Kandhar Anubhuti : Verse #29 - You made me live a life in delusion! (ille enum)

 

இல்லே எனும் மாயையில் இட்டனை நீ 

பொல்லேன் அறியாமை பொறுத்திலையே 

மல்லேபுரி பன்னிரு வாகுவில் என் 

சொல்லே புனையும் சுடர் வேலவனே (29)

ille enum maayaiyil ittanai nee

pollen ariyamai poruthilaye

mallepuri panniry vaaguvil en

solle punaiyum sudar velavane (29)

இல்லே எனும் - Material Life

மாயையில் - Maya (Illusion)

இட்டனை நீ - You made me participate

பொல்லேன் - Me, the evil one

அறியாமை - Ignorance

பொறுத்திலையே - You did not forgive

மல்லேபுரி - Doing wrestling

பன்னிரு வாகுவில்  - Twelve shoulders

என்  சொல்லே - My words 

புனையும் - (garland) made with

சுடர் வேலவனே - Lord of glowing complexion 

Short Meaning

Oh Lord of Glowing Complexion, you made me fall in this materialistic world of delusions - Since you did not forgive me for the sins that this evil one has done - Please accept my garland of words in your twelve strong shoulders built like that of a wrestler.

Gloss

The mundane materialistic life is called 'இல்' in Tamil. Sri Arunagiri laments that Lord Murugan made him fall into the level of dualistic materialistic life of desires and hates  / happiness and sorrow etc. He also calls that this life is a delusion (Maya)

This can also be interpreted differently in the light of Saiva Siddanta philosophy. According to this great philosophy, all souls are trapped in a dimension of inaction and inertness. Out of infinite Grace, Lord Shiva takes them out of that low level of existence and gives them an opportunity to operate in this world of Maya and hence offer a way to transcend it and merge with Lord Shiva Himself. So, for this, Lord Subrahmanya, who is non different from Lord Shiva takes souls from their inert state and transfer them to this work of Maya to give them an opportunity to get to their 'real Nature'

Since Sri Arunagiri is now in a world of delusion, he laments that it is because Lord Murugan was not forgiving (பொறுத்திலையே) of the sins of ignorance (அறியாமை) that he had made - In this, he deprecates himself as the 'evil guy' (பொல்லேன்) - He thus discreetly implores Lord Murugan that His ignorance be removed and he be relieved from this life woven in Maya.

He then praises the twelve strong shoulders of Lord Shanmukha - In this popular Form, Lord has six heads and twelve arms, and hence twelve shoulders (பன்னிரு வாகு). Lord's shoulders are strong and Sri Arunagiri compares them to the shoulders of strong wrestlers (மல்லேபுரி)

Sri Arunagiri then requests Lord to accept this work as a garland of words (சொல்லே புனையும்) in His strong shoulders. It might be interesting to note that Arunagiri uses similar simile of garland of words in the invocation verse of this work

He then addresses the Lord as as One with Glowing Complexion (சுடர்) and one sporting a Spear (வேலவனே) - We can enjoy Sri Arunagiri's vision of the Lord as a Resplendent personality! 

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