Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai verse 10

In a Zoom meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 20th August 2022 Michael James discusses verse 10 of Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai: ----more---- ஏனிந்த வுறக்க மெனைப்பிற ரிழுக்க விதுவுனக் கழகோ வருணாசலா ēṉinda vuṟakka meṉaippiṟa riṙukka viduvuṉak kaṙahō varuṇācalā பதச்சேதம்: ஏன் இந்த உறக்கம், எனை பிறர் இழுக்க? இது உனக்கு அழகோ அருணாசலா? Padacchēdam (word-separation): ēṉ inda uṟakkam, eṉai piṟar iṙukka? idu uṉakku aṙahō aruṇācalā? English translation: Arunachala, why this sleep, when others are dragging me? Is this beauty for you? Explanatory paraphrase: Arunachala, why this [pretended] sleep [seeing what is happening to me but remaining unconcerned, as if you did not see it, like one who is asleep], when others [who have no right over me, namely viṣaya-vāsanās, which rise as likes, dislikes, desires, fears and so on] are dragging [attracting or alluring] me [outwards, away from you, my rightful lord]? Is this beauty [befitting or becoming] for you? This episode can also be watched as a video, 2022-08-20a Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: Michael discusses Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai verse 10 , and a more compressed audio copy in Opus format (which can be listened to in the VLC media player and some other apps) can be downloaded from here . After discussing this verse of Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai Michael answers questions about this and other aspects of Bhagavan’s teachings, particularly the practice of self-investigation and self-surrender, and this part of the meeting is recorded in a separate episode: Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai verse 10 Q&A .