திருமூல நாயனார் அருளிய திருமந்திரம்
ஏழாம் தந்திரம்
பிட்சா விதி
பத்தாம் திருமுறை

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

பரந்து உலகேழும் படைத்த பிரானை
இரந்துணி என்பர் எற்றுக்கு இரக்கும்
நிரந்தரமாக நினையும் அடியார்
இரந்துண்டு தன்கழல் எட்டச் செய்தானே.

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

thirumUla nAyanAr aruLiya thirumanthiram
EzAm thanthiram
biTcA vidhi
paththAm thirumuRai

thirucciRRambalam

paran^thu ulakEzum paDaiththa pirAnai
iran^thuNi enbar eRRukku irakkum
n^iran^tharamAka n^inaiyum aDiyAr
iran^thuNDu than kazal eTTac ceythAnE.

thirucciRRambalam

Translation of song:

The Lord Who created the seven worlds being
omnipresent (in them) they say, "Beggar for food".
Why would It beg? He made the devotees who 
permanently think (of It), reach His Feet by 
eating from alms.

Notes:
1. God shiva is the Lord of the universe. It
is the Ishvara - the Owner of everything.
It has no benefit out of anything else.
So why at all it would beg?
c.f. dhanam munE thankkinmaiyO 
        thamrAyinAr aNDmALath thAn
    vananil vAzkkaiyan Aki ADippADi 
        ivvaiyam mAppali thErn^thathE. - cambandhar.
2. Those who have got the grace to keep
thinking of God incessantly will not want to care
for anything else. 
c.f. perumAn pErAnan^dhaththup piriyAthirukkap peRRIrkAL
     arumAluRRup pinnai n^Ir ammA azuN^gi araRRAthE.... 
          thiruvAcakam
For them to maintain the instrument of body they may 
have to resort to receiving alms. God showed 
this way for them.
(Feeding such a saint is the great service and
duty of the devotees as explained in mAkEcura pUcai
chapter of thirumanthiram).