THE
PHYSICAL BODY:
The features of the body is described as follows a. That one which obstructs the realisaton of the true nature of the soul;
b. That which generates vibharEtha gnAnam; c.Bundle of 24 thathvam-s; d.
Temporay ; e. The one which induces
into materialistic pursuits and pushes into samsAram
eternally. a. Since, the sensory organs are restricted by the body ?which is of 24
thathvam-w, the body does not allow realizing the true nature of the soul (aLavudai aim-pulangaL aRiyA vagai?ThiruvAi Mozhi
3-10-11. b. The body makes one think that it is Atman. It also makes one assume what
is not ones as ones.Similarly, results in the thoughts of Supremacy where it is
not attributable and purshArtham where it is not ought to be.Therefore, the body
results in vibharEtha gnAnam or
misunderstanding of true knowledge. c. Bundle of 24 thathvam-s: The physical body is a mass of twenty four
thathvam-s. SwAmi Nam AzhwAr has explained this in the
ThriuvAiMozhi ?pong aim-pulanum, poRi aindhum, karumEandhriyam aim-bhUdham,
ingiv vuyirEa prakruthi, mAnAhnkAra
manangaLEa?
ThiruvAi-Mozhi 10-7-10; These are Five senses: smell, vision, touch,sound and
taste. Five sensory organs: nostrils,eyes, skin, ears
and tongue. Five action
organs-karama-indhriyamà
mouth,hands,feet, kudham and kuRi. Pancha-bhUdham-s:akAsam-vAyu-agni-appu-prithvi
i.e
The sky,
wind, fire,water and the earth. The aforesaid fives add up
to twenty. 21st
: prakruthi 22nd is mahAn 23rd is ahankAram and 24th is
mind. Therefore, the body is a mass of these 24
elements. d. The one which induces into materialistic pursuits and pushes into samsAram eternally.
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