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Tiger For Malgudi Analysis

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The mythical concept of The Tiger for Malgudi by R.K.Narayan has conceptualized the theory of Karma as depicted in the Bhagawad Gita. The tiger (Raja), the unmitigated animal, finally becomes the mitigated animal and he reaches to a state of total equilibrium. The state of self-realization is evidently seen in the life of the tiger (Raja). The tiger(Raja), gradually realizes the obstacles and illusions which hamper this process of self-realization. It is true that his identitfy is undergoing change” that leads him towards new Janma which is the symbol of pure consciousness of God, self-realization and identification with the supreme. Once his spirit reaches the threshold of spirituality, he does not feel crushed by the weight of the world. …show more content…

“I am, this consciousness, which is sitting in meditation and is meditation on itself”.(The Essential Nisargadatta, Edited by Roy Meivyn) This state of self-realization is evidently seen in the life of the tiger (Raja). The mundane commonalities are deserted by the tiger (Raja), so as to attain wholeness which is supernatural. It is indicated that one has to get rid of worldly entanglements to involve oneself in the divine will of God to attain the experience of Moksha. ‘Myth’ is not something spurious. The truth goes along with ’myth’ as the soul with the body. It is a true story which appears to be incredible. Once the Author R.K. Narayan has come across a hermit who arrives with a companion, a tiger, he does not hold the animal on a leash since he claims they were brothers in previous lives. Even he comes across a few other instances of enduring friendship between tigers and human beings. The tiger (Raja) says, “I keep scrutinizing faces, but all faces look dull and monotonous, none radiant like my masters.”(The Tiger for

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