SIVAPURAANAM – PART 5.4

LINES 33 TO 35

uyya en ullatthuL Ongaaramaai nindRa

meyyaa vimalaa vidaippaagaa vEdangaL

ayyaa ena Ongi aazhndhagandRa nuNNiyanE

உய்ய என் உள்ளத்துள் ஓங்காரமாய் நின்ற

மெய்யா விமலா விடைப்பாகா வேதங்கள்

ஐயா என ஓங்கி ஆழ்ந்தகன்ற நுண்ணியனே

In the last part, we saw the number of births we take and the number of types of organisms that exist in this world.

Here, Manickavasagar describes the Lord as indescribable, that is, he is beyond description. If one tries to describe with one’s knowledge, they will fail for sure. Lord can be described only if one has His GRACE and not with one’s knowledge.

The lord created the jeevan (soul) with the pranavam or Omkaaram. Then the lord resides in that jeevan as Omkaaram. When that jeevan departs, it becomes one with the Omkaaram. The three hidden letters of Om – A U M depicts the three jobs –  ‘A’ creation (srishti), ‘U’ sustenance (sthithi) and ‘M’ merging (layam) or destruction (samharam).

The lord is the Truth or Satyam – Meyyaa. Brahmmaiva satyam as told in Viveka choodaamani.

The lord is unblemished or pure – Vimalaa.

The lord is the master of all jeevaas. Here vidai means the bull on which Shiva rides. Bull signifies the jeevatman. Paagan means master or the controller. Lord is also referred as pasupathi. Pasu means jeevan.

Then, Manickavasagar refers to the indescribable nature of the Lord. The Vedas tried to describe the lord. But the lord’s characteristics kept on growing longer (Ongi), deeper (aazhndhu) and broader (agandra).  There is a saying virippin agalum, thoguppin yenjum (விரிப்பின் அகலும் தொகுப்பின் எஞ்சும்). That is if one keeps on describing, it keeps growing. If one tries to cut short it, many will be left out.

The lord is the core of everything. He is the nucleus. He is there in everything – from micro to macro level. That is why, He is called as nuNNiyanE.