Thursday, January 31, 2008

Giver of All - Mantra 42

Sri gurubhyo namaha.

The forty second mantra of the Thirumandiram.


போய்அரன் தன்னைப் புகழ்வார் பெறுவது
நாயக னான்முடி செய்தது வேநல்கும்
மாயகம் சூழ்ந்து வரவல்ல ராகிலும்
வேயன தோளிக்கு வேந்தொன்றும் தானே. 42.
Grants All
They alone attain His Feet, who seek and praise;
To them He shall grant the world the Four-Headed one made;
Full well the elect come, the world of Maya girdling,
One is He with Her of the shoulders reed-shaped. 42.

Com – They alone attain His Feet, who seek and praise Those that surrender to Siva and practise continuous meditation on the unity with Siva, To them He shall grant the world the Four-Headed one made receive through His Grace the wondrous earth that Brahma, the four headed creator, has created. One is He with Her of the shoulders reed-shaped The Lord of Uma, the beautiful one with shoulders that are like the bamboo reed (fine and supple), Full well the elect come, the world of Maya girdling reveals Himself to that devotee, even if he be one who is tethered by the bonds of Samsara of this world rooted in Maya.

* The sage is of the opinion that the compassionate Siva will reveal Himself to the sincere devotee, even if the afore said devotee be tainted by association of Maya and the bonds of Samsara (as a result of his being immersed in a worldly life.) The sincereity of the heart of the devotee is all that matters.

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