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Why God created the world and the Creation Process


திருநாவுக்கரசர் தேவாரம்
தலம்     திருச்சோற்றுத்துறை
திருத்தாண்டகம்
ஆறாம் திருமுறை

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

மூத்தவனா யுலகுக்கு முந்தி னானே 
    முறைமையால் எல்லாம் படைக்கின் றானே 
ஏத்தவனா யேழுலகு மாயி னானே 
    இன்பனாய்த் துன்பங் களைகின் றானே 
காத்தவனா யெல்லாந்தான் காண்கின் றானே 
    கடுவினையேன் தீவினையைக் கண்டு போகத் 
தீர்த்தவனே திருச்சோற்றுத் துறையு ளானே 
    திகழொளியே சிவனேயுன் னபயம் நானே. 

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

thirunAvukkararcar thEvAram
thalam     thiruccORRuththuRai
thiruththANDakam
ARAm thirumuRai

thirucciRRambalam

mUththavanAy ulagukku mun^thi nAnE
    muRaimaiyAl ellAm paDaikkin RAnE
EththavanA yEzulaku mAyi nAnE
    inbanAyth thunbam kaLaikin RAnE
kAththavanAy ellAn^thAn kANkin RAnE
    kaDuvinaiyEn thIvinaiyaik kaNDu pOkath
thIrththavanE thiruccORRuth thuRaiyuLAnE
    thikazoLiyE civanEyun abayam n^AnE.

thirucciRRambalam


Meaning of song:


As the Eldest, One Who was earlier than the world(s);
One Who creates everything systematically;
As the Hailed One Who became (all) the seven worlds;
As Blissful One Who removes the distress;
As the Protector One Who sees everything;
By look One Who emptied the ill-deeds of, me, the strong-deed-afflicted;
Oh the Lord of thiruccORRuththuRai, Shining Light,
oh shiva, I am Your refugee!!

Notes:
1. This song beautifully summarizes the creation of the world.
The God stands as the Eldest with no worlds in existence.
In a systematic way (though in a play still in a just way)
providing the souls bodies, instruments, worlds and wealth
according to the nature (karma) of the soul;
In the world created God resided everywhere still
stood as the Lord of things. (c.f. shrI rudram).
The purpose of all this exercise is, being the Blissful One,
out of Its grace wanted to remove the distress of the souls.
It guides the system thus created, but without getting
lost in the process but viewing the whole show.
When there occurs removal of filth (again by the guidance
of Grace) It blesses and appears as the Splendor
and Ultimate shiva. In That God we take refuge!

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