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Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Thirunavukkarasar Thevaram

 

திருநாவுக்கரசர் அருளிய தேவாரம் 
தலம்    :    பொது (ஆதிபுராணத் திருக்குறுந்தொகை)
ஐந்தாம் திருமுறை 

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

நூறு கோடி பிரமர்கள் நொந்தினார்
ஆறு கோடி நாராயணர் அங்கனே
ஏறு கங்கை மணல் எண்ணில் இந்திரர்
ஈறிலாதவன் ஈசன் ஒருவனே.

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

Song as Romanized text

 

Thirunavukkarasar Thevaram
Thalam    :    pothu (AthipurANa thirukkuRunthokai)
Fifth Thirumurai

thiruchiRRambalam

n-URu kOdi biramarkaL n-on-thinAr
ARu kOdi n-ArAyaNar angkanE
ERu kangkai maNal eNNil in-thirar
IRilAthavan Isan oruvanE.

thiruchiRRambalam

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 Hundred crore Brahmas died;
six crore Narayanas also the same;
Count the sand of the huge Ganga - those many Indras;
The only one Endless is the Ishwara!

 Notes: 

1. God creates the positions of various divines.
God either functions in those aspects
and when a capable soul with the desire
for those function comes up gives that position to
that soul and acts through them. 
The Vedas hail the Lord as the one acting through
all these divine positions - be it, agni, indra, brahma,
vishnu... - That is why the vedas often identify all
of them as a one entity. This is called Shambhu Paksha.
When the individual souls who have been given the 
divine positions are addressed they cannot be equal
nor can they all be addressed as one,
nor can they be equated to the Supreme God.
They all act with the grace of God. 
They are called the Anupaksha.
While there is a time span for all these souls
acting as the divines, God is the One beyond the time.

The essence in this song is not to equate Supreme
God Shiva with the divines who got those positions
through His Grace!
2. c.f. தமராயினார் அண்டமாள - சம்பந்தர்
   நம்மவர் அவரே; மூவர் என்றே எம்பிரானொடும் எண்ணி விண் ஆண்டு
   மண்மேல் தேவரென்றே இறுமாந்து; என்ன பாவம் திரிதவரே - திருவாசகம்