(66-2) Conquering Death

 SECTION TWO

மரணத்தை வெல்லும் வழி

MARANATTHAI VELLUM VAZHI

THE PATH TO CONQUER DEATH

INTRODUCTION

Any man - be he wealthy or poor, learned or idiot, strong or weak, good or bad, has to meet death in this life. The fact that the body dies is an unavoidable consequence of taking birth.

‘Anything born must die’ states Krishna in his Geetaa.

Can you ever outlive death state?

How it would be to be immortal?

What do you understand by the term immortality?

Should you as the wretched creature you are –

eking out a living in some routine job; married to someone to propagate your family; giving up all your energy and wealth to bring up some one who just shares your chromosomes; fight diseases and desires; grow old and like used up curry leaves get thrown off at the end –

desire to be immortal? What for? To continue the same wretched life? 

Do you want an immortal life living like a jailed worm day in and day out?

Death is a blessing for a person who thinks that he is just the body with a name and form born to some parents; and does the job of giving birth to some more human species to help gene-propagation!

Well! Nothing great about that! Animals also do the same without the comfort of language, literature, and the left-brain capabilities!

Man is just an evolved animal; not a special creation of any God!

He also has to die like any other animal, if he lives like an animal. His ability to speak does not add any divinity to him. 

How to get over this death hanging like a sword over the head at all times, ready to drop at any time?

Bharati leads the way! He found out how not to die when the body dies!

Learn from him and follow his path to immortality!

பொன்னார்ந்த திருவடியைப் போற்றியிங்கு

 புகலுவேன் யானறியுமுண்மையெல்லாம்

PONNAARNTHA THIRUVADUYAI PORRI YINGU

PUGALUVEN YAANARRIYU MUNMAI YELLAAM

I will extol the auspicious feet (of ParaaShakti, the manifest Brahman)

which shine beautiful like the gold;

and will reveal all the truths I know of.

முன்னோர்களெவ்வுயிரும் கடவுள் என்றார்

 முடிவாக அவ்வுரையை நான் மேற்கொண்டேன்

 அன்னோர்களுரைத்ததன்றிச் செய்கையில்லை

அத்வைத நிலைகண்டால் மரணமுண்டோ?

MUNNORGAL EVVUYIRUNG KADAVULENRRAAR

MUDIVAAGA AVVURAIYAI NAANMERR KONDEN

ANNORGA LURAITTHATHANRRICH CHEYGAI YILLAI.

ADVAITA NILAI KANDAAL MARANA MUNDO?

The Sages of the yore stated that all the beings are Brahman in essence,

as their final conclusion (Upanishads/Vedanta).

I accepted those words as the whole truth.

There is nothing more commendable than

following the instructions of those great ones.

Can there be death after realizing the state of non-duality?

முன்னோர்களுரைத்தபல சித்தரெல்லாம்

 முடிந்திட்டார் மடிந்திட்டார் மண்ணாய்விட்டார்

MUNNORGA LURAITTHAPALA SITTHA RELLAAM

MUDINTHITTAAR, MADINTHITTAAR, MANNAAY VITTAAR.

The Siddhas who attained the highest state ever possible,

who get mentioned in the Vedas (scriptures of the yore),

have ended, died, and have got absorbed into the earth (mud).

பொந்திலேயுள்ளாராம்

வனத்திலெங்கோ புதர்களிலேயிருப்பாராம்

பொதியைமீதே சந்திலே சவுத்தியிலே நிழலைப்போலே

 சற்றெயங்கங்கே தென்படுகின்றாராம்

PONTHILE YULLAARAAM VANATTHI LENGO

PUTHARGALILE YIRUPPARAAM POTHIYAI MEETHE

SANTHILE SAVUTTHIYILE NIZALAIP POLE

SARRE YANG KANGKE THEN PADUGINRRAA RAAM,

They (Siddhas) are said to live in some holes, in some bushes in the forest;

they appear in the Podigai hill,

 here and there sometimes

in the squares and narrow streets like shadows,

so it is said!

(Who are Siddhas?

These are some great beings, who realized the Self and exist as invisible entities.

They master all the Siddhis mentioned in the scriptures and are very powerful.

They have no names or forms.

They cannot be seen by ordinary beings for sure.

They live in their own realm (SiddhaLoka) where they can take on any form they like.

Though it is rumored, that they are seen in some hills by travelers who visit such places, it cannot be true, because the very principle of Siddha nature is to be invisible to one and all. They will never come near any ignorant being of the world and help him solve his day-to day problems.

They wander in any world of Gods as they like.

They have no restrictions.

Human beings cannot see them in their minds or through the medium of physical eyes.

In the long past, some of them had appeared on the earth to teach the greatness of Self-realization to King Janaka.

But even he could not see them, but heard only their words in his mind.

(and the ignorant people here talk of seeing Siddhas in hills and bushes!) (?)

They had come to Dasharatha’s court once and listened to Vasishta’s discourse to Rama staying invisible to them also. (YogaVaasishta context)

Bharati also calls himself as a Siddha.

Here the word Siddha means ‘one who has achieved Self-realization’.

Bharati also has no name and form, like any other Siddha!

Bharati says-

Siddhas are seen as forms it is said; but it cannot be true because Siddhas do not have physical bodies.

If physical bodies are there, they surely have taken birth to some parents; will grow; and die.

This is Brahma’s rule set for this Creation.

Anyone born must die, if he thinks he is the physical body with a name and is born to someone.)

 நொந்தபுண்ணைக் குத்துவதில் பயனென்றில்லை

NONTHAPUNNAI KUTTUVATHIR PAYANON RRILLAI

There is no use in digging the already paining wound once again.

(Yes! It is a painful fact that keeps pricking every mind that is stuck to a body!

‘Anyone born must die!’

Even if he is the noble soul like Jesus, even if he is a great teacher like Shankara, even if he is a great devotee like Raamaanuja, or even if be a messenger of peace like Buddha - he has to die for sure!

No one can escape the sword of Yama!

All their bodies also died and got cremated like all other bodies!

Rule is a rule, whether you are a saint or a cheat!

The body dies because it has birth as its beginning!) 

நோவாலே மடிந்திட்டான் புத்தன் கண்டீர்

 அந்தணனாம் சங்கராசார்யன் மாண்டான்

 அதற்கடுத்த விராமாஅநுஜனும் போனான்

 NOVAALE MADINTHITTAN BUDDHAN KANDEER

ANTHANAAM SHANKARAA CHAARYAN MAANDAAN

ATHARKADUTTHA VIRAAMAA A NUJANUM PONAAN

Know that Buddha died of some pain (illness).

The Brahmin Sage Shankaraachaarya also died.

Later Raamaanuja also departed.

சிலுவையிலேயடியுண்டு யேசு செத்தான்

 தீயதொரு கணையாலே கண்ணன் மாண்டான்

 பலர் புகழுமிராமனுமே யாற்றில் வீழ்ந்தான்

CHILUVIYELE YADIYUNDU YESU SETTAAN

THEEYATHORU KANAIYAALE KANNAN MAANDAAN

PALARPUGAZHA MIRAAMANUME YAARRIL VEEZHNTHAAN

Jesus died nailed to the cross.

Kannan (Krishna) died hit by a sharp arrow.

Rama, who is praised by all, also gave up his body by entering the river.

 பார்மீது நான்சாகாதிருப்பேன் காண்பீர்!

 மலிவுகண்டீரிவ்வுண்மை பொய்கூறேன் யான்,

 மடிந்தாலும் பொய்கூறேன்

மானுடர்க்கே நலிவுமில்லை சாவுமில்லை கேளீர் கேளீர்!

PAARMEETHU NAANSAAGAA THIRUPPEN, KAANPEER-

MALIVUKANDEE RIVVUNMAI POYKOO RRENYAAN

MADINTHAALUM POY KOORREN MAANU DARKKE

NALIVUMILLY SAAVUMILLY KELEER KELEER

But know this fact that I alone will remain

without dying on this wide earth.

This is the truth par excellence; I will never lie!

I will never lie even if I die!

For the descendents of Manu (embodied beings)

there is no withering away, no death!

Listen! Listen!

(Bharati now declares boldly: ‘Let them all die! But ‘I’ will not die!’

What does he mean when he says that he alone is deathless; but all others have died including Rama and Krishna?

How can Bharati alone become immortal?

Is he lying?

No he is not!

But he says that he will not die!

For that matter any man can conquer death and become deathless; he says!

How? What is the secret of conquering death?

Bharati reveals the secret in the upcoming verses!)