SIVAPURANAM - SACRED SONGS ON SIVA. By: St. Manikavasagar English Interpretation By : AppuArchie (Copyright Ramalingam Shanmugalingam 1997.) Long live Sivas name (NA MA CI VA - JA - The mystic five letters) Long live the Lords Feet Long live his feet that is in my memory for ever Long live the KOKAZHI (THIRUPPERUNTHURAI AVUDAYAR Temple) Rulers feet of gem Long live the sweet feet expounded by Saiva Scriptures Long live the feet of the one and the many Lord.
Victory to the feet that destroy harsh impurities Victory to the feet and the headdress that severs re-birth Victory to the feet of the one distancing from the antitheists Victory to the feet that rejoices at the praying hands in adoration Victory to the feet that glorifies those who bow their heads to Him. 10
Hail to the Lords feet, hail to the feet of father in heaven Hail to the lustrous feet, hail to the roseate feet of Siva Hail to the flawless feet of the Love personified one Hail to the feet that severs illusive birth Hail to the feet of the Lord of PERUNTHURAI Hail to the mount of eternal bliss.
Siva the omnipresent is ever present in my heart I worship his feet by his grace I rejoice singing songs of Siva To rid myself of my sordid past. 20
He of the forehead eye bestowed grace To adore his feet of excellence that is beyond awareness O Lord the brightest light, you pervade heaven and earth Countless and boundless you of the greatest glory Words fail me the doer of evil deeds to praise you.
The grass, the shrub, the worm and the trees Varied beasts, the birds and the snakes, The stones, the humans, the devil and the angels Powerful giants, ascetics and the celestials Enumerated as the dynamic and the static 30 I am exhausted by these evolutions, our Lord! It is the truth; The sight of your golden feet, freed me from bondage.
You ensured my survival by placing the OM in my heart True and perfect Lord on the bull; scriptures Call you a subtle leader high wide and deep Soothing the hot and cold our pure one All that are lies in your presence disappear As you appear as the beacon of true knowledge.
You gave me pleasure despite my ignorance precious joy Oh the enlightened that dispelled my lack of knowledge 40 Without beginning, dimension nor end and all the world You create, protect and destroy but also shower your grace Guide me in my several life forms you assign to me.
You are part of your devotees like the fragrance in flowers Yet out of sight to the unfriendly Like jaggery mixed in milk and ghee You occupy as honey in the hearts of devotees To put an end to this life chain O Lord.
You are colors of the five elements, yet Hid from the celestials, my Lord, 50 Covered in dark deception by evil deeds Bound together by the precious twine of virtuous deeds Camouflaged the worm and dirt with external skin Inside a body with nine valves my home you provided.
The puzzle of the five senses free to be deceitful You check with your pure heart My growing love for you, your grace melts my heart Though this low-life lacks any good You are my teacher, with your noble feet exposed To me your slave worse than a dog 60 Your form showered more than motherly affection
Oh flawless luminosity, the hue of blossoms Oh the lustrous one; the sweet ambrosia of SIVAPURAM The Lord that severs the bond and showers his blessings To bless me with love and to blast the deceit in me Permanently stationed in me the great river of bountiful grace Nectar without cloying and Lord without measure You the bright light is invisible to the dull Makes my heart melt and blends with my life forever.
O Lord! With or without pain or pleasure 70 Friend to the friendly; anything and nothing Flaming light! Expansive darkness! Concealed renown! The timeless! The end and middle and Nought Forced me into your service my father and Lord.
Perspicacious perception of true understanding Rare object, subtle sensitivity in fine consciousness No death, no birth, no coalesce, are his blessings Protector of all: Lord the opaque Light.
The pleasure flood, the greatest of all Form of flaming light subtle in consciousness 80 Dynamic universe enlightened by his eternal presence Clear is my thought in the clarity of his influence The eternal-nectar-spring within me.
I cannot bear to be caged in this perishable body We cannot stand any longer O Lord they shout With empty-words and thoughts and praise, survive consciously Return as a consequence of twin deeds -- good and bad -- O Lord save us from this false body As you dance in your midnight drama.
THILLAI dancer, South PANDI resident 90 Savior from painful life, with OM Praise the priceless, and fall at his feet Sing in praise with feeling and meaning Rush to SIVAPURAM to worship his feet That elevates all servitors to exalted heights. 95
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