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There is nothing my deed! All Yours!

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Prayer song in Tamil

 

என்செயலாவதியாதொன்றுமில்லையினித்தெய்வமே

யுன்செயலேயென்றுணரப்பெற்றேனிந்தவூனெடுத்த

பின்செய்ததீவினையாதொன்றுமில்லைப்பிறப்பதற்கு

முன்செய்ததீவினையோவிங்ஙனேவந்துமூண்டதுவே.

                       - பட்டினத்துப் பிள்ளையார் 

                               

Padal as Romanized text

 

 

 

en seyalAvathu yAthonrumillai inith theyvamE

un seyalE enRu uNarap peRREn in-tha UneDuththa

pin seytha thIvinai yAthonRum illaip piRappathaRku

mun seytha thIvinaiyO ingnganE van-thu mUNDathuvE.

                       - paTTinaththup piLLaiyar

 

 

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 

There is nothing my deed; Oh God, I have further

realized that everything is Your deed!

After taking this body, there is no misdeed done.

Is it the bad karma before this birth that has 

come together this way?

 

 Notes:

 

1.  Context of the song:

A gang of thieves, on their escape threw a necklace to Ganapati in a temple.

That fell in the neck of Pattinathar who was in Nishta and he did not realize. 

The guards mistook Pattinathar as one of the thieves. The king ordered him to be executed on the stake.

When Pattinathar came in front of the stake, he sang this.

The stake got burnt immediately. The king realized his big mistake and 

begged for forbearance of his sin. Pattinathar blessed him with wisdom.

The king realizing the futility of the material pursuits relinquished his

kingdom and became a saint. (He is the renowned Badragiriyar.)

 

2.  என்செயலாவதியாதொன்றுமில்லையினித்தெய்வமே

யுன்செயலேயென்றுணரப்பெற்றேன்

When the desire has been completely on to Shiva,

the deeds are no longer that of the individual. 

The Gyani realizes that it is indeed the Grace of Lord Shiva

that energizes us to do anything and it is only our 

will/desire that earns the karma. When the desire is kept

on Shiva and surrendered the self to the Lord, the individual

earns no karma. It is the act of God.

 

c.f. 1. நன்றே செய்வாய் பிழை செய்வாய்;

          நானோ இதற்கு நாயகமே - திருவாசகம்

 

  2. இருள் சேர் இருவினையும் சேரா இறைவன்

     பொருள் சேர் புகழ் புரிந்தார் மாட்டு - திருக்குறள்

 

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