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If God is Supreme, why does It / He require us to worship ?


சேக்கிழார் அருளிய திருத்தொண்டர் புராணம்
திருக்குறிப்புத் தொண்ட நாயனார் புராணம்
பன்னிரண்டாம்  திருமுறை

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

அண்ணலார் அருள் வெள்ளத்தை நோக்கி அங்கயற்கண்ணி தம் பெருமான் மேல் 
விண்ணெலாங் கொளவரும் பெருவெள்ளம் மீது வந்துறும் என வெருக்கொண்டே 
உள் நிலாவிய பதைப்புறு காதலுடன் திருக்கையால் தடுத்தும் நில்லாமை
தண் நிலா மலர் வேணியினாரைத் தழுவிக் கொண்டனள் தன்னையே ஒப்பாள்.

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

cEkkizAr aruLiya thiruththoNDar purANam
thirukkuRipputh thoNDa nAyanAr purANam
panniraNDAm thirumuRai

thirucciRRambalam

aNNalAr aruL veLLaththai n^Okki aN^kayaRkaNNi tham perumAn mEl
viNNelAN^ koLavarum peruveLLam mIthu van^thuRum ena verukkoNDE
uL n^iLAviya pathaippuRu kAthaluDan thirukkaiyAl thaDuththum n^illAmai
thaN n^ilA malar vENiyinAraith thazuvik koNDanaL thannaiyE oppAL.

thirucciRRambalam


Translation of song:


Looking at the flood of grace of the Supreme, the beautiful-fish-like-eyed
Lady, fearing that the heavy flood that would submerge (even) the sky
would go on Her Lord, with love and anxiety overwhelming inside, 
tried to stop it with Her holy hand(s). As it did not stop even then,
hugged the cool-crescent-flower-crown Lord, the Lady, Who is comparable
only to Herself !

Notes:
1. This song describes the worship at Kanchi that Goddess did, Who
showed the model of excellence in worshipping God.
2. She is part of the very Supreme worshipped. There is nothing She
is not aware of. There is no force anywhere that could do any harm
to the Supreme Being. Still with all the anxiety expressed She ran to 
hug the God to protect Him (!) That is the supremacy of devotion.
For that intense devotion God became tender.
3. This is the devotion that Agamic worship brings to practice.
For the Supreme, Who does not have any benefit out of the offering
and other worship we do, we offer the greatest and precious things
we have in love, making that nirguNa brahmam that has no liking or
hatred, to be pleased with our worship.

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