Phobia - கப்பம் தவிர்க்கும் கலியே!துயிலெழாய்

Phobia  means an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something as the first search in google states.  The phobia that one has is subject to situations faced. Common fears are fear of failure, fear of  abandonment, fear of being alone. Most of the times the childhood pattern repeats itself until unless one makes a conscious effort to change as it is deep rooted in the subconscious.  Fear operates in a different manner and is capable of bringing other emotions like insecurities, frustration, sometimes both together. A honest self talk can bring the fear to the surface which is likely to be the most uncomfortable emotion to face.

Sometimes, fear over take reality and hence it becomes difficult to perform the duties also known as KARMA. Living in the present becomes difficult when one start to feed fears. One procrastinates to avoid fears. But everything one wants is on the  other side of fear and when one faces the fear, it runs away. The lesson that fear gives is an immense strength.

One cannot make all mistakes to learn well. Sometimes the mistakes of others need to be related to learn better due to time constrain on this earth. So rather the argument whether Ramayana or Mahabharata happened and the search for the corresponding evidences, more peace is seen when one relates with the lessons that they possess and teach.

So does Maha Kavi Bharathi while he searches his Krishna in deep dark woods  where the signal is out of range and google maps cannot help. He beautifully describes the dense forest,  the flora, the fauna  and how draining the journey is. He meets a hunter on the way. To be read as ‘She’ as he portrays ‘Nayika Bhavam’. She is all beautiful and he tries to harass her.

திக்குத் தெரியாத காட்டில்-உனைத்
தேடித் தேடி இளைத்தேனே.

அண்ணா உனதடியில் வீழ்வேன்-எனை
அஞ்சக் கொடுமைசொல்ல வேண்டா-பிறன்
கண்ணாலஞ் செய்துவிட்ட பெண்ணை-உன்தன்
கண்ணாற் பார்த்திடவுந் தகுமோ?”

“ஏடீ,சாத்திரங்கள் வேண்டேன்-நின
தின்பம் வேண்டுமடி,கனியே!-நின்தன்
மோடி கிறுக்குதடி தலையை,-நல்ல
மொந்தைப் பழையகள்ளைப் போல”

காதா லிந்தவுரை கேட்டேன்-‘அட
கண்ணா’வென் றலறி வீழ்ந்தேன்-மிகப்
போதாக வில்லையிதற் குள்ளே-என்தன்
போதந் தெளியநினைக் கண்டேன்.

கண்ணா!வேடனெங்கு போனான்?-உனைக்
கண்டே யலறிவிழுந் தானோ?-மணி
வண்ணா! என தபயக் குரலில்-எனை
வாழ்விக்க வந்த அருள் வாழி!

கண்ணன்-என் காதலன் - காட்டிலேதேடுதல்

The superficial meaning could be a hero saving the heroine in a forest when villain abducts her. But a deeper meaning could be facing one’s own worst fears in life and seeking divine help or the help of universe when pushed to storm and waiting for it to pass to realize the strength by trusting the process.

The modern personality development books tell not to be the victim of any situation and yield to fears by feeding them and to cut oneself from negative self talk. So does Krishna - the Jagadh Guru when Arjuna struggles to over come his multiple attachments and fears, throws his ‘Gandeepam’, ready to give up his karma, stating ‘मा शुच:’ which Shri Andal sumps up beautifully in Thiruppavai 20 கப்பம் தவிர்க்கும் கலியே!

(கப்பம் – Fear கலியே – Saviour)

References:
Bharathiyar Kavidhaigal
Bagavat Gita
Thiruppavai