The axle pin sustaining all. Mantra - 29.

Sri gurubhyo namaha.
The twentyninth mantra of the Thirumandiram.

காணநில் லாய்அடி யேற்குஉறவுஆருளர்

நாணநில் லேன்உன்னை நான்தழு விக்கொளக்

கோணநில் லாத குணத்தடி யார்மனத்து

ஆணியன் ஆகி அமர்ந்துநின் றானே. 29.

29: Axle-Pin

Oh! You, the Unseen, only kin to this forlorn slave,

Let me not falter to embrace Your feet!

For to the heart of Your servant, pure and true

You ever stood even as the axle-pin.

Com - You ever stood even as the axle-pin Oh Lord, you stand as the axle pin, supporting all For to the heart of Your servant, pure and true in the heart (consciousness) of your devotee who has purged his mind of all thoughts except those of Siva (pure and true). You, the Unseen, only kin Apart from You, there is no one, as my kin, to help me on this journey through lifetimes. to this forlorn slave So, Lord, become manifest in the consciousness, of this your slave. Let me not falter to embrace Your feet For if you do, I will not hesitate (because of my being embarrassed) to accept you as my master and Lord (embrace your feet).

* Siva is the only real and eternal kin for the soul on its journey through many lifetimes.