The seventeenth mantra of the first part of the Thirumandiram.
காயம் இரண்டுங் கலந்து கொதிக்கினும்
மாயங் கத்தூரி யதுமிகும் அவ்வழி
தேசங் கலந்தொரு தேவனென் றெண்ணினும்
ஈசன் உறவுக் கெதிரில்லை தானே. 17.
17: Love Profound
Howe'er well the two garlics and musk boil and mix,
Yet will musk's fragrance stand o'ertopping all,
So may all space mix and hold the God as One,
Yet, up welling, pours forth Isan's love profound.
Com - Howe'er well the two garlics and musk boil and mix Even though the two bodies, namely the gross body and the subtle body, are merged together in this life, Yet will musk's fragrance stand o'ertopping all the Vibrations (Spandam), are more pronounced in the body musk with association of Maya, which is the subtle body (as Nada). So may all space mix and hold the God as One And by the Manas (Mind) following that Nada (sonic vibration) and by delving deeply into it, eventually the Atman realises its real identity as Light. Yet, up welling, pours forth Isan's love profound But even still, it will not be as profound an experience as, the Oneness with Siva (Isan) the dweller of Akaashaa (space), in the realm that is beyond that of the body(s).
* The vibration that is spoken of here is generated by the sadhana (yogic practises) of the yogis and is felt in an increased state in the subtle body. The sage recommends the state of Union with Siva above all other devotional states. The word ‘garlic’ is probably used here because it is covered by an outer sheath – similar to the physical (gross) body that is covered over by the sheath, which is the etheric (subtle) body. Here again is an echo of the siddars core view that this gross/physical body is in itself a pathway to liberation and transcendence. The sage makes us observe that the accomplishment of various siddhis (by attuning to the nada or the sonic vibrations) or even the ultimate objective of the atman realising its real identity (as light) is still a lesser experience when compared to the experience of merging or accheiving oneness with the supreme Shiva (as it is an experience both inclusive of and beyond the scope of the bodies, both physical and subtle).
* The vibration that is spoken of here is generated by the sadhana (yogic practises) of the yogis and is felt in an increased state in the subtle body. The sage recommends the state of Union with Siva above all other devotional states. The word ‘garlic’ is probably used here because it is covered by an outer sheath – similar to the physical (gross) body that is covered over by the sheath, which is the etheric (subtle) body. Here again is an echo of the siddars core view that this gross/physical body is in itself a pathway to liberation and transcendence. The sage makes us observe that the accomplishment of various siddhis (by attuning to the nada or the sonic vibrations) or even the ultimate objective of the atman realising its real identity (as light) is still a lesser experience when compared to the experience of merging or accheiving oneness with the supreme Shiva (as it is an experience both inclusive of and beyond the scope of the bodies, both physical and subtle).
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