திருஞானசம்பந்தர் அருளிய திருக்கடைக்காப்பு (தேவாரம்) 
தலம்    :    பொது 
பண்    :    கௌசிகம் 
மூன்றாம் திருமுறை 
 
நமச்சிவாயத் திருப்பதிகம் 
 
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் 
 
கொல்வாரேனும் குணம் பல நன்மைகள் 
இல்லாரேனும் இயம்புவராயிடின் 
எல்லாத் தீங்கையும் நீங்குவர் என்பரால் 
நல்லார் நாமம் நமச்சிவாயவே. 
 
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் 
 
thirugnanasambandar aruLiya thevaram 
thalam    :    pothu 
paN    :    kousikam 
Third thirumuRai 
 
n^amaccivAyath thiruppathikam 
 
thirucciRRambalam 
 
kolvArEnum guNam pala n^anmaikaL 
illArEnum iyambuvarAyiDin 
ellAth thIN^gaiyum n^IN^guvar enbarAl 
n^allAr n^Amam n^amaccivAyavE. 
 
thirucciRRambalam 
 

Meaning of song:

 
Even if one is a murderer, devoid of character 
and many merits, still when said, 
would move away from all bads. 
So the Name of the Meritorious is namaHshivAya. 
 
Notes: 
1. The great mantra namaHshivAya is uttered by 
the holiest saints and they are longing to 
chant that forever.  
   Still it is not something that can be taken away 
from anybody for the reason of somebody being 
a sinner and dirty. This great mantra of the Lord 
cleanses them as well and they would move away  
from the bad things by the virtue of chanting this  
mantra.  
    God is not so cruel and unforgiving to make 
the sinners eternally burn in hell. The natural 
quality of the soul is being flawful - affiliated with 
filth. God provides ways for the soul to cleanse 
clanse and as it moves forward in the process 
it would enjoy the Bliss better and better. This mantra  
is to do that cleansing. 
    This mantra never gets impure to see the  
qualification of one who should chant and who  
should not. This namaHshivAya mantra is for  
everybody - both saints and sinners - for 
people of all walks of life without any kind of 
differentiation to chant.  
    This is insisted by cambandhar in the following 
songs of the padhikam as well. This being his ultimate 
padhikam, cambandhar asserts, seeing its benefit 
right in front of him coming as shiva jyothi, 
that just holding tight on this great mantra will 
uplift one. 
2. The word n^IN^guvar needs to be contemplated. 
It is not just removal of the already committed sins 
by chanting the mantra and getting away. This mantra 
continuously cleanses the soul so that the individual 
moves away from sinful deeds.