திருஞானசம்பந்தர் - திருக்கடைக்காப்பு

    
தலம்     :  பொது 
பண்     :  கௌசிகம் 
மூன்றாம் திருமுறை.  
 
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்  
 
அற்றன்றி அந்தண் மதுரைத் தொகை யாக்கினானுந் 
தெற்றென்ற தெய்வந் தெளியார் கரைக்கோலை தெண்ணீர்ப் 
பற்றின்றிப் பாங்கெதிர் வினூரவும் பண்பு நோக்கில் 
பெற்றொன் றுயர்த்த பெருமான் பெருமானு மன்றே. 
 
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்  
 
 
 
thirunyAna sambandhar thirukkaDaikkAppu

   
thalam     podhu (Common)         
paN     kauchikam 
muunRaam thirumuRai 
 
thiruppAsuram 
 
thiruchchiRRambalam  
 
aRRanRi an^thaN madhuraith thogaiyaakkinaanum  
theRRenRu dheyvan^ theLiyaar karaikkoolai theNNiirp 
paRRinRip paaN^gedhirvin uuravum paNbu n^ookkil 
peRRonRuyarththa perumaan perumaanumanRee 
 
thiruchchiRRambalam  
 
Meaning of Thevaram

  
Not just that, those who cannot quickly comprehend 
the God Who made the numbers (by being the first) 
at the saN^gam in madhurai, as compared 
theirs this leaf (having thiruppAsuram) without 
hindrance moves against the current upstream ! 
Isn't the Great Lord Who raised the bull flag, 
the greatest God ?! 
 
Notes

  
1. So far (upto this song in thiruppAcuram)  
cambandhar established through the logic and 
scriptures the glory of Lord shiva to the pANDiya 
emperor. In this song he establishes the 
pratyaksha pramANa (ocular evidence) by showing 
the palm leaf that goes against the current of 
the river by the Grace of Lord shiva. 
2. Jains not accepting the failure to cure  
pANDiya king, also lost their face in the fire 
challenge. They vowed a do or die in the water 
test. The leafs they put on the vaigai river 
were all washed away by the current, while the 
leaf written by sambandhar having "vAzga an^dhaNar" 
went upstream and reached thiruvEDakam ! Isn't 
that glory the Glory of Lord shiva, sambandhar 
asks. The Lord Who raised the flag of justice 
is the Great Lord ! 
2. This song documents the event that the leaf 
went upstream on the river. So sambandhar had put 
the first song of thiruppAsuram on the river and 
the rest were told to ninRachIr neDumARan as 
the words of wisdom while the leaf was continuing  
upstream. 
3. aRRam - shame; paRRu - hold; pAN^gu - craftily; 
peRRam - bull.