(66-3) Demons you have to conquer

அசுரர்களின் பெயர்

ASURARGALIN PEYAR

NAMES OF THE DEMONS (YOU HAVE TO CONQUER)

நாணத்தைக் கவலையினைச் சினத்தைப் பொய்யை

அச்சத்தை வேட்கைதனை அழித்து விட்டால்

 அப்போது சாவுமங்கேயழிந்துபோகும்

NAANATTHAI KAVALAIYINAICH CHINATTHAI POYYAI

ACCHATTHAI VETKAITHANAI AZHITTHUVITTAAL

APPOTHU SAAVUMANGE YAZHINTHU POGUM

Bashfulness, worry, anger, falsehood,

fear, desire – if these get destroyed,

then death also will get destroyed there.

(What is the first step towards conquering Death?

Like preparing for a battle against a mighty king, you have to prepare for the battle with Yama also, the mightiest of all, who knows not the word ‘defeat’!

Here the word ‘NAANAM’   means shyness or bashfulness.

The embarrassment you have when doing good, when acting humble, when sticking to your own noble principles, when pursuing simplicity in life -   that type of embarrassed feeling has to be given up.

Going the wrong way to impress some worthless specimens of the human species is uncalled for!

Live the way as you like; like Bharati the courageous lion!

Stop worrying!

If you believe that your heart is pure, and like Bharati you believe in a ParaaShakti Mother who will guard you day and night, then stop worrying.

Good or bad, whatever happens is by the will of the Supreme.

Accept the bad also as a medicine given by the mother for your own good.

Do not lose yourself in anger.

Krishna says in Geetaa-

Any object that you continuously contact through the senses or mind, will give rise to a desire to own that object; that paves a way for anxiety and worry.

When the fulfillment of the desire is blocked by any thing, anger rises. Anger makes you forget all your nobility and learning. You sink down to the level of an animal.  You act without a brain. You are no more in control of yourself. Anger controls you.

And in no time you are in utter ruin.

Learn to speak what you feel in your heart.

Bid farewell to all false statements you have picked up from the society which are used mechanically without any feeling. (like the words exported from the west- ‘Sorry’; ‘How are you? /I am fine!’; ‘Thanks/Welcome’; etc etc.

(Indian culture is to melt in regret if anyone is hurt by our words or action; not mechanically move in the world throwing words of ‘sorry’ after you hurt others an umpteen times.

Indian culture is to offer ‘Namaste’ – a salutation to the Brahman who is standing in the front as another person.

Indian culture is to act humble and deny the thanks; not accept it! )

Truth:

Do not speak lies.

(Even painting your face to look like what you are really not- is a lie, for that matter)

Always stick to the truth.

In this context, speaking the truth does not mean saying the literal truth.

You live in 21^st century; not in the times of Harishchandra.

You must be discreet in your truth addiction.

Bheeshma defines truth in MahaBhaarata like this-

That which does the most good to others is truth.

Manu says-

Speak the truth which is pleasing.

Do not speak the truth which is not pleasing.

Speak pleasingly but do not lie.

This is the ancient Dharma.

Fear:

Do not fear anything.

Do not fear death; for it is only for the body.
Do not fear ghosts; for they do not exist at all.

Do not fear failure; for a perfect action never begets failure.

Desire:

A mind filled with desires is a house riddled with rats.

Desire never does anybody any good.

Have the desire to get rid of desires.

Ambition to achieve higher things is different from desiring for sense pleasures.

Objects are inert; they do not contain any pleasure.

The happiness you feel at the fulfillment of a desire is the momentary silence you feel because the desire is gone.

Deliberate on this great truth- ‘if you have no desires at all, how happy you will be!’)

மிச்சத்தைப் பின் சொல்வேன்

சினத்தை முன்னே வென்றிடுவீர்

மேதினியில் மரண மில்லை

 துச்சமெனப் பிறர்பொருளைக் கருதலாலே

 

சூழ்ந்ததெலாம் கடவுளெனச் சுருதி சொல்லும்

  நிச்சயமாம் ஞானத்தை மறத்தலாலே நேர்வதே

மானுடர்க்குச் சினத்தீ நெஞ்சில்

MICCHATTHAI PINCHOLVEN;

CHINATTHAI MUNNE VENRRIDUVEER,

METHINILE MARANAMILLAY

THUCCHAMENAP PIRRARPORULAIK KARUTHA LAALE

CHOOZHNTHATHELAANG KADAVULENACH CHURUTHI CHOLLUM

NICCHAYAMAA JNJNAANATTHAI MARRATTHA LAALE NERVATHE

MAANUDARKKUCH CHINATTHEE NENJCHIL.

I will talk about other things later.

First of all conquer the anger.

There is no death in this world,

if the objects belonging to others are considered as lowly (not desirable).

The Shrutis (Vedas) state that whatever surrounds us is the Supreme.

By forgetting the ascertained knowledge alone,

the fire of anger blazes in the heart of men.

(Of all these instructions, hold on to the instruction of controlling anger.

Anger is an emotion that is necessary of course to make you stand against injustice.

Your intellect should always hold it in control like a sword held in hand.

You should be a soldier in the battlefield; not a brain-damaged murderer.

Getting angry for each and every small thing, like the extra salt in the food; the unexpected power-cut; the sudden rain that drenches you; the hunger that is not satiated; the exhaustion from work; the crying child; and so on.

Day to day affairs need not affect you so much that you always live with a ‘ready to die heart’.

Stop getting overly excited about ordinary events of life.

Actually the term ‘death’ is an imagined word.

There is no death in this world, if you do not desire objects belonging to others.

Desire alone kills you.

If desires are not there, anger also will disappear from your life.

Live the life as it is, without wanting anything.

There is only the ‘Supreme division-less Brahman’ which appears as the divided-world.

You are also Brahman in essence.

Since, you have forgotten this great truth, you are suffering like this.

When you know that only Brahman exists and not any second thing to be desired, how can you desire anything or even get angry because your desire was not fulfilled?)