மாணிக்கவாசகர் அருளிய திருவாசகம்
நீத்தல் விண்ணப்பம்
எட்டாம் திருமுறை

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

கடையவனேனைக் கருணையினால் 
    கலந்து ஆண்டுகொண்ட
விடையவனே! விட்டிடுதி கண்டாய்!
    விறல் வேங்கையின் தோல் 
உடையவனே! மன்னும் உத்தர 
    கோசமங்கைக்கு அரசே!
சடையவனே! தளர்ந்தேன்; உடையாய்,
    என்னைத் தாங்கிக்கொள்ளே!

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

mANikkavAcakar aruLiya thiruvAcakam
n^Iththal viNNappam
eTTAm thirumuRai

thirucciRRambalam

kaDaiyavanEnaik karuNaiyinAl
    kalan^thu ANDukoNDa
viDaiyavanE! viTTiDuthi kaNDAy!
    viRal vEN^gaiyin thOl
uDaiyavanE! mannum uththara
    kOcamaN^gaikku aracE!
caDaiyavanE! thaLarn^thEn; uDaiyAy 
    ennaith thAN^gik koLLE!

thirucciRRambalam

Explanation of song:

Oh the One with bull, Who out of mercy
joined and took me, the lowest, into fold!
You left (me) off! Oh the One Who has the
skin of the valiant tiger! Oh the King of
the lasting uththarakOcamangai!
Oh One with entwined hair! Am exhausted!
Oh Master, hold me up!

Notes:
1. The maturing devotion should lead to this
surrender - like that of a child with its mother.
It is not the hug of the child that makes it safe,
but it is the hugging hands of mother. However
the hug of the child gives it the joy.
c.f. mAaham brahma nirAkuryAm| mA mA brahma nirAkarot|| 
     anirAkaraNamastvanirAkaraNam me astu||
           - chandoga shAntipATam
2. maNivAsagar hails the matted hair of the Lord
in this song. Isn't it that chaDai that held up the moon
who had drowned into gloom, held up ganga
for bagIratha who was in all pains and was refuge
to the snakes from garuDa!