He granted me bliss supreme - mantrA 123

srigurubhyO namahA

Detailing the state of being of the siva yOgin further this mantrA describes the transcendence of the yOgin to a realm that is beyond the control of the celestials.

அளித்தான் உலகெங்கும் தானான உண்மை
அளித்தான் அமரர் அறியா உலகம்
அளித்தான் திருமன்றுள் ஆடுந் திருத்தாள்
அளித்தான் போ஢ன்பத்து அருள்வெளி தானே. I.1.11.123.

He Granted Me Bliss Supreme

He made me see the truth that He pervades all,
Granted me the vision of the world that even Devas know not,
The vision of the Sacred Feet in Holy Sabha's cosmic dance,
Granted me His infinite Grace and the Bliss supreme. I.1.11.123.

Com - He made me see the truth that He pervades all, The lord siva made me realise that there is but the one supreme that pervades all the manifest worlds Granted me the vision of the world that even Devas know not, lord siva also granted me (through the above mentioned vision of ‘reality’) the state of unending bliss that eludes even the dEvAs The vision of the Sacred Feet in Holy Sabha’s cosmic dance, He (lord siva) graced me by firmly establishing His holy feet that are ever engaged in performing the cosmic dance in the peerless space of paramAkAshA (subtle ether) Granted me His infinite Grace and the Bliss supreme (and through that) He granted me the state of supreme bliss (paramAnandA), the result of basking in the effulgence of His grace.

# This mantrA follows on from the previous one. The term ‘ ulagengum thAnAna unmai’ or ‘the truth that He pervades all’ refers to the state of being of the siva yOgin who can see only siva everywhere. The yOgin though aware of the perception of multiplicity, is ever clear about the ultimate cause of such apparent diversity. He sees nothing but the supreme siva, the seed cause, everywhere and in everything.

The term ‘ amarar ariyA ulagam’ or ‘ the vision of the world that even dEvAs know not’ is a hidden metaphor. Rather than understanding this to be a state of being which the dEvAs or celestial beings do not experience, it should be recognised as the state of being or world that is beyond the ruler ship of the dEvAs. That is, the dEvAs here refers to the divinities / energies that operate from within the lower opening/ door of the mUlAdhAra chakra. These divinities function in a manner that regulates / limits the expansive self consciousness of the jIvA. As a result of achieving the perception of reality at a level where there is but the one supreme (advaita siddhi), the yOgin resides at a plane that is transcendent to the lower chakrAs. Through perfection of the techniques of sivayOgA, the aspirant remains in equipoise and with full awareness of reality at all times (refer to previous mantrA detailing the state of shuddha jAgrat).

The term ‘ thirumandrul AdunthiruthAl’ or the ‘ sacred feet in the holy sabhA’s cosmic dance’ refers to the attainment of the holy feet/ grace that manifests from within the golden effulgence that is present in the cidAkAshA or subtle ether.

The term ‘ pErinbatharulveli’ or ‘bliss supreme’ refers to the state where there is no distinction between siva and shaktI – i.e. before the dichotomy in the siva tattvA level leading to the Shakti tattvA. Thus is the state of bliss that is unending, as it is birthless. This is the self state where there is a sAmarasyA or complete unity of siva and Shakti tattvAs.

thirucchitrambalam