To get fame in career, profession, advance in the worship and spirituality

1. வாழ்க அந்தணர் வானவர் ஆனினம்
வீழ்க தண்புனல் வேந்தனும் ஓங்குக
ஆழ்க தீயதெல் லாம்அரன் நாமமே
சூழ்க வையக முந்துயர் தீர்கவே.

2. அரிய காட்சிய ராய்த்தம தங்கைசேர்
எரியர் ஏறுகந் தேறுவர் கண்டமுங்
கரியர் காடுறை வாழ்க்கைய ராயினும்
பெரிய ராரறி வாரவர் பெற்றியே.

3. வெந்த சாம்பல் விரையெனப் பூசியே
தந்தை யாரொடு தாயிலர் தம்மையே
சிந்தி யாஎழு வார்வினை தீர்ப்பரால்
எந்தை யாரவர் எவ்வகை யார்கொலோ.

4. ஆட்பா லவர்க் கருளும் வண்ணமும் ஆதிமாண்புங்
கேட்பான் புகில்அள வில்லை கிளக்க வேண்டா
கோட்பா லனவும் வினையுங் குறுகாமை யெந்தை
தாட்பால் வணங்கித் தலைநின் றிவைகேட்க தக்கார்.

5. ஏதுக்க ளாலும் எடுத்த மொழியாலும் மிக்குச்
சோதிக்க வேண்டா சுடர்விட் டுளன் எங்கள்சோதி
மாதுக்கம் நீங்க லுறுவீர் மனம்பற்றி வாழ்மின்
சாதுக்கள் மிக்கீர் இறையே வந்து சார்மின்களே.

6. ஆடும் மெனவும் அருங்கூற்றம் உதைத்து வேதம்
பாடும் மெனவும் புகழல்லது பாவம் நீங்கக்
கேடும் பிறப்பும் அறுக்கும் மெனக்கேட்டீ ராகில்
நாடுந் திறத்தார்க் கருளல்லது நாட்ட லாமே.

7. கடிசேர்ந்த போது மலரான கைக்கொண்டு நல்ல
படிசேர்ந்த பால்கொண்டங் காட்டிடத் தாதை பண்டு
முடிசேர்ந்த காலையற வெட்டிட முக்கண் மூர்த்தி
அடிசேர்ந்த வண்ணம் அறிவார் சொலக்கேட்டு மன்றே.

8. வேத முதல்வன் முதலாக விளங்கி வையம்
ஏதப் படாமை யுலகத்தவர் ஏத்தல் செய்யப்
பூத முதல்வன் முதலே முதலாப் பொலிந்த
சூதன் ஒலிமாலை யென்றே கலிக்கோவை சொல்லே.

9. பாராழி வட்டம் பகையால் நலிந்தாட்ட ஆடிப்
பேராழி யானதிடர் கண்டருள் செய்தல் பேணி
நீராழி விட்டேறி நெஞ்சிடங் கொண்ட வர்க்குப்
போராழி யீந்த புகழும் புகழுற்ற தன்றே.

10. மாலா யவனும் மறைவல்ல நான் முகனும்
பாலாய தேவர்பக ரில்லமு தூட்டல் பேணிக்
காலாய முந்நீர் கடைந்தார்க் கரிதா யெழுந்த
ஆலாலம் உண்டங்கம ரர்க்கருள் செய்த தாமே.

11. அற்றன்றி அந்தண் மதுரைத் தொகை யாக்கினானுந்
தெற்றென்ற தெய்வந் தெளியார் கரைக்கோலை தெண்ணீர்ப்
பற்றின்றிப் பாங்கெதிர் வினூரவும் பண்பு நோக்கில்
பெற்றொன் றுயர்த்த பெருமான் பெருமானு மன்றே.

12. நல்லார்கள் சேர்புகலி ஞானசம் பந்தன் நல்ல
எல்லார் களும்பரவும் ஈசனை யேத்து பாடல்
பல்லார் களும்மதிக்கப் பாசுரஞ் சொன்ன பத்தும்
வல்லார்கள் வானோ ருலகாளவும் வல்ல ரன்றே.

1. vAzka an-dhaNar vAnavar Aninam
vIzka thaNpunal vEn-dhanum ON-guka
Azka thIyadhel lAm aran n-AmamE
chUzka vaiyaka mun-thuyar thIrkavE

2. ariya kATchiya rAythama dhaN-kaichEr
eriyar ERukan- dhERuvar kaNDamum
kariyar kADuRai vAzkkaiya rAyinum
periya rAraRi vAravar peRRiyE

3. ven-dha chAmbal viraiyenap pUchiyE
than-dhai yAroDu thAyilar thammaiyE
chin-dhi yAezu vArvinai thIrpparAl
en-dhai yAravar evvakai yArkolO

4. ATpA lavarkkaruLum vaNNamum AdhimANbum
kETpAn pukil aLa villai kiLakka vENDA
kOTpA lanavum vinaiyuN- kuRukAmai yen-dhai
thATpAl vaNaN-gith thalain-in RivaikETkath thakkAr

5. Edhukka LAlum eDuththa moziyAlum mikkuch
chOdhikka vENDA chuDarviTTuLan eN-gaLchOdhi
mAdhukkam n-IN-ga luRuvIr manampaRRi vAzmin
chAdhukkaL mikkIr iRaiyE van-dhu chArminkaLE

6. ADum menavum aruN-kURRam udhaiththu vEdham
pADum menavum pukazalladhu pAvam n-IN-gak
kEDum piRappum aRukkum menakkET TIrAgil
n-ADun-  thiRaththArk karuLalladhu n-ATTa lAmE

7. kaDichErn-dha pOdhu malarAna kaikkoNDu n-alla
paDichErn-dha pAlkoNDaN- gATTiDath thAdhai paNDu
muDichErn-dha kAlaiyaRa veTTiDa mukkaN mUrththi
aDichErn-dha vaNNam aRivAr cholakkETTu manRE

8. vEdha mudhalvan mudhalAga viLaN-gi vaiyam
Edhap paDAmai yulagaththavar Eththal cheyyap
pUdha mudhalvan mudhalE mudhalAp polin-dha
chUdhan olimAlai yenRE kalikkOvai chollE

9. pArAzi vaTTam pakaiyAl n-alin-dhATTa ADip
pErAzi yAnadhiDar kaNDaruL cheydhalpENi
n-IrAzi viTTERi n-enychiDaN- koNDa varkkup
pOrAzi yIn-dha pukazum pukazuRRa dhanRE

10. mAlA yavanum maRaivalla n-Anmukanum
pAlAya dhEvarpaka rillamu dhUTTal pENik
kAlAya mun-n-Ir kaDain-dhArk karidhA yezun-dha
AlAlam uNDaN-kama rarkkaruL cheydha dhAmE

11. aRRanRi yan-thaN madhuraith thokai yAkkinAnum
theRRenRu dheyvan- theLiyAr karaikkOlai theNNIrp
paRRinRip pAN-gedhir vinUravum paNbu n-Okkil
peRRon Ruyarththa perumAn perumAnu manRE

12. n-allArkaL chErpukali nyAnacham pan-dhan n-alla
ellAr kaLumparavum Ichanai yEththu pADal
pallAr kaLummadhikkap pAchurany chonna paththum
vallArkaL vAnO rulakALavum valla ranRE



Meaning of the Prayer Song:

The Name of Hara Encompass!

1. Live well the kind hearted, divines and the cowherds !
Drop down the rain ! The king be upright !
The bad things dwindle off !
The Name of hara encircle !
The world be free from sufferings !!

Notes

1. This is a very auspicious song and hence to
be sung at the conclusion of the prayers. We
pray a lot for the betterment of ourselves. Let
us sing one song for the upliftment of all the
lives around us.
2. This is the glorious hymn that brought the
conclusive victory of shaivism against the jains
of madhurai. The leaf having this song written
went against the current and proved the greatness
of Lord shiva.
"The Name of hara encompass !
The world be free from sufferings !!"
3. The only padhikam for which Sekkizar has given
full commentary in thiruthondar puranam is
Thirupasuram of Thirunyanasamabandhar.
This song is the commentary for the first line of the song.
4. Thirupasuram was sung by Thirunyanasambandhar
initiating Pandya king to Shaivam. So in this padhikam
Sambandhar has brought out the key advices he has to
give to the followers.
5. In the first line he hails three things -
Brahmans, Divines and Cowherds (andhanar, vanavar, aninam).
Sekkizar brings out the essence of this message
in this song. The purpose of living for the above
mentioned three is to do and support the worship of Lord shiva.
(through performance of the yagna / worship, support the worship
and provide material for the worship respectively).
Most importantly the worship that these three perform/support
is for the whole world to thrive in Bliss.
6. It should be noted that Brahman is not simply
a name of a caste. Brahmans are those who dedicate their life
for the worship of the Supreme Lord Shiva.
7. muthaR sankararkku - For the Supreme Shankara
Sekkizar emphasizes here the very same expression of the
great saints - All the vedic worship are for one
VedapuruSha - the Supreme Meritorious Lord Shiva (Shankara).

Peculiar but Prosperous

2. He is One in strange spectacle with the beautiful
palm holding fire ! Prefers bull as the vehicle !
Has a blackened throat ! Leads the life in
cemetries ! Still He is Supreme, who knows His
wealth ?!

Notes

Isn't it this Lord Who gave kubera all the
covetous wealth ? Isn't it this Lord Who gave
Indra airAvatham to ride and the nectar to the
divines but took nothing but poision from the
ocean ? If it was not for this Lord - the
auspicious - how would have the divines and the
daemons survived the poison ? Isn't He the One Who
stands alone in spite of eating poison when even
the divines who ate the nectar die ? Isn't that
Eternal Lord the most affluent ? For the ones who
need to establish their well being all the external
adornation is required. Why should the Peerless
Supreme that is the source of all our prosperities
need external show off, while It Itself is the
Ultimate Auspiciousness !
2. cf. shivanenum Ochai - appar
3. eeRu - bull; kaaDu - forst (here cemetry);
peRRi - asset/prosperity

Scary or Sweet ?

3. Smeared in the burnt ash as if it is a scent,
the fatherless and motherless One nullifies the
vinai (deeds/suffering) of those who think
about Him, what kind of person is our Lord ?!

Notes

1. The Supreme Lord shiva does not incarnate.
So He has no father or mother. He is self manifest.
2. The smearing of the ash and dancing in the
cemeteries indicates the eternal nature of the God.
But the God is very merciful. There is no mercy
that could be paralleled to that of the God.
Unless God showers such grace we pashus will
never get elevated to the glorious liberation.
The puranas and itihasas talk in length the
Mercy of Lord shiva. So is the Lord scary or
sweet ?!

Don't just inquire, Enjoy!

4. Grace for those who are owned (devotees) and
the Grandeur of the Source is limitless, if
started to listen to ! So don't merely investigate
(to see the end of the same). The planetary effects
and the deeds (karma) will not near those who
salute our Lord's Feet and listen to these (Fame)
sincerely (with devotion).

Notes

1. The Glory of God is boundless. It is beyond
the limits of even brahma and viShNu leave alone
the humans to completely explore. While analysis
is needed the mere research without essence will
lead nowhere in that great ocean. So instead of
trying to drain out the ocean with a small bowl
and measure its depth, should enjoy whatever handful
of that nectar of Lord shiva's Glory loosing
ourselves into It !
2. This is a very valuable guidance sambandhar
perumAn has given us. Many people do lots of
researches on various philosophies and compare
some very minute (and often least significant)
details and just end up in a confused boat. If
atleast some effort has been made put some
devotion to the Supreme in action, it would have
brought in great returns !!

Our Lord is Resplendent !
5. With cause, reasoning and with the words used
for presenting don't get too much into
examination, because our Lord is explicitly
glowing resplendently ! You will be removed of
your great sorrows, hold on to Him and live !
Oh serene ones and all others come and hinge
only on the God !

Notes

1. One cannot and mostly should not go just
by faith. If the one believed turns out to be
the truth it is safe, with least effort most
returns are got. But it happens to be not true
the result will be detrimental depending upon
how bad it is. So one has to check to ones own
satisfaction that the chosen thing is not the wrong
one. On the other hand when one keeps on
questioning without getting satisfied at some
point, fine the Truth will certainly keep
answering either immediately or with whatever
delays, but the seeker by then could have wasted
all the time in knowing what without looking at how
that truth could be utilized !
For example if one wants to find the presence
of a heat source there is a way to keep calculating
the difference in heat levels at various points
and finally arrive at the burning point. But when
one is able to see a huge flame dazzling, why go
for such laborious techniques ? (unless one really
wants to)
The divine language of saint thirunyAna sambandhar
has used the chosen word "mikkuch chOdhikka vENDA".
There are religions that call for "just faith" and
there is another class (including rationalism) that
just insists on digging on and on without translating
the truths observed into practice. kuravar sambandhar
clarly drives away our quandary, "Analyze to get the
first concepts right. Then You can feel our Lord shiva
and stay in that Luminance ! There will be no doubts
any more ! Hold on to That Supreme ! That is your way
to the Bliss !!"
2. iRaiyE could also be interpreted as atleast a bit.
In that case the meaning could be, "Oh serene ones
and all others at least hold on to the Lord a bit.
(You will be benefited accordingly)"

Will God shower anything other than Grace ?

6. If you hear that It Dances, that It kicks
the death and sings the words of wisdom,
that keeping the fame removing the sins
It destroys the devastation and birth,
will It bestow anything other than Grace
on those who seek ?!

Notes

1. Who got dismayed worshipping our God shiva ?
It dances in Bliss putting us also into bliss.
It kicks even the death when the devotion is
flawless. Ultimately It is the only One who can
cut off our births ! It is more than the mother,
whether It gives sweet or sour medicine for those
who seek It will always benefit. Other than
shiva (auspicious) who else can be more
auspicious to us ?

Reward suiting the devotion

7. Offering the fragrant flowers in hand, bathing
(the Lord) with the pure milk, when worshipping,
the father who tried to kick (the shivalingam),
cutting those legs off one who reached the
Holy Feet of the Three-eyed Lord, that story
don't we hear from the wise ?!

Notes

1. One of the two very talked about nAyanmAr,
chaNDIsar's great devotion and the reward for
the same is depicted here. The peerless young
child chaNDIsar who steadfast in his devotion,
without even bothering it was his own father
who was doing the misdeed at the beloved God,
removed the hindrance and focussed on the
worship ! If so is the devotion how much could
be the reward from the Gracious Lord ? He got
an unthinkable place and rights at the abode of
God. He comes along with shiva kuTumba as
panychamUrthi representing all the devotees
with the deer, axe and bull vAhana like the God !
  The devotion at the altar of Lord siva will be
suitably rewarded, is beyond doubt.

Supremacy of Lord Shiva in Puranas

8. The Source of the supreme wisdom being the
Source of this world, without much troubled
with the difficulties for the people to praise
(and elevate themselves), maintaining the
supremacy of the Supreme Lord of elements to
be the supreme thing the words of sUdhar
(purANas) beautifully narrate. (Lord shiva's
Glory)

Notes

1. The purANas hail the Supremacy of Lord shiva.
They describe the splendid deeds of the Lord
and the great benefits the seekers got by
worshipping that Lord. It is quite interesting
to note that 10 of the currently available 18
purANas clearly talk of the supremacy of Lord
shiva.

Protecting the protector

9. The ocean surrounded world suffering a lot
with enmity, wanting to shower Grace (bestow
peace) as the world was in the ocean of
suffering, providing the great disc arm to the
one who rose from the ocean and held the Lord
in his heart (mahAviShNu), isn't that fame
renowned ?!

Notes

1. The receipt of sudarshana chakra from the
Lord by mahAviShNu is depicted here. Highly
reverend viShNu with lots of devotion offered
even his eye as a flower to the Lord shiva Feet.
The Lord blessed viShNu with the sudarshana
chakra, with which mahA viShNu protects this
world and brings in stability.
2. Azi - ocean, disc.

Anybody else more able ?

10. viShNu and veda skilled four faced brahma in
order to provide devas with nectar, when churned
the ocean what came was the poison as a peril
to them uncontainable ! It was the Lord Who ate
that deadly poison and blessed the lives of
the divines !

Notes
 
1. Though the divines believing in their own
strengths started to churn for nectar they
all had to surrender to the only able One,
the God to secure their lives. But for the
Supreme who else could save ? (appar says
no other divine even wanted to share atleast
a small part of that poison :-)) It is
in fact this Lord Who ate the deadly poison
stands beyond the dimension of time while all
the divines who ate the nectar get reduced
unto It at pralaya !

The Greatest God of Justice Flag

11. Not just that, those who cannot quickly comprehend
the God Who made the numbers (by being the first)
at the saN-gam in madhurai, as compared
theirs this leaf (having thiruppAsuram) without
hindrance moves against the current upstream !
Isn't the Great Lord Who raised the bull flag,
the greatest God ?!

Notes

1. So far (upto this song in thiruppAcuram)
cambandhar established through the logic and
scriptures the glory of Lord shiva to the pANDiya
emperor. In this song he establishes the
pratyaksha pramANa (ocular evidence) by showing
the palm leaf that goes against the current of
the river by the Grace of Lord shiva.
2. Jains not accepting the failure to cure
pANDiya king, also lost their face in the fire
challenge. They vowed a do or die in the water
test. The leafs they put on the vaigai river
were all washed away by the current, while the
leaf written by sambandhar having "vAzga an-dhaNar"
went upstream and reached thiruvEDakam ! Isn't
that glory the Glory of Lord shiva, sambandhar
asks. The Lord Who raised the flag of justice
is the Great Lord !
2. This song documents the event that the leaf
went upstream on the river. So sambandhar had put
the first song of thiruppAsuram on the river and
the rest were told to ninRachIr neDumARan as
the words of wisdom while the leaf was continuing
upstream.
3. aRRam - shame; paRRu - hold; pAN-gu - craftily;
peRRam - bull.

The Valuable Thiruppasuram

12. NyAna sambandhan of thiruppugali, the town of
good people, praising the Lord hailed by all
good people, in a way to be considered by many
as very valuable one sang this thiruppAchuram
of ten songs. Whoever are proficient in these
would be capable of even ruling the heaven !

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