tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43452341290243673622024-03-19T16:47:20.827+08:00Sharmalan ThevarShaktam, Mahayana Buddhism, Tantra, History, Astronomy & AstrologySharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-37058492509682092024-03-11T09:26:00.006+08:002024-03-11T10:42:35.574+08:00Manabharana Is Not Malay (Manabharana Bukan Melayu)<p><span style="font-size: medium;">In recent times, an alarming narrative has emerged within the Malaysian blogosphere, suggesting a historical event that appears to be a misinterpretation or perhaps a deliberate misinformation campaign. The claim revolves around a so called Malay prince named Manabharana from Srivijaya, purportedly attacking and conquering the Chola kingdom. This misleading story has gained traction and is spreading like wildfire across various social media platforms. The need to address and rectify such inaccuracies is crucial not only for the sake of historical accuracy but also for fostering a responsible and informed online community.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">To delve into the matter, it is essential to clarify that historical records reveal the existence of multiple individuals named Manabharana throughout history. However, a nuanced understanding reveals that all these figures were Tamils (Damila) hailing from the Pandya kingdom, with references to their exploits documented in Tamil inscriptions and Sri Lankan chronicles. Remarkably, there is an absence of any historical records in Malaysia that would substantiate the claim of a Malay prince named Manabharana attacking the Chola kingdom.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The title "Manabharana" typically denotes a familial connection to the Pandyan royal lineage, often bestowed upon sons within the Pandyan dynasty. It is crucial to acknowledge that the Manabharana associated with the attack on the Chola country, earning the epithet "Cholakulantaka" (he who destroyed the Chola family), was indeed a Pandyan king. Contrary to the circulating narrative, this historical figure is not a Malay prince.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Similarly, it is worth mentioning that Kulothunga Chola I (1070-1120 AD) gave his princess Chudamali in marriage to prince Manabharana. This Manabharana was also known as Sri Virabahudevar or Pandiyanar Virapperumal. This Manabharana was the son of Jatavarman Srivallabha Pandya and princess Mitta, the younger sister of Sri Lankan king Vijayabahu (1055-1111 AD). </span><span>(refer to page 227 below)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">To further bolster this clarification, references from inscriptions have been attached, underscoring the importance of relying on authentic historical documents rather than perpetuating unfounded claims. The dissemination of inaccurate historical information not only distorts the understanding of the past but also has far-reaching consequences in shaping perceptions and narratives. In a globalized and interconnected world, it is imperative to approach historical accounts with discernment and to resist the temptation to propagate misinformation, as it can contribute to the erosion of accurate historical knowledge and the promotion of cultural misunderstandings. By emphasizing the importance of accuracy and critical thinking, we can collectively work towards fostering a more informed and responsible discourse in both online and offline spaces.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE9rpAeWZFMRjOwZDrOAEw7197kWQKm_NNxdefjzPznxgciqFlyYhAlSQS4DjIiTBhMbKi0blPGhbAW7Dwp35WmSh0ptvLHYmbbuN2M5nxHYUC2y1bhZ7fOYSbXnj233dArB6hMRGBJKGD3ffeMuFcP6E6FSEJYEnjr_zdwHq3BP-Ta3R7XEisVjiEsko" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="1080" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE9rpAeWZFMRjOwZDrOAEw7197kWQKm_NNxdefjzPznxgciqFlyYhAlSQS4DjIiTBhMbKi0blPGhbAW7Dwp35WmSh0ptvLHYmbbuN2M5nxHYUC2y1bhZ7fOYSbXnj233dArB6hMRGBJKGD3ffeMuFcP6E6FSEJYEnjr_zdwHq3BP-Ta3R7XEisVjiEsko=w640-h242" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">12th century inscription of the Ranganathasvamy Temple, Srirangam, makes reference to one Manabharana who lived earlier. He destroyed the Cholas (epithet Cholakulantaka) but this Manabharana is not a Malay from Sri Vijaya. He is a Tamil from Pandya kingdom.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZBKaBV9ItH3RUr-gYfQQgvrC0ou3a8Y163X6aZ0RlH3LsNH6HesNh1R9e9jg1EbHKTp1t4MitLB8zpnllJPKIi6xOO8nl3VO8UIyJg-wo4Op83qo2LfcsJUYg3GjdIB5buToF26Dzvdvm0n7k8hCg0WBdErrwlIEkHt9UWPJL-R5KCvWv5_wxWhDvQ4Q" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="594" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZBKaBV9ItH3RUr-gYfQQgvrC0ou3a8Y163X6aZ0RlH3LsNH6HesNh1R9e9jg1EbHKTp1t4MitLB8zpnllJPKIi6xOO8nl3VO8UIyJg-wo4Op83qo2LfcsJUYg3GjdIB5buToF26Dzvdvm0n7k8hCg0WBdErrwlIEkHt9UWPJL-R5KCvWv5_wxWhDvQ4Q=w485-h640" width="485" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span>Epigraphica Indica Vol XXXVIII (January 1969) by Archaeological Survey of India </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Malalasekera</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeRLd_XsayqPvHai_x-LmTUnQa2S1ejSCF0f-iOHwBNSZH5I3_ztJ8pcYumThSxAl4ryf0S_iTCR8M3jy7vjQfIxyba7jU6DM5Qr2Y__KSxG4IG_EyZTVBOkY81Sj94OHzIcs8Mzypk7H-JNBq8D4Jule4-a15wFXrI9zdf5ewG5bCUaIaTll2UZjNlss" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="753" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeRLd_XsayqPvHai_x-LmTUnQa2S1ejSCF0f-iOHwBNSZH5I3_ztJ8pcYumThSxAl4ryf0S_iTCR8M3jy7vjQfIxyba7jU6DM5Qr2Y__KSxG4IG_EyZTVBOkY81Sj94OHzIcs8Mzypk7H-JNBq8D4Jule4-a15wFXrI9zdf5ewG5bCUaIaTll2UZjNlss=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, Volume 1 By G.P. Malalasekera<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Another Manabharana, also a Pandya. This is from South Indian Inscriptions, Volume III.</div><div><br /></div><div>IV.- Inscriptions at Manimangalam</div><div>No. 29.- On the outside of the east wall of the inner prakara of the Rajagopala-Perumal temple</div><div>Finally, Rajendra dispatched an army to Ceylon, where the Kalinga king Vira-Salamegan was decapitated and the two sons of the Ceylon king Manabharanan were taken prisoners. Another Vira-Salamegan, who is stated to have migrated to Ceylon from Kanyakubja, had been killed by Rajendra’s predecessor Rajadhiraja.[11] The same Chola king had decapitated another Manabharana, who was, however, a Pandya king and not a king of Ceylon.[12] The Mahavamsa mentions two princes of the name Manabharana, and two others of the name Kittisirimegha. Manabharana I.[13] and Kittisirimegha I. were nephews and sons-in-law of the Ceylon king Vijayabahu I. (chapter lix. Verses 42 and 44). His queen Tilokasundari was a princess of Kalinga (ibid. verse 29 f.).[14] Manabharanan and Vira-Salamegan in the subjoined inscription might correspond to Manabharana and Kittisirimegha in the Mahavamsa, and the reason why Vira-Salamegan is styled a Kalinga king in the inscription might be thefact that his mother-in-law was a Kalinga princess according to the Mahavamsa. On the other hand king Vijayabahu I. is supposed to have reigned from A.D. 1065 to 1120, and Vikkamabahu I. in whose time Manabharana I. and Kittisirimegha I. usurped the government of Ceylon, from A.D. 1121 to 1142, while Rajendra and Virarajendra I. have to be accommodated between A.D. 1050 and 1070.[15] Consequently, Manabharana and Vira-Salamegan in the inscription must be distinct from, and prior to, Manabharana I. and Kittisirimegha I. in the Mahavamsa. But, as I have previously stated (p. 39 above), the conquest of Ceylon by Rajendra is established by the existence of an inscription of his in that island.</div></div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-2474033680601809792024-02-28T11:10:00.014+08:002024-02-29T15:17:24.855+08:00Kallars - The Original Tamil Polygars of Ariyalur and Udaiyarpalayam Zamins<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAma565mYyQpZIVkNbdISlWZ-LWUe-2bqCoTQVFMS2fcb0NbdbxMMc61d_oEucw06yXkfedLKC-wxXRVymYP5R56_KPlrWCdLFC5TnAvkmespK2bGTTfnGPhJhGSNT7q4jx0-qjjC8DiXlVSFVi8_p3lC8NkaS8kqtXY8Zc6_9pDQpXaaDocyScMJ-rxg/s800/map.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAma565mYyQpZIVkNbdISlWZ-LWUe-2bqCoTQVFMS2fcb0NbdbxMMc61d_oEucw06yXkfedLKC-wxXRVymYP5R56_KPlrWCdLFC5TnAvkmespK2bGTTfnGPhJhGSNT7q4jx0-qjjC8DiXlVSFVi8_p3lC8NkaS8kqtXY8Zc6_9pDQpXaaDocyScMJ-rxg/w400-h400/map.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span>Ariyalur and Udaiyarpalayam are now taluks under the larger present day Ariyalur district.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>In his book "The Heirs of Vijayanagara: Court Politics in Early-Modern South India", author and researcher Lennart Bes of Radboud University Nijmegen states that the Kallar polygar of Ariyalur may have been the son-in-law of the Kallar polygar of Udaiyarpalayam (page 311). This is according to a Dutch source from the late 1670s; </span><span><i>NA, VOC, no. 1454, f. 1015; no. 1756, f. 1219v: reports of local VOC envoys to Tanjavur and Ramnad, August 1688, October 1708.</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The zamins (earlier palayam) of Ariyalur and Udaiyarpalayam were ruled continously by Kallar polygars until the year 1765 as confirmed by Lewis Moore (see end of article). Both Ariyalur and Udaiyarpalayam were attacked by the combined forces of Nawab and British. After the attack, the Kallar polygars and their families were disposed of their rights and properties. They took refuge in Tanjore (Tanjavur) and later Mysore. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">They were attacked because both Kallar polygars of Ariyalur and Udaiyarpalayam, together with the Reddy polygar of Turaiyur, refused to pay tribute to the Nawab . In 1780, with the help of Hyder Ali of Mysore, they recaptured both Ariyalur and Udaiyarpalayam. However, this was only temporary. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">After 1783, both these polygars were imprisonned by the British in Trichy for not paying tribute. Following this, the zamins were taken over by the servants of the zamin and the servants of the Nawab. Although the Kallar polygars were allowed to return, they were imprisoned again in 1790. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Both zamins were then placed under the management of the Nawab in 1798. This continued until the British took over in 1801. The zamins were later sold by the British to few proprietors. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoT5Ovp-wOFTjRABXJ75STh4MXHlAHszOq7cgoFMjSqjqVyDvuSPh3YzpEfoJHl4P8vLpdLoT9wG1tyC-GG1v7aE8A6XS99DiX4ATQ0-FEWm_-hXg85Bxy-Itu4xxnz5wIb7RGcH2qtzdEm1GN2zLMqyUtMk8gCk57nLPYSgdCAZHObYyi_1d_ab2yCZ8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="884" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoT5Ovp-wOFTjRABXJ75STh4MXHlAHszOq7cgoFMjSqjqVyDvuSPh3YzpEfoJHl4P8vLpdLoT9wG1tyC-GG1v7aE8A6XS99DiX4ATQ0-FEWm_-hXg85Bxy-Itu4xxnz5wIb7RGcH2qtzdEm1GN2zLMqyUtMk8gCk57nLPYSgdCAZHObYyi_1d_ab2yCZ8=w445-h640" width="445" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rabindranath Tagore mentioned that Ariyalur formerly belonged to a Kallar zamindar in his book The Modern Review Volume 35 No.1 (January 1924).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The present families of both zamins are not the actual descendants of the Kallars who once ruled and later disposed by the British. They are actually descendants of the proprietors who bought the zamin properties from the British. As such, they are not of royal ancestry.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Full evidence pertaining to Ariyalur and Udaiyarpalayam, is provided by Lewis Moore, Acting Head Assistant to the Collector and Magistrate of Trichinopoly in his book Trichinopoly District in The Presidency of Madras. The book was published in 1878. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have attached the supporting pages below. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjup1SNsX9ddwAgoUy9QPvHyIHz-g-85eLE_xND3LjD6jw-rk-7yH3-02o-keA4GTMQALC_EIdamDHHhRgrULU4IyCUIRXdDyRN0Q6i4mYIUnNLtUPO-xze1W5sQwf8YHuDhzOdGkfE-KVd1oZOV8gZC4NJM999V5NtwEiX_Xab95VP335FoRZ9fkuuChA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="361" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjup1SNsX9ddwAgoUy9QPvHyIHz-g-85eLE_xND3LjD6jw-rk-7yH3-02o-keA4GTMQALC_EIdamDHHhRgrULU4IyCUIRXdDyRN0Q6i4mYIUnNLtUPO-xze1W5sQwf8YHuDhzOdGkfE-KVd1oZOV8gZC4NJM999V5NtwEiX_Xab95VP335FoRZ9fkuuChA=w382-h640" width="382" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuk9qMhDmMd20WFuiZqg6rU0FgxUk8Uq0Px4Wb5s53_HvAdoFJoR54pfr1KMdn0OyII9AH9lzIjrGYEoQgeLH-BN2VLU01jW2ioSlfGUyOSdKDboVIdYHVSFP0EFqLm9Cx_PhJdb3j4FAwNFcsGkFwlHwrp3k9DGeh9NnIOd0vn1ocfDm8eheaIiHSxc/s320/197937245-buddha-statue-in-the-forest-with-tree-grunge-background.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image Copyright: <a href="https://www.123rf.com/free-stock-images/buddha_painting.html" target="_blank">Virtos Media</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In the tapestry of human existence, our beliefs play a crucial role in shaping our identity and guiding our actions. Often, we find ourselves born into a religious order, influenced by familial and communal ties that mold our cultural perspectives. Conformity to these norms can be a powerful force, as deviating from them may mark us as outsiders. However, it is essential for individuals to scrutinize their beliefs, as blindly adhering to or choosing a religion without introspection can hinder personal growth and understanding.</p><p>Faith has accompanied humanity since its earliest days, evolving as a response to the mysteries of existence that eluded scientific comprehension. Across diverse cultures, similar deities emerged to explain natural phenomena, such as sky deities, rain deities, mountain deities, and creators often referred to as Gods. Questions about life beyond death led to the formulation of afterlife concepts like reincarnation, judgment, hell, and heaven.</p><p>As civilization progressed, religious systems expanded to encompass not only concepts of God and the afterlife but also philosophical and legal frameworks intended to guide and control society. Some religions embraced liberal views, while others adhered to more rigid doctrines.</p><p>This article seeks neither to promote atheism nor encourage blind rebellion against one's religion. Instead, it advocates for the exploration, research, and analysis of personal belief systems. Blind faith is cautioned against, as individuals are encouraged to engage their minds in critical reasoning to ascertain the truth in what they believe.</p><p>For those reading this, the advice is to study various religions with an open mind. Delve into the scientific aspects and logic underpinning their tenets. Ask yourself what benefits the chosen religion might bring. Does it contribute to personal growth? Does it positively impact those around you? Understanding the historical context is crucial: How did the religion fare throughout history? What impact did it have on the contemporary world? Evaluating the ethical aspects, such as the acceptance of the religion, whether coerced or voluntary, adds depth to the decision-making process.</p><p>In the meticulous examination of religious beliefs, it is imperative to scrutinize certain aspects that can profoundly shape the ethos of a faith. One such aspect is the reverence accorded to past prophets or religious figures. These figures often serve as moral exemplars and sources of guidance, influencing the ethical compass of their respective religions. Scrutinizing the lives and teachings of these figures becomes crucial, as it provides insights into the values upheld by a particular faith. It enables individuals to discern between the core tenets that foster compassion, tolerance, and understanding, and those that may propagate rigidity or intolerance.</p><p>Moreover, a critical examination should extend to the stance a religion takes towards those who choose to depart from its fold. The treatment of individuals who decide to explore alternative paths or embrace different worldviews reflects the level of inclusivity and acceptance within a religious community. Understanding the historical context of how dissenters have been treated can unveil patterns of intolerance or, conversely, a commitment to pluralism. A faith that encourages open dialogue and respects the autonomy of its adherents, even in matters of divergence, fosters a culture of intellectual freedom and personal growth. In this light, scrutinizing a religion's attitude towards apostasy becomes a crucial aspect of choosing a belief system that aligns with one's values and principles.</p><p>Living in an age of information abundance, individuals have the resources to make informed decisions about their beliefs. Choosing a religion is a significant decision that warrants time, careful consideration, and a thorough examination of the available information. In this era of enlightenment, let your choices be guided by thoughtful inquiry and a genuine understanding of the beliefs that resonate with your values and principles.</p><p>In the pursuit of spiritual identity, it is crucial to acknowledge that beliefs are not fixed; they evolve alongside personal experiences, societal shifts, and the acquisition of knowledge. Change is, after all, unavoidable. Embrace the beauty of impermanence. The dynamic nature of belief systems underscores the significance of continuous self-reflection and a willingness to reassess one's convictions. This adaptability can cultivate a more resilient and authentic faith that aligns with an individual's evolving understanding of the world.</p>Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-23058219861936375132023-11-02T18:21:00.002+08:002023-11-02T18:31:30.379+08:00The Deepavali Dilemma: To Padayal or Not to Padayal?<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoyJGEpx4MvmRqCLY_5I32i2grtD6r6qcpmXpCviWL7XtAczvGZDbDVIytE8fllV5VIbGOgPPOhr2MkXp_2QEQeO_QFWGA6Evb5O7HSJrfmxanvjLwc9PTEp6Jops1BiIV4frRm4hI7liHF-VM6aaSV0RI1Yjn0l0PLZOX73wlUd5jyP7vkR2r5leuyrY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoyJGEpx4MvmRqCLY_5I32i2grtD6r6qcpmXpCviWL7XtAczvGZDbDVIytE8fllV5VIbGOgPPOhr2MkXp_2QEQeO_QFWGA6Evb5O7HSJrfmxanvjLwc9PTEp6Jops1BiIV4frRm4hI7liHF-VM6aaSV0RI1Yjn0l0PLZOX73wlUd5jyP7vkR2r5leuyrY=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For illustration purpose only. Credit: Ravindran John Smith.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Deepavali, a significant Hindu festival, is swiftly approaching, with preparations underway. As the festivities draw near, I extend my warm wishes to all my readers for a joyous Deepavali celebration with their loved ones.<p></p><p>In the Malaysian Hindu community, predominantly consisting of Tamils, a time-honored custom referred to as "paṭaiyal" (also spelled as padayal) is observed on the eve of Deepavali. This traditional ceremony involves presenting food as a gesture of reverence and remembrance for departed ancestors. It is possible that this ritual's origins trace back to early societies visiting the graves of deceased family members.</p><p>Nevertheless, given that the majority of Hindus opt for cremation rather than burial for their departed loved ones, the practice may have initially revolved around the veneration of the "kulateyvam" (family deity) and the "kāvalteyvam" (guardian deity), rather than being solely focused on the deceased.</p><p>Over the course of time, there has been a gradual shift towards placing greater importance on honoring those who have passed away. This transformation could be attributed to changes in religious customs or an evolving cultural perspective. Additionally, this transition might be influenced by the availability of photographs of family members, a practice that gained prominence in the 19th century. Nonetheless, offering paṭaiyal to ancestors has firmly established itself as a widely accepted tradition in Malaysia.</p><p>The debate over whether paṭaiyal offerings should be vegetarian or non-vegetarian is a complex and sensitive one. Individuals' preferences and choices vary widely, and their selections may be influenced by the culinary preferences of the departed. Furthermore, interpretations of religious scriptures can differ, leading to varying opinions on this matter.</p><p>The central question to consider here is whether one should engage in the practice of paṭaiyal at all. This question has been a topic of discussion within my close circles, with varying perspectives. The decision to participate in paṭaiyal ultimately comes down to one's personal beliefs.</p><p>If you hold the belief that the souls of the deceased remain in an afterlife and visit during paṭaiyal ritual, then it is entirely appropriate to continue with this practice. However, for those who subscribe to the concept of reincarnation, the purpose of this practice may be questioned. </p><p>According to the belief in reincarnation, the soul moves on to a new life after death, rendering it incapable of returning to accept these offerings. Given my own belief in reincarnation, I have chosen to forgo the tradition of paṭaiyal for the deceased in my house.</p><p>This distinction in beliefs may be why some individuals prefer to reserve paṭaiyal offerings for the kulateyvam and kāvalteyvam rather than for the deceased. It is essential to acknowledge that these beliefs are deeply rooted in faith, and neither can be substantiated with empirical evidence.</p><p>In conclusion, if you find yourself contemplating whether to engage in the practice of paṭaiyal, I encourage you to reflect on your own beliefs and values. If you hold the belief that the souls of the departed are still present and seeking connection, then carrying out paṭaiyal may be a meaningful way to express your reverence. However, if you adhere to the concept of reincarnation, it may align more with your beliefs to forgo this practice.</p><p>Regardless of your choice regarding paṭaiyal, I encourage you to embrace the spirit of togetherness and shared meals with your family members on Deepavali eve. The festival offers a splendid opportunity to come together and enjoy a feast in the company of your loved ones, celebrating the bonds that unite us.</p><p><i>NOTE: Tamil words such as படையல் ,குலதெய்வம் and காவல்தெய்வம் are written in the ISO15919 Romanised form; paṭaiyal, kulateyvam and kāvalteyvam.</i></p>Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-23402998528640794702023-08-02T19:59:00.002+08:002023-08-02T19:59:38.750+08:00Groupism : The Social Cluster Phenomenon Overlooked by Periyar Followers<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie92-hdM-pgbfk9iSVcQgsaKxJMBs-dCyC8E8CLAWMeMltp8cRB2mMHzRUXNCrLy4Pu5GroaR-JrrRWwkKynyS7uN3MEjhdE_z5NDgY-Ku0bTWOjJpc-QsTd2pFF70G4NVkePFmDDlJyxOaRz58mFljrMtvTBd__soXjQw_cLfJPmfsIMyUx73GF_Q4As/s1314/Cluster.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1314" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie92-hdM-pgbfk9iSVcQgsaKxJMBs-dCyC8E8CLAWMeMltp8cRB2mMHzRUXNCrLy4Pu5GroaR-JrrRWwkKynyS7uN3MEjhdE_z5NDgY-Ku0bTWOjJpc-QsTd2pFF70G4NVkePFmDDlJyxOaRz58mFljrMtvTBd__soXjQw_cLfJPmfsIMyUx73GF_Q4As/w400-h326/Cluster.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>In each cluster, a majority expresses a desire to maintain its cohesive identity, while a minority seeks to disassociate and form new clusters. This process of separation and integration leads to the emergence of additional clusters over successive centuries, ultimately contributing to an increase in overall cluster diversity.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Humans are naturally social animals, and our preference for living in groups or clusters can be attributed to evolutionary advantages, emotional needs, cognitive benefits, and the development of complex social structures. Throughout human evolution, living in groups provided survival advantages, safety, and support during difficult times. Social interactions fulfill our emotional and psychological needs, fostering a sense of belonging. </p><p>Group living enhances cognitive development through shared learning and problem-solving. Ultimately, our social nature has been instrumental in shaping human progress and achievements throughout history.</p><p>Within the context of the human species, various levels of clustering are observed. Nationalities represent clusters within the broader human population, and within each nationality, ethnicities form distinct groupings. Further subdivisions exist, such as tribal groups, representing smaller clusters within specific ethnicities. Even the family unit, comprising parents and children, can be viewed as the smallest cluster in this context. Additional clusters are formed based on language, religion, political affiliation, sports allegiances, and other defining factors, each distinguished by its size and purpose.</p><p>The inclination of humans towards favoring their own cluster is a well-established phenomenon. Personal biases lead individuals to exhibit empathy and preferential treatment towards members of their cluster while displaying less tolerance for those outside of it. This selective approach shapes an individual's identity and influences their affinity towards certain clusters. </p><p>For instance, Tamils in general may express greater interest in discussing Tamil archaeological heritage due to its cultural relevance to their own background, rather than archaeological findings related to the Mali people in Africa, which may be perceived as less personally significant.</p><p>Despite the efforts to eliminate clusters, it is evident that they persist and even evolve through various means. For instance, intermarriage between ethnic groups, such as Chinese and Indian individuals in Malaysia, did not eradicate their respective Indian or Chinese races but instead resulted in the emergence of a new cluster referred to as "Chindians." Similarly, inter-caste marriages within the Tamil community did not abolish caste identities; rather, offspring were typically associated with the father's caste due to inheritance factors, surname and worship of patrilineal family deity known as kuladeivam.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SmxTnZ_rsmybZZdlSg98ybarmq1RXYOCWMBme6xjvSpF0qHWkq3WmptjpCPSoEkruKzH87RNoXAaPcar3saUfr-aAVQFUU48JbOWUDrfh4TgKP25uGUYhfrd-koaWM5xnZQokylvjmsifrDfR_QV61L1GLfsWZPM0GXXfgFkO0S6C2OqJ1PLVQxV9nU/s650/Gowsalya_Sakthi_650_TNM_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="650" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SmxTnZ_rsmybZZdlSg98ybarmq1RXYOCWMBme6xjvSpF0qHWkq3WmptjpCPSoEkruKzH87RNoXAaPcar3saUfr-aAVQFUU48JbOWUDrfh4TgKP25uGUYhfrd-koaWM5xnZQokylvjmsifrDfR_QV61L1GLfsWZPM0GXXfgFkO0S6C2OqJ1PLVQxV9nU/w400-h280/Gowsalya_Sakthi_650_TNM_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Periyar followers getting married in their own unique style.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Periyar movement, originally intended to eliminate caste identities, underwent an unintended transformation, leading it to evolve into a distinct cluster. While the majority of Tamil people continued to maintain their caste affiliations, a minority of Periyar followers chose to reject their caste identity, giving rise to a separate cluster with its exclusive practices and beliefs. This social process is ilustrated in the image at the beginning of this article showing the formation of Cluster P.</div><p>This new cluster, known as Periyarism, reveres EV. Ramasamy, or Periyar, as its guiding figure, analogous to religious clusters with their revered leaders. Additionally, the Periyarism cluster conducts weddings in a unique manner, setting it apart from other Tamil clusters. In essence, Periyarism has now metamorphosed into a new cluster akin to a separate caste entity in its own right.</p><p>In conclusion, instead of eradicating existing clusters, movements and interactions have led to the creation of new clusters within larger societies. Understanding this cluster phenomenon is crucial in addressing the complexities of human group dynamics and identity formation.</p>Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-59860205878315666832023-07-23T15:24:00.003+08:002023-07-24T17:22:55.929+08:00Using Surnames - A Reality Check For Periyar Supporters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3DZ6dmL6Tr1rZulnh3_K-KzDEzmMI2fkWRExv2M95V6PzKTaiRBbnwPf8D-JvRDBshl-RzTWxE6Cg6d3qXr1Btz3-fDndlcCF8Glw9-8RmVjSLPJzvgrE9ma4YLh4B6---54SZiSuDCXP4NQYj1X8fwx-ZGReVSNR6b3-TT--LBPvazZcBm3ohOTOak/s1280/peninhand.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1280" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3DZ6dmL6Tr1rZulnh3_K-KzDEzmMI2fkWRExv2M95V6PzKTaiRBbnwPf8D-JvRDBshl-RzTWxE6Cg6d3qXr1Btz3-fDndlcCF8Glw9-8RmVjSLPJzvgrE9ma4YLh4B6---54SZiSuDCXP4NQYj1X8fwx-ZGReVSNR6b3-TT--LBPvazZcBm3ohOTOak/w400-h299/peninhand.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>In recent times, a thought-provoking public post on Facebook caught my attention. The post's author, whose identity remains protected for privacy reasons, expressed discontent with the growing trend among Tamil people, particularly the youth, of embracing their traditional surnames. This article delves into the complexities of the issue, shedding light on the historical and cultural context of Tamil surnames, as well as examining the merits of the objections raised by certain groups.</p><p><b>Respecting Individual Autonomy</b>:<br />It is essential to uphold the principle of individual autonomy in matters concerning personal identity. While the Facebook user is within her rights to choose not to use a surname, it is crucial to recognize that she lacks the authority to dictate others' choices in this regard. Personal preferences and naming conventions vary widely across cultures and societies, and it is imperative to respect the right of individuals to decide how they wish to be identified.</p><p><b>Clarifying Misconceptions:</b><br />One common misconception propagated by certain groups is the belief that surnames in Tamil culture are synonymous with caste (jati) names. This is an inaccurate assumption, as many surnames, such as Pillai, are used across multiple jatis, including Vellalar, Agambadiyar, and some Kallar groups, as well as among certain Malayalee families. Gounder is used by the Vellalars, Vettuvars, Vokkaligas and Uralis of the Kongu region. These jatis are endogamous yet they share a similar titular surname.</p><p><b>Diversity of Tamil Surnames:</b><br />The Tamil society is a diverse tapestry, with numerous jatis and subgroups, each having distinct patrilineal surnames. For example, the Arunattu Vellalar jati boasts 35 different surnames, including Chakravarti, Samayamanthiri, Vanamudaiyan, and Miratudaiyan. Similarly, the Mukkulathor community consisting of three jatis; Kallar, Maravar and Agambadiyar, utilizes hundreds of surnames like Vandayar, Thevar, Thondaiman, Servai, and Chitachiyar, while the Kongu Vellalars have patrilineal names such as Silamban, Poosan, Pavalan, and Kadai. These examples underscore that surnames transcend mere jati labels and carry significant familial associations. Surnames, in this context, also indicate patrilineal family connections similar to the Chinese and Europeans.</p><p><b>Changing Landscape of Tamil Society:</b><br />As Tamil society has become more urbanized and globalized, a considerable number of Tamils now reside in various major cities worldwide. Many are employed in multinational companies (MNCs), fostering interactions with individuals from diverse nationalities. In this international context, surnames have become a standard practice, facilitating cross-cultural communication and mutual understanding. Embracing surnames is an acknowledgment of Tamil society's integration into the global community.</p><p><b>Respecting Individual Freedom:</b><br />Supporters of Periyar, while entitled to their views, need to appreciate the evolving nature of contemporary Tamil society. Insisting on eradicating the use of surnames disregards the fundamental human right to associate with one's ancestry and cultural heritage. While everyone is entitled to their opinions, advocating for the abandonment of surnames disregards the preferences of a significant portion of the Tamil population.</p><p><b>Minority Perspective:</b><br />It is important to recognize that the Tamil-speaking population constitutes a relatively small percentage of the global populace, comprising only about 1% (80 million) of the total human population of 8 billion. Even assuming a 50-50 divide on the issue, a substantial majority of the human race will not object to the use of surnames by the Tamils. Within Tamil Nadu, other parts of India and even in multi cultural countries like Malaysia, South Africa, Australia, Canada and the UK, many individuals continue to embrace surnames, and this trend is evident on various social media platforms, including Facebook and LinkedIn, where Tamils engage with a global audience with English as the main medium of interaction. </p><p><b>Conclusion:</b><br />The debate surrounding the usage of surnames in Tamil society reveals a diverse and evolving cultural landscape. While respecting the right of individuals to choose whether or not to use their surname, it is essential to appreciate the significance of surnames in reflecting familial connections and cultural heritage. As the world embraces globalization and cultural exchange, Periyar supporters will have to accept that the use of surnames has indeed become a prevalent and accepted norm among the Tamils. </p>Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-4825850546779766872023-03-11T19:03:00.013+08:002023-03-11T23:23:08.830+08:00Anti-Caste Motion In Toronto and Its Challenges<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKREEy6WUAbsgrF44SOnqrU5RVKKbfzv7iW5ZwyqQ6YgFEPzhoQ-lZ9oS21wiMldPhfSMUyv61BujXRvYNAkW1CG54jvABLeNaCOMS4Itl80ipOt5hs_sxquSkLoI-bO62eyLrUx0FIDBvWqOxwwjpLdMbmyKabXpsRThJc63vaEKOeTAZURh8v_DI/s618/toronto.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="618" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKREEy6WUAbsgrF44SOnqrU5RVKKbfzv7iW5ZwyqQ6YgFEPzhoQ-lZ9oS21wiMldPhfSMUyv61BujXRvYNAkW1CG54jvABLeNaCOMS4Itl80ipOt5hs_sxquSkLoI-bO62eyLrUx0FIDBvWqOxwwjpLdMbmyKabXpsRThJc63vaEKOeTAZURh8v_DI/w400-h268/toronto.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has recently requested the Ontario Human Rights Commission for assistance in developing a plan to address allegations of caste prejudice in its school. A motion to that effect was made by board trustee Yalini Rajakulasingam, and the TDSB voted in support of it. The motion received votes from 16 trustees, while 5 trustees abstained. It happens just after Seattle, Washington, became the first American city to forbid caste discrimination following a city council vote.</p><p>While TDSB's initiative is seen as a progressive move by some, the motive of the move is questionable especially when the Ontario Human Rights Commission already have ancestry covered under its existing list of Protected Categories as given in the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19.</p><p>However, TDSB stresses upon the need to address caste separately although it may not be necessary. </p><p>Caste is a word that originated from Spanish and Portuguese. It was used in reference to lineage, tribe, clan or race of people. In Sanskrit and other Indic languages, the words synonymous to caste are jāti (tribe), vaṁśaḥ (lineage) and kula (clan). In ancient India, people did not identify their ethnic like how we do it today. The tribal identities were the ethnic identities back then. Hence, the word for ethnicity in Sanskrit is jātīya and it is taken from jāti. </p><p>These comes under the broader term of ancestry, therefore, the need to add a new category under the caste tag raises eyebrows. This is because not only did they demand for the term caste to be included, they have specifically mentioned that it is applicable to the South Asian and Caribbean diaspora. </p><p>This means that they have now created a situation where the concerned communities will be monitored by the authorities although discriminations based on ancestry can also happen in other social groups. It is not exclusive to South Asians or the Caribbean diaspora, hence there is no need for special ethnic profiling.</p><p>India has categorized the various jātis as Forward Caste, Backward Class, Other Backward Class, Denotified Community, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The classification was done for economic and political purpose with the aim of uplifting certain communities by providing them favorable privileges' such as job reservation, electoral constituency reservation and even reservation in tertiary education without any regard for individual capability. </p><p>This classification does not uphold meritocracy. It has the potential to be misused to favor groups with sizeable vote banks.</p><p>However absurd it may sound, what we need to also remind ourselves is that the classification was done by the Indian government for its citizens, therefore, it is not applicable to those who live outside India such as the present day Canadians of Indian descent. </p><p>As per the Anthropological Survey of India which was conducted under the leadership of K.S. Singh between 1985-1992, there are about 4,694 different groups of communities or jātis in India alone. Therefore, TDSB needs to first understand that since its proposal covers more than just Indians, it affects not just one single community, but thousands of communities including those that are not well documented.</p><p>This then raises some important questions: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Did the provincial government of Ontario or the federal government of Canada, conduct any study to determine what are the castes that exist in Canada?</li><li>How did both the provincial and federal government determine which caste is considered as oppressed or dominant in Canada?</li><li>What method did the government use to determine that caste identity was a motivating factor in school bullying cases involving Canadian children?</li></ul><p></p><p>The reason these questions needs to be addressed is because neither TDSB nor the government of the day has any data to support the proposal they made. This will make it difficult to draft any future plans. Canada will not be able to rely on India's caste classification because there are various factors that makes Canada different from India. </p><p>To make matters more complex, neither does Canada have any caste based laws that gives privileges to any caste nor does it have any discriminatory policy that makes it disadvantageous for anyone unlike what is seen in present day India. </p><p>Therefore, the same approach taken in India cannot be taken in Canada especially when Canada does not even have any data pertaining to the matter as raised in the questions above.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingnRB9koMJcZ8sCS9jkODnonJHk39-nVKwwLL0g84rcs2Qlq9fuOyM9ugRqWXGINiKzqFe3nSwsIh4ApV99M0MbBpBaI-BRpxlG6ENVSGgntjJKNkdPlvHakxxF_QIClXhjMrO0Uu8P0BfmBue0tla52eXJv27wb-PRO1XOmR62IXYMmOIeG1__PG/s1125/f4132bcd-d449-4f4a-93d3-aca923e20e7f.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="1125" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingnRB9koMJcZ8sCS9jkODnonJHk39-nVKwwLL0g84rcs2Qlq9fuOyM9ugRqWXGINiKzqFe3nSwsIh4ApV99M0MbBpBaI-BRpxlG6ENVSGgntjJKNkdPlvHakxxF_QIClXhjMrO0Uu8P0BfmBue0tla52eXJv27wb-PRO1XOmR62IXYMmOIeG1__PG/w640-h295/f4132bcd-d449-4f4a-93d3-aca923e20e7f.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The motion and its selective criteria for membership. Image courtesy of COHHE</span>.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Assuming that TDSB is correct and the proposal needs to be upheld, then the working group should consist of representative from all castes and not from just a particular group. </p><p>Having checked the proposal, it is noticed that only activists that self-identify as Dalit and are from caste-oppressed group will become members of the proposed working group. Although TDSB claims that they are against caste prejudice, they have made caste identity as a membership criteria for this new working group. </p><p>Formation of this working group may be contradictory to the Human Rights Code of Ontario as ancestry should not be a determining factor for employment or vocational associations.</p><h4 class="headnote law-level-3" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.3em; margin-block: 0.2em; margin: 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span><i>Employment</i></span></h4><p class="section" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span><i><span style="line-height: inherit;"><a id="BK6" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #7c6a06; line-height: inherit;"></a></span><b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">5 </b>(1) Every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to employment without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, s. 5 (1); 1999, c. 6, s. 28 (5); 2001, c. 32, s. 27 (1); 2005, c. 5, s. 32 (5); 2012, c. 7, s. 4 (1).</i></span></p><h4 class="headnote law-level-3" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.3em; margin-block: 0.2em; margin: 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span><i>Vocational associations</i></span></h4><p class="section" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span><i><span style="line-height: inherit;"><a id="BK7" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #7c6a06; line-height: inherit;"></a></span><b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">6 </b>Every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to membership in any trade union, trade or occupational association or self-governing profession without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status or disability. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, s. 6; 1999, c. 6, s. 28 (7); 2001, c. 32, s. 27 (1); 2005, c. 5, s. 32 (7); 2012, c. 7, s. 5.</i></span></p><p>If caste is used as a criteria for the membership of this working group, there can be tendency to be biased and partial, especially when there is no proper method to accurately identify the oppressed castes in Canada. </p><p>Imagine having only adherents of one religion as members of a working group that oversees religious discrimination involving all religions in schools. That will not make sense as it will be ridiculously unfair for the unrepresented religions.</p><p>If Toronto school children are indeed facing caste prejudice, then the working group that oversees it in the future should be inclusive of members from all the castes in Toronto instead of from one selected caste. It should be a multi-caste team with a common goal of eradicating discrimination.</p><p>This will give the multi-caste team the needed opportunity to de-escalate any tension, increase effectiveness in addressing prejudice and enhance understanding of cultural nuances. This will not only help to build trust but also strengthen the bond within the diverse group of castes that they represent in Toronto. </p><p>School going children will not learn to work together unless adults show them that they can work together. But if caste is used as a membership criteria to be part of a school board's working team, then this divisive tactic will definitely send the wrong message to everyone.</p><p><i>The author is a researcher who was formerly attached with the Centre for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies (SAIOS). These are his personal views on the issue.</i></p>Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-88645416021747894952023-02-18T17:40:00.004+08:002023-02-18T17:59:08.964+08:00What Is Shiva?<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oXLfz6dwX299Ti6NVyyyemWLpBgV6IHgVylYayYc8v853dzoG-VOtG8P0djCCaSLz38Vr3I8GucWjPSTBT2s6BtMED501tK7RKdtv-ppdQ7xjWR05WZ5y3o7OFPo0By8-2pDSPZ321QUcyvi0ZDtV8lojFRwyTPkoIKryD6c7IRrHGHxrjVdyLMq/s720/350b4f30b86291f5d0fd00879fb97f9e--om-namah-shivaya-lord-shiva.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="705" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oXLfz6dwX299Ti6NVyyyemWLpBgV6IHgVylYayYc8v853dzoG-VOtG8P0djCCaSLz38Vr3I8GucWjPSTBT2s6BtMED501tK7RKdtv-ppdQ7xjWR05WZ5y3o7OFPo0By8-2pDSPZ321QUcyvi0ZDtV8lojFRwyTPkoIKryD6c7IRrHGHxrjVdyLMq/w391-h400/350b4f30b86291f5d0fd00879fb97f9e--om-namah-shivaya-lord-shiva.jpg" width="391" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image Source <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/197102921171904856/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Śivarātri, the night of Śivā (shi-vaa) occurs every month. The śivarātri that happens during the month of Māgha or Māsi is the greatest of all śivarātris. Hence, it is called as the Mahāśivarātri. While Brahmā creates and Viṣṇu preserves, Śivā in the form of Rudra, destroys. Although these three are represented as three separate deities, they are actually three activities of the eternal cosmic cycle. </p><p>The earliest reference to the word Śivā can be found in the Vēdas especially in the Yajurvēda. There are hymns requesting the blue throated Rudra to show his benevolent form as Śivā. The word Śivā here can mean to represent auspiciousness. It is synonymous with the word maṅgalam.</p><p>We get the following from Yajurvēda:</p><p>ōm namō bhagavatē̍ rudrā̠ya<br />nama̍stē rudra ma̠nyava̍ u̠tōta̠ iṣa̍vē̠ nama̍ḥ<br />nama̍stē astu̠ dhanva̍nē bā̠hubhyā̍mu̠ta tē̠ nama̍ḥ<br />yā ta̠ iṣu̍-śi̠vata̍mā śi̠vam ba̠bhūva̍ tē̠ dhanu̍ḥ<br />śi̠vā śa̍ra̠vyā̍ yā tava̠ tayā̍ nō rudra mṛḍaya<br />yā tē̍ rudra śi̠vā ta̠nūraghō̠rā-'pā̍pakāśinī<br />tayā̍ nasta̠nuvā̠ śanta̍mayā̠ giri̍śantā̠bhichā̍kaśīhi<br />yāmiṣu̍-ṅgiriśanta̠ hastē̠ bibha̠rṣyasta̍vē<br />śi̠vā-ṅgi̍ritra̠ tā-ṅku̍ru̠ mā hig̍ṃsī̠ḥ puru̍ṣa̠-ñjaga̍t<br />śi̠vēna̠ vacha̍sā tvā̠ giri̠śāchchā̍ vadāmasi<br />yathā̍ na̠-ssarva̠mijjaga̍daya̠kṣmagṃ su̠manā̠ asa̍t </p><p>Translation: <i>Oh! Rudra Deva! My salutations to your anger and also to your arrows. My salutations to your bow and to your two hands. Oh! Rudra! By favour of your arrow, bow, and quiver, which have shed their anger and turned auspicious, please render us happy. Lord Rudra, who confer happiness, by that form of yours which is not terrible, which will not injure us, and which is highly auspicious, behold and illuminate us. My Lord who dwells on Mount Kailas and confers gladness to all! You, who fulfills your vow of protecting all who serve you and take refuge in you; that arrow of yours which you hold ready to let fly, withhold it and make it tranquil and auspicious. Lord of Mount Kailash of the Vedas! We pray to attain you by our auspicious words. We ask that for all our days, this entire world will be free from ills and discord, and that we may live in amity and concord.</i></p><p>Towards the end of this first anuvaka, we get the following declaring Rudra as Sadāśi̠vā:</p><p>nama̍stē astu bhagavan-viśvēśva̠rāya̍ mahādē̠vāya̍ tryamba̠kāya̍ tripurānta̠kāya̍ trikāgnikā̠lāya̍ kālāgniru̠drāya̍ nīlaka̠ṇṭhāya̍ mṛtyuñja̠yāya̍ sarvēśva̠rāya̍ sadāśi̠vāya̍ śrīman mahādē̠vāya̠ nama̍ḥ</p><p>Translation: <i>Let my salutations be to that great God who is the Lord of the universe; the great God who has three eyes and who destroys Tripura, the three Asura cities. To that God who is the Dandhya time when the three sacred fires are lit; who is Rudra the fire that consumes the universe; whose throat is blue; who has conquered death; the Lord of all; the ever auspicious one; salutations to that glorious and great God.</i></p><p>The earliest reference for the most popular five syllable Śivā mantra, known as namaśivāya (pronounced as na-ma-shi-vaa-ya) is also from the Yajurvēda. </p><p>nama̍stā̠rāya̠<br />nama̍śśa̠mbhavē̍ cha mayō̠bhavē̍ cha̠<br />nama̍śaṅka̠rāya̍ cha mayaska̠rāya̍ cha̠<br />nama̍śi̠vāya̍ cha śi̠vata̍rāya cha̠</p><p>Translation: <i>Salutations to Him who is the Pravana mantra; Om. Salutations to Him who is the source of happiness here and hereafter. Salutations to Him who is inherently of the nature of conferring happiness directly in this world and the world hereafter. Salutations to Him the auspicious one, who is more auspicious than all others.</i></p><p>The nama̍śi̠vāya̍ which is seen here occurs in the 8th anuvaka. It is right in the middle of the Yajurvēda. The Yajurvēda is in the middle of the Vēda compilation; rig, yajur, sāma. Atharva was added later. This shows that nama̍śi̠vāya̍ is the core of the Vēdas, the very foundation itself from where the rest of the Vēdas sprung from. </p><p>Since Śivā means auspicious, it is also used in mantras of other deities such as Durgā who is also known as Caṇḍī. Devī Māhātmyam which is also known as Durgā Saptashatī is a compilation of 700 verses of mantras taken from the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa. It usually begins with the recitation of a mantra armour known as Caṇḍī Kavaca. The armour is said to confer many benefits if recited with full devotion. </p><p>prāpnōti puruṣō nityaṃ mahāmāyāprasādataḥ<br />labhatē paramaṃ rūpaṃ śivēna saha mōdatē </p><p>The final verses of this kavaca is given above. It states that by the grace of Mahāmāyā (Durgā), a person who recites would attain the highest place that is inaccessible even to the gods and is eternally blissful in the company of śi̠va.</p><p>We also find the following popular verse in the Devī Māhātmyam where Durgā, also called as Gauri and Nārāyaṇi is addressed as the auspicious one, śivē, that provides all goodness:</p><p>sarva maṅgala māṅgalyē śivē sarvārtha sādhikē<br />śaraṇyē tryambakē gauri nārāyaṇi namōstutē</p><p>In order for something to be considered as auspicious, there should be goodness in it. There should be love. Tirumūlar has given a beautiful explanation about the state of śi̠va in his Tirumantiram:</p><p>aṉpu civam iraṇṭu eṉpar aṟivilār<br />aṉpē civamāvatu ārum aṟikilār<br />aṉpē civamāvatu ārum aṟintapiṉ<br />aṉpē civamāy amarntiruntārē.</p><p>Translation:<i> Love, Shivam - There are two, so say the fools ! Love itself is Shivam - This nobody knows ! Love itself is Shivam - when one gets to know this, Love itself as Shivam, the person sits (lives).</i></p><p>On this Mahāśivarātri day, lets invoke the Śivā in us for the benefit of everyone. May everyone attain the state of Śivā that leads to eternal bliss.</p><p>Wishing everyone a blessed Mahāśivarātri!</p>Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-20782400097723485482023-01-23T16:09:00.003+08:002023-01-23T16:33:41.451+08:00Can Devatas of Grand Temples Also Be Kula Devatas?<p> </p><p dir="ltr"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQcHz3qDAx85mDbpO2RzVvm_wLeXODnS3WxCWDwjj-QXqJMiNR2OtVkG1OQ3-8hMLxK4h8HTNf6PyOcoEX-aLpFaQtTleB2v6mMdg9fqT-9RONkH__LJXf6H7ELw0tC7Q32f5CaF8CvLHzftsPj-kWmk227rz7IhjOq1ZjhsZYwDDPmwaT8_dukTI/s1024/palani-murugan-temple.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQcHz3qDAx85mDbpO2RzVvm_wLeXODnS3WxCWDwjj-QXqJMiNR2OtVkG1OQ3-8hMLxK4h8HTNf6PyOcoEX-aLpFaQtTleB2v6mMdg9fqT-9RONkH__LJXf6H7ELw0tC7Q32f5CaF8CvLHzftsPj-kWmk227rz7IhjOq1ZjhsZYwDDPmwaT8_dukTI/w400-h300/palani-murugan-temple.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture Credit Trip Advisor</td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr"><br /></p><p dir="ltr">Can Devatas of grand temples such as Palani Murugan, Kanchi Kamakshi or Tirupati Balaji also be kula devatas of modern day Hindu families?</p>
<p dir="ltr">There are two possible scenarios.</p><p dir="ltr"><b><u>Scenario 1</u></b></p>
<p dir="ltr">Some families migrated from distant lands and settled down in the area around the temple. They become devotees of the devata. After several generations, they lost touch with their original roots and forget their actual kula devata. They adopt the devata of this temple as their kula devata and continue this worship for many generations up to present.</p><p dir="ltr"><b><u>Scenario 2</u></b></p>
<p dir="ltr">Many grand temples are large and were built as per the rules of Tantra (Agama) shastra. However, there is a possibility that some of these temples were once humble shrines that existed under sacred trees. The name of the place and even the name of the devata may have changed over time. The surrounding area would have once been a forest before agriculture and urbanization happened. Only few families would have worshipped the devata before all these happened. The devata would have been the kula devata of these families before the shrine was renovated into a larger Agamic temple and opened its doors to public.</p><p dir="ltr">Therefore, it is always important to check the history of the family as well as the history of the temple to confirm if it is also a kula devata. </p>Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-10025473117563986482023-01-09T22:09:00.005+08:002023-01-10T14:00:32.685+08:00Some Basics of Deity Worship in Hinduism<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOBbbq8w3vAmXxl9miG8ciWYGpQJ81tqvrOohJ3VJTnqCTcf5Exom_c9iOxKrikqoAV4wJCgvOwQH7dQ3Q8_5rlT5XHqZ0pUDOsn1DspM69De43y00mPds1cU_zU4x8vSOPBk3ux2ISzGp5QF0NeG0M5T04jf4zw1HB5ywpz1LEdqpxOsJEIrfQWK/s500/BAGALAMUKHI-MATA%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOBbbq8w3vAmXxl9miG8ciWYGpQJ81tqvrOohJ3VJTnqCTcf5Exom_c9iOxKrikqoAV4wJCgvOwQH7dQ3Q8_5rlT5XHqZ0pUDOsn1DspM69De43y00mPds1cU_zU4x8vSOPBk3ux2ISzGp5QF0NeG0M5T04jf4zw1HB5ywpz1LEdqpxOsJEIrfQWK/s320/BAGALAMUKHI-MATA%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bagalamukhi Devi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Deity worship is an important aspect of Dharmic religions. It exist in Jainism, Buddhism and Hindu sects such as Vaishnavam, Shaktam, Shaivam, Ganapatyam, Kaumaram and Sauram. Many folk deities such as Isakki Amman, Karuppar, Rakayee Amman are from the existing Dharmic pantheon which were localized according to the needs of the people. </p><p>In Jainism, a class of supernatural beings known as Yakshi such as Ambika Devi are worshipped as Isakki Amman by the present day Hindus. These Yakshis used to function as the sasana devis (protector goddess) of Jain Tirthankaras. Ambika Devi was the sasana devi of Nemi Natha. She is presently the kuladevi of many Hindu families.</p><p>The various deities in this world have been around for many centuries or even millennia under various names. What has changed is just the method of worship. In the future blog post, we will take a look at some of the deities in non-Indian traditions and compare the parallels with our Indian traditions.</p><p>As far as present day Hinduism is concerned, it is important to have several components in deity worship. A deity will need to have its own Moola Mantra, Dhyana Sloka, Kavacham, Namavali, Yantra and Purana. Some of it are lost but some are intentionally kept hidden. </p><p>This is because the proper worship of certain deities are considered as rahasya (secret). There are some rules to follow and it will usually be shared with only those in the sampradaya's parampara (spiritual lineage). Therefore, it is important for present day Hindus to understand the proper method of worshipping deities. </p><p>Today, many Hindus come up with their own opinion about deity worship. Opinions are fine even if they can be ridiculous. But having an opinion about something does not make the practice right. It has to be remembered that each deity has its own do's and don'ts. Having said this, it is only right that the correct method is used when dealing with a deity. These methods are found in the manuals known as Tantra.</p><p>Why ignore the guidance given in the manual book?</p><p>Some deities like Smashana (cemetery) Kali were never meant to be worshipped by householders inside the house where the family resides. The are rules to follow and if one disregards the rules, then there will be unwanted consequences. Smashana Kali must be worshipped outside the house, preferably in a shrine/temple next to the cemetery using proper Vamachara methods. She is not a vegetarian deity. So don't turn her into one. You can always worship Dakshina Kali if you prefer the vegetarian way of doing things.</p><p>We don't burst fireworks inside our house just because we can, right?</p><p>The Vajrayana Buddhists have the concept of Deity Yoga. They follow the prescribed methods as laid out in the Buddhist tantras. Initiation and guidance from a legitimate Guru is necessary else the practitioner may do mistakes. </p><p>Similarly we have many legitimate sampradayas in Hinduism. Each adheres to a particular set of Tantras. Sometimes it will be called as Agama or Nigama depending on its origin and content. We can dwell deeper into Tantras on another day.</p><p>You may have an ishta devata (favorite deity). Try to find out the moola mantra (root mantra) and the beeja mantra (seed mantra) used to invoke the deity. Understand the dhyana sloka (meditation verse) as this is important for you to visualize the deity. The deity must be visualized according to the dhyana sloka and not as however one likes. Kurukulla is red. Meenakshi is emerald green. Vaishnavi sits on a Garuda. Ayyappa is a bachelor but his other Dharmasastha form is that of a householder with Poorna and Pooshkala on both sides. So the visualization must be correct.</p><p>The deity will have a set of protective hymns that functions as an armour. This is known as a kavacha. A kavacha usually contains the name of the rishi (seer) that gave it. He must be meditated upon as the preceptor whenever you recite the kavacha. Deities will also have a list of names known as namavali. They can be 108 or even 1008. Each shows the different aspects of the deity. There will be a geometric representation of the deity. This is known as a Yantra. Finally, there will be a purana which tells the story about the origins of the deity. Puranas are usually cryptic and metaphoric. It needs to be read again and again to be properly understood. Some Puranas are in oral form. It can also be part of the Sthala Purana (temple history) of the deity and not necessarily from one of the Maha Puranas.</p><p>For as much as vidya (knowledge) about the deity and the worship method matters, these are nothing without bakthi (devotion). So whatever done, must also be done correctly with sincere devotion.</p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-68757691634248599372021-10-15T23:45:00.002+08:002023-01-09T23:24:23.691+08:00Village Deities & Agamic Rules - A Tip For Tamil Nadu Archaeologists<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GWm3z4SpJQEYmME8RhAdCXuEDyJa4B5oh1jpEiTpQAyXxsNx7-28L5zHqsqrDrp3BnfktvdYGhvDGPyGk1YfhXddMdYXmjjz1_z2rPNx5mSXVy6aV7cwH6pSD5CxXR1Yt1PqlnLROcDhcLvjXvHoxjbXFWwV8jR5AE0JYZrZ09k8qXYZD1doFwmI/s1024/45449853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GWm3z4SpJQEYmME8RhAdCXuEDyJa4B5oh1jpEiTpQAyXxsNx7-28L5zHqsqrDrp3BnfktvdYGhvDGPyGk1YfhXddMdYXmjjz1_z2rPNx5mSXVy6aV7cwH6pSD5CxXR1Yt1PqlnLROcDhcLvjXvHoxjbXFWwV8jR5AE0JYZrZ09k8qXYZD1doFwmI/w640-h480/45449853.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A shrine for Saptha Kanni Devis. Click <a href="https://mapio.net/images-p/45449853.jpg" target="_blank">here </a>for source.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The worship of Saptamatha/Sapthakanni, Ayyanar (Sasta), Mudevi (Jyesta) is common in Tamil Nadu villages. </p><p>For some reason, Mudevi worship became less popular. Presently Hindu Saktas pray to Dhumavati and the other Hindus usually pray to Sani Bhagawan. These three deities are connected by a common symbol, the Crow.</p><p>The placement of shrines of certain deities in villages was mentioned in the following chapter of the Kamika Agama. </p><p>Those who conduct archaeological studies in rural Tamil Nadu should also study the Agamas because the ancient people could have planned the settlement by following some basic rules of the Agama.</p><p>If you know the Agamas, you may be able to make an educated guess on where to dig for answers.</p><p><b>Chapter 26 (Kamika Agama)</b></p><p><b>Directions for Allocation of Appropriate Places for the Deities in Villages and Other Settlements</b> </p><p>26.7</p><p>varunyam nairrtavindre sastr sthanam prakirtitam varunyam vatha nairrtyam vayusomantare athavaanyatra ganesasya sthanamuktam ihagame</p><p>The location for the shrine of Sasta should be in the west or south-west or east. In this Agama it is maintained that the location for the shrine of Ganesa should be in the west or south-west or between the north-west and the north. Or, the location for Ganesa may be in other directions also.</p><p><br /></p><p>26.9</p><p>aisanyam somabhage vatayormadhye tu matarah agneyyam motikasthanam kamadevasya tatra vai</p><p>The shrine for the Saptamatrikas (Seven Mother Goddesses) is to be in the north-east or north or in between the north-east and the north. The location for the shrine of the Goddess Motika (a form of Kali) is to be in the south-east. The same location is recommended for the shrine of Kamadeva (Manmatha).</p><p><br /></p><p>26.10</p><p>jyestha puskaran itire sthapyanyatra bahistu va kama bhaskarayor vastu sanmukhasthanam ucyate</p><p>The Goddess Jyestha is to be installed near the bank of the temple tank; or, may be installed in some other place outside the temple. The location allocated for Skanda is also applicable to Kamadeva and Surya (Sun).</p><p><br /></p><p>26.14</p><p>subrahmanyarcanam nityam balanam hitakrdbhavetsastr puja svakrtyesu niyunkte vastu vasinah</p><p>The daily worship of Subrahmanya (Skanda) will bring into effect all the best things to the youngsters. The worship of Sasta inspires and impels the people of the village to accomplish the works undertaken by them.</p><p>26.16</p><p>pujitacen mahamoti balaroga vinasni sarvasiddhiravighnena vighnesasya sapryaya</p><p>If Moti (a form of Kali Sakti) is duly worshipped, She becomes favorably disposed to ward off the diseases which afflict the children. By the worship of Lord Ganesa all the works undertaken by the people get accomplished without any impediment.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-49654131017439817202021-09-29T11:32:00.001+08:002021-09-29T11:35:26.524+08:00Direct Reference To Sanskrit by Appar<p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8QrOkRDdVvmOZ7DB7ZPR3GTn0cej2j6yEekbBc8BP-pXXTGwR5UPfbpoiZrXjXkJYmwszBzK0AFOJ1tZUnTskhRTePoUmQgqOqiBnXJ5b4pffXUyiHRVfYfziGzNZICBhpxpFxvBFQI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="244" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8QrOkRDdVvmOZ7DB7ZPR3GTn0cej2j6yEekbBc8BP-pXXTGwR5UPfbpoiZrXjXkJYmwszBzK0AFOJ1tZUnTskhRTePoUmQgqOqiBnXJ5b4pffXUyiHRVfYfziGzNZICBhpxpFxvBFQI/w225-h400/image.png" width="225" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Tamil Nayanmar Thirunavukarasar @ Appar, was not only fond of Tamil but also Sanskrit. He gave importance to both languages. We have evidence from the Thirumurai to prove this. </span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Hymn #2552, Chapter Thiruvavaduthurai, 6th Thirumurai</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";">பந்து அணவு மெல்விரலாள் பாகன்தன்னை,<br /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";">பாடலோடு ஆடல் பயின்றான்தன்னை,<br /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";">கொந்து அணவு நறுங்கொன்றைமாலையானை,<br /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";">கோல மா நீலமிடற்றான்தன்னை,<br /></span><span style="color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">செந்தமிழோடு ஆரியனை</span><span style="background-color: #fafafa;">,</span></b><span style="background-color: #fafafa;"> சீரியானை,</span><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";">திருமார்பில் புரிவெண்னூல் திகழப் பூண்ட<br /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";">அந்தணனை, ஆவடுதண்துறையுள் மேய<br /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";">அரன் அடியே அடினாயேன் அடைந்து உய்ந்தேனே!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";">pantu aṇavu melviralāḷ pākaṉtaṉṉai,<br /></span><span style="color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";">pāṭalōṭu āṭal payiṉṟāṉtaṉṉai,<br /></span><span style="color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";">kontu aṇavu naṟuṅkoṉṟaimālaiyāṉai,<br /></span><span style="color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";">kōla mā nīlamiṭaṟṟāṉtaṉṉai,<br /></span><span style="color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">centamiḻōṭu āriyaṉai</b>, cīriyāṉai,<br /></span><span style="color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";">tirumārpil puriveṇnūl tikaḻap pūṇṭa<br /></span><span style="color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";">antaṇaṉai, āvaṭutaṇtuṟaiyuḷ mēya<br /></span><span style="color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";">araṉ aṭiyē aṭināyēṉ aṭaintu uyntēṉē!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0c0c0c; font-family: Noto Sans Tamil; font-size: medium;"><b>Translation :</b> <i>He is concorporate with Her whose soft fingers sport a ball; He is the Master of song and dance; His is a wreath of fragrant konrai growing in bunches; Beauteous is His throat with the blue hue; <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">He is Chaste Tamil as well as Sanskrit</b>; He is the glorious One; He is the Brahmin (Anthanar) who wears on His divine chest, The sacred thread (Poonol); He is Hara that presides over Aavaduthurai; I, the lowly, reached His feet and stand redeemed.</i></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Hymn #2946, Chapter Thirusivapuram, 6th Thirumurai.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">வானவன்காண் வானவர்க்கும் மேல் ஆனான்காண்<br /><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">வடமொழியும் தென்தமிழும்</b> மறைகள் னான்கும்<br />ஆனவன்காண் ஆன் ஐந்தும் ஆடினான்காண்<br />ஐயன்காண் கையில் அனல் ஏந்தி ஆடும்<br />கானவன்காண் கானவனுக்கு அருள்செய்தான்காண்<br />கருதுவார் இதயத்துக்கமலத்து ஊறும்<br />தேன் அவன்காண் சென்று அடையாச் செல்வன் தான்காண்<br />சிவன் அவன்காண் சிவபுரத்து எம் செல்வன்தானே.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">vāṉavaṉkāṇ vāṉavarkkum mēl āṉāṉkāṇ<br /><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">vaṭamoḻiyum teṉtamiḻum</b> maṟaikaḷ nāṉkum<br />āṉavaṉkāṇ āṉ aintum āṭiṉāṉkāṇ<br />aiyaṉkāṇ kaiyil aṉal ēnti āṭum<br />kāṉavaṉkāṇ kāṉavaṉukku aruḷceytāṉkāṇ<br />karutuvār itayattukkamalattu ūṟum<br />tēṉ avaṉkāṇ ceṉṟu aṭaiyāc celvaṉ tāṉkāṇ<br />civaṉ avaṉkāṇ civapurattu em celvaṉtāṉē.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Translation:</b><i> He is of the empyrean; He is far above the celestials; <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">He became Sanskrit, Tamil of the South</b> and the four Vedas; He bathes in the Pancha-kavya; He is the Lord; He is a forester who holds fire in His palm and dances; He graced the forester; He is the honey that gushes from the lotus-hearts of the meditators; He is the opulent One of infinite riches; He is Siva; He is our opulent Lord of Sivapuram.</i></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";"><span style="font-size: medium;">You would have noticed that in #2946, Appar also referred to Siva as the 4 Vedas. There are also other references to Vedas in the hymns composed by Appar. We will look at it under a separate posting in the future. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Based on Appar's teachings, it is quite clear that both Sanskrit and Tamil are important for Saivism. Appar even declared that both Sanskrit and Tamil represents Siva peruman. It will be good for Saivas to learn and understand both languages for their own benefit in pursuit of spiritualism. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #0c0c0c; font-family: "Noto Sans Tamil";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p>Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-41394135087708152432019-12-05T11:16:00.001+08:002021-09-25T21:43:33.739+08:00Tirumantiram (Mantra 57-66) Preface: Greatness of The Agamas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">añcaṉa mēṉi arivai ōr
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">añcoṭu irupattu mūṉṟu uḷa
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">añcali kūppi aṟupattu aṟuvarum</span></div>
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Agamas From The Fifth Face Of Siva</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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the Agamas twenty-five and three;</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">aṇṇal aruḷāl aruḷum civā
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Agamas Innumerable</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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Sivagamas the Lord by Grace revealed;</span></span></span></span></div>
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them the Celestials the Lord's greatness gloried;</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">paṇṭitar āvār patiṉeṭṭum
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Agamic Truths In 18 Languages</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">In
eighteen various tongues they speak</span></span></span></span></div>
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thoughts which Pandits alone know;</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">aṇṇal aruḷāl aruḷum tivyā
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">viṇṇil amarar tamakkum viḷaṅka
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">eṇṇil eḻupatu kōṭi nūṟu
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Agamas Deep In Content</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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Agamas, the Lord by Grace revealed,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Deep
and baffling even to the Gods in Heaven;</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Seventy
billion-millions though they be;</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Like
writing on the waters, eluding grasp.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">0061</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">paraṉāyp parā param kāṭṭi
ulakil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">araṉāyc civa taṉmam tāṉē
col kālattu</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">araṉāy amararkaḷ arccikkum
nanti</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">uraṉ
āki ākamam ōṅki niṉṟāṉē.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">0061:
Agamas Revealed</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">The
Infinite revealing the Infinite Vast</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Came
down to earth, Siva's Dharma to proclaim,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">The
immortals, then, Him as Nandi adored,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">And
He stood forth the Agamas articlating.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">0062</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">civam ām parattiṉil catti
catācivam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">uvamā makēcar uruttira tēvar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tava māl piramīcar tammil tām
peṟṟa</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">nava
ākamam eṅkaḷ nanti peṟṟāṉē.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">0062:
Agamas Transmitted</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">From
Siva the Infinite to Shakti and Sadasiva,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">To
Maheswara the Joyous, to Rudra Dev and Brahmisa,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">So
in succession unto Himself from Himself,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">The
nine Agamas our Nandi begot.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">0063</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">peṟṟa nal ākamam kāraṇam
kāmikam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">uṟṟa nal vīram uyar cittam
vātuḷam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">maṟṟu av viyāmaḷam ākumkāl
ōttarantu</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">uṟṟa
nal cuppiram collu makuṭamē.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">0063:
Nine Agamas</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">The
Agamas so received are Karanam, Kamigam,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">The
Veeram good, the Sindam high and Vadulam,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Vyamalam
the other, and Kalottaram,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">The
Subram pure and Makutam to crown.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">0064</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">aṇṇal
aruḷāl aruḷum civākamam</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">eṇṇili
kōṭi tokuttiṭum āyiṉum</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">aṇṇal
aṟainta aṟivuaṟi yāviṭiṉ</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">eṇṇili
kōṭiyum nīrmēl eḻuttē</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">0064:
Import Of Agamas</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Numberless
the Sivagamas composed,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">The
Lord by His Grace revealed;</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Yet
they know not the wisdom He taught;</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Like
writing on water, the unnumbered fade.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">māriyum
kōṭaiyum vārpaṉi tūṅkaniṉṟu</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">ēriyum
niṉṟaṅku iḷaikkiṉṟa kālattu</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">āriya
muntami ḻumuṭa ṉēcolik</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">kārikai
yārkkuk karuṇaicey tāṉē.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">0065:
Revealed Alike In Sanskrit and Tamil</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Devoid
alike of rain and summer's gift of dew</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Even
the flashing lake had lost it's vernal bloom</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Then
did He in Sanskrit and Tamil at once,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Reveal
the rich treasure of His Compassion to our Lady Great.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">0066</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">aviḻkiṉṟa
vāṟum atukaṭṭu māṟum</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">cimiṭṭalaip
paṭṭuyir pōkiṉṟa vāṟum</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">tamiḻccol
vaṭacol eṉumiv viraṇṭum</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">uṇarttum
avaṉai uṇaralu māmē.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">0066:
Key To Mystery Of Life</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Life
takes its birth, stands preserved awhile,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">And
then its departure takes; caught</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">In
that momentary wave of flux, Him we glimpse,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Lord who in Tamil sweet and northern tongue(Sanskrit) </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">vētattai
viṭṭa aṟam illai vētattiṉ</span></span></span></span></div>
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takum aṟam ellām uḷa tarkka</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">vātattai
viṭṭu matiñar vaḷam uṟṟa</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">vētattai
ōtiyē vīṭu peṟṟārkaḷē.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>00</b><b>51:
Vedas Proclaim Dharma</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">No
Dharma is, barring what the Vedas say;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Its
central core the Vedas proclaim;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And
the Wise ones ceased contentious brawls,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Intoned
the lofty strains and Freedom's battle won.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0052</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">vētam
uraittāṉum vētiyaṉ ākilaṉ</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">vētam
uraittāṉum vētā viḷaṅkiṭa</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">vētam
uraittāṉum vētiyar vēḷvikkāy</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">vētaṉ
uraittāṉum meyp poruḷ kāṭṭavē.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>00</b><b>52:
Truth Of Maker</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brahma
spoke the Vedas, but Himself not the goal supreme;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He
spoke the Vedas only the great Maker to reveal;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He
spoke them for the Holy sacrifices to perform,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He
spoke them, the True One to manifest.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0053</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">irukku
uruvām eḻil vētattiṉ uḷḷē</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">urukku
uṇar vāy uṇar vētattuḷ ōṅki</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">verukku
uruvākiya vētiyar collum</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">karukku
uruvāy niṉṟa kaṇṇaṉum āmē.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>00</b><b>53:
Moving Mood</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
the beauteous Veda, aptly named the Rig,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As
the moving mood behind, He stood;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
the trembling chant of the Vedic priests He stood,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Himself
the Eye of vision Central.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0054</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">tiru
neṟi āvatu citta cittu aṉṟip</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">peru
neṟi āya pirāṉai niṉaintu</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">kuru
neṟi ām civamā neṟi kūṭum</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">oru
neṟi oṉṟu āka vētāntam ōtumē.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>00</b><b>54:
Supreme Path</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Holy Path is naught but the Path Supreme,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Who
muse on the Lord, Himself the Path Supreme,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As
Material-Immaterial, as Guru Divine,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">They
reach Siva's Pure Path-so Vedantas all declare.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">āṟu
aṅkamāy varu māmaṟai ōtiyaik</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">kūṟu
aṅkam ākak kuṇam payilvār illai</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">vēṟu
aṅkam āka viḷaivu ceytu appuṟam</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">pēṟu
aṅkam ākap perukku kiṉṟārē.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>00</b><b>55:
One In Several</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Of
the One, the Vedas chant in divisions six,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
One who yet in parts divisible does not be,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As
divided parts they swam into their ken,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Then
upgathered and swelled into the patterned whole.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">pāṭṭum
oliyum parakkum kaṇikaiyar</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">āṭṭum
aṟāta avaṉiyiṉ māṭṭātār</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">vēṭṭu
viruppār viratam illātavar</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">īṭṭum
iṭam ceṉṟu ikalal uṟṟārē.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>00</b><b>56:
Vedic Sacrifices</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Uncaught
in the world's web of woman, song and dance,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Such
alone seek the holy sacrifice to perform;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But
the unpracticed in austerities do but reach</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Desire's
Abode, misery to find.</span></span></span></span><br />
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Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-1522903310189938752019-12-03T15:39:00.003+08:002021-09-25T21:43:33.611+08:00Tirumantiram (Mantra 1-50) Preface: In Praise of God<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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0001 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">oṉṟu avaṉ tāṉē, iraṇṭu
avaṉ iṉ aruḷ,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">niṉṟaṉaṉ mūṉṟiṉ uḷ,
nāṉku uṇarntāṉ, aintu</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">veṉṟaṉaṉ,
āṟu virintaṉaṉ, ēḻ umparc</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">ceṉṟaṉaṉ,
tāṉ iruntāṉ uṇarntu eṭṭē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0001:
One Is Many</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
One is He, the Two His sweet Grace,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">In
Three He stood, in all the Four witnessed,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Five He conquered, the Six He filled,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Seven Worlds pervades, manifests the Eight</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
so remains.</span></span></div>
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0002 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pōṟṟi icaittu iṉ uyir maṉṉum
puṉitaṉai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">nāl ticaikkum nalla mātukku
nātaṉai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">mēl ticaikkuḷ teṉ ticaikku oru
vēntaṉām</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">kūṟṟu
utaittāṉai yāṉ kūṟukiṉṟēṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0002:
Defies Death</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Holy One who all life sustains,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Lord
of Her, beloved of all the world,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He
who spurned Yama, the Southern Quarter's King</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Of
Him I sing, His glory and praise.</span></span></div>
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0003 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">okka niṉṟāṉai ulappu ili
tēvarkaḷ</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">nakkaṉ eṉṟu ēttiṭu nātaṉai
nāḷ toṟum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pakka niṉṟār aṟiyāta
paramaṉaip</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">pukku
niṉṟu uṉṉi yāṉ pōṟṟi ceyvēṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0003:
Immortals Adore</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He
who stands the same to all,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Pure One, whom immortal Gods adore,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Whom,
even they, that daily stand beside, know not,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Him
I seek, praise, and meditate.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">akaliṭat
tārmeyyai aṇṭattu vittaip</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">pukaliṭattu
eṉṟaṉaip pōtaviṭ ṭāṉaip</span></span></div>
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tumira vumpaṇin tētti</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="background-color: white; text-decoration: none;">ikaliṭat
tēiruḷ nīṅkiniṉ ṟēṉē</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0004:
Dispells Gloom</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Truth of Spaces Vast, Seek of the Universe orb,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Our
Haven of Refuge, He bade me seek and find,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Him
I praised by night and day,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
praising thus, gloom{-}dispelled,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I
held firm in this world of strifes.</span></span></div>
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0005 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">civaṉoṭu okkum teyvam tēṭiṉum
illai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">avaṉoṭu oppār iṅku yāvarum
illai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">puvaṉam kaṭantu aṉṟu poṉ
oḷi miṉṉum</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">tavaṉac
caṭaimuṭit tāmarai yāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0005:
Siva Is Nonpareil</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Search
where ye will, there's no God like Siva,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">None
here below to equal Him in glory;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Lotus
like, He, of gleaming matted locks,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Golden
in splendour, beyond the worlds, apart.</span></span></div>
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0006 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">avaṉai oḻiya amararum illai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">avaṉ aṉṟic ceyyum arum tavam
illai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">avaṉ aṉṟi mūvarāl āvatu
oṉṟu illai</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">avaṉ
aṉṟi ūr pukumāṟu aṟiyēṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0006:
Omni-Competent</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Without
Him, there be Celestials none,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Without
Him, penance is not,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Without
Him, naught the Three accomplish,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Without
Him, I know not the City's Gate.</span></span></div>
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0007 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">muṉṉai oppāy uḷḷa mūvarkku
mūttavaṉ</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">taṉṉai oppāy oṉṟum illāt
talaimakaṉ</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">taṉṉai appā eṉil appaṉum āy
uḷaṉ</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">poṉṉai
oppu ākiṉṟa pōtakat tāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0007:
Divine Father</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Primal
First is He, older than the Co-eval Three</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
the Lord is He peerless, unequalled;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Call
Him "Father," and Father He to thee,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Inside
you He flames in the Lotus of golden hue.</span></span></div>
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0008 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">tīyiṉum veyyaṉ puṉaliṉum
taṇṇiyaṉ</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">āyiṉum īcaṉ aruḷ aṟivār
illai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">cēyiṉum nallaṉ aṇiyaṉ nal
aṉparkkut</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">tāyiṉum
nallaṉ tāḻcaṭai yōṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0008:
Kinder Than Mother</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Hotter
is He than fire, cooler than water;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
yet none knows of His Grace abounding;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Purer
than the child, kinder by far than the mother,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Nearest
to Love is He, of the flowing matted locks.</span></span></div>
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0009 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">poṉṉāl purintiṭṭa poṉ
caṭai eṉṉap</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">piṉṉāl piṟaṅka iruntavaṉ
pēr nanti</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">eṉṉāl toḻap paṭum em iṟai
maṟṟu avaṉ</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">taṉṉāl
toḻap paṭuvār illai tāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0009:
All Worship Him</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Gold-bewrought,
His matted locks fall back and gleam;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Nandi,
His name,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">My
Lord is He, ever by me worshipt;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
none there be whom He worships.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>0010 </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">tāṉē
irunilam tāṅkiviṇ ṇāyniṟkum</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">tāṉē
cuṭumaṅki ñāyiṟum tiṅkaḷum</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">tāṉē
maḻaipoḻi taiyalu māyniṟkum</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">tāṉē
taṭavarai taṇkaṭa lāmē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0010:
Omnium Gatherum</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Holding
the worlds apart, as the Heavens high He spreads;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Himself
the scorching Fire, Sun and Moon,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Himself
the Mother that sends down the rains</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Himself
the mountains strong and oceans cold.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0011 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">ayalum puṭaiyum em ātiyai nōkkil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">iyalum perum teyvam yātum oṉṟu
illai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">muyalum muyalil muṭivum maṟṟu
āṅk<span style="background: transparent;">ē</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">peyalum
maḻai mukil pēr nanti tāṉē.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0011:
Effort And Fruit</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Near
and far I look; but around the Being First,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">No
other God, I see, mightier than He;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Himself
the effort, and Himself, too, effort's end;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Himself
the rains, Himself the clouds rain-laden,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Nandi named.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0012 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">kaṇ nutalāṉ oru kātaliṉ
niṟkavum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">eṇ ilitēvar iṟantār eṉappalar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">maṇ uṟuvārkaḷum vāṉ
uṟuvārkaḷum</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">aṇṇal
ivaṉ eṉṟu aṟiya kilārkaḷē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0012:
Beyond Comprehension</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
One of the fore-head eye, in Love Supreme, unmoved,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Dead
were the countless Devas,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Born
were the myriads on earth;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Upward
they climbed to lives beyond count,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Yet
none did know the Lord was He.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0013 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">maṇ aḷantāṉ malarōṉ mutal
tēvarkaḷ</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">eṇ aḷantu iṉṉa niṉaikkilār
īcaṉai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">viṇ aḷantāṉ taṉṉai mēl
aḷantār illai</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">kaṇ
aḷantu eṅkum kaṭantu niṉṟāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0013:
Immeasurable</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Mal
who spanned the earth and Brahma the Lotus seated one,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
others of the Gods fathomed Him not;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">There
be none to measure Him that measured the Heavans</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
thus He stood, all visions transcending.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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0014 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">kaṭantu niṉṟāṉ kamalam
malar āti</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">kaṭantu niṉṟāṉ kaṭalvaṇṇaṉ
em māyaṉ</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">kaṭantu niṉṟāṉ avarkku
appuṟam īcaṉ</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">kaṭantu
niṉṟāṉ eṅkum kaṇṭu niṉṟāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0014:
Transcends All</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Transcended
He Brahma on the lotus-seat,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Transcended
Mayan, the ocean-hued,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Transcended
He, Isan, who transcends all,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Transcended
He space infinite, witnessing all.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>0015 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">ātiyum āy araṉāy uṭal uḷ
niṉṟa</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">vētiyum āy virintu ārttu iruntāṉ
aruḷ</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">cōtiyum āyc curuṅkātatu ōr
taṉmaiyuḷ</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">nītiyum
āy nittam āki niṉṟāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0015:
Blossoms As All</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Into
Brahma did He expand, into Hara did He,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
into the soul of the body He pervades</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">As
the Effulgence Divine, the Dharmic law limitless,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Eternal and the Everlasting.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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0016 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">kōtu kulāviya koṉṟaik kuḻal
caṭai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">mātu kulāviya vāḷnutal pākaṉai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">yātu kulāvi amararum tēvarum</span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">kōtu
kulāvik kuṇam payilvārē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0016:
Confers Wisdom On Gods</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He,
of the matted locks, the odorous Konrai clustering,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He,
of the Divine Consort with forehead divinely gleaming,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He,
whom the Immortals and Devas sought,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Wisdom
to learn, Ignorance to dispel.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0017 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">kāyam iraṇṭum kalantu
kotikkiṉum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">āyam kattūri atu mikum avvaḻi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">tēcam kalantu oru tēvaṉ eṉṟu
eṇṇiṉum</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">īcaṉ
uṟavukku etir illai tāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0017:
Love Profound</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Howe'er
well the two garlics and musk boil and mix,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Yet
will musk's fragrance stand o'ertopping all,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">So
may all space mix and hold the God as One,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Yet,
upwelling, pours forth Isan's love profound.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0018 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">atipati ceytu aḷakai vēntaṉai</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">nitipati ceyta niṟai tava nōkki</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">atupati ātarittu ākkam atu ākkiṉ</span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">itupati
koḷ eṉṟa em perumāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0018:
Munificent</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Supreme Lord saw Alagai King's penance devout,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Much
pleased, He made the King Lord of all Riches;</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Even
so, approach the Lord, noble deeds performing;</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">For
thus says the Lord, "Hold this lordship!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0019 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">itupati ēlam kamaḻ poḻil ēḻum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">mutupati ceytavaṉ mūtu aṟivāḷaṉ</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">vitupati ceytavaṉ meyttavam nōkki</span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">atupati
āka amarukiṉṟāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0019:
Created Universe</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He,
the Wisdom Primeval, He made the City Ancient</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Of
the seven meadows, fragrant-spiced;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He
fixed the Moon, and to penance inclining,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He
abides there, making that His seat.</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0020 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">muṭivum piṟappaiyum muṉṉē
paṭaitta</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">aṭikaḷ uṟaiyum aṟaṉ neṟi
nāṭil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">iṭiyum muḻakkamum īcar uruvam</span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">kaṭimalark
kuṉṟa malaiyatu tāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0020:
In Mount Kailas</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Seek
the Abode of the Holy,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Who,
of yore, created Birth and Death</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">A
high hill it is, where thunders roar and lightnings flash,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Where
fragrant flowers bud and bloom,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">His
mighty likeness it bears.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0021 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">vāṉap perum koṇṭal māl ayaṉ
vāṉavar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">ūṉap piṟavi oḻikkum oruvaṉaik</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">kāṉak kaḷiṟu kataṟap
piḷanta em</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">kōṉaip
pukaḻumiṉ kūṭalum āmē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0021:
Comes Speeding</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Sing
His praise! Oh how quick He comes!</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He,
the Lord, who in one fell sweep the wild elephant slashed,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Lord who ends this muddy vesture's mortal coil,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Of
the Heavenly Hosts, of Brahma Divine,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Of
Mal, hued like the clouds rain-borne.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0022 </b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">maṉattil eḻukiṉṟa māya nal
nāṭaṉ</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">niṉaittatu aṟivaṉ eṉil tāṉ
niṉaikkilar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">eṉakku iṟai aṉpu ilaṉ eṉpar
iṟaivaṉ</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">piḻaikka
niṉṟār pakkam pēṇi niṉṟāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0022:
Seek Him, He Seeks You</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">This
Lord of Maya-land that has its rise in the mind,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He,
the Being without thought, knows yet all our thoughts;</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Some
be who groan,"God is not to me a friend;"</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">But,
sure, God seeks those who seek their souls to save.</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0023 </b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">vallavaṉ vaṉṉikku iṟai iṭai
vāraṇam</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">nil eyaṉa niṟpitta nītiyuḷ
īcaṉai</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">il eṉa vēṇṭā iṟaiyavar tam
mutal</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">allum pakalum aruḷu kiṉṟāṉē.</span></td>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0023:
Infinite Grace</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Mighty Lord, the God of Fire, set amidst the seas,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Whom
the comprehending souls never deny;</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He,
the Lord of the Heavenly Beings all,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Who,
day and night, pours forth His Divine Grace.</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0024 </b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">pōṟṟi icaittum pukaḻntum
puṉitaṉ taṉṉaṭi</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">tēṟṟumiṉ eṉṟum civaṉ
aṭikkē celvam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">āṟṟiyatu eṉṟu mayal uṟṟa
cintaiyai</span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">māṟṟi
niṉṟār vaḻi maṉṉi niṉṟāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0024:
Firm In Minds Firm</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Sing
His praise, Sing of His Holy Feet!</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Pour
all your treasures at Siva'a Sacred Feet!</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
they who shake off the clouded eye and disturbed mind,</span></span></div>
<div align="left">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">With
them He ever stood, benignly firm.</span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0025 </b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">piṟappu ili piññakaṉ pēr
aruḷāḷaṉ</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">iṟappu ili yāvarkkum iṉpam
aruḷum</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">tuṟappu ili taṉṉait toḻumiṉ
toḻutāl</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">maṟappu ili māyā viruttamum āmē.</span></td>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0025:
Illusions Vanish</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Birthless is He, the Divine Mad, of Compassion vast,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Deathless is He, the Boundless One, Granter of Joys all,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">To
Him kneel, and, kneeling, shall find</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Naught
becomes Maya, the bond immemorial.</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0026 </b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">toṭarntu niṉṟāṉait toḻumiṉ
toḻutāl</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">paṭarntu niṉṟāṉ pari
pārakam muṟṟum</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">kaṭantu niṉṟāṉ kamalam
malar mēlē</span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">uṭantu
iruntāṉ aṭip puṇṇiyam āmē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0026:
Attain Grace</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Adore
the Lord, who in unbroken continuity stood,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Lord who protecting over all earth expanded,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Transcending
all He stood; over the lotus bloom aloft,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">In
smiling glory He sat; Holy be His feet!</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0027 </b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">canti eṉat takka tāmarai vāḷ
mukattu</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">antam il īcaṉ aruḷ namakkē
eṉṟu</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">nantiyai nāḷum vaṇaṅkap paṭum
avar</span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">puntiyiṉ
uḷḷē pukuntu niṉṟāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0027:
He Enters Into You</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Infinite of Lotus-Face, rivalling twilight ineffable,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">May
ours be His Grace Divine!</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
they who thus Nandi daily beseech,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Into
their Heart, creeping, He comes! He comes!</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0028 </b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">iṇaṅki niṉṟāṉ eṅkum āki
niṉṟāṉum</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">piṇaṅki niṉṟāṉ piṉ
muṉṉāki niṉṟāṉum</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">uṇaṅki niṉṟāṉ amarā pati
nātaṉ</span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">vaṇaṅki
niṉṟārkkē vaḻittuṇai āmē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0028:
Your Guide</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Beckoning
He stood, He, the All-pervading;</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
they who, doubt-tossed, in self-contention lost,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">They
stood withered at the root;</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">To
those who freely give themselves to the Lord on High,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">To
them is He the certain, immutable Guide.</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0029 </b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">kāṇa nillāy aṭiyēṟku uṟavu
ār uḷar</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">nāṇa nillēṉ uṉṉai nāṉ
taḻuvik koḷak</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">kōṇa nillāta kuṇattu aṭiyār
maṉattu</span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">āṇiyaṉ
āki amarntu niṉṟāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0029:
Axle-Pin</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Oh!
You, the Unseen, only kin to this forlorn slave,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Let
me not falter to embrace Your feet!</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">For
to the heart of Your servant, pure and true</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">You
ever stood even as the axle-pin.</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0030 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">vāṉ niṉṟu aḻaikkum maḻaipōl
iṟaivaṉum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">tāṉ niṉṟu aḻaikkumkol eṉṟu
tayaṅkuvār</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">āṉ niṉṟu aḻaikkum atupōl
eṉ nantiyai</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">nāṉ
niṉṟu aḻaippatu ñāṉam karutiyē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0030:
Yearn For Him</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">As
the Heavens draw the rains;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Even
so will my Lord draw me to Him?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Thus,
doubting, many ask.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
like to the mother-cow, for my Nandi I yearn</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
all the world, all the world know it too!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0031 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">maṇ akattāṉ okkum vāṉ
akattāṉ okkum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">viṇ akattāṉ okkum vētakattāṉ
okkum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">paṇ akattu iṉ icai pāṭal
uṟṟāṉukkē</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">kaṇ
akattē niṉṟu kātalit tēṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0031:
Seek Him In Love</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Of
the Earth is He, of the sky is He! Well He be!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Of
the Heaven is He, of truest Gold is He! Well He be!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Of
sweetest song's inmost rapture is He!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Him
my love besought, from heart's central core.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0032 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">tēvar pirāṉ nampirāṉ ticai
pattaiyum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">mēvu pirāṉ viri nīr ulaku
ēḻaiyum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">tāvum pirāṉ taṉmai tāṉ
aṟivār illai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pāvu pirāṉ aruḷ pāṭalum
āmē.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0032:
Sing Of Him</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Lord of Gods, and of ours too,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Lord who all space pervades,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
the seven Worlds, ocean-bound, transcends;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">None
do know His nature true,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">How
then may we sing His Grace Divine?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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0033 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pati pala āyatu paṇṭu iv ulakam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">viti pala ceytu oṉṟu meymmai
uṇarār</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">tuti pala tōttiram colla vallārum</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">mati
ilar neñciṉuḷ vāṭukiṉṟārē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0033:
Adore Him</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Many
the Gods this hoary world adores,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Many
the rituals; many the songs they sing;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
knowing not the One Truth, of Wisdom bereft</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Unillumined,
they can but droop at heart.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0034 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">cāntu kamaḻum kavariyiṉ kantam
pōl</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">vēntaṉ amararkku aruḷiya meyn
neṟi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">ārnta cuṭar aṉṉa āyiram
nāmamum</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">pōntum
iruntum pukaḻukiṉṟēṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0034
Chant His Names Thousand</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Like
the fragrance of the musk the musk-deer constant emits,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Is
the True Path which the Lord to Celestials imparts.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Sitting
or moving, I chant the rich essence of His Name,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">His
thousand Names that are with spark divine.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0035 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">āṟṟu kilā vaḻiyākum
iṟaivaṉaip</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pōṟṟumiṉ pōṟṟip pukaḻmiṉ
pukaḻntiṭil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">mēlticaikkum kiḻakkut ticai
eṭṭoṭu</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">māṟṟuvaṉ
appaṭi āṭṭavum āmē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0035:
Path Crossed</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Even
the Path impassable is foot-easy made,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">If
you the Lord praise and Him adore;</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
East and West and directions all</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He
does transmute--and thus dances He the Lord.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0036 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">appaṉai nantiyai ārā amutiṉai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">oppu ili vaḷḷalai ūḻi
mutalvaṉai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">ep paricu āyiṉum ēttumiṉ
ēttiṉāl</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">ap
paricu īcaṉ aruḷ peṟalāmē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0036:
Praise And Be Blessed</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Oh,
Heavenly Father, Nandi, the unsurfeiting nectar sweet,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Oh,
Bounteous One, Unequalled, First of Time!</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Praise
Him ever; and even as you praise,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">So
thine reward will also be.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0037 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">nāṉum niṉṟu ēttuvaṉ nāḷ
toṟum nantiyait</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">tāṉum niṉṟāṉ taḻal tāṉ
okkum mēṉiyaṉ</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">vāṉil niṉṟār matipōl uṭal
uḷ uvantu</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">ūṉil
niṉṟu āṅkē uyirkkiṉṟa āṟē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0037:
Throbs Within</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Daily
I kneel and chant Nandi's holy Name;</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Envisioned,
He stands, the Fire-Hued One,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Flaming
like the moon in sky; into me He comes,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
throbs and breathes through my mortal </span></span>flesh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0038 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pitaṟṟu oḻiyēṉ periyāṉ
ariyāṉaip</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pitaṟṟu oḻiyēṉ piṟavā
uruvāṉaip</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pitaṟṟu oḻiyēṉ eṅkaḷ
pēr nanti taṉṉaip</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">pitaṟṟu
oḻiyēṉ perumaittavaṉ yāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0038:
Greatness Unceasing</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I
will not cease to speak of Him, the Great, the Rare,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I
will not cease to prate of Him, the Form Unborn,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I
will not cease to talk of Nandi, the Mighty,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I
will never cease, for pure and great am I then!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0039 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">vāḻtta vallār maṉattu uḷ uṟu
cōtiyait</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">tīrttaṉai aṅkē tiḷaikkiṉṟa
tēvaṉai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">ēttiyum em perumāṉ eṉṟu
iṟaiñciyum</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">āttam
ceytu īcaṉ aruḷ peṟalāmē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0039:
Adore And Attain Grace</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He,
the Divine Light, shining bright in devotee's heart,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He,
of the Holy Waters, wherein He sports,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Him
shall we praise, Him call, "Our Lord,"</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And,
thus adoring, His Grace attain.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0040 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">kuṟaintu aṭaintu īcaṉ k kaḻal
nāṭum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">niṟaintu aṭai cem poṉiṉ nēr
oḷi okkum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">maṟaiñ caṭam ceyyātu vāḻtta
vallārkkup</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">puṟam
caṭam ceyvāṉ pukuntu niṉṟāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0040:
In The Heart Of The Pure</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Humbled
and meek, seek thou the Lord's Feet,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Feet
that equal the rays of purest gold serene;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Praise
Him with songs of the humble heart</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
unpenurious tongue;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">To
such He comes, the all-fashioning Lord.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0041 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">ciṉam ceyta nañcu uṇṭa tēvar
pirāṉaip</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">puṉam ceyta neñcu iṭai pōṟṟa
vallārkkuk</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">kaṉam ceyta vāḷ nutal pākaṉum
aṅkē</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">iṉam
ceyta māṉpōl iṇaṅki niṉṟāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0041:
In Depths Of Devotee's Heart</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">To
them He comes, who, in heart's deep confines</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Treasure
His Name,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Lord who consumed the deathly poison of hatred born,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Consorting
with Her of the gleaming brow,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Conjoint,
like the pairing deer in amity sweet.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0042 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pōy araṉ taṉṉaip pukaḻvār
peṟuvatu</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">nāyakaṉ nāṉ muṭi ceytatuvē
nalku</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">māyakam cūḻntu vara vallār
ākilum</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">vēy
aṉa tōḷikku vēntu oṉṟumtāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0042:
Grants All</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">They
alone attain His Feet, who seek and praise;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">To
them He shall grant the world the Four-Headed one made;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Full
well the elect come, the world of Maya girdling,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">One
is He with Her of the shoulders reed-shaped.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0043 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">araṉ aṭi colli araṟṟi aḻutu</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">paraṉ aṭi nāṭiyē pāvippa
nāḷum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">uraṉ aṭi ceytu aṅku otuṅka
vallārkku</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">niraṉ
aṭi ceytu niṟaintu niṉṟāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0043:
Eternal Grace</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">To
them that speak of Hara's Holy Feet and weep,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">To
them that daily muse at the Great One's mighty feet,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">To
them that, in deep devotion fixed, wait to serve,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">To
them comes the Eternal's all-filling Grace.</span></span></div>
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0044 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pōṟṟi eṉpār amarar puṉitaṉ
aṭi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pōṟṟi eṉpār acurar puṉitaṉ
aṭi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pōṟṟi eṉpār maṉitar
puṉitaṉ aṭi</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">pōṟṟi
eṉ aṉpuḷ poliya vaittēṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0044:
Shines In Love</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">"Glory
to the Holy Feet," the Devas chant,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">"Glory
to the Holy Feet," the Asuras hymn,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">"Glory
to the Holy Feet," the humans, too, echo,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Thus
I gloried Him, and in my love He shone.</span></span></div>
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0045 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">vitivaḻi allatu iv vēlai ulakam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">vitivaḻi iṉpam viruttamum illai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">tutivaḻi nittalum cōtip pirāṉum</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">pativaḻi
kāṭṭum pakalavaṉ āmē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0045:
Divine Path</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Except
by Fate He decrees this sea-girt world revolves not,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Except
by Fate He decrees do joys and age arrive not,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Daily
pray to the Light Effulgent;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Divine Path He'll prove, the Sure Sun He'll be.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0046 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">anti vaṇṇā araṉē civaṉē
eṉṟu</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">cintai cey vaṇṇam tiruntu aṭiyār
toḻa</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">munti vaṇṇā mutalvā paraṉē
eṉṟu</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">vantu
ivvaṇṇaṉ em maṉam pukuntāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0046:
In Heart's Center</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">"You
of the Twilight Hue! O! Hara! O! Siva!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Thus,
His Holy Feet devotees praise and sing;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">He
of the Primary Hue, the First, the Infinite</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Entered
my being, my heart's center held.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0047 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">maṉai uḷ iruntavar mātavar
oppar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">niṉaivu uḷ iruntavar nēcattu uḷ
niṟpar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">paṉaiyuḷ irunta paruntu atu pōla</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">niṉaiyātavarkku
illai niṉ iṉpam tāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0047:
Bliss Denied</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">In
Home is He, like Holy Men is He,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">In
Thought is He;</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Like
the kite concealed in the palm's leafy depths,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
Bliss is for them alone who muse upon You steadfast.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0048 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">aṭiyār paravum amarar pirāṉai</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">muṭiyāl vaṇaṅki mutalvaṉai
muṉṉip</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">paṭiyār aruḷum paramparaṉ
entai</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">viṭiyā
viḷakku eṉṟu mēvi niṉṟēṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0048:
Unflickering Lamp</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Lord of Gods, whom the pious adore,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">To
Him I bend my knees and His Grace invoke,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Lord, Our Father, blessing us of earth,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Lamp that flickers not, Him I seek.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0049 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">parai pacu pācattu nātaṉai uḷḷi</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">pacu pācattu oruṅka vallārkkut</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">tirai pacu pāvac ceḻum kaṭal
nīntik</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">karai
pacu pācam kaṭantu eytalāmē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0049:
Sea Of Bondage</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Who,
on the Lord, Shakti-Consort, meditate,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
take the way of Pasu-Pasa,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">They
swim across the foaming sea of Sin,</span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And,
swimming, reach the shore of Pasu-Pasa.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
0050 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">cūṭuvaṉ neñcu iṭai vaippaṉ
pirāṉ eṉṟu</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pāṭuvaṉ paṉmalar tūvip
paṇintu niṉṟu</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">āṭuvaṉ āṭi amarar pirāṉ
eṉṟu</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">nāṭuvaṉ
yāṉ iṉṟu aṟivatu tāṉē.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>0050:
Seeking Is All</b></span></span></div>
<div align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I'll
wreathe Him in garland, I'll hug Him to heart;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In order to make this happen, Tirumantiram verses from several sources will be transliterated from Tamil text into Romanised text using the ISO15919 format. The Tamil verses will be taken from Project Madurai and Tamil Virtual Academy. It will be compared and posted in a readable format.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each Romanised Tamil verse will also contain the English translation done by Dr.B.Natarajan of the Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Although translations are included, it is advisable to seek guidance from ualified gurus as some verses are best read and explained in Tamil.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The new entries will be updated on this page so that you can access it from here. You may also access it directly from its url once it is published. So please follow up with my blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The work of transliterating Tirumular's 3,047 verses will not be easy as each transliteration must be checked and compared. I seek the blessings of satguru Tirumular to complete this project. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would like to apologize in advance for any possible spelling error that may occur. I will check the posts from time to time and make corrections whenever necessary. I assume that the project may take approximately 200 days to be completed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope this effort will be useful for the truth seekers out there. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I take no credit for this as all credit goes to satguru Tirumular.</span><br />
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Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-18011514467996067022019-09-15T22:38:00.002+08:002021-09-25T21:43:33.661+08:00The Pandyan Kingdom According to Marco Polo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">The Pandyan kingdom went into decline after the Cholas of the Vijayalaya bloodline defeated them in the beginning of the 10th century AD. We can say that the Pandyans lived under the shadow of the Chola empire for about 300 years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Around 1220 AD or earlier, the Pandyans start regaining their strength. They finally destroyed the Cholas and as of 1279 AD, they reigned supreme in the Tamil region. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">During the zenith of the Pandyan empire in the late 13th century AD, they were said to be the richest empire in the world. The Pandyan empire was visited by the famed traveler Marco Polo in 1293 AD.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let's take a look at what Marco Polo has said about the Pandyan empire in his journal. I have referred to The Travels of Marco Polo, as translated by Henry Yule and The Travels of Marco Polo The Venetian by William Marsden & John Masefield. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whatever I have given here is very brief. You will need to read the full chapter of the journals if you want more information.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Marco Polo starts by mentioning that the Pandyan kingdom which was also called as Maabar is 60 miles west of Sri Lanka. The kingdom was ruled by 5 brothers. The name of the king is Sonder Bandi Davar (Sundarapandi Thevar).</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Based on the existing studies on Pandyan polity, we do know that there will always be 5 Pandyas ruling as the ancient kingdom was often divided into 5 provinces. The chief of Madurai will usually become the king of the empire. They are usually brothers or parallel cousins or even uncles and nephews of the same bloodline.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Together they will be called as PanchaPandya. After the Pandyas suffered defeat at the hands of the Muslim invaders, they retreated south to Tinnevely region. They continued ruling and fighting from there even during the Nayak period.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">According to some sources, the last of the PanchaPandyas were based in these 5 places; Korkai, Kayathar, Tenkasi, Vallioor and Ukkirankottai. I am not very certain of the location of each PanchaPandya in 1293 AD.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">It is the finest and noblest province in the world. </span><span style="font-size: large;">They have fine pearls. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The king is worth more than a city's wealth. People wore minimal clothes.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Pandyan king and his subjects are said to wear only a loincloth covering the body from the waist down. Being a European who wore many layers of clothes, Marco Polo could have over exaggerated what he saw.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The king is also said to wear many ornaments of gold and precious stones from his neck down to his waist. He also wore gold arm bracelets. The worth of these ornaments is more than a city.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The king says 104 prayers everyday and repeats the word Pacauta! Pacauta! Pacauta!</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps what is meant by Pacauta is Pasupata? We do know that the Pandyans were ardent Saivites. In fact, the tutelary deity of the Pandyan royal family is Siva in the form of Chandrasekhara with Agastya as their kulaguru.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The king had 500 wives and </span><span style="font-size: large;">has his own Trusted Lieges who will burn themselves if the king dies.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, what can we expect from an extremely wealthy king? He would definitely spend on harem and also to spread his genes. The king's bodyguard will commit suicide if the king dies. This was a common practice in ancient Tamilakam. It is called <i>senchoru kadan</i> (blood rice debt). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Usually goats will be slaughtered in ritual practices and the blood of the animal will be mixed with boiled rice. This will then be distributed by the king to his selected group of bodyguards. Should the king die in battle, the bodyguards will commit <i>navakandam</i> (Tamil version of seppuku/harakiri) and join their master in the afterlife. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The empire spends a lot on horse purchase. More than 2000 horses each year.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Pandyans imported the horses from the Arabs. For some reason, they were not good in breeding horses. So they ended up spending money in importing these animals especially for the use of their cavalries. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Criminals were allowed to commit navakandam. Sati was common. Pandyans including their king obeyed the law.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pandyans place a very high importance on law and justice. Criminals were given the option to sacrifice themselves by offering the death to the deity of choice. Such criminals will be paraded and there will be announcement that the criminal has offered himself to a particular deity. He will then be given 12 knives/daggers to use for the ritual suicide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those who lent money were allowed to draw a circle around those who borrowed and demand for assurance of repayment. It is said that the king himself went through this when a merchant who lent him money suddenly drew a circle around him and his horse!</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">People pray to Ox and don't eat beef. However, there is a community that eats beef from dead cows/ox. They are known as Govis.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is not surprising at all. The Pandyan land is the land of Jallikattu. Cows and bulls are venerated. Southern Pandyan territories like Tirunelveli is popular for the worship of the guardian deity, Madan (bull man) who is also known as Madasamy or Sudalai Madan. While some may mistake him for Siva, Madan is actually Nandi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Govis mentioned by Marco Polo may refer to the Paraiyars. They don't usually slaughter the cow/bull. However, if the animal dies a natural or accidental death, they may consume its flesh.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The apply cow dung on houses. </span><span style="font-size: large;">They grow only rice and no other wheat.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Marco Polo did mention that the soldiers use lance and shield during battle and that they are mostly naked. Perhaps the ancient Pandyan warriors preferred to fight naked like the Spartans or they could have worn minimal clothing with almost no armor and Marco Polo probably just exaggerated it.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Saracens were butchers. Pandyan citizens</span><span style="font-size: large;"> bathe twice a day. They e</span><span style="font-size: large;">at with their right hand. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Everyone have their own drinking vessel and they don't touch the vessel with their mouth when they drink.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Looks like the Pandyans were very hygienic! Saracen is the term used for Arab Muslims.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Does not allow drunkards and seafarers to become guarantors</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well it makes sense because those who are drunkards cannot be trusted with their words and seafarers will not be around at all times.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Rain during June, July and August. People can tell a person's character by looking at the face and body. People knew how to interpret omens. People believe in Astrology.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was little rain in the Pandyan country. The Pandyans had a good water management system. They built water tanks to store and channel water. The art of predicting a person's character by looking at the facial features of physical feature is known as Samudrika Lakshana. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The people also believed in omens. For example, if someone starts a journey and suddenly hears a sneeze, he may pause for a moment or cancel the journey. As per Polo's journal, we also know that astrology played an important role in the lives of the people. Natal chart will be drawn when a child is born.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Boys leave house when they are 13</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Young boys are considered as adults when they reach 13. They are expected to fend for themselves. They will be given some goats or money equivalent and will be expected to earn money via trade. They are no longer the responsibility of the parents when they are 13.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the things which caught my interest was the mention of shark charmers. I have heard about this before. They are called Kadal Katti (Sea Binders) in Tamil. They will charm the sharks so that it does not attack the divers whenever they dive into the sea to look for pearls. Apparently they use some mantras to do this. The fishermen and pearl divers of the Pandyan nation depended on the service of these charmers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can go on writing more about what Marco Polo has mentioned but I will stop here for now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Following a series of attacks from Muslim invaders, the Pandyan empire finally ended in around 1333. The Madurai Sultanate was then established. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It lasted for about 43 years. During this time, the Pandyans shifted to Tirunelveli and ruled from there as shown in the image at the start of this article.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In my next article, I will write about a particular dark period in Pandyan history. One that shattered them beyond revival.</span></div>
Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-68404920528725500972019-08-26T15:52:00.001+08:002021-09-25T21:43:34.124+08:00The SriVidya Connection of Madurai<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">In Hinduism, the worship of the Divine Mother Goddess is known as Saktham. Among the various schools in Saktham, one is known as SriVidya. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the SriVidya tradition, the supreme goddess is called Lalita TripuraSundari. She is also called Kameswari. In Kancheepuram, she is worshiped as Kamakshi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The goddess Varaahi serves as her Chief Commander. Matangi is her Prime Minister. Together the trio of Lalita, Matangi and Varaahi represents Icha, Jnana and Kriya Sakthis.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In Madurai, the goddess Matangi is worshipped as Meenakshi. As Ngana Sakthi, she represents represents speech and wisdom. This is why she has a parrot. In Hinduism, parrot symbolizes speech. Matangi is also known as Shyamala or RajaShyamala. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The word Shyamala refers to her dark green complexion like that of an emerald stone. Hence she is called as Marakatha Syama (marakatham = emerald). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the many names of Matangi is Kadamba Vana Vaasini. This was mentioned in the famous song known as ShyamalaDandakam. It was written by Kalidasa. Kadamba Vana Vaasini means she who resides in the Kadamba forest. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Matha marakatha shyama, Mathangi madha shalini,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Kuryath kadaksham kalyani, kadamba vana vasini,</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Madurai has many names. One of it is KadambaVanam because it used to be a large Kadamba forest. The entire Madurai city is the abode of the goddess Syamala. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, there are not many Kadamba trees left in today's Madurai. The SthalaVriksham (temple tree) of the Madurai Meenakshi temple is the Kadamba tree. It is believed that this tree was part of the original Kadamba forest before the forest was cleared to build the city over 2500 years ago. The tree is still there in the temple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So when you go to Madurai, bow down to the beautiful Meenakshi and as you sit under her Kadamba tree, remember this article and the SriVidya connection of Madurai.</span></div>
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Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-65408922643567246082019-08-23T16:53:00.003+08:002023-07-24T15:29:25.313+08:00Should India Relocate Its Capital to Nagpur?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Moreover, its geographical proximity to Pakistan and China raises security concerns. To address these issues, a prudent approach for the Indian government could be the contemplation of relocating the capital to a more centralized and strategically advantageous location.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Nagpur: A Favourable Contender</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nagpur emerges as an ideal candidate for India's new capital city owing to several compelling factors. Formerly the geographic center of undivided India, Nagpur retains historical significance and now stands as one of the world's fastest-growing cities with an approximate population of 2.5 million. Notably, the Oxford Economic report for the 2019-35 period ranks Nagpur at an impressive #5 globally, underscoring its robust economic potential.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Strategic Advantages of Nagpur's Central Location</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One of the significant advantages of Nagpur's central position is its potential to catalyze economic growth in the heart of India. Unlike New Delhi, which poses logistical challenges for southern states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Nagpur's location would be more balanced, providing almost equidistant access to all corners of the nation. This balanced accessibility would foster increased regional economic integration and development.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Enhanced Transportation Infrastructure and Connectivity</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The relocation of India's capital to Nagpur could result in substantial investments in transportation infrastructure, such as roads, highways, and railways, connecting the city with other parts of the country. The consequent enhancement in regional connectivity would facilitate the seamless movement of goods, services, and people, thereby giving a considerable boost to economic activities across the central region.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Alleviating Urban Congestion and Boosting Urban Planning</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">New Delhi currently grapples with severe traffic congestion and overcrowding, negatively impacting transportation efficiency. Shifting the capital to Nagpur would alleviate this burden, easing traffic pressure in New Delhi while encouraging better traffic management and urban planning in both cities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Potential for Defense Advantages</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nagpur's central location presents strategic advantages for defense purposes. Being geographically closer to various regions, the relocation would enable more efficient deployment of defense forces and quicker response times during emergencies or security threats. Additionally, the establishment of defense-related institutions, research centers, and manufacturing facilities in Nagpur would foster regional defense infrastructure development, equitably distributing defense capabilities nationwide.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Fostering Cultural Heritage and Tourism</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nagpur is renowned for its rich cultural heritage, and designating it as the capital could provide an opportunity to promote and highlight the diverse cultural tapestry of central India. Consequently, this could lead to increased tourism, showcasing Nagpur's historical sites, traditions, arts, and crafts, thereby stimulating the local economy while preserving and celebrating India's cultural heritage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Conclusion</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The potential relocation of India's capital from New Delhi to Nagpur, though not without its challenges, offers significant benefits for the nation's overall growth and development. By strategically positioning the capital city in Nagpur, India can achieve a more balanced and prosperous future, fostering equitable regional progress and enhancing its national potential.</div></div>
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Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-57385955690900331642019-08-05T17:17:00.003+08:002021-09-25T21:43:33.794+08:00The Benefit of Romanising Tamil Writing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some benefits of Romanising the Tamil writing:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. The switch from Abugida to Alphabet system also means that less letters will be needed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">2. We only need a maximum of 36 letters to write in Tamil without errors and with accurate pronunciation.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Presently used traditional Tamil script. The Sanskrit syllables are represented using Grantha script. In total, a person needs to memorize not less than 216 unique letters to write in Tamil using this script.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Using Romanised Tamil, a person only needs 36 letters as shown in the green boxes to write every sound combination that exist in Tamil language! This even includes the Sanskrit sounds.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. It will be a lot more easier to learn the writing as most of us are familiar with the existing Roman (Latin) alphabets. A person needs to only know less than 10 additional letters with diacritics.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">4. Fewer letters also mean that it will now be faster to learn Tamil writing. 36 familiar looking letters is definitely faster than learning a combo of 216 unfamiliar looking letters!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. More people will be attracted to learn not just the writing but also the language itself because it is now easier and faster.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">6. This will boost the growth of Tamil language and help to spread it faster around the globe.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">8. Typing Tamil using keyboards will be a lot more easier than the present script as shortcuts can be created for the additional diacritics.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">9. This will also benefit the printing and publishing industries as there will be fewer letters to focus on.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">10. It will also be easier to transliterate it into Braille. Even the blind can start reading in Tamil!</span></span><br />
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Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-21776211706369357632019-03-04T15:43:00.002+08:002021-09-25T21:43:33.686+08:00My Talk On Melaka Chettis<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">My first post on this community can be read here : <b><a href="http://sharmalanthevar.blogspot.com/2015/03/chetti-vs-chettiar-are-those-in-malacca.html" target="_blank">Chetti vs Chettiar- Are Those in Malacca Confused? </a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Melaka (Malacca) Cheti community managed to retain their identity for 500 years in Melaka far away from their original homeland in India because of the following:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. They maintained their surnames; Pillay, Naicker, Chitty, Mudaliar, Rajah, Konar, Kullen, Pathar, Pandaram and Padayachi.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2. They still use their traditional Thali pendants; Telugu Pottu Thali and Tamil Thali</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3. They still continue the worship of their Hindu family deities (kula deivam)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If these 3 things were removed, the Melaka Cheti community would have lost their unique identity and assimilated with the local population in ancient Malaysia. The community would have not existed today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the video of my talk which was delivered on Sunday 3 March 2019. The event was organised by <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/melakainfact/" target="_blank">Melaka In Fact.</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using some of the findings, I made some comparitive study. The Pillay familes of the Melaka Cheti have Angala Parameswari and Ayyanar as their family deity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are 100 sub divisions among the Vellalar community in Tamil Nadu. The Vellalars groups on the eastern side of Tamil Nadu like Arunattu Vellalar, Saiva Vellalar, Isai Vellalar, Sozhiya Vellalar use Pillai behind their names. The Arunattu Vellalars have about 35-40 family names although they use Pillay/Pillai as a shared surname.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are 3 examples which seems to strike some similarity with the Pillays of the Melaka Cheti community:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Family name : Konnakudaiyan</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Kula Deivam : Angala Parameswari</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Village : Serugudi</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Family name : Panaiyadiyan</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Kula Deivam : Ayyanar</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Village : Serugudi</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Family name: Pavaludaiyan</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Kula Deivam : Ayyanar</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Village: Serugudi</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Pillays of the Melaka Cheti could have been from the Arunattu Vellalar community. The Arunattu Vellalars can be found in areas like Kumbakonam and even Chidambaram.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Coincidentally, many Padayachis live in these area. The remaining surnames of the Melaka Cheti could also be found in the regions surrounding these two places.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps the ancestors of the present day Melaka Cheti community lived in the Kumbakonam or Chidambaram area in ancient times before they migrated to Melaka?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is of course just a theory. We need to find more evidence to link it.</span><br />
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Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-32729344161571246722019-01-27T02:07:00.002+08:002021-09-25T21:43:33.720+08:00A Prayer For Mother Tamil<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We Tamils have deified our mother tongue as a goddess and call her Tamil Annai or Tamil Thaai (Mother Tamil), representing the Tamil language and the Tamil society itself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have also dedicated a prayer song or vaalthu for Her. Deification is against the religious teachings of the non-Hindus like Muslims but It is not a problem for the rest of us Hindus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In a circular dated November 23, 1970, the Government of Tamilnadu designated the Tamil Thaai Vaalthu as a “prayer song" and not as an anthem. This means it has a religious significance unlike Jana Gana Mana which is the national anthem of India.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Therefore, the Tamil Thaai Vaalthu is actually a form of Sakthi worship. It is the core principle of Saktam as seen in several Hindu slokas because the mother tongue (Tamil Annai) also represents consciousness, intelligence and race.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Saktam religion teaches Hindus to see Sakti in every aspect. Whenever you sing the Tamil Thaai Vaalthu, you are worshipping the Divine Mother in the form of Mother Tamil even if you happen to be an Atheist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yaa Devi Sarva Bhooteshu Chetanetyaabhi Dheeyate</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(Meaning:Salutations again and again to the Devi (Goddess) who abides in all beings as consciousness)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yaa Devi Sarva Bhooteshu Buddhi Roopena Samsthita</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(Meaning:Salutations again and again to the Devi (Goddess) who resides in all beings in the form of intelligence)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yaa Devi Sarva Bhooteshu Jaati Roopena Samsthita</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(Meaning:Salutations again and again to the Devi (Goddess) who resides in all beings in the form of race)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yaa Devi Sarva Bhooteshu Matru Roopena Samsthita</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(Meaning:Salutations again and again to the Devi (Goddess) who resides in all beings in the form of Mother.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The lyrics of Tamil Thaai Vaalthu</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">நீராருங் கடலுடுத்த நிலமடந்தைக்கெ ழிலொழுகும்</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">சீராரும் வதனமெனத் திகழ் பரதக் கண்டமிதில்</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">தெக்கணமும் அதிற்சிறந்த திராவிட நல் திருநாடும்</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">தக்கசிறு பிறைநுதலும் தரித்தநறுந் திலகமுமே</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">அத்திலக வாசனைபோல் அனைத்துலகும் இன்பமுற</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">எத்திசையும் புகழ்மணக்க இருந்தபெருந் தமிழணங்கே!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">தமிழணங்கே!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">உன் சீரிளமைத் திறம்வியந்துசெயல்மறந்து வாழ்த்துதுமே!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">வாழ்த்துதுமே!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">வாழ்த்துதுமே!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brimming Sea drapes exuberant Dame Earth!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">With Beautified face in this exalted Indian Continent!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">South In particular Divine Dravidian Country!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">As Aesthetic Thilakam on its beauteous curved forehead!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Like the Fragrance of that Thilakam, for the entire world to be delirious!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">your fervor spread in all directions!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Oh! Tamil Lady!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ever remain afresh Thee alone! Purity intact too!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Delighted! Praise thou beauteous Tamil, youthful forever! Awestruck!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Praise unto thee!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Praise unto thee!</span></div>
Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-80920687004959408972019-01-14T12:26:00.002+08:002023-07-24T15:56:46.443+08:00Ponggal Is Not A Secular Festival<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Ponggal, the harvest festival of the Tamils, is often perceived as a secular celebration, observed by various cultures under different names. However, a detailed analysis reveals that Ponggal holds significant religious connotations and is primarily associated with the Hindu Tamil community. From its origins in the Sidereal solar calendar to the specific rituals and deities revered during the festival, Ponggal distinctly aligns with Hindu practices, setting it apart from Christianity and Islam.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Significance of Ponggal in the Sidereal Solar Calendar</b></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ponggal marks the day when the Sun enters the 10th zodiac, Capricorn, at an angle of 270 degrees - 300 degrees of the celestial sphere. This event, also known as Makara Sankranti in Sanskrit, is derived from the Sidereal solar calendar and coincides with the Winter Solstice. While any community following this calendar system may acknowledge this celestial moment, in Tamil society, only Hindu Tamils utilize the Sidereal solar calendar for their religious observances.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Gurukkals: Guardians of Ponggal's Date and Time</b></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The date and time of Ponggal are meticulously calculated and determined by the Gurukkals (priests) of Hindu temples who maintain the Panjangam (Almanac). Conversely, the Gregorian calendar is followed by Tamil Christians, while Tamil Muslims adhere to the Hijri lunar calendar. As such, Pastors and Imams do not base their religious or cultural celebrations on the Panjangam, further distinguishing Ponggal as a Hindu event.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Distinctive Rituals and Deities in Ponggal</b></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ponggal unfolds over three days, each marked by unique rituals and devotional offerings. The eve of Ponggal, Bhogi Pandigai, commemorates Indra, the lord of heaven, also known as Bhogindra or Bhogan, and is a day to express gratitude for rain and favorable weather. This deity holds significance solely in Hindu belief, making Bhogi Pandigai a Hindu celebration.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">The first day of Ponggal, Surya Ponggal, involves worship of the Sun, Hari (Vishnu), and Lakshmi, symbolizing life, preservation, and prosperity, respectively. The veneration of celestial objects is exclusive to Hindus, setting Surya Ponggal apart as a Hindu occasion.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">On the second day, Maatu Ponggal, bulls and cows receive worship, particularly in Hindu temples during Nandi worship. Although Jallikattu, a traditional sport involving bulls, is observed on this day, Hindu Tamils revere these animals and abstain from consuming beef, distinguishing Maatu Ponggal as a Hindu event.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">The final day, Kaanum Ponggal, is devoted to fertility and features rituals honoring the virgin goddesses, Kanni deivam. This practice, unique to rural Tamil Nadu, reflects Hindu beliefs in seeking the blessings of these goddesses for fertile land. Kaanum Ponggal's association with Sakthi worship and the reverence of young unmarried girls as SapthaKannimaar aligns with Hindu traditions, making it exclusive to Hindu Tamils.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Conclusion: Ponggal as a Distinctly Hindu Festival</b></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: x-large;">From its calendar basis to the specific rituals, deities, and practices involved, Ponggal bears the distinct hallmarks of Hinduism. While individuals of different faiths may partake in Ponggal celebrations alongside Hindus, the festival's essence and spiritual significance remain rooted in Hindu culture and belief. Acknowledging the non-secular nature of Ponggal does not imply opposition to participation by non-Hindus; rather, it serves to recognize and appreciate the cultural and religious heritage of this cherished Tamil harvest festival.</span></div></div>
Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-64119289331386210832018-12-27T14:46:00.005+08:002021-09-25T21:43:33.811+08:00How To Find Your Kula Deivam?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kula Deivam is the patron deity of your lineage. Some families have more than 1 deity. The easiest way to know your Kula Deivam is of course by knowing the ancestral village of your patrilineal lineage (father's side). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Usually the Kula Deivam shrines will be in the ancestral village. If the family has migrated to several villages, then the shrine will usually be in the main village where the family originated from. Knowing your caste or clan background is also helpful in finding out more about your Kula Deivam.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For females, they have an advantage. They also inherit the Kula Deivam from their matrilineal lineage (mother's side). So if you are a woman, your mother's Kula Deivam (from her mother) will continue to be present throughout your life. <br /><br />If you are married, your husband's Kula Deivam (from his father) will also be there for you and your family. Usually Kula Deivams prefer to communicate through the women in the family as they are the key to the family's continuity and well being. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So don't be surprised if you are a man and your Kula Deivam prefers to communicate to you through your wife, mother, sister or even daughter. Usually communication happens via omens, dreams and in some cases, trances. The Kula Deivams are after all spirits. They are not God.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">There could be some exceptional ones such as those with mainstream deities as kula deivam i.e Tirupathi Balaji, Puri Jagganath, Tiruchendur Murugan etc<br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So how does one who do not know the ancestral village or their caste/clan find out who their Kula Deivam is? What if you do not know anything about your roots? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, there is a method which I heard about. It is a form of "bypass" but I was told that it actually worked!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Take some tumeric and kumkumam. Some even add a coin. Put them together in a piece of yellow cloth. Tie it into a knot. This then needs to be tied at the entrance of your house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If possible, use a small prayer altar which is usually made for a single photo frame. Place a villakku (oil lamp) and offer aarti with lighten camphor and sambrani. Treat it like how you treat the other pictures/statues/yantras in your prayer altar inside your house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Keep the house entrance clean. Be respectful. Be modest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is believed that your Kula Deivam will usually be at the very entrance of your house. By doing this, you will attract their attention. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So although you do not know the name of the Kula Deivam, you are still referring to that deity by offering prayers. This is said to then compel the Kula Deivam to reveal itself to you. Usually via dreams or through someone who gets trance or some other way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because once you do your part in continuing the worship as done by your ancestors, the Kula Deivam will have no choice but to do its part for you.</span><br />
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Sharmalan Thevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905439167704608705noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345234129024367362.post-79356295952305137712018-12-26T11:00:00.002+08:002021-09-25T21:43:34.145+08:00Konsep Marga Dikalangan Masyarakat Mukkulathor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mungkin ramai rakyat Malaysia sudah pun tahu bahawa kaum India mempunyai pelbagai etnik yang berdasarkan bahasa ibunda.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kaum Tamil yang populasinya kini mencecah hampir 80 juta di seluruh dunia sebenarnya mempunyai banyak suku. Kira-kira 364 suku termasuk yang asalnya bukan Tamil kini menetap di Tamil Nadu. Setiap suku ini mempunyai asal-usul yang berlainan walaupun kini mempunyai bahasa ibunda yang sama. <i>(Rujukan People of India Vol XL. Anthropological Survey of India)</i><br /><br />18 suku Tamil bersifat keibuan (matrilineal), sama seperti suku Minangkabau di Nusantara. Contohnya suku Maravar, Illathu Pillaimar, Sonagar dan Nanjil Vellalar. Boleh dikatakan hampir kesemua suku keibuan adalah dari wilayah Pandya (selatan Tamil Nadu) dan Batticola (timur Sri Lanka).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kebanyakan suku-suku Tamil mempunyai marga yang menjadi petanda keturunan. Mereka yang bersasal dari marga yang sama tidak boleh berkahwin sesama sendiri kerana mereka mempunyai pengasas keturunan ataupun moyang yang sama. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Suku-suku Kallar, Maravar dan Agamudayar dikumpulkan bersama sebagai satu konfederasi yang dikenali sebagai masyarakat Mukkulathor. Jumlah populasi masyarakat ini adalah mungkin 8 juta di seluruh dunia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mereka mempunyai 1,135 nama marga yang diwarisi melalui keturunan bapa sahaja. Di Malaysia, hampir 64 nama marga telah pun dikenal pasti oleh Persatuan Mukkulathor Lembah Klang. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Masyarakat ini berasal dari kawasan Tamil Nadu selatan dan kampung-kampung halaman mereka adalah kebanyakannya di selatan Sungai Kaveri. Migrasi mereka ke Tanah Melayu berlaku semasa zaman British selepas tamatnya Peperangan Palayakkarar di India (1799-1805 SM).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sebelum kedatangan British dan kuasa Eropah yang lain, Tamil Nadu dibahagikan kepada beberapa negeri yang berdaulat. Negeri Arcot, Negeri Madura, Negeri Ramnad (Sethu), Negeri Thanjavur, Negeri Pudukottai adalah antara yang terkenal.<br /><br />Setiap negeri ini dibahagikan lagi kepada wilayah-wilayah yang mempunyai unit tenteranya yang tersendiri. Wilayah-wilayah bersifat ketenteraan (militarized provinces) ini dikenali sebagai Palayam dan ketuannya diberi gelaran Palayakkarar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4 daripada marga ini, iaitu Thevar, Servai, Nattar dan Ambalam adalah unik kerana mempunyai nama keturunan ibu yang dikenali sebagai <i>kilai </i>dan kelompok keturunan bapa yang dikenali sebagai <i>karai</i>. Jadi sekiranya seorang Thevar ingin berkahwin dengan perempuan Thevar yang lain, dia harus berlainan <i>kilai </i>dan berlainan <i>karai</i>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Antara bekas tokoh politik yang terkenal di Malaysa dari masyarakat Mukkulathor adalah mendiang Tun Sambanthan (marga Thevar), mendiang SA Ganapathy (marga Thevar), Tun Samy Velu (marga Nattar) dan Dato S.Subramaniam (marga Servai). </span></div>
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