Thirukotthumbi is a set of some 20 songs written by Sri Manickavasagar on Lord Shiva.
Thiru ko thumbi - thumbi is a variety of honey bee. Ko means leader. So Manickavasagar sings the glory of the lord to the Queen bee. But does the bee understand the importance of Lord? No. By way of saying to the bee, the saint indirectly makes us - the humans to understand the importance of Lord.
The lord is away from his devotee. Grieved by the separation, the devotee sends the insect as a messenger to convey the messages to the Lord. By way of the messages, the poet sings His glory. There is no need for the lord to understand the messages. It is we who have to understand the lord.
We will see the gist of each song in parts in coming days.
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