2018-09-05 Kensington Gardens: Michael James discusses verse 1 of Śrī Aruṇācala Padigam

This video begins with Sadhu Om singing verse 1 of ஸ்ரீ அருணாசல பதிகம் (Śrī Aruṇācala Padigam), ‘The Eleven Verses to Arunachala’, and then Michael James explains how Bhagavan came to compose it and discusses its meaning:
கருணையா லென்னை யாண்டநீ யெனக்குன் காட்சிதந் தருளிலை யென்றா
லிருணலி யுலகி லேங்கியே பதைத்திவ் வுடல்விடி லென்கதி யென்னா
மருணனைக் காணா தலருமோ கமல மருணனுக் கருணனா மன்னி
யருணனி சுரந்தங் கருவியாய்ப் பெருகு மருணமா மலையெனு மன்பே.
karuṇaiyā leṉṉai yāṇḍanī yeṉakkuṉ kāṭcitan daruḷilai yeṉḏṟā
liruṇali yulahi lēṅgiyē padaittiv vuḍalviḍi leṉgati yeṉṉā
maruṇaṉaik kāṇā dalarumō kamala maruṇaṉuk karuṇaṉā maṉṉi
yaruṇaṉi surandaṅ garuviyāyp peruhu maruṇamā malaiyeṉu maṉbē.
பதச்சேதம்: கருணையால் என்னை ஆண்ட நீ எனக்கு உன் காட்சி தந்து அருளிலை என்றால், இருள் நலி உலகில் ஏங்கியே பதைத்து இவ்வுடல் விடில் என் கதி என் ஆம்? அருணனை காணாது அலருமோ கமலம்? அருணனுக்கு அருணன் ஆ மன்னி அருள் நனி சுரந்து அங்கு அருவி ஆய் பெருகும் அருண மா மலை எனும் அன்பே.
Padacchēdam (word-separation): karuṇaiyāl eṉṉai āṇḍa nī eṉakku uṉ kāṭci tandu aruḷ-ilai eṉḏṟāl, iruḷ nali ulahil ēṅgiyē padaittu i-vv-uḍal viḍil eṉ gati eṉ ām? Aruṇaṉai kāṇādu alarumō kamalam? Aruṇaṉukku aruṇaṉ ā maṉṉi aruḷ naṉi surandu aṅgu aruvi āy peruhum aruṇa mā malai eṉum aṉbē.
English translation: If you, who by [your] grace took possession of me, are not gracious, giving to me sight of you, what will be my state if I leave this body [after] pining and suffering intensely in [this] dark and miserable world? Without seeing the sun will a lotus blossom? [Likewise] being the sun to the sun, O love called the great hill Aruna, where grace surges as a spring, gushing forth abundantly [will my heart blossom without seeing you?]
While discussing the meaning of this verse, Michael explained each sentence of it:
கருணையால் என்னை ஆண்ட நீ எனக்கு உன் காட்சி தந்து அருளிலை என்றால், இருள் நலி உலகில் ஏங்கியே பதைத்து இவ்வுடல் விடில் என் கதி என் ஆம்?
karuṇaiyāl eṉṉai āṇḍa nī eṉakku uṉ kāṭci tandu aruḷ-ilai eṉḏṟāl, iruḷ nali ulahil ēṅgiyē padaittu i-vv-uḍal viḍil eṉ gati eṉ ām?
If you, who by [your] grace took possession of me, are not gracious, giving to me sight of you, what will be my state if I leave this body [after] pining and suffering intensely in [this] dark and miserable world?
அருணனை காணாது அலருமோ கமலம்?
aruṇaṉai kāṇādu alarumō kamalam?
Without seeing the sun will a lotus blossom?
அருணனுக்கு அருணன் ஆ மன்னி, அருள் நனி சுரந்து அங்கு அருவி ஆய் பெருகும் அருண மா மலை எனும் அன்பே.
aruṇaṉukku aruṇaṉ ā maṉṉi, aruḷ naṉi surandu aṅgu aruvi āy peruhum aruṇa mā malai eṉum aṉbē.
[Likewise] being the sun to the sun, O love called the great hill Aruna, where grace surges as a spring, gushing forth abundantly [will my heart blossom without seeing you?]
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Glory to arunachala 🇮🇳ramana 🇮🇳

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Blessed Arunachala ~
Font of Bhagavan’s Grace
Your white water rapids ~
roll and ring the ear
Subsume to erase ~ ego’s last Trace
Rainbow shining promise ~
from Shiva’s Dear Face
free falling radiance ~ witness silent tears
Blessed Arunachala ~
Font of Bhagavan’s Grace
Flowing Eternal ~ through the Heart Space
unquenched yet still ~ trust This year
Subsume to erase ~ ego’s last Trace
Bestow Your Presence ~ Final Home Place
🌟Burst This Prayer In Cheer🌟
Blessed Arunachala ~
Font of Bhagavan’s Grace
Let go unsettled soul ~ grip drop your Case
for this Beloved’s State ~
is sincere and clear
Subsume to erase ~ ego’s last Trace
Already Bound ~ Fully Interlaced
Home as One ~ i accept You near
Blessed Arunachala ~
Font of Bhagavan’s Grace
Subsume to erase ~ ego’s last Trace

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In the first sentence of this verse Bhagavan asks, ‘what will be my state if I leave this body?’, and a friend wrote to me today asking me to explain this more fully, saying: ‘Why does Bhagavan mention leaving the body here? [...] wouldn’t it be enough to say what will be my state after this suffering and pining if it just continues unbearably without seeing you?’ In reply to this I wrote:
The sole cause of both birth and death is our failure to see ourself as we actually are (which is what Bhagavan refers to in this verse as 'uṉ kāṭci', your sight, meaning sight of Arunachala, who is our real nature), so if we do not see ourself as we actually are we will continue to undergo this unceasing cycle of births and deaths. This is the implication of this rhetorical question, 'what will be my state if I leave this body?'
For how much longer do I have to continue this suffering? Show yourself to me now so that it ends once and for all. This is the yearning plea coming from the heart of the devotee.
He mentions death here because this suffering is not just a short-term problem but one that continues life after life until we see ourself as we actually are.

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Thank you. Really wonderful. Just what this devotee needed.

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If we learn Bhagavaan’s teaching with mind , we will only end up in a big confusion with a bag full of never ending questions just because mind can never grasp ( or don’t want to ) his teachings . So When you read his works , sincerely beg to pour grace on you since you are nothing . At the moment peace explode on your heart. As Bhagavaan mentioned “ It’s very easy “

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Explanation of verse 1 starts from 17:00

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Is there any limit to the devotion of Michael to Bhagwan?! 😊👍

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🌷🙏🌷

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thank you!

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Dear sir i shared a 1 minute clip of this video to my channel . I gave the credits and full video link in my description . Please let me know if it is ok .

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Yes, certainly, Bhagavan's teachings should be shared freely with all who are interested