திருஞானசம்பந்தர் - திருக்கடைக்காப்பு
தலம் : பொது
பண் : கௌசிகம்
மூன்றாம் திருமுறை.
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்
அரிய காட்சிய ராய்த்தம தங்கைசேர்
எரியர் ஏறுகந் தேறுவர் கண்டமுங்
கரியர் காடுறை வாழ்க்கைய ராயினும்
பெரிய ராரறி வாரவர் பெற்றியே.
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்
thirunyAna sambandhar thirukkaDaikkAppu
thalam podhu (Common)
paN kauchikam
muunRaam thirumuRai
thiruchchiRRambalam
ariya kaaTchiyaraayth thamadhu aN^gaicheer
eriyar eeRukan^dhu eeRuvar kaNTamum
kariyar kaaDuRai vaazkkaiyar aayinum
periyar aaraRivaar avar peRRiyee
thiruchchiRRambalam
Meaning of Thevaram
He is One in strange spectacle with the beautiful
palm holding fire ! Prefers bull as the vehicle !
Has a blackened throat ! Leads the life in
cemetries ! Still He is Supreme, who knows His
wealth ?!
Notes
1. Isn't it this Lord Who gave kubera all the
covetous wealth ? Isn't it this Lord Who gave
Indra airAvatham to ride and the nectar to the
divines but took nothing but poision from the
ocean ? If it was not for this Lord - the
auspicious - how would have the divines and the
daemons survived the poison ? Isn't He the One Who
stands alone in spite of eating poison when even
the divines who ate the nectar die ? Isn't that
Eternal Lord the most affluent ? For the ones who
need to establish their well being all the external
adornation is required. Why should the Peerless
Supreme that is the source of all our prosperities
need external show off, while It Itself is the
Ultimate Auspiciousness !
2. cf. shivanenum Ochai - appar
3. eeRu - bull; kaaDu - forst (here cemetry);
peRRi - asset/prosperity