SIVAPURAANAM – PART 5.1

LINES 17 TO 22

sivan avan en sindhayuL nindradhanaal
avan aruLaalE avan thaaL vanangi
sindhai magizha, siva puraanam thannai
mundhai vinai muzhudhum Oya uraippan yaan
kaNNudhalaan than karuNaik kaN kaatta vandhu yeithi
eNNudhaRku ettaa ezhil aar kazhal irainji

சிவன் அவன் என் சிந்தையுள் நின்றதனால்
அவன் அருளாலே அவன் தாள் வணங்கி
சிந்தை மகிழ சிவ புராணம் தன்னை
முந்தை வினை முழுதும் ஓய உரைப்பன் யான்
கண்ணுதலான் தன் கருணைக்கண் காட்ட வந்து எய்தி
எண்ணுதற்கு எட்டா எழில் ஆர் கழல் இறைஞ்சி

Now, Manickavasagar comes to the description part. He describes the lord as kaNNudhalaan (கண்ணுதலான்), the one who has an eye (கண்) on the forehead (nudhal (நுதல்) – நெற்றி).
The lord with an eye on His forehead, showed his grace (கருணைக்கண்).

His beauty is beyond the perception of the mind (எண்ணுதற்கு எட்டா எழில்). Let us sing the glory of His beautiful foot (aar kazhal irainji - ஆர் கழல் இறைஞ்சி).

Here Manickavasagar says how Lord Siva, came and stayed in his mind. The lord at tirupperunthurai, showed His feet and that occupied Manickavasagar’s mind completely. So the saint says, since siva came and stayed in his mind (sindhaiyuL nindrathanaal), he bows to His feet with His grace and sings the glory (sivapuraanam), which in turn makes his mind happy (sindhai magizha). As he sings His glory, all his past karma (with the effects) got vanished completely (mundhai vinai muzhudhum Oya).

Here, we need to make note of two things.

1. To sing the glory of lord, we need the lord’s blessing. If we don’t have His blessings, not even a single word, will come to us. So if we utter Siva once, it itself is a blessing. So, if we daily utter His name, we are blessed. Only blessed people can say the name of lord. The 8 vaak devathaas (vasini…) who reside in the 7th prakaaram of Sri Chakram, started to compile the 1000 namas of Sri Lalita Tripurasundari, upon the order received from Devi. That is what we have today Sri Lalita Sahasranama. If that is the case for vaak devataas who are always with the Devi, then for us? So one need to be happy, if can utter the name of the Lord, whatever the situation may be. Let us keep saying the Lord’s name.

2. If we say the name of the Lord, then all our karmas will vanish. If the karmas go, then there is no trouble of birth-death-rebirth cycle. We will always be in the blissful state.

Keeping these two in our mind, let us keep chanting the lord’s name, which is the only and easiest way to attain salvation in the Kaliyugam.

ThirukkuraL says,

iruLsEriru vinayun chEraa viraivan
poruLsErpugazh purindhaar maattu.

இருள்சேரிரு வினையுஞ் சேரா விறைவன்
பொருள்சேர்புகழ் புரிந்தார் மாட்டு.

With words split for meaning:
IruLsEr iruvinaiyum sEraa iraivan
poruLsEr pugazhpurindhaar maattu.

இருள்சேர் இருவினையும் சேரா இறைவன்
பொருள்சேர் புகழ்புரிந்தார் மாட்டு.

That is, if one sings the glory of the lord, by surrendering himself to Him completely, the dark karmas (past birth and present birth) will not get accumulated to him.