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Who is the best spouse for a devotee?


சேந்தனார் அருளிய திருப்பல்லாண்டு
தலம்    கோயில்
பண்    பஞ்சமம்
9-ம் திருமுறை

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

மிண்டு மனத்தவர்கள் போமின்கள்
    மெய்யடியார்கள் விரைந்து வம்மின்
கொண்டும் கொடுத்தும் குடி குடி ஈசற்கு
    ஆட்செய்மின் குழாம் புகுந்து
அண்டம் கடந்த பொருள் அளவில்லதோர் 
    ஆனந்த வெள்ளப்பொருள்
பண்டும் இன்றும் என்றும் உள்ளபொருள் என்றே
    பல்லாண்டு கூறுதுமே.

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

cEnthanar aruLiya thiruppallANDu
thalam    kOyil
paN    panycamam
9th thirumuRai

thirucciRRambalam

miNDu manaththavarkaL pOminkaL
    meyyaDiyArkaL virain^thu vammin
koNDum koDuththum kuDi kuDi IcaRku
    ATceymin kuzAm pukun^thu
aNDam kaDan^tha poruL aLavillathOr
    Anan^tha veLLapporuL
paNDum inRum enRum uLLa poruL enRE
    pallANDu kURuthumE.

thirucciRRambalam

Meaning:
Those with blind-folded mind, go away!
True devotees, come fast!
Taking and Giving (brides and grooms)
generation after generation be devoted to Lord Ishvara!
Getting into the company (of devotees),
tell, "Many years", saying, 
"The Thing beyond Universe!
The unlimited flood of Bliss!
The Thing That is there in the beginning, now and forever!"

Notes:
1. More than an individual being devoted to God,
the entire family being devoted to Lord shiva is
something very great. This uplifts a whole clan
to Bliss. Life of very many nAyanmArs, including
amarnIthi nAyanar, appUthu nAyanAr, ciRuththoNdar
and many more are glorious examples of this.
When the husband and wife with a converged mind
of love and service worship the Lord and Its devotees
that is the purpose and fruit of the house-hold life.
That is the reason here and in many other places in 
thirumuRai the glory of such tradition of devotees 
generation after generation in service of God is spoken.
(What if the spouse of one already married is not 
having good devotion? The life of mangaiyarkkaraciyar 
shows the way. It is the duty of the spouse to enlighten
the mind of the other also.)
Details of the life of nAyanmar could be found at Nayanmar History
c.f. a. eN^koN^kai n^in anbar allAr thOL cEraRka - thiruvacakam
b. unnaDiyAr thAL paNivOm AN^gavarkkE pAN^gAvOm
   annavarE em kaNavar AvAr - thiruvAcakam
c. vazi vazi ALAy maNanycey kuDippiRan^tha 
    pazavaDiyAr - thiruppallANDu
d. marabiraNDum caiva neRi vazivantha kENmaiyinAr - periyapurANam
2. miNDu - obstinate.

 

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