Nan Ar? (Who am I?) paragraph 12

In a Zoom meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 14th August 2021 Michael James discusses the twelfth paragraph of Nāṉ Ār? (Who am I?) sentence by sentence:

கடவுளும் குருவும் உண்மையில் வேறல்லர்.

kaḍavuḷ-um guru-v-um uṇmaiyil vēṟallar.

God and guru are in truth not different.

புலிவாயிற் பட்டது எவ்வாறு திரும்பாதோ, அவ்வாறே குருவினருட்பார்வையிற் பட்டவர்கள் அவரால் ரக்ஷிக்கப்படுவரே யன்றி யொருக்காலும் கைவிடப்படார்;

puli-vāyil paṭṭadu evvāṟu tirumbādō, avvāṟē guruviṉ-aruḷ-pārvaiyil paṭṭavargaḷ avarāl rakṣikka-p-paḍuvarē y-aṉḏṟi y-oru-k-kāl-um kaiviḍa-p-paḍār;

Just as what has been caught in the jaws of a tiger will not return, so those who have been caught in the look [or glance] of guru’s grace will never be forsaken but will surely be saved by him;

எனினும், குரு காட்டிய வழிப்படி தவறாது நடக்க வேண்டும்.

eṉiṉum, guru kāṭṭiya vaṙi-p-paḍi tavaṟādu naḍakka vēṇḍum.

nevertheless, it is necessary to walk unfailingly in accordance with the path that guru has shown.

While discussing this paragraph Michael also refers to and/or discusses the following other passages from Bhagavan’s writings:

Nāṉ Ār? paragraphs 10, 11 and 13

Upadēśa Undiyār verses 23 and 24

Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verses 25 and 26

Ēkāṉma Pañcakam verse 1

This episode can also be watched as a video: 2021-08-14a Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: Michael James discusses Nāṉ Ār? (Who am I?) paragraph 12

After discussing this twelfth paragraph of Nāṉ Ār? 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: Nan Ar? (Who am I?) paragraph 12 Q&A