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Convergence of devotion


திருமாளிகைத் தேவர் திருவிசைப்பா
தலம்    கோயில்
பண்    பஞ்சமம்
ஒன்பதாம் திருமுறை

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

திறம்பிய பிறவிச் சில தெய்வ நெறிக்கே
    திகைக்கின்றேன் தனைத் திகையாமே
நிறம் பொன்னும் மின்னும் நிறைந்த சேவடிக்கீழ்
    நிகழ்வித்த நிகரிலா மணியே
அறம்பல திறங்கண்டு அருந்தவர்க்கு அரசாய்
    ஆலின் கீழ் இருந்த அம்பலவா
புறஞ்சமண் புத்தர் பொய்கள் கண்டாயைத்
    தொண்டனேன் புணருமா புணரே.

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

thirumALigaiththEvar thiruvicaippA
thalam    kOyil
paN    panycamam
onbadhAm thirumuRai

thirucciRRambalam

thiRambiya piRavic cila theyva n^eRikkE
    thikaikkinREn thanaith thikaiyAmE
n^iRam ponnum minnum n^iRain^tha cEvaDikkIz
    n^ikazviththa n^ikarilA maNiyE
aRam pala thiRaN^kaNDu arun^thavarkku aracAy
    Alin kIz irun^tha ambalavA
puRany camaN buththar poykaL kaNDAyaith
    thoNDanEn puNarumA puNarE.

thirucciRRambalam

Meaning:
In the births that have gone off the track, I am 
bewildered by the various divines' paths. Oh the
Matchless Gem that made me not get disoriented 
so, and stay firmly under the Perfect Feet that is 
colorful like the gold and lightning ! Oh the Lord of
common hall Who under the banyan tree as the King
of the great ascetics expounded the virtues !
Oh the One, Who has seen the incorrectness of 
the arguments of the outsiders - Jains and Buddists -
unite so that I, the servant, could get union (with You).

Notes:
1. People get so much worried in propitiating various
deities, more out of fear of antagonizing that deity
or "to be safe". Instead of being a safe bet it would
actually indicate the confused state of the person and
the lack of understanding the concept of God. The
devotee who has got the realization does not get 
disoriented by the varied forms but focuses firmly on
Lord shiva.
(The idea here is not to say that hailing the various
aspects of the Supreme Being is wrong. But the issue
is the baseless fear of deity or even humans deified.
This could undermine the concept of God itself and 
could easily disorient the seeker.)

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