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experience God has started. His corporal body could not contain the sea of Bliss flooding in him. So he cries out, “I know not what to say. I a cur, cannot sustain this. I cannot comprehend what You have done to me! Sweet ambrosia has filled up my mind to overflowing! I am not content with mere sipping nor can I swallow it in ' I know not what to say! Is this proper? Blessed be You!” (3:163–170). The Effulgent One without any effort on the part of the saint appeared that day and did away with his body which was to perish. He of His own accord took abode in him and made for him instead a divine body which yielded ecstasy (3:116-120) and delight. 6. (a) Who is (chathurar) skilful and cleverer? Doing away with his body does not mean destroying the body. It is merely a transformation or metamorphosis into a divine body. This body of bliss is needed not only to contain the flooding ambrosia but also to bear the offer of Civan-hood and enjoy eternal Bliss. Actually the saint has been converted-body and soul-into God-hood. This fact has been explained by the saint himself. “Oh Bliss! I have caught hold of You firmly! Oh Flawless Gem : You have made my foul and fleshy body mellow pore to pore and entered it as if it is a lofty golden temple and melted all my bones” (37:10). “Oh! My Father! Oh I Lord! You gave Yourself to me and took me in exchange Oh! Sankara ! Who is cleverer of us? I have gained infinite Bliss! What did you gain from me? Oh! Lord of Thirupperunthurai. You have occupied my mind as Your shrine and my body as Your abode. I have nothing to offer in return! “(22:10) “Let us sing and beat the trumpet of Thellenam how, when the transcendent Effulgence bestowed on us the unprecedented, rosy spark, we became Civan Himself perishing the body and ego of I and mine (11:4). “Oh Mother Oh Father! Oh Matchless Gem 1 Sweet 55