ThirumuRai Series - 752

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thirunAvukkaracar aruLiya thEvAram

thalam thirukkuRukkai vIraTTam

thirun^Ericai

4th thirumuRai

thirucciRRambalam

cilan^thiyum AnaikkAvil thirun^izaR pan^thar ceythu

ulan^thu avaN iRan^tha pOthu kOcceN^gaNAnumAgak

kalan^tha n^Irk kAviri cUz cONATTuc cOzar thaN^gaL

kulan^thaniR piRappiththiTTAr kuRukkai vIraTTanArE.

thirucciRRambalam

 

Meaning:

Making the holy shade pandhal at thiruvAnaikkA,

when the spider got destroyed, the Lord of

thirukkuRukkai vIraTTAnam made it born in the

family of chozAs of fertile empire surrounded by

whirling kAviri river as kOcceNkaT chOzan.

 

Notes:

1. There was a spider living in AnaikkA where

the Lord is under the white nAval (jambolana) tree.

The intense heat of sun used fall on the Lord's

shivalingam. This spider made a web above the Lord

making a shade that cut down the sun rays.

There was an elephant that used to worship the

Lord offering water and flower. That did not realize

the service of the spider. It thought of the web as an

annoyance on the Lord and removed it with its trunk.

Spider got agitated by the disturbance to its service

and bit the elephant. In the process both the elephant

and spider died. Elephant having done shivapUja

got liberated there itself. Spider even though couldn't

do the pUja with its limited capabilities, did the

shivapuNya of making the shade. So it was born as

the great kOccheNgaT chOzar of sangam times.

He constructed very many grand abodes (shades!!)

for the Lord (which are all such a way that elephant

cannot enter!). The story of this chOzar saint is

available at http://www.shaivam.org/nakoochc.html

2. The story of kOcceNgaT chOzar insists that

whatever be the restrictions one has, one has to

do whatever possible shivapuNya (service to Lord shiva).

That would definitely bring great fruit and could be

a seed for the ultimate gift later.

That is why thirumUlar insists "epparicAyinum Eththumin.

EththinAl apparicu Ican aruL peRalAmE" (Worship in

whatever way. If worshipped, that will be the way to receive

the grace of God.)

3. ulan^thu - destroyed; avaN - there; cONADu - cOlaikaL

mikka n^ADu - fertile country.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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