Deivathin Kural Series - 133

Om Namah Sivaya.
Deivathin Kural # 133 of 10 Jan 2007.
1. To-day's title is 'Siva-Sakthiyin Aikya Sthanam', ie., 'The Center Point of the Unity of Siva-Sakthi', occuring in pages 594 to 598, in Volume 1 of Deivathin Kural, Tamil version, published by Vanady Padippagam, Chennai.
2. Avvai Patti says, "Annaiyum Pithavum Munnari Deivam", meaning, Mother and Father are the first known Gods. That God is sitting as, 'Ardha Nareeswara', (half female and half male God!). We approach that Ardha Nareeswara, thinking that we have both the Gods as one. But this itself creates some confusion and contradictions. If we want to fall in their feet, one leg is His and one leg Hers. When ever there is more than one, the human mind always starts comparing. Immediately, it leads to problems!
3. For Siva we need to use Bilva leaves for Archana. For Devi, we need Konrai or Iruvatchi flowers! This flower if it falls in His feet, will it be an insult? We want just a glance from the God. The question is, should that glance be from the Left eye or Right eye? From Siva or Sakthi?
4. One poet confounds the confusion. Neelkanda Deekshidar, who was a discendant of Appaia Deekshidar, and who was a Minister in the Pandya Dynasty, in Madurai, is that poet. In his poem known as, 'Ananda Sagara Sthawam', he starts singing the praise of Meenakshi, creates a dispute between Siva and Parvathi. He says, "Amma! What is this? Your husband is very outrageous. He grabs your name and fame! He is said to have got the name as 'Kama Daganar', by burning the God of Love, by one sight. He burnt Cupid, by using the third eye, located in the center of the eye-brows. So His victory is half your victory. But He has taken all credit, for the destruction of Kama. In this atleast, He has half credit. But He has another name as, 'Kaala Kaalan'. He is said to have, kicked Kaalan, with His Leg. Which leg did He use for this action? He used the left leg. That leg is Yours! 100% Yours! How can He take all the credit, for what You did? You did the 'Kaala Samharam' and He has misappropriated the name and fame?!"
5. With poetic licence, he brings home the point, that without Devi's blessings, we cannot hope to win over, lust and infatuation. That we cannot progrees beyond the dichotomy of Life-Death cycle without Her Grace! Neelakanda Deekshidar was a great Devotee of the primordial Parents of the whole Universe, that is, Siva and Parvathi. He does not stop at creating the dispute. In 'Siva Leelarnava', he identifies the place from where the Grace of Ardha Nareeswara, springs. Once we understand this, all the confusion of Life itself, will vanish. What he tells in brief, has to be elaborated, to make it succinctly clear to our minds.
6. We have the tendency to view and analyse anything and everything, by looking at it part by part and by differenciation! We have named Siva as, 'Maadu-oru Pangan'(one part woman), and 'Umai-oru Baagan'(one-side-Uma). We have named Her as, 'Baagam PiriyaL'(never-seperated).
Can we not set aside all seperateness and see them as one entity? If we see them as two bodies, joined as one; then the problem remains as to whose eye is this and whose leg is this and so on.
7. What is indivisible? Atom? Even that is being split, leading to much confrontations, and fear. If we think of God as a intangible, immaterial, subtle and formless; then the problem gets slightly simplified. There has to be center point or the heart of it. Here is where the poet helps us.
8. As the heart is the center of a body, there has to be a center of that heart too. It must be subtler than even an atom. An atom can be seen by spectroscopic analysis. The mind! Not only for Ardha Nareeswarar, whatever the form of the God, go beyond the form. With our mind, when we reach that mind of God whom we are praying to, all problems get solved, in one stroke.
9. As long as we are meditating on a form, such as Parameswara Swaroopam, then our mind is oscillating between His, Jadai, Ganga, third eye, Neela Kant, and so on. But if we are looking to focus on God's mind, our own minds oscillations come to a stand still. Our mind has a hundred crore thoughts. Majority of them will be faulty, confused, hazy, selfish, wishes and desires. But the Mind of the Parents of all worlds and all existance, can only be all unconditional LOVE!!! To take us there, is Kumara Swami, the product of Siva-Sakthi-Unity.
Sambhomahadeva.