Wednesday 29 June 2016

THIRUKKOTTHUMBI - SONG 5

அத்தேவர் தேவர் அவர்தேவர் என்று இங்கன் 
பொய்த்தேவு பேசிப் புலம்புகின்ற பூதலத்தே 
பத்தேதும் இல்லாது என் பற்றற நான் பற்றிநின்ற 
மெய்த்தேவர் தேவற்கே சென்றூதாய் கோத்தும்பீ 

In this song, sri Manickavasagar asks the bee (indirectly every one of us) to go to the Absolute one - the omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent Brahmmam - SHIVAM and buzz.
There are many false manifestations in this world proclaiming as the absolute in this world. Do not get entangled with those mean people - the saint-poet advises. Those false manifestations will never be able to grant the state of bliss where there are no likes-dislikes. Only the true absolute who is free from bondage can give it. Although vedas offer worship to devas, indran, even they cannot grant moksham. So Manickavasagar says that they are false - பொய்த்தேவன். Only the lord Shiva is the truth - மெய்த்தேவன்.
One need to offer worship to devas as said by vedas and apart from that, as they become mature after performing the prescribed karmas they need to progress. That is, worship the absolute.
As valluvar says in thirukkural -
வேண்டுதல் வேண்டாமை இலானடி சேர்ந்தார்க்கு
யாண்டும் இடும்பை இல (kural 4).
Also in another kural, sri valluvar says, go and catch the feet of the lord who is free from attachments to leave our bodily attachments.
பற்றுக பற்றற்றான் பற்றினை அப்பற்றைப்
பற்றுக பற்று விடற்கு. (kural 350)
As sri periyava says, getting into advaitha state in the initial days is not at all possible. It is the highest state. We need to do karmas as said in the vedas following dwaitham. It is like cleansing our inner self. Then slowly with the passage of time vishistaadvaitham comes. Here we will start to feel the lord is our inner soul (anthar atma). Then only, if we are lucky enough we get the advaitha state where there will be no bondage, attachment, likes-dislikes and only bliss will be there and nothing else. So we should never escape from doing our duty (karma) stating that we have attained advaitham.

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