திருநாவுக்கரசர் - தேவாரம்

    
தலம்     :  பொது 
பண்     :  திருக்குறுந்தொகை 
ஐந்தாம் திருமுறை.  
 
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்  
 
கூவ லாமை குரைகட லாமையைக்  
கூவ லோடொக்கு மோகட லென்றல்போற்  
பாவ காரிகள் பார்ப்பரி தென்பராற்  
தேவ தேவன் சிவன்பெருந் தன்மையே.         5.100.5  
 
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்  
 
 
 
thirun^Avukkarachar thEvAram

   
thalam     :  common 
thirukkuRun^thokai 
ain^dhAm thirumuRai 
 
thiruchchiRRambalam  
 
kUval Amai kuraikaDal Amaiyaik 
kUvalODu okkumO kaDal enRal pOl 
pAva kArikaL pArpparidhu enbarAl 
dhEva dhEvan chivan perun^ thanmaiyE 
 
thiruchchiRRambalam  
 
Meaning of Thevaram

  
Like the well tortoise asking the tortoise 
of the roaring ocean, "Is the ocean as big as  
this well ?", those covered in their sins 
say the Glory of Lord shiva, the Divine of  
divines, is not something worth perceiving  
to be realized. 
 
Notes

  
1. Materialists and other people who follow 
dogmatic theories are just unable to visualize 
the Gigantic Supreme nature of the God and so  
mock at the efforts of the devotees of Lord 
shiva as futile ones. The devotees need to move 
forward in their worship of the Truth expounded by 
vedas undeterred as these people would continue 
just in maligning till they come out of their  
ignorance. 
(Many people accuse that Hinduism is a confusing 
and unclear religion with each one saying one thing. 
It is in fact the problem that they have been exposed  
too much to the religions of limited in terms of 
philosophers, books etc. It needs an open mind and 
good inclination and effort to understand the glory 
of that ocean.) 
2. kUval - well; kurai - noisy; pArppu aridhu -  
difficult to see.