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Why are vEdas called podhu or common?


திருநாவுக்கரசர் தேவாரம்
தலம்    பொது
திருக்குறுந்தொகை
ஐந்தாம் திருமுறை

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

அருக்கன் பாதம் வணங்குவர் அந்தியில் 
அருக்கனாவான் அரனுரு அல்லனோ 
இருக்கு நான்மறை ஈசனையே தொழுங் 
கருத்தினை நினையார் கல் மனவரே.

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

thirunAvukkararcar thEvAram
thalam     pothu
thirukkuRunthokai
ainthAm thirumuRai

thirucciRRambalam

arukkan pAtham vaNaN^guvar an^thiyil
arukkanAvAn aran uru allanO
irukku n^AnmaRai IcanaiyE thozum
karuththinai n^inaiyAr kal manavarE.

thirucciRRambalam


Explanation of song:


People worship the feet of sun in the evening.
Isn't sun form of hara ?
Four vEdas (starting with) Rig worship only Ishvara.
Those with stone like mind do not understand the concept.

Notes:
1. People who do not understand the concept of God,
worship various divines to be different and develop 
misconceptions. Due to the lack of understanding 
they even think that vEdas hail various divines like
agni, indra... Those who realize know that these are
nothing but the powers of the Supreme only.
c.f. indram mitram varuNamagnimAhuratho divyaH sa suparNo gurutmAn | 
ekam sad viprAH bahudhA vadantyagnim yamam mAtarishvAnamAhuH || 
 - Rig vEda. (For more /shaivism-a-perspective/why-does-the-supreme-god-given-vedas-praise-the-devas )
2. For this reason (hailing God through Its multiple 
forms exposed) vEdas are known "podhu" (common) in
hailing the Supreme concept and Agamas are called
"ciRappu" (special) as the explicitly hail as Lord shiva.
3. arukkan - sun.

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