திருஞானசம்பந்தர் - திருக்கடைக்காப்பு
தலம் : ஆலவாய்
பண் : கௌசிகம்
மூன்றாம் திருமுறை.
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்
கறையிலங்கு கண்டனே கருத்திலாக் கருங்கடற்
துறையிலங்கை மன்னனைத் தோளடர ஊன்றினாய்
மறையிலங்கு பாடலாய் மதுரையால வாயிலாய்
நிறையிலங்கு நெஞ்சினால் நினைப்பதே நியமமே.
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்
thirunyAna sambandhar thirukkaDaikkAppu
thalam AlavAy
paN kauchikam
muunRaam thirumuRai
thiruchchiRRambalam
kaRaiyilaN^gu kaNTanee karuttilaak karuN^kaDal
thuRaiyilaN^gai mannanaith thooLaDara vuunRinaay
maRaiyilaN^gu paaDalaay madhurai aalavaayilaay
n^iRaiyialaN^gu n^enychinaal n^inaippadhee n^iyamamee
thiruchchiRRambalam
Meaning of Thevaram
Oh, the One with stain adorned throat ! The One Who
pressed down the thoughtless king of dark-sea surrounded
lanka breaking his shoulders ! The veda glorified
Singer ! The One in madhuraith thiruvAlavAy ! (my)
niyama is to keep thinking about You with the heart
of perfection !
Notes
1. niyama is principles and motto. (This is one of the
eight steps in aShTAnga yoga after yama - discipline).
While yama is common to all, niyama are specifically the
ones taken up by the devotees as an individual rule. One
could see in the life of 63 devotees different services
were taken up by different devotees as niyama and they
stood stubborn in ensuring that service even if it
appeared to cost their life.