{"id":3858,"date":"2026-11-01T16:33:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-61\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:33:31","slug":"kandar-alankaram-61","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kandar-alankaram-61\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandar Alankaram 61 \u00b7 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the flawless spear-bearer taught me, he who destroyed mountains, severed the heads of the asuras and dried up the sea: that vision is where the five elements cease, word and feeling cease, body and life cease, all means and methods cease, boundary and darkness cease, and even &#8216;mine&#8217; ceases!<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[63],"author_poet":[69],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[70],"class_list":["post-3858","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","literary_category-bhakti","author_poet-arunagirinathar","work_title-kandar-alankaram"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"61","verse_sort":61,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\n\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bbe, \u0baa\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a \u0baa\u0bc2\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\n\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0bb1\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0bb1\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\n\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0bb1\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc7.","english_translation":"As the flawless spear-bearer taught me, he who destroyed mountains, severed the heads of the asuras and dried up the sea: that vision is where the five elements cease, word and feeling cease, body and life cease, all means and methods cease, boundary and darkness cease, and even 'mine' ceases!","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf, \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1, \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bc1, \u0b90\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc2\u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1, \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1, \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1, \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1, \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1, '\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1!\n\n\u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 '\u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd.\n\nThe state beyond all, told through a chain of 'ceasing'.\n\nTransliteration: Varaiyar ravunar siramarru vaarithi varrasserra \/ Puraiyarra vaelavan poathith thavaa, panja poothamumar \/ Ruraiyar runarvar rutalar ruyirar rupaayamarruk \/ Karaiyar rirular renathar rirukkumak kaatsiyathae.","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Varaiyar ravunar siramarru vaarithi varrasserra \/ Puraiyarra vaelavan poathith thavaa, panja poothamumar \/ Ruraiyar runarvar rutalar ruyirar rupaayamarruk \/ Karaiyar rirular renathar rirukkumak kaatsiyathae.","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8|mountain\n\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd|head\n\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbf|the sea\n\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1|flawless\n\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bbe|as he taught\n\u0b89\u0baa\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd|means, method\n\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc8|boundary\n\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1|'mine'","meaning_ta":"\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf, \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1, \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bc1, \u0b90\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc2\u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1, \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1, \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1, \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1, \u0b8e\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1, '\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1!","meaning_en":"As the flawless spear-bearer taught me, he who destroyed mountains, severed the heads of the asuras and dried up the sea: that vision is where the five elements cease, word and feeling cease, body and life cease, all means and methods cease, boundary and darkness cease, and even 'mine' ceases!","explanation_ta":"'\u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0b92\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b92\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd '\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8. \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1 '\u0ba8\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bbf' (\u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2, \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2) \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b89\u0baa\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"The word 'atru', ceasing, sounds eleven times. Removing one thing after another, when even 'mine' ceases, what remains is the truth. It is a Tamil form of the Upanishadic way of 'neti neti', not this, not this.","story_title_ta":"\u0b9c\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf","story_ta":"\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9c\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b85\u0bb7\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0b95\u0bcd\u0bb0 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0bb1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbf, \"\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb0 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe?\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \"\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bc1, '\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd', '\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1' \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b9c\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bca\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.","story_title_en":"Janaka's moment in the stirrup","story_en":"King Janaka came to the sage Ashtavakra seeking wisdom. With one foot in the stirrup, he asked, 'Can you give me realisation before I swing my other foot over the horse?' The sage said, 'Yes.' Tradition says that in that instant, letting go of body, kingdom, 'I' and 'mine', Janaka realised the inner light. Thereafter he lived as a king yet free of attachment.","reflection_ta":"'\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1' \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b92\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe?","reflection_en":"Can you let go of one thing you call 'mine', even for a moment?","image_prompt":"A meditating figure dissolving into boundless clear light where elements and shapes fade away, Murugan's spear glowing faintly as the source of the light, 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\/3858","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\/3858\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3858"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3858"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3858"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3858"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}