprehend what God is? 

Mind can only work in the world of names and forms - Mind can never perceive that which created it and beyond the world of names and forms. 

In the awe, Sri Arunagiri calls Lord Subrahmanya as one who can never be perceived by the grasp of mind (மன அதீதா)

Then, due to extreme love for the Lord, He calls Murugan as the Crowning Jewel (சிகாமணி) of the world of Gods (சுரலோக)

May Lord Subrahmanya bless us all 

PS: - Beautiful pic of Lord from https://in.pinterest.com/pin/588704982527742478/?nic_v2=1a17chRxS