Thirumurai Series - 108

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thirun^Avukkarachar thEvAram

thalam podhu

paN piyan^dhaik kAn^dhAram

n^AngAm thirumuRai

 

thiruchchiRRambalam

 

viri kadhir nyAyiRallar madhiyallar vEdha vidhiyallar

viNNum n^ilanum

thiritharu vAyuvallar cheRuthIyumallar theLi

n^Irumallar theriyil

aritharu kaNNiyALai oru bAgamAga aruL kAraNaththil

varuvAr

eriyaravAra mArbar imaiyArumallar imaippArumallar

ivarE

 

thiruchchiRRambalam

 

Meaning:

He is neither the radiant sun, nor the moon;

neither the rule of vedas, not the sky, land or

roaming air; neither the aggressive fire, nor the

clear water; It can be seen that He comes with the

consort the red-striped eye lady, out of His Grace !

The One with the fierce snake garland around the

chest, is neither the one in divines nor the one

subjected to death !

 

Notes:

1. A highly rich poem of great philosophical

significance. The God as aShTa mUrthi stays in various

elements (as hailed by sAmaveda too, "ye devAdevAH

divi

ShadaH..." (devavratAni)). But still the Supreme is

not these elements. It is beyond all these ! It is not

something measurable by the knowledge ! Still,

"because

of Its Grace", It takes various glorious forms easily

comprehendible like the umaiyorubAgan

(ardanArIshvara).

It cannot be counted just by adding one to the count

of devas. It is "the" Eternal ! This song is one of

the

key ones supporting the basics of shiva sidhdhantha.

2. nyAyiRu - sun; madhi - moon; eri aravu - fierce

snake; Aram - garland; imaiyAr - devas; imaippAr -

mortal.

 

 

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