திருமூலர் அருளிய திருமந்திரம்
முதல் தந்திரம்
சிவபரத்துவம்
10-ம் திருமுறை
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்
பதி பலவாயது பண்டிவ்வுலகம்
விதி பல செய்தொன்றும் மெய்ம்மை உணரார்
துதி பல தோத்திரம் சொல்லவல்லாரும்
மதியிலர் நெஞ்சினுள் வாடுகின்றாரே.
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்
thirumUlar aruLiya thirumandhiram
mudhal thanthiram
civa paraththuvam
10th thirumuRai
thirucciRRambalam
pathi palavAyathu paNDu ivvulakam
vithi pala ceythonRum meymmai uNarAr
thuthi pala thOththiram collavallArum
mathiyilar n^enycinuL vADukinRArE.
thirucciRRambalam
Explanation of song:
This world has many lords since ancient time.
People perform the rituals, but do not realize the Truth.
Even those who are capable of saying hails and praise,
are unwise - they have gloom at heart.
Notes:
1. People of the various parts of the world
make many gods and worship them.
Even the philosophers who tried to share
their enlightenment are made into gods by
the masses and soon without realizing
the truth put forward by them, blind following
starts.
Though they follow the rituals laid out by
the saints, they have lost the essence of it.
They say the holy words of them, but alas,
they are lost - unrealized, narrow-minded,
and dogmatic - stuck to the gloom.