திருநாவுக்கரசர் - தேவாரம்

    
தலம்     :  பொது 
பண்     :  காந்தார பஞ்சமம் 
நான்காம் திருமுறை.  
 
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்  
 
சொற்றுணை வேதியன் சோதி வானவன் 
பொற்றுணைத் திருந்தடி பொருந்தக் கைதொழக் 
கற்றுணைப் பூட்டியோர் கடலிற் பாய்ச்சினும் 
நற்றுணை யாவது நமச்சி வாயவே.                 4.11.1  
 
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்  
 
 
 
thirun^Avukkarachar thEvAram

   
thalam     podhu (Common)         
paN     gAn^dhAra panychamam 
n^AngAm thirumuRai 
 
thiruchchiRRambalam  
 
choRRuNai veedhiyan choodhi vaanavan  
poRRuNai thirun^dhaDi porundhak kaithozak 
kaRRuNaip puuTTiyoor kaDaliR paaychchinum 
n^aRRuNai aavadhu n^amachchivaayavee 
 
thiruchchiRRambalam  
 
Meaning of Thirunavukkarasar Thevaram

  
Provider of vedhas rich with powerful words, 
the Celestial Flame - when His golden Feet is 
saluted with folded hands, even if tied to a 
rock and pushed into the sea, the best guardian 
is namachchivAya (the Holy Five Syllables). 
 
Notes

  
1. The people of other religion who could not 
tolerate their great scholar becoming a devotee  
of Lord shiva as thirun^Avukkarasar. Using the 
royal influence they had they tried to do him  
to death in whatever way they could think of.  
In all those hailing the Feet of Lord shiva  
that is the refuge of the devotees appar came 
out unhurt ! Disappointed to the core they bound 
him to a stone and pushed in the deep sea as 
a last option. The undaunted and unruffled saint 
with full determination chanted the Holy Five 
Syllables and this song hailing the glory of it. 
When the Grace is uplifting can the inanimate 
stone pull him down ? The stone itself became 
the boat for the saint and he reached the shore 
comfortably. appar in his own words narrates this  
incident "kallinoDu ennaip pUTTi amaN kaiyar  
ollai n^Ir puga nUkka en vAkkinAl n^ellu n^Ir 
vayal n^IlakkuDiyaran n^alla n^Amam n^aviRRi 
uyn^dhEnanRE" 
2. This is the namachchivAyath thiruppadhikam  
sung by appar. (The complete padhikam is available  
through Thirumurai Medicine Page ) 
3. choRRuNai vEdhiyan could also be interpreted  
as the provider of vEdhas that stay with the  
verbal support. (vEdhas were only verbally  
communicated and were not written down and hence 
were called "ezudhAK kiLavi").