Aruteprunjothi Arutperunjothi
Thaniperungarunai Arutperunjothi
Omnigracious infinite light ! Omnigracious infinite light !
Unique immense compassion !! Omnigracious infinite Light !!!
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்
THIRUCHITRAMBALAM.
Sacred Wisdom Dais
Thiru arutpa
Benign revelation of divine grace.
THIRU ARUTPRAKASA VALLALAR
(with the Divine Blessings from the Supramental Conscious Space or Plane)
All those, who have been endowed with human birth in this world, should in right time know about and attain the best profit of Soul – Perfection (ஆன்மலாபம்) which is attainable only in this birth.
1. If we want to know, what is the best profit (utility) of soul perfection,
It is to be truly realized that it is the Unique, Eternal Blissful Life, which is absolutely uninterrupted, irrespective of any time and space, by any means and measures and which is attainable, in this human birth only by the Natural, full fledged, Self Existent, Natural Bliss of the Ultimate Reality, who is enshrined in the Self Existent Natural Truth by whose Self Existent Natural manifestation called “Omnigracious energy” (அருட் சக்தி), which causes into manifested existence and sustenance by Enlightenment all the Galaxies, all the worlds, all the matters, all the living beings, all the codes of conduct and all the resultant benefits.
2. If we want to know, then, by what means one can achieve that Eternal Blissful – life to be lived uninterruptedly experiencing the Self Existent Natural Bliss,
It is achieved only through Omnigrace, which is the Self Existent Natural Manifestation.
3. Then if we want to know, how to obtain His Grace ?
It is only through the Disciplined living with Soulful Compassion, the Almighty’s Grace can be obtained and not even a little, by any other means. This we should certainly know to be always true.
4. How is it that the Almighty’s Grace cannot be obtained by any other means except through the Disciplined living with Soulful Compassion
The word GRACE (அருள்) means – the Almighty’s Compassion or loving kindness which is the Almighty’s Self Existent Natural manifestation Soulful Compassion or JEEVAKAARUNYAM means “Compassion” or loving kindness of the Human Beings, which is the Self Existent Natural Enlightenment of the living human beings. By this it is implied that one kind of mercy can be obtained through the same kind of (human) mercy and that one kind of GOD”s Enlightenment through the same kind of (living beings) Enlightenment. As it is realized from the practical (life’s) experience that the above mentioned cannot be obtained by any other means, it is certain that the Almighty’s Grace can be obtained only through the Disciplined living with Soulful Compassion and not by any other means. It is to be known that no other proof (பிரமாணம்) is necessary for this Truth. As Soulful Compassion is the only way to obtain Omnigrace, the Presence of Conduct with Soulful Compassion is known as the path of wisdom and the path of Truth and Good (சன்மார்க்கம்) whereas the Absence of conduct of Soulful Compassion is known as the path of Nescience (அஞ்ஞான வழி) and the path of vice (துன்மார்க்கம்).
The Soul Consciousness and Soul love will simultaneously manifest and prevail, when the Soulful Compassion is realized and shown, consequently the power of helping tendency will be manifested, and through that helping tendency, all sorts of Virtues will accrue.
When Soulful Compassion disappears both the Soul Consciousness and the Soul Love will disappear: Then the power of helping tendency will disappear; when the power of helping tendency disappears, all kinds of vices will result
Hence, it is to be realized that the ‘Virtue’or ‘Meri’t (புண்ணியம்) is only the presence of Soulful Compassion and that ‘Vice’ or ‘Demerit’ (பாவம்) is only the absence of Soulful Compassion.
It is very much known that the Soul Enlightenment manifested through Soulful Compassion is really the Almighty’s Grace manifestation and that the Soulful satisfaction and joy, revealed through Soulful Compassion alone is the Almighty’s Natural Bliss and that the perfected Sages who are fulfilled with both the Enlightenment and the Bliss in their experience are called ‘Living Emancipate Souls” (ஜீவன் முக்தர்) and those emancipated Souls alone will realize the Almighty by Soul Consciousness and become embodiment of the Divine Nature.
5. What is meant by the conduct of Soulful Compassion (ஜீவகாருண்ய ஒழுக்கம்) ?
The Conduct of Soulful Compassion is the real Divine worship which is to live a disciplined life with Soulful melting or loving kindness of any living human being with respect to other living beings.
6, When will the Soulful melting appear with respect to other living beings ?
When one sees or hears or anticipates that the living beings suffer from hunger, thirst, disease, desire, poorness (humility), fear and murder, the Soulful melting is bound to appear.
- What is the basic right necessary for the manifestation of Soulful Compassion ?
As all the living beings are created by the Omnipotent Almighty, as the identical natured, infinitesimal part and parcel of the Full Self Existent Natural Reality they are really the same, identically rightful brothers. If one of the brother sees or anticipates that his own (blood) brother suffers or will suffer on account of certain cause of distress, it is Natural for one to feel Compassionate towards the sufferings of one’s brother, as a result of brotherly right, one has all along ,been cultivating, In the same manner, when one living being sees or anticipates and knows another living being in suffering, it must have Soulful Compassion as a result of the traditional and ancient right of the soul.
- Some people are with adamantine determination (Hard hearted) without Soulful Compassion, even when they find other living beings in suffering. Why is that they have no right of brotherly affection ?
The reason is that the eye of Soul Consciousness has very much become dim on account of the veil of Nescience, and the mid and other principles called Tatwas, which are auxilliary eyes, have lost their luster and have become thick, devoid of power and translucency, some people do not recognize the sufferer as his own brother and that he is suffering and also that he would suffer. That is why, Soulful Compassion did not manifest in them even though there was inmate brotherly affection as a matter of right. Therefore, it is to be realized that those who have got Soulful Compassion, are endowed with the manifested Enlightenment with Soul – perception (ஆன்ம திருஷ்டி விளக்கம்).
- Some people are babbling that the sufferings owing to hunger, thirst, fear, etc. are only the experience of the psychic instruments or principles like the mind, and sense organs such as the eyes etc., and not the experiences of the Soul, and hence, will there be special advantage in showing Soulful Compassion to those who suffer from these difficulties ?
In this physical body, besides the Soul, existing as living vital being and the Soul Consciousness, within the Almighty’s Nature manifestation, existing as wisdom, the psychic principles (கரணம்) , the sense organs and all other bodily principles are only instruments which are nescient and inert and not otherwise Self Conscious manifestations (சித்து).Therefore they cannot be aware or Conscious of experience of pleasures and pains. It should not be said that the ‘red-soil’ felt happy or was sorrowful. Just as, we build a house of red – soil for our physical residence, the human body is a miniature house, constructed and endowed with the psychic principles such as mind and other sense organs by the Almighty for living of the Soul. It is the inmate of the house who will experience happiness and grief but not that house. Besides, the eyes seeing through spectacles, as auxiliary eyes, because of diminishing vision due to the eye – disease (காசம்), would shed tears of pity, at the sight of suffering situations but not the spectacles. Therefore, it is to be understood that the psychic instruments like the mind etc .,which are like the auxiliary eyes for the vision of the soul, will not experience pleasures and pains, it is only the (Self Conscious) Soul that experiences them.
- Again a few babble that the mind of a living being feels happy when experiencing pleasures and feels depressed when, experiencing grief therefore can it not be understood that the mind experiences pleasures and pains ?
No, it cannot be. Just as the brightness and the tiredness of the physical body of the inhabitant of the house, built of Glass and reflected in the Glass house and appear externally, happiness and grief of the soul caused by the physical pleasure and pains are reflected through the psychic principles like mind and other sense organs and appear externally in the face.
Hence, it is to be known that happiness and grief are the experiences of the soul alone and that the sense organs are only the helping instruments, for the soul to know and experience pleasures and pains.
- Why is that out of the living beings created by the Almighty, many are suffering, very much from hunger, thirst, fear etc., ?
It is because they in their previous human birth, were unwilling to lead the life with Soulful Compassion and were hard-hearted with adamantine determination of Consciousness and led the vicious way of life, they are subjected to much sufferings from hunger, thirst, fear etc. as ordained by the Omnigrace law and order of the Almighty.
- How to establish that there was a physical body in previous births ?
A family person who has come to reside in a house on payment of rent, should have resided previously in another house, on payment of rent, but otherwise, he would not lead a family life without a house. Even in the present house in which he has come to reside, if there be a dispute over it, he would shift himself to some other house.
In the same way, as it is already known that the living being, which has occupied the present human body by paying the rent of food, should have lived in some other physical body in the former birth, by paying the same rent, and not otherwise, as the living being could not have lived without a physical body, and it should be ascertained that if any calamity occurs to this physical body, the living being would transmigrate to another physical body.
Hence, it should be known that ;physical bodies would happen for living beings in the births, both former and later.
- How is it that the sinful deeds of the living beings, done in the former physical body, follow in this physical body also ?
If a family person, not conducting himself according to the rules of right conduct prescribed by the house owner and invites vicious persons to his house and keeps company with them, and if the same family man happens to change that house and occupies another house, here too, the same vicious persons would come and have friendly contacts with him as usual. In the same way, if living being, not conducting himself according to the commandments of the Almighty, adopts vicious way of life and willfully commits sinful acts, and if he transmigrates to another physical body, in the next birth, same sinful acts would always follow him, even in this present physical body.
- If it is by the regulations of the Omnigracious commandment of the Almighty that the living human beings have to suffer from hunger, thirst, fear etc., in this birth as they had followed vicious way of life in the previous births, abandoning the conduct of Soulful Compassion. Could it not be against the God’s Law of graceful command ,if we relieve the sufferings of those beings by showing mercy upon them and offering food etc. ?
No. It could not be. The King, through his servants, feeds even the worst criminals imprisoned in the jail, with their feet chained because of their completely contradictory behaviour against the King’s Order. In the same manner, the Almighty, through his subordinate Deities, feeds even the worst sinners, undergoing punishment in the hell, confined by so many bondages because of their completely contradictory behaviour against the Almighty’s commandments. The King dismisses ordinary disobedient offenders from the service or job and thereby withdraws all the benefits they were enjoying and banishes them to other places in order to make them inculcate, proper perspective and knowledge. When they, having lost their jobs and the luxuries and pleasures of easily accessible food etc., are woefully wandering about various places for food etc., the people with Soulful Compassion offer them food etc., When the King hears about this or sees the attitude of such kind hearted people, he is pleased with veneration and will recognize the donors as a virtuous family man with Soulful Compassion, and never the King would get angry with them.
In the same manner, the Almighty also withdraws all the luxurious pleasures such as material comforts and other accessible enjoyments from them who are ordinary offenders having not conducted themselves according to the commandments of the Almighty who prevents them from enjoying their ordinary pleasures of life, endowed by the Divine Himself and in order to inculcate right knowledge, displacing them from their present physical bodies, and embody them each in other physical body.
When such living beings, because of having lost all their physical comforts and mundane pleasures are thereby, lost their food and other necessities have to wander with weariness and woefulness, along the various places with the intention of getting food etc., righteous persons with Soulful Compassion, finding them suffering with grief, offer them food etc., the Almighty would be pleased with action of these people and bless the donors to have more and more joy and bliss and would not get angry with them. Hence, it is to be truly known that showing Soulful Compassion or mercy by the human being towards the other living beings, is acceptable to the Almighty’s Omnigracious Commandment.
- It is on account of the presence of Soulful Compassion that the conduct and discipline of worldly life subsist. It is to be known that the conduct and discipline of worldly life cannot thrive, to any extent at all in the absence of Soulful Compassion, How is it so ?
In the absence of conduct of Soulful Compassion, Enlightenment (or wisdom and love will never blossom. When they do not blossom, loving kindness (கண்ணோட்டம்) Oneness or integrity (ஒருமை) and helping tendency (உபகாரம்) will not manifest; if the above do not manifest, the Righteous conduct of the weaker living beings would be destroyed by the mighty living beings, impeded by jealousy etc., Later on, even the righteous conduct of the mighty-ones would become lethargic, dark natured (தாமசஒழுக்கம்); and consequently one’s conduct would get destroyed by the opposition of other’s conduct.
The righteous conduct of this worldly life (mundane) does not prevail in the forests where the wild animals like the tiger and the lion live, never conducting themselves even to a little extent in the way of Soulful Compassion.
Likewise, the Righteous conduct of this worldly life, will never prevail among the human beings, not having Soulful Compassion
- Even the conduct of supramental life prevails only through Soulful Compassion; In its absence, even the conduct of the supramental life will not flourish; how is it so ?
In the absence of Soulful Compassion there would be no manifestation of Omnigracious Divine expression. When that does not get expressed the Supreme Graceful state of the Almighty could never be within one’s reach. When that is not possible, nobody could attain the Eternal Bliss in the state of Emancipation. (முக்திஇன்பம்). In the event of non attainment (of Bliss or Mukthi (முக்தி), the Supreme conduct of supramental life could never prevail.
- As the conduct of Soulful Compassion, does not largely prevail, only there is the increase of explosive birth and growth of the evil path (துன்மார்க்கம்) with the widespread practice of despicable conduct (புல்லொழுக்கம்). How is it so ?
Among all those hard hearted beings, with adamantine determination and without soulful compassion are born, according to their adamantine natured actions, some as dwellers of hell, some as dwellers of oceans and forests, some as the worst wild animals such as tigers, bears, lions yaalis (யாளி) (a mythological, lion faced animal with elephantine proboscis and tusks), some as the poisonous creatures such as snakes, scorpions, etc., some as hard and harsh beings, such as crocodiles, sharks etc. some as birds of prey such as vultures, raven etc. and some as the impure bodied bitter trees called strychnine tree (strychnos nux-vomica), spurge (கள்ளி) etc., Thus, it is to be known that there prevails only worst, vicious conducts everywhere.
We should know that the Soulful Compassion itself, is not only the most important practice or means (சாதனம்) to obtain the Omnigrace of the Almighty, but also that it itself is the partial manifestation of that Omnigrace. As the Soulful Compassion itself is the Natural Self – Existent manifestation of the Souls, the Omnigracious Enlightenment of the Almighty, could not get expressed either inside or outside of those who are without the Natural Self Conscious Enlightenment.
- What the (most) important aim of the Soulful Compassion ?
The following factors are to be known that the Souls are the infinitesimal part and parcel of the Self Existent Natural Reality (இயற்கைஉண்மைஏகதேசம்) and also are the identically rightful places, for the manifestation of the Self Existent Natural Enlightenment which is the Omnigrace, to express as the presiding, Supramental Consciousness of the Soul Consciousness.
The (human) bodies, effected by the material cause of the five phenomenal elements (BHUTHA KAARIYA DHEHAM-பூத காரிய தேகம்) are the fit and the rightful places for the Souls to grow and evolve (become) as living beings (JEEVAR-ஜீவர்), the Soulful Enlightenment would be veiled; and so, the Omnigracious Enlightenment will not be expressed as manifestation and then and there. Nescience (MOODAM-மூடம்) will result and that itself involves the basis for bondage (BANDHAM-பந்தம்) for the souls; hence the prime necessity of the physical bodies effected with the five phenomenal elements. (BHUTHA – KAARYAM-பூத காரியம்), the MAAYAI (மாயை) or the primordial material cause is the primary cause for the creation of the bodies are often subjected to (the infirmities such as) hunger, thirst, disease, desire, poorness (causing humiliation), fear and murder etc., all of which are the adverse, illusory effects of the MAAYAI (மாயை) (the primordial material cause). But a little, individual freedom (JEEVA SUTHANTHIRAM-ஜீவ சுதந்திரம்) ) had been endowed upon the souls, by the Omnigrace of the Almighty, the capable exercise of which, they could prevent with utmost caution those dangers from occurring; and so the individual living beings should prevent dangers from occurring to the body through that freedom and try to practice the disciplinary conducts for achieving the Soulful profit and for the achievement of that, they who are endowed with proper freedom, should eradicate the dangers of those grieving souls who are mostly unable to eradicate the dangers such as hunger, thirst, disease, desire, poorness (causing humiliation), fear and murder caused by their destined fate and careless negligence.
(Lower kind of soulful Compassion)
Averting the sufferings due to the causes, other than of hunger and murder, is only the Lower or Lesser kind of Soulful Compassion and that will secure for them only the pleasures of this world to some extent.
(Supreme kind of Soulful Compassion)
Averting of the (unendurable) sufferings caused by hunger and that caused by murder is termed as, the Supreme kind of Soulful Compassion. All the mundane pleasures, unlimited joys of the supramental or Super Natural powers of perfection (SIDDHI) and the Eternally deathless (indestructible) Bliss of Emancipation (MUTHI INBAM) will be obtainable through the Omnigrace of the Almighty; for those having been endowed with proper freedom and knowledge, for averting the suffering of other living beings, caused by the latter’s fate and carelessness, have fraudulently contrived to deceive them without averting their sufferings, the individual freedom and the Will to enjoy the Eternal Bliss of the emancipated life, together with the pleasures of the worldly life, will not be obtainable through the Omnigrace (of the Almighty) and will also loose the individual freedom, even to enjoy the worldly pleasures, which they are enjoying at present.
This is ordained by the Almighty as the Divine Law in the Vedas. Hence, those who are endowed with the knowledge and freedom, for averting the sufferings, due to hunger, murder etc., of those not having the proper freedom and knowledge, should mercifully avert them, without deceiving them. This is the primary aim of Soulful Compassion. One should have truthful faith in this and relieve the hunger, by offering food for those hunger stricken living beings, and avert the murder by any artifice or methodology, affording protection against murder of the living beings, attempted or threatened to be murdered, and thus affecting Supreme joy of satisfaction to them, is itself the greatest benefit, which one should know and realize.
This is ordained by the Almighty as the Divine Law in the Vedas. Hence, those who are endowed with the knowledge and freedom, for averting the sufferings, due to hunger, murder etc., of those not having the proper freedom and knowledge, should mercifully avert them, without deceiving them. This is the primary aim of Soulful Compassion. One should have truthful faith in this and relieve the hunger, by offering food for those hunger stricken living beings, and avert the murder by any artifice or methodology, affording protection against murder of the living beings, attempted or threatened to be murdered, and thus affecting Supreme joy of satisfaction to them, is itself the greatest benefit, which one should know and realize.
- While it is the Supreme command of the Almighty, to avert all the sufferings caused by the dangers such as hunger, murder, disease, thirst poorness (causing humiliation), fear and desire, then, why is it mentioned here that averting the danger caused by hunger and murder alone are of special significance ?
The answer is that the conduct of Soulful Compassion is of two kinds, called Lower or lesser kind of Soulful Compassion (APARA JEEVA KAARUNYAM-அபர ஜீவகாருண்யம்) and Supreme kind of Soulful Compassion (PARA JEEVA KAARUNYAM- பர ஜீவ காருண்யம்). Of these, relieving the hunger and affording protection against murder alone are the Supreme kind of Soulful Compassion. That is why it (PARA JEEVA KAARUNYAM- பர ஜீவ காருண்யம் ) is mentioned here.
Besides, those who are so kind hearted as to provide food and remove the sufferings of hunger of those grieved by that hunger would not deny supply of water for quenching the thirst, and providing with water does not acquire greater effort, water is available every where, as in lakes, ponds, canals, etc. The little amount of danger caused by thirst has repairable destructive effect, but not to the extent of endangering the body with death. On the contrary, irrepairable disaster to the body, is caused by hunger.
Those who are loving kind hearted enough to avert the sufferings of the hunger would not be without Compassion for relieving the sufferings of their diseases also. On account of excess of hunger, the intensity of the diseases increase. Only by the proper and regulated food, disease can be cured. Even when medicines are prescribed for the disease, the conditioned diet, the REGIMEN (PATHIYA AAHAARAM-பத்திய ஆகாரம்) food is basically essential for the sustenance of the body, it is quite possible to keep the body with disease for (many days) a long time. It is not possible for one to keep the body without food, even for a single day.
Those who are sympathetic enough with Soulful Compassion as to provide food for the hungry beings would not be without enough Compassion, to alleviate the sufferings due to the desires. If the living beings are truly affected by hunger they would have no desire other than for food. Those whose hunger is averted by taking the food made available to them would fulfil their desire, easily by little effort or they could pacify their desires. With the desires, one can sustain the body for so many days, but it is impossible to keep the body with hunger and the starvation even for a single day.
Those who are loving kind hearted enough to avert the sufferings of the hunger would not be without Compassion to remove the poorness (humiliation) of such people who are not independent (of accessibility with respect to education knowledge and money etc.. There is no poorness (humiliation) worse than the poorness suffered on account of hunger. Poorness can be withstood for some time or removed after a few days, but we should not satisfy the hunger in the same manner. One can keep the body with poorness (humiliations) but not with excessive hunger.
And those who are sympathetic enough as to provide food for the hunger stricken will not be without such loving kindness as to dispel the fear, of such fear stricken beings. There is nothing more dreadful than the fear on account of hunger and fear on account of anticipated annihilation (murder). One can dispel fear by many stratagem or artifice (UBHAAYAM). None can relieve hunger by such artifice of stratagem. One can survive by keeping the body with fear but none should be so with hunger (and starvation).
As the miseries and sufferings arising from hunger, and those miseries and sufferings of murder, are similar and identical within themselves. Hence the primary aim (or intention) of the Soulful Compassion is only relieving the people from the pangs of hunger and the pains of murder. (affording protection from the possibilities of annihilation).
- As the primary aim of Soulful Compassion is to wipe out the horrors of hunger and sufferings from murder (affording protection against possible annihilation), why is it that the poor feeding for the purpose of relieving the hunger alone is urged here frequently ?
Those who with soulful compassion come forward to relieve the distress, apprehending that a living being will be killed on account of starvation and thus revive that life will not be without the conduct of Soulful Compassion to protect them from being annihilated when that being is in danger of being murdered in any other manner. But, those who do not avert the dangerous sufferings of murder, could not be regarded as compassionate enough as to relieve the sufferings of hunger stricken ones. Starvation deaths cannot be averted except by supply of food, but the death out of hatred at the hands of foes can be averted by ever so many artifices. And hence, the sufferings caused by murder, are included within the miseries caused by hunger (averting of) which alone is often emphasized.
Besides, those who are distressed on account of thirst, disease (non fulfillment of) desire, poorness (causing humiliation) and fear, forget such distresses when they find themselves unable to do anything on account of (excessive) hunger and begin to proceed in search of food.
Not only that, even the criminal, sentenced by the orders of the King, to death, for the serious offence of murder, forget his troubles and fear, at the onset of hunger and tries every means to get rid of his hunger.
Even the persons suffering from sickness, and the ripe old ones who know with certainty through the doctor, that they are surely on the point of death, tend to forget their suffering when they feel hungry and try to satisfy their hunger. When anyone out of compassion is prepared to feed the hunger stricken with proper food will not accept and tolerate to see them, to be destroyed by death, caused by any other harm or violence. Hence the charity of relieving the hunger stricken out of their agony, is stressed too often.
- If it is true that the evil effects of hunger, cause the bodily destruction of all the living being, it is necessary to recognize and relieve the hunger of each and every being and if we start to make effort in this direction, will it be humanly possible to mitigate the hunger of the vast horde of beings, of seven kinds of species, created by the Almighty such as Devas (The celestial beings) dwellers of Hell (NARAKAS-நரகர்கள்), animals, birds, reptiles, plants etc., which also suffer from hunger ?
As the Devas possess more freedom than human beings and capable of appeasing their hunger by their own individual efforts, others need not ponder them about their hunger, but it is ONLY necessary to feel sympathy that they will suffer when hungry.
As for (NARAKAS-நரகர்கள்), the dwellers of hell, they live beyond our world. inaccessible to our capacity of feeding by us, and they are fed by authorities who rule over them who are undergoing punishment, and hence it is not necessary for us to brood over their hunger and it will be necessary and sufficient for us to feel compassion realizing that they too will undergo suffering whenever the hunger arises in them.
Among the plant such as trees, grass, etc, which are not endowed with individual freedom even to a little extent, as destined by fate; these kind of plant species which are grown (cultivated) by mankind, for their usefulness, are to be watered (and manured) regularly and necessarily. Other plants and trees, which are out of human purview, are surviving, having been fed by the Omnigracious Law of the Almighty, and it is not within our individual freedom to give food (as water, manure etc., ) recognizing their state of hunger, but is ONLY by the Omnigracious will and freedom of the Almighty and it is not so necessary to think of feeding them and yet it is the prime necessity for us to feel compassion regarding that they will also suffer in case of hunger (caused by drought), the non availability of water (as food).
Similarly the living beings that are crawling in both the land and water (the REPTILES), the birds and other animals are provided with food according to their destined fate through the Omnigracious Order, for the satisfaction of their hunger and it is not within our individual freedom to find the fit and proper food needed for each and every species (of beings) but it is ONLY by the FREE WILL of the Almighty. Among those beings, only the cows, the buffaloes, the goats, the sheeps, the horses etc. which come under the care of human beings through their individual freedom for their own (family’s day to day) usefulness, must be looked after, as to be fed by us.
In the case of all human beings of both kinds (sexes) men and women, the losses and sufferings undergone due to hunger, and the pains and pleasures that are accrued when (hunger) is assuaged, are the same for all human beings, and also the Self conscious Soul knowledge (AANMA ARIVU-ஆன்ம அறிவு), which widely understands through the operation of psychic principles such as mind (ANTHAKKARANAM-அந்தக் கரணம்), etc., and through the sense organs (INDHIRIYAM-இந்திரியம்) such as eyes etc,. ,the losses and sufferings caused by hunger is similar and same. Also the human beings cannot subsist on food accrued by their previous KARMA (OOZH VAGAI-ஊழ் வகை) alone, provided by the Omnigracious Law and order, they have to work for it in this birth also through their effort (AAKAAMIYA MUYARCHI-ஆகாமிய முயற்சி), knowledge and freedom, the individual freedom for earning (the food) by the present desired effort (AAKAMIYAM-ஆகாமியம்) had been largely bestowed upon the human beings by the Omnigrace of the Almighty that they should undergo starvation and suffer the pangs of hunger, through the desired force of fate, as they cannot secure food; and in order to satisfy the hunger, one has to wait upon and expect support from others; the compassionate persons offer food for them, relieve their hunger and direct them in virtuous activities and those who have thus offered food would achieve Supernatural Powers of Perfection (SIDDHI-சித்தி) and Eternal Emancipation (MUTHI-முத்தி) as ordained to be the Law and Order of the Almighty.
The human body cannot be had so easily as other bodies. Only in this human body, soul enlightenment (AANMA VILAKKAM-ஆன்ம விளக்கம்) and Grace manifestation (ARUL VILAKKAM-அருள் விளக்கம்) get expressed to larger extent, again, one is not sure whether another human body can be obtained if the present one goes away (by death). This body alone is considered as the Proper vehicle for the attainment of the Eternal Bliss of Enlightened Emancipation, (MUTHI INBAM-முத்தி இன்பம்). Only this human body had been created by the consent of God, with highest wisdom (supramental knowledge or Consciousness), since the beginning of the FIRST or PRIMARY CAUSAL CREATION (MUTHAL SIRUTTI-முதல் சிருட்டி), therefore, it is the WILL AND VERDICT OF THE LORD that man must commonly necessarily and strictly follow the conduct of soulful compassion of mitigating the hunger of all beings, and that the discipline of compassion to all beings which is satisfying the hunger by offering food should be extensively and elaborately conducted among the human beings. This should be known clearly.
- When it is ordained as a Rule of OMNI GRACE that OTHER LIVING BEINGS AS ANIMALS ETC., SHOULD OBTAIN THEIR OR PRESCRIBED FOOD ONLY THROUGH THE OMNIGRACE ACCORDING TO THEIR PREVIOUS KARMA, why should human beings alone be subjected to the need of acquiring their food by their own desired efforts (AAKAAMIYA MUYARCHI-ஆகாமிய முயற்சி) in addition to the destined or ordained provision of food (by the providence) according to their past karma ?
As it had been commanded by the Law and order of the Almighty that human beings have to accept the food obtainable according to their past deeds (PRAARARATHAM-பிராரத்தம்), as the destained or ordained food (NIYATHI AAHARAM-நியதி ஆகாரம்) and redeem themselves from the effects of their deeds (committed by them) in their previous births (PRAARATHA ANUBHAVAM-பிராரத்த அனுபவம்), and in addition to that they have to consume the food acquired by their own desired efforts effected at present (AAKAAMIYA MUYARCHI-ஆகாமிய முயற்சி) and secure the strength of their body, constituted with psychic principles, (KARANAM-கரணம்) and the sense organs (INDHIRIYAM-இந்திரியம்), by the help of which they should follow the practice (SAADHANAM-சாதனம்), and conduct of the Righteous path (SANMAARGAM-சன்மார்க்கம்), and thereby achieve the joys and blesses of Supernatural powers of perfection (SITHI-சித்தி) and the eternal bliss of emancipation (MUTHI INBAM-முக்தி இன்பம்). The food acquired by them in both the ways (PRAARATHA AND AAKAMIYAM-பிராரத்த மற்றும் ஆகாமியம்) is essential for mankind, this should be known truly.
As the bodies of other living such as the animals, birds, the reptiles, and the plants had been ordained by the Graceful Law for the purpose of punishment (to be reformed by evolution) they are supplied with food according to their past deeds (PRAARATHA AAHAARAM-பிராரத்த ஆகாரம்) through the Omnigracious energy (power) ARUL SAKTHI (அருள் சக்தி) (of the Almighty) without any break of impediment, they need not themselves earn through special efforts for the present, for acquiring food.
- But, why it has been mentioned earlier that the path of conduct of Soulful Compassion is common etc., all living beings ?
The very important point in (JEEVAKARUNYA OZHUKKAM-ஜீவகாருண்ய ஒழுக்கம்) the conduct of Soulful Compassion is that all the human beings, in general should relieve the suffering which arise out of hunger which is common to all human beings, by offering them food and thus manifest the joys of satisfaction by offering food etc., and that if there be imminent possibility of the occurrence of violence of murder of living beings (affecting bodily destruction) similar to that caused by hunger, they should try their level best, by any artificial methodology, to prevent and afford protection against the violence of murder (annihilation), survive their life and thus make them happy and gay (SANTHOSHAM-சந்தோஷம்).
If the living beings happen to suffer on account of disease, fear etc., one should eradicate them, if they are avertable, and that one should avert by any means, at any cost the pangs of fear and the pains of murder, in case of human beings such as animals, birds, reptiles and plants; and that with reference to the wild (ferocious animals) living beings we should never cause sufferings on account of murders (through harm or violence) excepting a little suffering on account of fear; As all the above said (Law) are accepted as the salient features of Soulful Compassion, it is commanded by the Almighty that one should be Compassionate to all living beings.
- If some of the living beings which are bought (earned) and owned by the human beings for their personal assistance (or service) consume habitually the (fleshy) non-vegetarian food which is by nature dark-natured (as it is got by violence), could we offer them such food to relieve their hunger ?
To kill any living being for satisfying the hunger with (by) that flesh (got by violent), is not at all an act of the discipline with soulful compassion nor it is acceptable to the Will of GOD, and that it is completely contradictory with them (the above said) which are to be known clearly. (for the following reasons).
(i) All living beings are really the infinitesimal part and parcel of the Natural Self Existent Manifestation (KADAVUL IYARKAI VILAKKAM-கடவுள் இயற்கை விளக்கம்) of the Almighty
(ii) When the Almighty’s natural, self Existent Manifestation gets veiled (diminished) the life nature (lively nature) of the living beings will not be present.
(iii) The natural self enlightened manifestation of the God’s Almighty and the Natural Self enlightened manifestation of the embodied souls, are not at all different from each other.
(iv) Both the natural self existent manifestation of the Almighty and the Natural Self enlightened manifestation of the evolving soul, get expression in each and every (living being’s) physical body.
And hence, it is to be learnt that the feeding of any living being with the fleshy food, got by slaughter of any other living being (inflicting harm or violence) is completely contradictory to the good conduct of soulful compassion (JEEVA KAARUNYA OZHUKATHIRKU MUZHU VIROADHAM-ஜீவகாருண்ய ஒழுக்கத்திற்கு முழு விரோதம்).
- The wild animals such as the tigers, lions etc. kill by violence the other living beings and feed on the fleshy food which is dark natured (THAAMASA AAHAARAM-தாமச ஆகாரம்) and satisfy their hunger and with the joy of satisfaction, they are happy; could it be taken for granted that such happiness is the partial expression of the Almighty’s natural self existent manifestation and perfectly full expression of individual living being’s natural self existent enlightenment ?
This cannot be so; by taking the dark natured (THAAMASA-தாமசம்)) fleshy food, the partial expression of the Almighty’s natural self existent manifestation which is perfect SATHUVA-சத்துவம் or brightful reality and the soul’s (complete) natural self enlightened manifestation, which is partial ‘SATHUVAM-சத்துவம்’ the bright quality of the self existent reality, will not manifest just as light would not get manifested by darkness.
- Why this food is called as dark natured food (தாமச ஆகாரம்-THAAMASA AAHAARAM) ?
This food is termed as dark natured (THAAMASA-தாமச) or objectionable food, as it is got by violence or harm, (IMSAI-இம்சை), which had veiled the soul enlightenment so that the Almighty’s self existent enlightenment (which is immanent) could not be expressed or manifested.
- Of what is that manifestation, which is the happy manifestation of the joyful satisfaction, derived from this kind of (THAAMASA-தாமச) food ?
It is to be known that it is the illusory (MAAYA-மாயா) manifestation of the beginning less primordial natured, living, bound souls psychic instruments (ANAADHI PASU KARANA-அனாதி பசு கரண).
- What is meant by ‘PASU” the bound Soul ?
The embodied soul, which has its soul knowledge veiled, because of the combined effects of the Bondage (BANDHAM-பந்தம்) of three kinds of impurities (MALAM-மலம்), called AANAVAM (ஆணவம்) impurity of egoism or self sense), MAAYAI (மாயை-impurity of illusion) and KANMAM (கன்மம்-the impurity of the chained effects of past deeds).
- How does the bound soul ‘PASU’ get enlightenment ?
As the brightness of the light of the sun is still manifested even through the darkness of the cloud which hide or veil the sun, the cloudy (blackish) darkness also get enlightened or illuminated as brightness, similarly even through the impure illusory, psychic principle (ASUDDHA MAAYA KARANAM-அசுத்த மாயா காரணம்) and the dark natured (lethargic) quality (THAAMASA GUNAM-தாமச குணம்) are of unenlightened nature, they get expressed as illumination, through the special all pervasive Enlightenment of the Supreme Being (PARA JEEVA VILAKKAM-பர ஜீவ விளக்கம்) which is veiled by themselves. Hence, it is to be known that the manifestation arising out of the dark natured (THAAMASA-தாமச) food (got by violence) is only the manifestation of the impure illusory psychic principles (ASUDDHA MAAYA KAARANA VILAKKAM-அசுத்த மாயா காரண விளக்கம்).
- But the plants such as trees, grass and paddy are spoken as living being (UYIR-உயிர்), if we do harm and violence to the plants when plucking their produce and consume as food ARE NOT they considered as impure dark natured (THAAMASA-தாமச) flesh like food stuff ? IS NOT the happiness got by consuming them, the happiness of the impure psychic principles (ASUDDHA KARANAM-அசுத்த கரணம்) ?
It is true that even the plants such as the trees, grass and paddy are also having LIFE (UYIR-உயிர்) and the food extracted from them by violence, is certainly the partially dark natured (AEKADEESA THAAMASA AAHAARAM-ஏகதேச தாமச ஆகாரம்), and the happiness caused by the consumption of the food is also that of impure psychic principle (ASUDDHA KARANA-அசுத்த கரணம்), but in truth (strictly speaking) it is not so.
i) the beings such as trees, grass, paddy etc. are also LIVES (UYIRKAL-உயிர்கள்) endowed with one sense (OAR ARIVU-ஓர் அறிவு) only with the sense of touch (PARISAMபரிச உணர்வு).
ii) The life manifestation (JEEVA VILAKKAM-ஜீவ விளக்கம்) in such bodies, get expressed partially only to some extent.
iii) The seeds, from which life sprouts, are like other (dormant) seeds, inert and lifeless phenomena.
iv) We ourselves can cultivate life in the seeds by sowing them in the fields.
v) We are not separating their LIVES (from their plant body, when we get for food, the lifeless inconscient seeds, unripe fruits, flowers, roots, green leaves or herbs etc., all of which are only some part of the plant body, causing (or capable of) life germination but they themselves are LIFELESS, inert phenomena still existing in the life system (UYIRKAL IDATHU UYIR THOONRARKU IDAMAANA JADAM-உயிர்கள் இடத்து உயிர் தோன்றற்கு இடமான ஜடம்), but we do not consume the PRIME (CAUSAL) life source of the plant.
vi) Further the plucking off of the seeds, unripe fruits, etc. do not cause by harm (or pain), just as the cutting of the nails and hairs, and the letting out of semen, fluid do not cause any harm or pain (IMSAI-இம்சை) to the body.
vii) AND, as the species of the plant kingdom do not have the proper growth or evolution (VIRUTHI-விருத்தி) of the psychic principles (ANTHAKARNAM-அந்தக் கரணங்கள்) such as the mind etc.,
From the above said reasons, it is to be known that the plucking off the seeds, unripe fruits, etc. is not at all doing any violence of murder (or killing of life) nor it is causing any pain or suffering; and hence it is not against “the soulful compassion” also one should know that is ONLY the natural self existent Manifestation of the Almighty, inter related with the soulful enlightenment of the living being.
- How is it that the seeds, produced in the plants such as the trees, etc., are inconscient, inert phenomenon (JADAM-ஜடம்), which are capable of germinating life (infusing life) in due course (of time) ?
If there were life (JEEVAN-ஜீவன்) in the seeds, they should have grown with produce, even before sowing (we sow them) in the fields. Even when seeds are sown in the field, some seeds do not germinate (or grow).
Besides the seeds is the primary (CAUSE ‘KAARANAM’(காரணம்) (for germination). This cause (as seed) is to effect the germination and growth of the (Plant) body, this truth is known even by little children. Also the evolving soul or LIFE is eternal: Whereas the (impure) body is non eternal or transient. The eternal soul (or life) does not require any cause for existence, only the non eternal transient body requires cause (to exist and evolve). Hence, the seeds are known to be inert, inconscient phenomena(JADAM-ஜடம்).
- How is it that the souls (are infused or) get into the seeds?
If we supply water to the seeds (sown already) mixed with the soil of the field, the souls combined with their atom sized bodies, enter the soil of the fields through that water, according to the Law and order (NIYATHI-நியதி) of the Almighty, and mix up with the evolving or processing energy (PAKKUVA SAKTHI-பக்குவ சக்தி) of the soil, get infused into the seeds.
- Some people say that the sprouts (mulaikal-முளைகள்) should NEVER be plucked off; how is it that we can eat seeds, unripe fruits, green leaves, etc. as food ?
When the seeds get settled in the soil of the field, the souls pass through the water (rained or irrigated) mix up with the evolving or processing energy (PAKKUVA SAKTHI-பக்குவ சக்தி) and get infused into the seeds; and hence, the sprouts are not inconscient, inert phenomena, just like the seeds, unripe fruits etc., Hence, it is true that the sprouts should not be plucked off.
34) Even though the plucking off the seeds, unripe fruits, fruits etc. does not involve the life destruction. Is there no impurity in them, such as that fund in nails, hairs semen etc., ?
As there is neither significant evolution or growth in the phenomena of the constitution (THATHUVA VIRUTHI-தத்துவ விருத்தி) nor significant (evolution or) growth of the constituent part (THATHUVA VIRUTHI-தத்துவ விருத்தி) there is no impurity in them.
Hence it is to be known that the consuming the seeds, unripe fruits, ripe fruits, green leaves etc., of the plants such as the trees, grass and paddy etc. is not against the soulful compassion.
35.Is it not that the flesh food (non vegetarian food) the prescribed or ordained food (NIYATHI AAHAARAM-நியதி ஆகாரம்) for the wild such as tiger etc. ?
That kind of food (non vegetarian, flesh food) is not the one prescribed by the Law of Divine creation (SIRUTTI NIYATHI AAHAARAM-சிருட்டி நியதி ஆகாரம்). That (flesh food) had been inherited by traditional habits. Hence,. such defects could be rectified and they can be trained on the virtuous or bright natured food “SATHUVA AAHAARAM” (சத்துவ ஆகாரம்-vegetarian food).
For instance, a man of righteous conduct (SEELAM UDAIYAVAN-சீலம் உடையவன்), keeps guard, for the cats and dogs brought up in (accustomed to ) the house, from straying out, in search of impure (flesh) food and orders to practice on the pure vegetarian food only from the beginning, they too, are feeding on them and sustain their life.
In the same manner it is to be understood that since there are no able person to supervise and keep guard on them wild animals such as tigers, lions etc., and to practice them only on the consumption of pure (vegetarian) food, they are consuming the impure (non vegetarian) food habitually.
Hence it is to be truly realized that to kill any living being, for feeding another living being is neither acceptable to the Omnigrace of the Almighty nor suitable to the conduct of Soulful Compassion.
The bliss that is the attainment (Sathiyam-சத்தியம்) of the perfected, accomplished practice, through the means (SAADHANAM-சாதனம்), that is the conduct of soulful compassion of two kinds called “APARA INBAM” (அபர இன்பம்) the lower or lesser kind of bliss and “PARA INBAM”(பர இன்பம்) the Supreme kind of Bliss.
APARA INBAM (அபர இன்பம்) Lower or lesser kind of bliss caused by desire etc is called the lower kind of compassion. They include some of the joys enjoyable in this worldly life (IMMAI-இம்மை).
Even the haughty persons who think that there is none greater than themselves, imposing themselves as the superior most, give up their haughtiness and approach the charitable minded persons for food and praise them when affected by hunger.
Even the vain glorious, spend thrifts or ostentatious persons (DAMBAR-டம்பர்) who entertain in certain occasions or deeds in so many showy ways, give up their lavish mentality and get bewildered, when affected by hunger.
If this be the case with respect to such individuals (of dignified status) what will be the suffering of the poor having nothing with them for support when they are affected by hunger. If such people get food in that critical moment, what kind of happy satisfaction will be expressed in them, what kind of gain will be obtained for those who were responsible to make them happy. One should know that it is hardly possible to describe such kind of happiness.
(When HUNGER assails the physical frame, what happens…..?) when people are too much overtaken by hunger, faculty of the PSYCHE (JEEVA ARIVU-ஜீவ அறிவு) gets stupefied and confused without Enlightenment as a result, the immanent manifestation of the Almighty which is the presiding knowledge of the soulful knowledge (ARIVUKKU ARIVU-அறிவுக்கு அறிவு) gets veiled, when that the manifestation of the Almighty gets veiled the principle of the Supreme soul (PURUDA THATTHUVAM-புருட தத்துவம்) declines, when that gets tired, the principle of the primordial creative matter PRAKIRUTHI (பிரகிருதி) becomes blunted; when that gets blunted differentiation in the triple GUNAS (குணங்கள்) (qualities) follow suit, the mind becomes distorted and scattered, reasoning power (BUDDHI-புத்தி) gets spoiled thoughts of determination (CHITHAM-சித்தம்) becomes confused; egoism (AHANKAARAMஅஹங்காரம்) gets spoiled thoughts of determination (SITHAM-சித்தம்) become confused, egoism (AHANGAARAM-அஹங்காரம்) gets destroyed, the principle of the vital life energy (PRAANAN-பிராணன்) whirls;
The five elements of nature (BHOOTHANGAL-பூதங்கள்) are subjected to sultriness; the three humours of the body the air or gas (VAATHA-வாதம்), the bile (PITHA-பித்தம்) and the phlegm (SLEATHUMAM-சிலேத்துமம்) change their states or position (NILAI MAARU-நிலை மாறு), the eyes become dim and get sunken, deeply ears become deaf with humming noise (KUMM ENDRU SEVIDU PADU-கும்மென்று செவிடு படுதல்), tongue becomes dry and parched nose becomes softened and scorched skin becomes thin due to emaciation (MELINTHU-மெலிந்து) and looses its sensitivity, hands and legs become weary and withered (supple THUVALU-துவளுதல்) speech changes its tone (THONI MAARI-தொனி மாறுதல்) and becomes faltered (kularu-குழறு), teeth get shaken, organs (passage or track) of excretion faeces and urine (MALA JALA VAZHI-மல ஜல வழி) become heated up the complexion (MAENI-மேனி) becomes darkened as the body becomes scorched (KARUHUDHAL-கருகுதல்); hairs become disarrayed (VERIKKINDRANA-வெறிக்கின்றன), losing root-force, nerves become softened and emaciated; the muscles and arteries etc., (NAADIKAL-நாடிகள்) loose their grip and become softened or tender (KUZHAIDHAL-குழைதல்) bones become scorched and joints loosen (NEKKU VIDUTHAL-நெக்கு விடுதல்) heart burns (VEEHU) brain contracts, generative fluid (semen, SUKKILA-சுக்கிலம்) flesh (MAAMISAMமாமிசம்) become dried (SUVARU-சுவறுதல்) flesh (MAAMISAM-மாமிசம்) becomes soft and spoiled of its nature (THANMAI KEDUTHAL-தன்மை கெடுதல்) stomach burns in a terrified state (BAKEEL ENDRU ERIKINRADHU-பகீர் என்று எரிகின்றது), distress and languishments (THAAPA SOPANGAL-தாப சோபங்கள்) affect more often (MENMEALUM UNDAAHUDHAL-மென்மேலும் உண்டாகுதல்), the signs and symptoms and also the experiences of very closely approaching death appear; all these sufferings (and also symptoms) of hunger are common to all living beings.
All these sufferings get removed hunger is satisfied with the consumption of food available to them, then all the functional and structural principles (THATHUVANKAL-தத்துவங்கள்) in and out of the body luxuriate (THAZHAITHU-தழைத்து); the inner soul and mind (ULLAM-உள்ளம்) becomes cool and calm (kulirndhu-குளிர்ந்து) Enlightenment and knowledge (ARIVU-அறிவு) shine forth; the glow of luster (KALAI-கலை) of the individual being and the (IMMANENT), Universal soul (KADAVUL-கடவுள்) become fully manifested, both in the soul and on the face (AGATHILUM MUHATHILUM-அகத்திலும் முகத்திலும்) and an incomparable felicity or joy of satisfaction (THIRUPTHI INBAM-திருப்தி இன்பம்) born out of the alleviation of the hunger results. What is that virtue which can be compared to this virtue which causes this delightful joy ? Which is the Supreme God with such noble people accomplishing such virtuous deeds can be compared ? It should be truthfully known that they (the donors) are really the part and parcel (AMSAM-அம்சம்), of the SUPREME ALMIGHTY above all me (minor) Deities.
From what has been said will be seen that the pangs of hunger can be said pangs of hell, the pangs of birth and the death and the Blissful joy or BEATITUDE of satisfaction accruing on account of food, is identically same as the eternally immutable Bliss of emancipates (EKKALATHUM MAARUPADAATHA MOAKSHA INBAM-எக்காலும் மாறுபடாத மோட்ச இன்பம்) pervading and filling everywhere inner and outer lower and upper and other sides.
(UPAKAARA KARUVI)
(But why should HUNGER be and aspect of human life ?)
If there be no hunger, none would expect others for food if there is no expectation helping deeds, will not manifest as result, the Compassion will not manifest, as result, the soulful compassion will not manifest, in its absence the omni grace of the Almighty will not be attained. Hence it is to be means provided by the Almighty God.
The amount of happiness felt by persons affected by hunger. When they see food, will be greater than they see their father, mother wife children land gold etc. If such were the case how much will be the happiness when they eat the food to satisfy their hunger ? Hence it is to be known the essential form the outer form and the inherent nature of attributes (SOROOPA, ROOPA, SUABHAAVAM-சொரூப ரூப சுபாவம்) of food are verily the same sorooupa, roopa suabhave or attributes of the Almighty God’s Omnigrace, as part and parcel, infinitesimally (EAKADEASAM-ஏகதேசம்).
WHEN CEREMONIES AND festivities such as marriage, birth of a child worship of the Divine (DEYVAM PADAITHAL-தெய்வம் படைத்தல்) and other ceremonies are conducted at considerable expense towards various rites (SADANGUKAL-சடங்குகள்). So many pastime or so many wonder (VINODHAM-வினோதம்) variously different shows of pride and vanity (PERUMAIPPAADU-பெருமைப்பாடு) which are to be controlled and greater attention should be paid towards the happiness of the hunger stricken people by feeding them on these respective occasions. Those who are responsible for such charities, will secure for more delightful joy than the actual happiness felt by those who are relieved of hunger, this is the actual truth which everyone should understand.
There are people who, during the marriage functions, in the midst of the decorations of the marriage pandhals, several rites pertaining to marriage so many pastimes (VINODHAM-வினோதம்) like dance, music, parties, vanity shows (PERUMAIPPADU-பெருமைப்பாடு) such as various dainty dishes (APPA VARKKAM-அப்ப வர்க்கம்) and variety rices etc., (CHITHRAANNAM-சித்திரான்னம்) and thus are indulged in proud pleasures are not prepared EKKALIPPU-(எக்களிப்பு) (excessive joy tinged with conceit) even to look at the faces of poor people suffering from hunger. In the midst of such occasions, there are instances, are subject to any calamity. At their children or spouse are subject to any calamity., at that time they lose all the delightful joys that they were enjoying at the moment of sorrow, the pandhals with magnificent decorations, positive and negative thoughts of rites several pastimes like songs, dances and musical performances processions, various types of gifts of honour (VARISAI) and other luxuries etc., are not found to prevent such calamities taking place.
If, on the other hand, the hunger stricken people had been fed with food on this happy occasion, by their conduct of compassion having removed their hunger and thus helped to reveal the manifestation of the Almighty’s OMINIGRACE and Divine bliss in respect of the poor which would have reflected in their faces, emanating from their inner heart and Soul : That kind of Grace manifestation and Divine bliss would have certainly eliminated that calamity and truly paved the way for them, having expressed in themselves the same and similar Enlightenment of Grace – manifestation and the Divine bliss.
Hence it is to be known to be marriages etc., persons should according to their (means) financial resources or standards, relieve the hunger of the poor and create delightful joy of satisfaction.
(i) If family persons who have been suffering from not easily curable diseases like gastric trouble, the chronic stomach pain (SOOLAI-சூலை), leprosy (KUNMAM-குன்மம்) etc., can, according to their financial resources continue to observe the relieving the distress of as vow, of hunger service that of Soulful Compassion itself will serve as an effective medicine and cure their disease and also bring special relief and felicity in them. This is always true.
(ii) If those without a descendant for a family persons long time who have been undergoing various kinds of fasts and observances (VIRATHAM, vow-விரதம்) for being blessed with the birth of a descendant child can feed the hungry poor people as an observable vow (VIRATHAM-விரதம்) according to their status, they are sure to be blessed with issues of good intellectual – type by the service of that Soulful Compassion. This is always true.
(iii) Then there are those family persons who feel sorrow with fear of death the they may not live long realizing the portending signs of death if such people according to their own resources resort to the strict observance of feeding the hungry poor people that kind of service with soulful compassion itself will confer on them full LONG LIFE. THIS IS ALWAYS TRUE.
(iv) There are those family persons who feel distressed with respect to the destitution of education knowledge, wealth and worldly pleasures (BHOAGAM-போகம்) etc., if such people according to their living standards take to the strict observance of feeding the hungry poor, the service of soulful compassion will in its wake fetch for them, the desired education knowledge, wealth and worldly pleasures etc., THIS IS ALWAYS TRUE.
(v) Those family persons who as a rule of strict observance, take to the feeding of the hungry poor people with soulful compassion will not be affected by heat in summer, simmering sand will not be affected their tear neither will they be affected by calamities (UPATHIRAM-உபத்திரம்), such as heavy rains, fierce winds, deep snow powerful thunder and big fire etc., dreadful diseases such as small (VEEDU SIKHAI) poisonous wind and pox toxic fever like malaria, typhoid etc., will not affect them. They will not be disturbed by the floods of rivers, thieves and enemies. They will not be dishonoured by the royalty and good (minor deities). Their land will produce more and more without much effort on their part, their business will fetch increased profits and if employed. They will always go higher and higher in rank without interruption; They will always be surrounded by relatives and servants they will not be threatened by wild beasts, ferocious creatures ghosts and evil deities etc., Verily and surely dangers of any kind due to bad KARMA (fate, OOZH VAGAI) and carelessness, will not fail upon those family person with soulful compassion. (JEEVAKARUNYA), whatever be their caste, creed, religion and activity are fit to be worshipped by all such as Devas, MUNIS, siddhas, and yogis. The GOD, THE OMNIPOTENT Himself stands a witness to this statement.
END OF PART.1
Translated by
Th. ARULTHIRU GNANA SAMBANDAM,
SIDDHI VALAHAM,
METTUKKUPPAM, 607 802.
CUDDALORE DISTRICT,
TAMIL NADU STATE,
S.INDIA,
INDIA.
It's very good effort translating "Jeevakarunyam' into English.
It's core "Vallalar" Concept....
Thanks to Thiru.ARULTHIRU GNANA SAMBANDAM also....
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