Kandhar Anubhuthi – Verse 31 Day 31

sevvaan uruvil thigazh vElavan andru
ovvaadhadhu ena uNarvith thadhuthaan,
avvaaRu aRivaar aRigindradhu alaal
evvaaRu oruvarku isaivip padhuvE.

Vedaant: Apurva, today we are hitting a “Dead-end” in spirituality. It’s the point where all great saints, poets, and geniuses eventually go silent. Do you know why?

Apurva: Wait, even a master of words like Arunagirinathar goes silent? Did Murugha hit the “Mute” button on him or something?

Vedaant: (Laughs) Not quite! It’s just that the experience is so overwhelming. He says, “Sevvaan uruvil thigazh Velavan andru ovvaadhidhu ena unarvithidhu thaan”. The Lord, glowing like a deep crimson sunset sky, taught him something that day. He describes that experience as “Ovvaadhadhu”—meaning it is incomparable to anything else in this world.

Apurva: Okay, if he had such an amazing, out-of-the-world experience, shouldn’t he be shouting it from the rooftops so we can all learn? Why keep it a secret?

Vedaant: That’s the classic dilemma! He says, “Avvaaru arivaar arigindradhalaal”. Only those who have “tasted” it truly know it. Then he asks, “Evvaaru oruvarkku isaivippadhuve?” meaning “How can I possibly explain this to someone who hasn’t felt it?”

Apurva: I’m trying to wrap my head around this. Can you give me a simple example?

Vedaant: Think of it this way: If you were trying to explain the concept of “Red” to someone who has been blind since birth, could you do it? You might say, “It’s like a rose,” but they don’t know what a rose looks like. You might say “It’s warm,” but that’s a feeling, not a color. Words fail because color is an experience.

Apurva: Ah, I get it now! It’s like that famous saying: “Those who have seen it don’t speak, and those who speak haven’t truly seen it.” The experience is just too big for the mouth to handle!

Vedaant: Exactly. Words are tiny buckets, but Muruga’s Grace is a vast ocean. You can’t fit the ocean into a bucket. Arunagirinathar is basically giving us an “Open Invitation” to stop reading about it and start experiencing it for ourselves.

Apurva: Nice Vedaant. What’s today’s takeaway

Vedaant: Today’s Takeaway:

1. Beyond Words: God is not a piece of information; He is a realization. You can’t describe love with a dictionary; you have to feel it. Devotion is the same.
2. Personal Discovery: We shouldn’t settle for someone else’s description of the Divine. Arunagirinathar is encouraging us to seek our own experience, rather than just listening to stories about it.

Apurva: Got it, Vedaant! I’m going to stop looking for more “definitions” of Muruga and start waiting for that “Incomparable” experience myself!

Vedaant: (Laughs) That “waiting” is exactly what deep meditation is, Apurva. The day you get it, you’ll just smile in silence too. See you tomorrow for Verse 32!

Muruga Charanam!