Wednesday 29 June 2016

THIRUKKOTTHUMBI - SONG 9

கரணங்கள் எல்லாம் கடந்து நின்ற கறைமிடற்றன்
சரணங்களே சென்று சார்தலுமே தான் எனக்கு
மரணம் பிறப்பு என்ற இவை இரண்டின் மயக்கறுத்த
கருணைக்கடலுக்கே சென்றூதாய் கோத்தும்பீ

In this song, Manickavasagar describes the lord as the ocean of compassion - கருணைக்கடல்.
The saint refers to the Lord as the one who is beyond the 36 thathvams. கரணங்கள் எல்லாம் கடந்து நின்ற கறைமிடற்றன். Shiva is referred here as the one with tanned neck ( கறைமிடற்றன்). Shiva consumed the poison that came out during the churning of the milky ocean and Goddess Parvati stopped it from moving beyond his neck. So his neck became blue and he is called as Neelakantan. Thus, He saved the universe.
36 thathvams or attributes are again divided into 3 groups - 24 atma thathvams (from 5 bhoothas starting from sky, 5 tanmatras, 5 sense organs, 5 motor organs and ahankaram, buddhi, manas and atman), 7 maya thathvams and 5 shiva thathvams. The saint describes brahmmam as the one beyond these thathvams.
He then says, reaching the feet of brahmmam who is apart from these thathvams alone will release the jeevatma from the cyclic births and deaths and illusions (maayaa) of this world. The ocean of compassion has gracefully given me the way by showing His feet. Oh bee! Please go and buzz in front of that lord who is the embodiment of grace.

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