VERSE 9

Maanikkavaachagar sang:

'My bonds He cut, made me His own, cleansed my foulness. No trace of it was left. Thus, was given the final goal of His grace.' That 'final goal' is jeevanmukti.

The company of the good roots out all attachment. When there is no attachment, there is no delusion. When delusion vanishes, the mind is steady. A steady mind makes for jeevanmukti.

As attachment decreases, infatuation is reduced, Where there is no infatuation, one attains equanimity and divine peace. These come one after the other like the leaf, flower and fruit of a tree. Like the good, the elements of evil too appear in similar succession.

To attain salvation at the end, one must start with the company of the devotees of God. One must give up living with unbelievers. Those who are not devout need not be derided; nor should they be hated. They also must receive the grace of God. After the manner of the saint of Vadavoor, who cried: 'My God filled my heart with devotion'. our hearts too must melt in. gratitude to God.

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