Thursday, February 21, 2013

Siva! You are the five elements - space, earth, wind, fire, and water


Thirumurai 8.5.15
O Siva! You are the five elements - space, earth, wind, fire, and water. You are the body and soul.
You are the truth and false / you are all things manifest and unmanifest. You are the lord. You make
every one dance and make them think 'I' and 'mine' (i.e. you are the puppeteer and the creations are
all puppets). I am at a loss for words as to how to praise you.


வானாகி மண்ணாகி வளியாகி
    ஒளியாகி
ஊனாகி உயிராகி உண்மையுமாய்
    இன்மையுமாய்க்
கோனாகி யான்எனதென் றவரவரைக்
    கூத்தாட்டு
வானாகி நின்றாயை என்சொல்லி
    வாழ்த்துவனே.


vAn Agi maN Agi vaLi Agi oLi Agi
Un Agi uyir Agi uNmaiyum Ay inmaiyum Ayk
kOn Agi yAn enadhu endRu avar avaraik kUththu AttuvAn Agi
nindRAyai en solli vAzhththuvanE.


How can I hail You and with what words?
Becoming heaven,
earth,
air,
light,
Flesh,
life,
truth and falsity As also King of all,
You,
a puppeteer,
ply Everyone making each of them think that it is he Who is the doer of things.

vAn = sky / space
Agi = are; having become;
maN = earth
vaLi = wind
oLi = light ( = in this context, Fire)
vAn Agi maN Agi vaLi Agi oLi Agi = You are the five elements Space, Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water.
Un = body / flesh
uyir = life / soul
uNmaiyum = truth (or) That which is there) all things true / apparent
Ay ( = Agi) = are; having become;
inmaiyum  = false (or) that which is not apparent) all things false / not apparent
Un Agi uyir Agi uNmaiyum Ayinmaiyum Ayk = You are the body and soul. You are the truth and false. You are all things manifest and unmanifest.
kOn = king; lord;
yAn = I
enadhu = mine
endRu = saying/as
avar avaraik = everyone
kUththu Adu = drama / dance
kUththu AttuvAn = one who makes others dance
nindRAyai = You are
kOn Agi yAn enadhu endRu avar avaraik kUththu AttuvAn Agi nindRAyai = You are the lord. You make every one dance and make them think 'I' and 'mine'.
en = what
solli = saying
vAzhththuvanE = I will praise
en solli vAzhththuvanE = What can I say in praise of you? ( = I am at a loss for words as to how to praise you).

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