When I asked Tavayogi while we were on the way to Bukit Rotan what Ramalinga Adigal meant by "Setavar yezhuvaar" or "the dead shall arise" he was not shy to admit that he did not know. He never attempted to give answers to all our questions, in other words, he was not a showoff. He only replied if he knew. We should have taken the cue from him then. When I was carrying out puja in the beginning only with my immediate family, Agathiyar brought many to watch and later participate. When some strangers shared their problems my wife and I made the mistake of going overboard and giving advice. Tavayogi took us to task later when I spoke to him over the phone regarding the troubles we brought onto ourselves with our big mouths. He asked us to show those who come straight to Agathiyar. Let them weep before him, hug him as they wish, and pour their grievances before him, he told us. We learned a lesson that day to zip up. But we never learn, do we, as man has a short memory.
But today I realize that he had touched the Prapanjam but chose to remain silent and spoke only when the need arose. He was indeed the Mouna Guru. For one who reaches this state, there is no right or wrong. Everything exists. Everything was in existence before mankind surfaced. Lands only needed to be discovered. People just needed to be identified. Man then introduced these "newfound" lands and their people and their culture, tradition and religion, and spiritual beliefs to his world and his people. Everything is then given a tag, name, and place on the map. Man does this to have a better understanding of these new discoveries for himself. Seeking to know if there was water on Mars that could sustain existence NASA confirms that liquid water flows there. The underwater world is truly amazing hidden from our eyes. Most of us only see partially. Yes, we only see what is above the ground until the scientists and networks go deep down into the sea and bring us these amazing views. Man only verifies all existence.
When one touches the Prapanjam he becomes self-contained, complete, and blissful. Bharathi knew this. He experienced it. It was shared in his songs. If Ramalinga Adigal called that unimaginable powerhouse Arutperunjothi, Bharathi called her Kannama. Hence it was understandable that everyday issues in sustaining oneself irritated him, as the man, when deeply engrossed in love and affection and enveloped by the Prapanjam, and while in her arms, has someone called out saying they were running out of salt and tamarind. Yes, when we are grounded in worldly affairs we need to look into our supply of groceries to see if it needs to be topped up. But Bharathi was no ordinary man now, he was reaching for the skies and beyond and was into the very womb of Prapanjam. Hence we understand why he failed as a householder and neglected his responsibilities. He was outdoors most of his time engaging with the elements and engrossed in the bliss and love that nature brought forth. He would end up missing meals and could hardly take care of himself. The same goes for Bhagawan Ramana engrossed in this blissful state in the underground Paataala Lingam on the temple grounds of Arunachala.
The following song calls out for us to love each other for LOVE is the one uniting factor - வெளியெல்லாம் காதலால் நிறைத்தால்
அதற்கீடேது சாமி
மனமெங்கும் மாய ஊஞ்சல்
உனதன்பில் ஆட ஆட
மழை பொங்கும் தூய மேகம்
உயிர் உள்ளே சாரல் போட
கோடையும் வாடையும்
பாத்திடா தாவரம்
வரம் நீ தந்தாய்
வான் பூக்குதே
நான் உன் தோளில் கண் சாய
வெண்மீன்கள் பொன் தூவ
காற்றிலே சிறகை நாம் விரித்தால்
துளி ஆகாதோ பூமி
வெளியெல்லாம் காதலால் நிறைத்தால்
அதற்கீடேது சாமி
முத்தம் வைக்கும் வேனீர் காலங்கள்
கட்டி கொள்ளும் ஈர கோலங்கள்
உன் கால் தடம் நானே
என் தாய் நிலம் கண்டேனே
தடாகம் தேகம் வாழும்
காணும் மீன்கள் நீ
நான் மண் சேர்ந்து நீர் போல
உன் சாயல் கொண்டேனே
மரம் ஒரு இசை
மொட்டரும்பு ஒரு இசை
கடல் ஒரு இசை
நம் உடல் ஒரு இசை
நிலவொளி வீசும்
காற்றில் பேசும்
பறவையின் தாய்மை யாழிசை
வெண் சிறகை வீசும்
மூச்சு காற்றிலே
கண் உருக பாடும்
கோடி மூங்கிலே
உன் மொழிகளோடு
தேன் வழிகிறதே
என் மார்பிலே
நீ பேசும் வாசம்
நீ அல்லவா
காற்றிலே சிறகை நாம் விரித்தால்
துளி ஆகாதோ பூமி
வெளியெல்லாம் காதலால் நிறைத்தால்
அதற்கீடேது சாமி
(Source: https://deeplyrics.in/song/ta/manamengum-maaya-oonjal)
The world is full of love. Mother Earth is bubbling with love as the volcano bubbles with lava. The plants that are consumable called vegetables are sitting in the scorching sun just to feed us and other animals. The rocks and boulders withstand the blazing sun just to give us the minerals and much-treasured gems. Now what has man given back except reap and store, and leave the land depleted of its resources? How cruel can we be? I could not bring myself to watch the movie "Avatar" as man plundered other worlds driven by greed. Man sows hatred among others through economic standing, race, and religion. Though man has become a walking timebomb ready to explode and wipe out the world, there are countless souls out there trying to bring a balance to this. I guess this is what the Puranic stories meant when Agathiyar was summoned by Lord Shiva to bring balance to the world as all the Gods congregated at the wedding of Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati. When the Gods were in Kailash the world was left unattended momentarily and it was at the mercy of the Asuric forces I guess then. I presume that as Agathiyar walked the ground his presence changed the world making it a better place to live. The Puranic world I guess needed this Avatar then and we need him again now.