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#THIRUMANTHIRAM IN TAMIL WITH MEANING SERIES#
We wish to continue bringing gems from Thirumanthiram in a series of multiple parts. The elixirs offered by Siddha Thirumoolar are so many. Like this, the Payiram expounds on Lord Shiva and his attributes which is filled with devotion and love. This song is also highly mystical in nature, and follows Sandhya Bhasha refresh what is Sandhya Bhasha to explain the Shiva tattva. The First Tantra begins with a synopsis of all that is to follow in this great mystical work of Siddha Thirumoolar. May all in this world get the Bliss that I got! Thirumanthiram consists of Nine Tantras.

We use this sentence in our everyday life, but it was said by Thirumoolar and it gives us a glimpse into how eager our Siddhar was to share his treasure with us. We still sing this song in schools and temples. It is a highly upheld tradition in Shaiva works to pay salutations to Lord Vinayaka before the commencement of any work, as per the very directive of Lord Shiva Himself. The preface commences with an invocation to Lord Vinayaka. The structure of Thirumanthiram is such that it comprises nine tantras books and a preface. Thirumurai is a compilation of works by great Shaiva saints in Tamil literature and contains 12 texts and Thirumanthiram is one among the collected 12 works.Īnd Thirumurai collection is the very life breath of the spiritual tradition alive for millenias in Tamilnadu. So we are going to bring you the life-account of Siddha Thirumoolar and a few profound gems through a multi-part series. To even present a few verses from this deep work demands multiple articles. With our namaskaram to our great Gurus and namaskaram to the entire Shiva Kudumbam familywe begin our meagre effort. There are other accounts that say Thirumoolar Siddhar wrote a single verse each day for days. Since he wrote over verses, this would mean he lived over years. Legend has it that Thirumoolar was immersed for years in deep samadhi. It is our absolute blessing that we have access to these texts. Both the life and works of Thirumoolar Siddhar are extremely important for the Tamil Shaivism and Siddha tradition. Others point to his linguistic style and suggest he lived as late as the 11th or 12th century. But this ignores the possibility that Tirumular was, in Tirumantiram, describing Chidambaram from his mystic vision rather than from the sight of his physical eyes. Since the roof was first thatched in gold for the first time by the Pallava king Simhavarman, who lived in the fifth century ce, many historians conclude that Tirumular must have lived in the later fifth or early sixth century ce.

Then there is a reference by Tirumular himself in the Tirumantiram to the Golden Hall of Chidambaram. The common view that Sundaramurti Nayanar lived in the period between to ce would mean that Tirumular lived before that period. In another analysis, Sundaramurti Nayanar mentions Tirumular in his list of Nayanars. Other sources that also share the history of this great Siddha are Thiruththondar Thiruvandhadhi, Thiruththondar Purana Saaram and a few more texts. In this article, we will see the glory of Siddha Thirumoolar. We also saw how the Siddhargal poetry is presented in Sandhya Bhasha. In the Guru Poornima special edition of series we were blessed to also write about the great Siddha Avvai.

We look at various Siddhas who have graced upon this earth with their Presence - their life and the wisdom they shared in the form of poems, couplets that are referred to as Siddhar Padalgal. Siddha refers to perfected masters who have achieved a high degree of physical as well as spiritual perfection or enlightenment. This is an ongoing series on the Siddhar Parambarai of India.
