Immortals adore Him. Mantra-3

Sri gurubhyo namaha.

The third mantra in the first part of Thirumandiram.

ஒக்கநின் றானை உலப்பிலி தேவர்கள்

நக்கனென்று ஏத்திடும் நாதனை நாள்தொறும்

பக்கநின் றார்அறி யாத பரமனைப்

புக்குநின்று உன்னியான் போற்றிசெய் வேனே. 3.

3: Immortals Adore

He who stands the same to all,

The Pure One, whom immortal Gods adore,

Whom, even they, that daily stand beside, know not,

Him I seek, praise, and meditate.

Com - He who stands the same to all He who is the constant companion to all, without bias. The Pure One, whom immortal Gods adore whom the immortal Devas adore and praise as the Naked One (the Pure one, without blemish). [Siva is conceived of as without clothes (naked) as He wears the quarters (four directions) as His clothing in His universal aspect- Sky clad or digambaram] Whom, even they, that daily stand beside, know not Who is beyond the grasp of even the great Gods like Vishnu, Brahma etc, – even though they are of very high consciousness and inhabit highly subtle realms (that daily stand beside Him), they do not understand Siva fully. Him I seek, praise, and meditate Him I seek (in order to get closer to Him) so that I may (intimately, through meditation) praise and worship Him.

* The above mantra makes it clear that the best way to worship Siva (who is the closest friend to all) is by keeping Him extremely close to the heart (intimate) through Love.