{"id":3748,"date":"2026-11-01T15:08:34","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T15:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kandar-anubhuti-3\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T15:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T15:08:34","slug":"kandar-anubhuti-3","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kandar-anubhuti-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandar Anubhuti 3 \u00b7 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcb \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba9\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe \u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcb"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O Shanmukha! That which took hold of me and ruled me in that place, what was it? Was it sky, water, earth, fire or wind? Was it the dawning of wisdom? The four Vedas that are chanted? Was it I? Was it the mind? What is that reality?<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[68],"class_list":["post-3748","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-kandar-anubhuti"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"3","verse_sort":3,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcb \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba9\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe \u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcb\n\u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcb \u0ba4\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcb \u0ba8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bcb\n\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcb \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcb \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0ba8\u0bcd\n\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcb \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bbe \u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc7.","english_translation":"O Shanmukha! That which took hold of me and ruled me in that place, what was it? Was it sky, water, earth, fire or wind? Was it the dawning of wisdom? The four Vedas that are chanted? Was it I? Was it the mind? What is that reality?","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b9a\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc7! \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b86\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbe? \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bbe? \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bbe? \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe? \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe? \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba4\u0baf\u0bae\u0bbe? \u0b93\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbe? \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbe? \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbe? \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1?\n\n\u0b85\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd: \u0b9a\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc7.\n\nThe wonder of the experience pours out as a string of questions. The last word answers them all: Shanmukha.\n\nTransliteration: Vaanoa punalpaar kanalmaa ruthamoa \/ Njaanoa thayamoa navilnaan maraiyoa \/ Yaanoa manamoa enaiyaan tavitan \/ Thaanoa porulaa vathusanmukanae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Vaanoa punalpaar kanalmaa ruthamoa \/ Njaanoa thayamoa navilnaan maraiyoa \/ Yaanoa manamoa enaiyaan tavitan \/ Thaanoa porulaa vathusanmukanae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcb|is it the sky?\n\u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bb2\u0bcd|water\n\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd|earth\n\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bb2\u0bcd|fire\n\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd|wind\n\u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b89\u0ba4\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcb|is it the dawning of wisdom?\n\u0ba8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc8|the four Vedas that are recited\n\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcb \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcb|is it I? is it the mind?\n\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b86\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd|the place where it ruled me\n\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b86\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1|what the reality is","meaning_ta":"\u0b9a\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc7! \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b87\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b86\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbe? \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bbe? \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bbe? \u0ba8\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe? \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe? \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba4\u0baf\u0bae\u0bbe? \u0b93\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbe? \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bbe? \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbe? \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bc1?","meaning_en":"O Shanmukha! That which took hold of me and ruled me in that place, what was it? Was it sky, water, earth, fire or wind? Was it the dawning of wisdom? The four Vedas that are chanted? Was it I? Was it the mind? What is that reality?","explanation_ta":"\u0b90\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc2\u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd, \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd, \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b8e\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1; \u0b86\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8.\n\n\u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \"\u0b9a\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bc7\" \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b87\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b87\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc7. \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2, \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1. \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b87\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.","explanation_en":"One by one the poet counts them off: the five elements of sky, water, earth, fire and wind; then wisdom, the Vedas, the self and the mind. The experience seems as if it could be any of these, and yet none of them holds it completely.\n\nThe last word, 'Shanmukane', 'O six-faced one', works both as a call and as an answer. The one who pervades all of these and goes beyond all of them is Murugan himself. His six faces look in every direction, a hint that he is present in everything that has been listed.\n\nThe form of the verse teaches as much as its words. A person who has truly met the infinite does not come back with a neat definition. He comes back asking questions, each one a little wonder of its own, and the questions point beyond themselves.","story_title_ta":"\u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc1","story_ta":"\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0baf \u0b89\u0baa\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1? \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8: \"\u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bcb, \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bcb, \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bcb, \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd.\"\n\n\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \"\u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \"\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8. \u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc2\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1, \u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \"\u0b86\u0ba9\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8. \u0b92\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \"\u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bcb?\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.","story_title_en":"Bhrigu Asks His Father What Brahman Is","story_en":"From the Taittiriya Upanishad. Bhrigu, the son of Varuna, came to his father and said, 'Sir, teach me Brahman.' Varuna did not give a direct answer. 'That from which all beings are born, by which they live, and into which they return, seek to know that. Practise tapas.'\n\nBhrigu practised tapas and came back thinking, 'Food is Brahman.' 'Practise tapas again,' said his father. He went deeper and saw that the breath of life was Brahman; then the mind; then understanding. Each time he returned, he was sent back, and each time he went beyond what he had found.\n\nAt last he realised: 'Bliss is Brahman. From bliss beings are born, by bliss they live, and into bliss they return.' This time his father said nothing more. Like Arunagirinathar's string of questions, 'Is it this? Is it that?', it was the asking at every step that carried Bhrigu to the truth.","reflection_ta":"\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd, \"\u0b89\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbe? \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbe? \u0b8e\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bbe?\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1?","reflection_en":"If you ask who you really are, body, mind or thought, how far can you carry the question before it falls silent?","image_prompt":"Six-faced Lord Murugan seated at the centre of a mandala of the five elements, sky, water, earth, fire and wind, each in its own segment, with a tiny figure of the poet looking up in wonder, the young Bhrigu meditating beneath a tree at the edge, Tanjore-painting inspired style with palm-leaf manuscript texture, ivory, ochre, copper and deep teal palette, no text or letters in the image."},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/verse"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3748\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3748"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3748"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3748"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3748"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}