ARUTPERUNJOTHI AGAVAL
SWAMI SARAVANAANANDA
Swami Saravanaananda of Dindigul has written many explanatory note to Vallalar’s Thiru Arutpa poems. Arutperunjothi Agaval is one among the Thiru Arutpa Poem which contains 1,596 lines. Swamiji also wrote explanatory note to Arutperunjothi Agaval, long back. But the whole translation is not available. From the manuscript copy, it has been typed and presented here.
Hence, the available portion which starts from the lines (141) out of (1596) are given below.
71. Arutperunjothi is supreme Truth
மெய்ப்பொருள் அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி
141. Epporul MeypporuL Enbar meykandoar
142. ApporuL aahiya arutperunjothi
141.எப்பொருள் மெய்ப்பொருள் என்பர்மெய் கண்டோர்
142. அப்பொருள் ஆகிய அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி.
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We know this world is made up of matter formed material substances which are caused by some inner energy and outer force. Besides these natural substances there are many artificial, man made things and substances and lofty structures on this earth. With all such substances and others we are brought up on this world to make a life meaningful. This meaning too is said as 'Porul'. The real meaning of the life is god Almighty itself. This is the goal of man. With this idea of final goal, let us view the life.
The life of man is now built up on money by which all the needs can be fulfilled. By money one can have many things and can do good many works in the interest of life. If the life is only a sensuous one it will not be of real benefit with any amount of money or other things. Above the sensuous material life there is the Divine gracious life by which alone one can obtain the goal of the life. The real happiness of the life is above all the sensuous, vital, mental and physical levels. Upon these is the gracious plane from where we have to realise true substance of our life - that is god. To bring out that divine substance, all our Thamizh scripts and language itself were proposed by divine Siddhas of inner experience. The true meaning of each letter, word, sentence or poem and the grammer are based upon that one substance - god.
All the religious philosphies, divine sciences too were devised to impart the knowledge of god. All the spiritual masters concentrated upon the inner divine but they revealed their experiences through different languages in different style and manners. Their representations were all in symbolic imaginations. Therefore the one truth underlying all of them was not understood by the public. That one supreme Truth is now known to be our Arutperunjothi. This Arutperunjothi too is a symbol but this is the highest Truth of practical experience which can be accepted by all. By this gracious experience, any one can live the life of that stage from his inner self.
Meipporul, meaning the true substance which is eternal god, is only one shining from the innermost of everything, every being, every substance or every atom. But this one Truth of god was not till now brought to the public knowledge, as it is. Some people of little divine knowledge, thought, spoke and wrote about their imaginary god in all forms and names. But this did not make any impression on the public mind and none were able to hold that one-god-Truth in their mind and heart. It is now only that supreme divine Truth is revealed by the Omnigrace of the same from the innermost of all who reach the higher gracious plane. From here we are able to see the one Truth; Arutperunjothi alone is evolving from inside into any deity form. Not only that one Truth evolved into different divine forms but, the very same Truth - Arutperunjothi alone evolved into each person, each of all beings, each thing and each atom also: and they are the different expressions of that Truth only.
72. Supporting all animate and inanimate beings of all worlds
அகிலாண்ட சராசர நிலை.
143. Thanga kilaanda saraasara nilai ninru
144. Aangura vilangum Arutperunjothi
143. தாங்கு அகிலாண்ட சராசரநிலை நின்று
144. ஆங்குற விளங்கும் அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி
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What a great power of Almighty Arutperunjothi is working from everywhere! Our Arutperunjothi eternally existing and nourishing all is coming out to our practical experience in this worldly life.
Great is the universe and numerous are the worlds in the boundless space. Many units of universes comprise to form the whole. In each unit of universe one earth is very important because on that planet alone the human race appears and develops. From each earth the man living on that particular one is able to see and think of the universe around him. To each such the earth born man can observe a sun, moon, planets and stars in the sky. All these form one unit of the universe. There are as many units as there are stars in heaven, since each star is really a solar system forming its, unitary portion of whole.
Now let us consider all the inanimate and animate lives on each and all earths of the whole universe. We can not even imagine the vast number of lives on all planets. But our Arutperunjothi god is existing and supporting all lives for eternity, without any interruption. How this is possible! Yes, it is the Omnigracious Almighty power that has made Him exist in each and every life and ruling and control it for ever. It is said of His Omipresent and Omnipotent power, that without Him not a single atom will move or survive.
We, as a soul in individuality are supported by Him from the very beginning of the universal creation. At this fortunate time and place we have been endowed with the divine knowledge of grace by which we are understanding our real selves. If we live the divine gracious life with practical experience of His grace, we may be living for ever in the eternal life. The support of Arutperunjothi will make us the man of Arutprakasam.
73. Existing for externals or Energy for matter
சத்தர்கள் தழைத்திட விளங்குவது.
145. SatharkaL ellaam thazaiththida akampuraththu
146. Aththisai vilangum Arutperunjothi
145. சத்தர்கள் எல்லாம் தழைத்திட அகம்புறத்து
146. அத்திசை விளங்கும் அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி
Material world of different forms and active forces is seen by us everywhere. We know any energy or force cannot exist without anything to hold and control. Matter and energy are appearing into different forms but each is convertible into the other. Energy is working from in and out of matter and so the matter is taken as a container for holding and controlling the energy. Material objects of the universe are numberless and the exercising energies numerous. There are material bodies of all sizes from an atom to a star in heaven. The material science is now probing the atomic energy and stellar force to some degree. But the energy in the biological life is different; it is life force which develops into intellectual, spiritual and eventually divine gracious in the human bodily life. The last named gracious energy alone has the most valuable power in the universe.
In this worldly life mankind is getting the top rank. The mind power is very wonderful: by this, man is acquiring mystic, miraculous, spiritual power. With this spiritual power many siddhis or great attainments were obtained by some poeple. They are called high rank saththargal or Sakthargal. Generally those possessing some energy are called and personified as Saththargal. For the development of these Saththargal our god's grace is working continuously.
All men are really Saththargal in the bodily life. From time immemorial our Arutperunjothi is aiding and guiding each man from in and out. This is the gist of the two lines here. As the knowledge and love develop in man, the life is transcending towards the higher plane of grace. To this development of life, the gracious law of god is very strongly implemented. People unknowingly and unaware of this law of god are spending their life in pleasant and painful experiences. Anyhow all are pushed upward little by little in every life. When we clearly understand His gracious aid and guide and truly aspire for the gracious life, we will get His most powerful grace by which the highest blissful life can be obtained Other than this highest ideal nothing will be our demand. Some have attained some miraculous powers like magic by which they are attracting crowds by wasting their energies in doing such things. All our energies must be spent in getting the grace through merciful deeds.
74. For the full growth of Energy
சத்திகள் எல்லாம் தழைக்க.
147. Sathikal Ellaam thazhaikka engengum
148. Aththakai vilangum arutperunjothi.
147. சத்திகள் எல்லாம் தழைக்கஎங் கெங்கும்
148. அத்தகை விளங்கும் அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி
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In the preceding couplet, the saththargal or the forms holding the energies were explained. There, different sorts and different stages of energies and their cause and effect and their modus operandi are put in a nutshell in those lines. At our first sight, the external forms and forces which are sensuous experiences come to our mind, then the internal energies are felt and experienced.
We see material universe and the world in which we are living. All we perceive are the works of inner energies and forces. Countless different energies we know, we are knowing and yet to know. Through scientific brains some new entries are coming out as new inventions by which the world is awarded something good or bad. The great yoga philosophers by their long and earnest yogic practices have brought out some secret energies by which they have done many miraculous deeds. Everywhere at every moment the divine works of energies are continuously making their appearances. All these known and unknown energies are generated from the first one which is divine Omnigrace itself. That Omigrace is one and all and inseparable in the form of infinite light or jothi. Thus Arutperunjothi is both the energy and its container in one inseparable form. Just as the salt and its saltish taste cannot be separated this Arutperunjothi too cannot be parted one from the other. But this one supreme Arutperunjothi itself has been appearing into all forms and energies in the whole universe and the very same Arutperunjothi is due to be realised in the inner world of soul for the final emanicipation of divine goal.
In order to direct us to the blissful goal, this god Arutperunjothis is perpetually working from in and out of ourselves. The Almighty only is both all matters and energies. That one supreme energy of god is Omnigrace which is oneness of infinite Light. In this world of Omniforms the inner energy also is of Omnikinds. Our ancient men of divine knowledge resolved the gracious light into five basic elements and five basic energies. Our men have known well about the five elements - ether, air, fire, water and earth; but the five basic divine energies are not so well understood by all. Those five energies are:
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Porul Sakthi - the energy that is transformed into all atoms and material heavenly bodies
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kiriya Sakthi - the energy which is acting from within and without of the above mentioned atomic and heavenly bodies. And the life energy in the living beings also is the work of this Kiriya sakthi
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Gnana sakthi - the energy of the feeling of the sense in lower plant life is not felt as in other lives. The sensuous feeling develops in from ant to an elephant and it transforms into mental energy of mind which in the end blossoms into spiritual knowledge of soul. This soul knowledge alone is especially denoted as 'gnanam' or gnana sakthi
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Yoga sakthi - This is the energy of soul or spiritual force, by which mysterious miraculous wonders are performed
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Arut sakthi - or the energy of grace. Nothing is impossible under this divine power. Even the most impossible attainment - which is deathlessness - is obtainable with this full developed energy of grace
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Our omnipresent Arutperunjothi is expressing out Its supreme energy of Omnigrace to appear as each of these principle basic energies which again evolve into many other different energies which a man experiences through still ignorant of many unknown energies yet to come out.
We are to live the life of Arutperunjothi lodging in oneness of it at the soul temple from where we must be extending our Daeiou or merciful life towards all that are coming around us. We will be living for ever in gracious life of Bliss in this universe.
75. Five Divine Beings and their actions
ஐந்தொழில் ஐவர்க்கு அளிப்பது.
149. Mundhurum aindhozhil moorthikal palarkkum
150. Aindhozhil alikkum arutperunjothi.
149. முந்துறும் ஐந்தொழில் மூர்த்திகள் பலர்க்கும்
150. ஐந்தொழில் அளிக்கும் அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி.
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The Universe and the supreme god's actions are under Omnigrace. It is found that all the forms and energies are mainly of five sorts. And the Divine work also consists of five actions of god. They are creation, preservation, destruction(externally) and internally developing the soul and awarding His grace. To the eternal execution of these actions God almighty has made an arrangement. That is, five kinds of Divine Beings and brought up and appointed to do their respective works.
One God in five divine beings or panchamurthis (பஞ்சமூர்த்திகள்) in reality, there is only one God who is omnipotent and in omniforms, but it appears as if there are five different divine being known a Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Maheswara and Sadasiva. How each one of them assumed their respective positions can be understood if we concentrate deeply upon Arutperumjothi. Each one of them is but a soul which, due to its hard penance and spiritual developments was made to reach that divine stage. The soul was already in human being state, after its divine attainment in the spiritual form of light which had come to execute their work (i.e. five divine functions respectively) for the period allotted to them. A divine personage of Brahma stage has got the power of creation and rules his universe for some Kalpas. (கற்பகாலங்கள்) of long years. And then he will pass away. In this manner one who has attained the Vishnu stage will be doing his work or preservation for the Kalpas (கற்பகாலம்) allotted for him. All the others divine beings, Rudra, Maheswara and Sadasiva (ருத்ரா, மஹேஸ்வராமற்றும்சதாசிவா) do their work of destruction, concealing and gracing; for appointed periods and then pass away. Thus, the pancha Kirthiyas (பஞ்சகிருத்தியங்கள்) or five dive actions in this prapancha (பிரபஞ்சம்)(in our divisional universe), going on. Above all, our supreme Lord Arutperumjothi is ruling from the unapproachable gracious space of each soul-temple, so is He the over Lord of all Devas or divine beings and He alone is doing all the five works for which those five ‘murthis’, are deputed. Because there are countless divisional universe, There must be numberless Pancha Murthis (பஞ்சமூர்த்திகள் ) who are all brought up and controlled by our Arutperumjothi only.
Before the five sorts of divine beings came to undertake the works of the universe, the God Almighty directly put the souls in powerful light bodies from which all divine beings came to exist and once execute their universal duty. Just like this, the humanly creation upon this world first came out from the unconscient stage the material physical bodily being stage, then the population of humanity began to explode by the ordinary method of sexual connections.
In the above two lines, it is said that our god Arutperumjothi is the supreme Lord for those first appeared divine beings, who were controlled by Him an exalted to their appropriate positions. Till now, we were all in the lower plane and so, we were praying and praising all the divine beings to get their power and favour for our prosperity and happiness in this worldly life. But all we obtained were not of higher value in the real blissful life. One cannot expect such a perfect blessed life from any of the divine personages who are also imperfect or uncomparable to our Almighty Arutperumjothi.
If we go through the Arutpa, (அருட்பா) with true aspiration and sole belief and faith in God, Arutperumjothi will truly be realized in the wisdom temple of our gracious selves. From Him only we are to obtain the gracious blessed life. And from this, Divine Light of infinite grace, the whole humanity is to get a blissful social life. Before the light of Arutperumjothi all the threatening problems of the world will disappear. May the Arutperumjothi and its blessed life will everywhere upon this world.
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