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Do whatever you can to worship the God


திருநாவுக்கரசர் அருளிய தேவாரம்
தலம்    திருக்குறுக்கை வீரட்டம்
திருநேரிசை
4-ம் திருமுறை

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

சிலந்தியும் ஆனைக்காவில் திருநிழற் பந்தர் செய்து
உலந்து அவண் இறந்த போது கோச்செங்கணானுமாகக்
கலந்த நீர்க் காவிரி சூழ் சோணாட்டு சோழர் தங்கள்
குலந்தனிற் பிறப்பித்திட்டார் குறுக்கை வீரட்டனாரே.

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

thirunAvukkaracar aruLiya thEvAram
thalam    thirukkuRukkai vIraTTam
thirun^Ericai
4th thirumuRai

thirucciRRambalam

cilan^thiyum AnaikkAvil thirun^izaR pan^thar ceythu
ulan^thu avaN iRan^tha pOthu kOcceN^gaNAnumAgak
kalan^tha n^Irk kAviri cUz cONATTuc cOzar thaN^gaL
kulan^thaniR piRappiththiTTAr kuRukkai vIraTTanArE.

thirucciRRambalam

Meaning:
Making the holy shade pandhal at thiruvAnaikkA,
when the spider got destroyed, the Lord of 
thirukkuRukkai vIraTTAnam made it born in the
family of chozAs of fertile empire surrounded by
whirling kAviri river as kOcceNkaT chOzan.

Notes:
1. There was a spider living in AnaikkA where
the Lord is under the white nAval (jambolana) tree. 
The intense heat of sun used fall on the Lord's
shivalingam. This spider made a web above the Lord
making a shade that cut down the sun rays.
There was an elephant that used to worship the
Lord offering water and flower. That did not realize
the service of the spider. It thought of the web as an
annoyance on the Lord and removed it with its trunk.
Spider got agitated by the disturbance to its service
and bit the elephant. In the process both the elephant
and spider died. Elephant having done shivapUja
got liberated there itself. Spider even though couldn't
do the pUja with its limited capabilities, did the
shivapuNya of making the shade. So it was born as
the great kOccheNgaT chOzar of sangam times.
He constructed very many grand abodes (shades!!)
for the Lord (which are all such a way that elephant 
cannot enter!). The story of this chOzar saint is
available at Kotchengatchozha nayanar
2. The story of kOcceNgaT chOzar insists that
whatever be the restrictions one has, one has to 
do whatever possible shivapuNya (service to Lord shiva).
That would definitely bring great fruit and could be 
a seed for the ultimate gift later.
   That is why thirumUlar insists "epparicAyinum Eththumin.
EththinAl apparicu Ican aruL peRalAmE" (Worship in 
whatever way. If worshipped, that will be the way to receive
the grace of God.)
3. ulan^thu - destroyed; avaN - there; cONADu - cOlaikaL 
mikka n^ADu - fertile country.

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