The twelveth mantra of the first part of the Thirumandiram.
கண்ணுத லான்ஒரு காதலின் நிற்கவும்
எண்ணிலி தேவர் இறந்தார் எனப்பலர்
மண்ணுறு வார்களும் வானுறு வார்களும்
அண்ணல் இவன் என்றுஅறியகி லார்களே. 12.
12: Beyond Comprehension
The One of the fore-head eye, in Love Supreme, unmoved,
Dead were the countless Devas,
Born were the myriads on earth;
Upward they climbed to lives beyond count,
Yet none did know the Lord was He.
Com - The One of the fore-head eye, in Love Supreme, unmoved While Siva, the One with the third eye(on the forehead), remains motionless and steady submerged in the state of Supreme Love (eternally) Dead were the countless Devas countless Devas were born and subsequently perished in the heavenly realms Born were the myriads on earth; Upward they climbed to lives beyond count while at the same time millions of jivas were born and progressed through countless lifetime’s on this Earth Yet none did know the Lord was He. And still (in all this time) no one, neither the Devas (the dwellers of the sky) nor the people (the dwellers of the earth) are able to understand that Siva is the only eternal being capable of bestowing immortality/kaivalya (the state of absoluteness). What a pity?
*This mantra highlights the (pitiful) reality where no one (apart from very few) is able to comprehend fully, the eternal glory of the Supreme Siva – as it is only He that remains steady throughout countless pralayas (dissolution) during which the entire world system is absorbed back into its cause (Siva).
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