Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai verse 8

In a Zoom meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 9th July 2022 Michael James discusses verse 8 of Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai: ----more---- ஊர்சுற் றுளம்விடா துனைக்கண் டடங்கிட வுன்னழ கைக்காட் டருணாசலா ūrsuṯ ṟuḷamviḍā duṉaikkaṇ ḍaḍaṅgiḍa vuṉṉaṙa haikkāṭ ṭaruṇācalā பதச்சேதம்: ஊர் சுற்று உளம் விடாது உனை கண்டு அடங்கிட, உன் அழகை காட்டு அருணாசலா. Padacchēdam (word-separation): ūr suṯṟu uḷam viḍādu uṉai kaṇḍu aḍaṅgiḍa, uṉ aṙahai kāṭṭu aruṇācalā. English translation: Arunachala, so that seeing you uninterruptedly the mind, which roams about the world, subsides, show your beauty. Explanatory paraphrase: Arunachala, so that seeing [or looking at] you uninterruptedly [my] mind, which [by its very nature] roams [incessantly] about the world [under the sway of its viṣaya-vāsanās], subsides [settles, submits or ceases entirely and forever] [in you] [thereby being brought under the sway of your grace], show [me] your beauty [the infinite beauty of your real nature, which is unlimited, unalloyed and unceasing happiness]. This episode can also be watched as a video, 2022-07-09a Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: Michael discusses Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai verse 8 , 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 8 Q&A .