Shiva Puranam
By
Saint Manikka
vasagar
Translated
by
P.R.Ramachander
(Manikka Vasagar
was one of the four great Nayanmars (saivite saints )
of Tamil Nadu , who was a
great poet as well as great contributor to the SAivite
philosophy. His collection of works is called Thiruvachakam. Due to
the sweetness and greatness of this work, there is a proverb in Tamil which says, “Thiruvasagathukku
urugaar , yebbasagathukkum Urugaar”( One who does not melt for Thiruvasagam
will not melt for any literary work). The first prayer
in THiruvasagam is the Shiva
Puranam . It was composed in a Shiva
temple called Thiruperum thurai
Unlike suggested by the name it is not the epic dealing with the stories of Shiva . In tamil Jeeva (the individual soul is called “ Cheevaa” . According to the philosophy of
Saivism , the jeeva is prevented from the realization of God by three impurities (Anava(pride) , Karma, and Maya) and only
approach to Shiva can remove these impurities. This Shiva puranam attempts
to portray the jeeva towards Shiva and is aptly called “Shiva
Puranam” , The famous English
translation of Shiva Puranam by Mr.G.U.Pope
(fondly called Popeiyer) is
available in G.U.Pope’s translation http://www.shaivam.org/siddhanta/thivapop.htm.
There is also a great commentary in Tamil Which includes the Tamil
text of this work in
http://www.shaivam.org/siddhanta/thichiva_u.htm
and the audio is Audio by Sulamangalam
sisters is available
in http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/siva...m_sisters_song
)
Namasivaya
vaazhga , Nadan thal vazzhga ,
Imai podum
yennenjil neengaadhan thal
vazhga.
Kokazhi aanda guru mani than thaal vaazhga,
Agamam aagi nindru
annippan vaazhga,
Yekan anegan
iraivan adi Vaazhga(1-5)
Long live Namasivaya,
Long live the holy feet of our Lord,
Long live the feet of him who does not move away from my mind even for a second.
Long live the feet of
my Guru who ruled over
Thiruvavaduthurai(Thiruperum thurai ?)*,
Long live the
feet of
him who became holy books and comes near us,
Long live the feet of
the God who was one but appeared
as many.
*Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu .
Vegam keduthu
aanda vendan adi velga,
Pirapparukkump injakan than pey kazhalgal velga,
Puratharkkum cheyon than poomkazhalgal velga,
Karam kuvivaar ul magizhum kon kazhalgal
velga,
Siram kuvivaar onguvikkum cheeron kazhal velga.(6-10)
Let the feet of the God who stabilized my mind be
victorious,
Let the valorous anklets
of Lord Shiva , who cuts off cycle of birth be victorious
Let the flower
like anklets of the God, who is scarce
to those who stand away from
him be victorious,
Let the anklets of king who happily lives in the mind of those who salute him be victorious,
Let the anklets of
that great one who uplifts
those who bend their head to him
be victorious.
Eesan adi pothi, Yenthai adi pothi,
Nesanadi pothi,
Sivan Sevadi pothi,
Neyathey nindra
nimalan adi pothi ,
Maya pirappu
arukkum mannan adi pothi ,
Cheeraar perum
thurai nama devan adi pothi(11-15)
Praise to the
feet of God, Praise to the feet of my
father,
Praise to the feet of my friend, praise to the red
feet of shiva,
Praise to the feet of
the pure god who stood in love ,
Praise to the feet
of the king who cuts off the
illusion called birth,
Praise to the feet
of god who is in holy
Thiruperumthurai .
Aaratha inbam arulum
malai pothi ,
Sivan avan yen sinthayul
ninra athanaal ,
Avan arulaale
avan thal vanagi ,
Chinthai magizha
Siva puranam thanai,
Munthai vinai
muzhuthum oya uraippan naan.(16-20)
Praise to the God
who gives the never fading joy
like a mountain of mercy,
Because that Lord Shiva
stood in my thought ,
I would salute his
feet by his grace ,
And with a joyful
mind recite the Shiva Purana,
So that the
entire Karma which I have earned earlier disappears.
Kan nuthalaan than karunai kan kaatta vandeythi,
Yennutharkettaa vezhilaar kazhal
irainji ,
Vin nirainthum ,
man niranthum m ikkai vilakku oiliyaai ,
Yenn iranthu yellai
illathaane nin perum cheer ,
Pollaa vinayen pugazhum
maru ondru ariyen.(21-25)
I came because
the god with an eye in his forehead showed me his eye
of mercy,
And stood there
saluting the anklet , whose
prettiness is beyond the
reach of the mind ,
And oh God who filled the sky and the earth , and who is being seen as a glittering light ,
Oh God who is
beyond all limitations of barrier , I
who am one with a bad
karma ,
And do not know
the ways to praise your great qualities
Pullagi, poodai puzhuvai maramaki,
Pala
virugamagi pravayai , pambaki
,
Kallai ,
manitharai peyai , ganangalai ,
Val asuraragi , munivaraai , devaraai ,
Chellaaa nindra , ithathavara jangamathukkul ,
Yella pirappum piranthu
,ilaithen, yem perumaane.(26-31)
Oh lord by becoming
grass, small plants , worms , trees ,
Several types of animals
, birds , snakes ,
Stone , human
beings , ghosts , different types of devils,
Strong asuras , sages
devas ,
And I traveled all
over this spectrum of moving and not
moving things ,
And took
all types of
births and became tired.
Meyye Un
ponnadikal kandu indru veedu uthen,
Uyya yen ullathul
ongaramai nindra ,
Meyya , vimala ,
vidaipaka , vedangal ,
Iyya yena
vongi aazhndu agandra
nunniyane (32-35)
Truly I have
attained salvation seeing your golden
feet,
Oh God, who stood
as letter “Om”, in my mind so that I would be saved,
Oh truth, oh purity
, Oh Lord who rides on a bull,
Oh God whom Vedas
called “Oh Lord”, with great
surprise ,
And tried to see
you as taller, higher deeper though you
are smaller than the small.
Veyyayai, thaniyaai , iyamaananaam vimalaa,
Poi aayin yellam
poi akala vandharuli ,
Mei jnanam aagi milirgindra mei chudare ,
Yejjanam illathen inba perumale ,
Agjnan thannai agalvikkum nal arrive. (36-40)
Oh divinely pure Lord who is heat , cold
as well as life ,
You came and showered
your grace so that all lies are
banished,
And shined as knowledge
of the divine , Oh light
of truth ,
Oh God of
sweetness to this one who does not
have any knowledge ,
Oh great
wisdom, who is
removing my ignorance .
AAkkam alavu iruthi illai , anaithulagum,
AAkkuvaai, kaapaai, azhippai , arul tharuvai,
Pokkuvai , yennai puguvippai nin thozhumpin,
Naathathin neriyai cheyai
, naniyaane ,
Matham manam kazhiya nindra marayone
. (41-45)
Oh god who does not have birth , life or death ,
You are the
one who makes
all the world,
You would protect , destroy and also
shower your grace ,
Destroy the
illusion , and make me to serve you ,
Oh god who is
like a scented flower ,
Though you are far
, far away , you are near ,
Oh Lord of Vedas ,
who is beyond mind and thought .
Karantha paal kannalodu nei kalanthor pol,
Chiranthu adiyar chinthanayul then oori nindru,
Pirantha pirappu
arukkm yengal peruman,
Nirangal or iynthu
udayai , vinnorgal yetha,
Marainthu irunthai
yen peruman,valvinai yen thannai,
Marainthida moodiya
irulai ,
Arambhavam yenum
arum kayithaal katti,
Puram thol porthu , yengum puzhu azhukku moodi,
Malam chorum onpathu
vayil kudilai,
Malanga pulangal iynthum vanchanayai cheyya(46-55)
Oh my lord , who puts a stop to cycle
of births ,
By standing in
the minds of great devotees,
Like honey which is
the mixture of newly milked milk
,
Honey and Ghee ,
you are the one having all the five colours,
And you were hiding
from the view of devas ,
Who were not able to see you and praise you , oh lord.
Please tie
me , who is caught in the
horrible past Kama,
And is being hidden
completely by darkness of
illusion
by considerations of
all the acts ,
That can be done
and should not be done ,
And tie me with a rope of
sins and good acts
And further
cover the dirt and worms of my
inside by a skin,
And construct me
as a hut with nine holes,
Through which
all that is not wanted goes out,
With the five senses
deceiving me and put me in to a
stupor ,
Vilangum manathal
, Vimalaa unakku,
Kalantha anbaagi , kasinthu ul urugum,
Nalam than ilatha
siriyerkku nalgi,
Nilam than mel vanthu aruli , neel kazhalkal kaatti,
Nayir kidayai kidantha adiyerkku ,
Thayir chirantha
dhayavana , thatthuvane (56-61)
Oh God , who is
pure, though I am With an unstable (animal like ) mind, ,
Which does not
merge with you due to extreme love
,
Which does not
melt on hearing you
And which does
not have any good in it ,
You have taken
mercy on this lowly
one,
And came on this earth and showed me your long feet
And showed much
more mercy than a mother ,
To me who
was lying even worse
than a dog.
Masatha jyothi malarntha
malar chudare ,
Desane, theanar amudhe
, Shivapurane ,
Pasamaam
patthu aruthu parikkum
aariyane ,
Nesa arul
purinthu nenjil vanjam keda
,
Peraathu nindra
perum karunai peraare.(62-66)
Oh blemish less
flower like flame,
Which appears like
a rising light
,
Oh sparkling one , oh nectar like honey ,
Oh Lord who has
the city of Shiva ,
Oh wise one
who showered your grace ,
By cutting off
all my affectionate attachments,
Shower your
friendly grace , cut of all hatred
from my mind,
Oh great river of
mercy , which never leaves my mind.
AAraa amudhe , alavilaa
pemmane ,
Oraathaar ullathu
olikkum oiyaane,
Neerai urukki yen
aaruyirai nindraane ,
Inbavum thunbavum
illanne , ullane. (67-70)
Oh never satiating
nectar , Oh God who is beyond measurement
,
Oh light who hides himself
in a mind which is not
interested,
Oh God who made my mind melt and stood there as my dear life,
Oh god who does not have happiness or hardships and who stands inside me.
Anbarukku anbane ,
Yavayumai, allaiyumai,
Chothiyane
thunnirule , thondra perumayane,
Aadhiyane antham naduvagi
allane ,
Eerthu yennai aat konda
yenthai perumane ,
Koortha mey jnanthaal
kondu unarvar tham karuthin ,
Nokkariya nokke , nunukku ariya nun unarve.(71-76)
Oh friend to your devotees , Oh God
who is everything as well as
nothing ,
Oh God who is a flame , Oh God who is darkness , Oh God
who is never born,
Oh primeval one
who has crossed the state of middle as well as end,
Oh Lord who as a
father , attracted me and made me yours,
Oh God who can be known only by the very intelligent ones ,
And their look is
a rare
one which is to be appreciated ,
And their understanding
you is a rare feeling.
Pokkum varavum punarvum illa punniyane ,
Kakkum yen kavalane , kanbariya peroliye ,
Aathru inba vellame
, Atha mikkai nindra,
Thotha chuddar
oliyai chollatha nun unarvai.
(77-80)
Oh blessed Lord
who never goes , comes or joins,
Oh Guard who protects me, Oh great light which is difficult to see ,
Oh sweet
water of grace , you are
more than my father ,
And stand before
me as great light and an indescribable micro feeling,
Maathamaam vaiyakathin , vevvere vandhu arivaam,
THethane , thetha
thelive , yen chindanai ul,
OOthaana unnar amudhe , udayaane ,
Vethru vikara
vidakku udambin ul kidappa,
AAthen yem ayya
arane oh yendru yendru.
Pothi pugahndhirundu
poi kettu mei aanaar (81-86)
Oh clarity , who comes in different forms of this changing world,
Oh complete
understanding due to that
clarity ,
Oh nectar of
feeling which flows in my thoughts ,
Oh God who owns me
, Oh Sir , I am not able to,
Lie tied up in
this body made of flesh and sensations,
Oh Lord , Oh
Shiva , Like this they
praised ,
And left this untrue body
and got the true body(Lord Shiva)
Meetingu vandhu
vinai piravi Chaaraame ,
Kalla pula kkurambai kettu azhikka vallane
,
Nal iruil nattam payindru
aadum nadhane,
Thillai ul koothane
, then pandi naattane.(87-90)
Oh God who is capable
of destroying this body,
Which is the
place where the deceiving five
senses reside ,
And which has been
prevented from coming again .
Oh Lord who
dances even in mid night when all world sleeps ,
Oh Lord who dances in Chidambaram who is from the
southern Pandya kingdom.
Allal piravi aruppavane oh endru,
Chollarkku ariyanai cholli thiruvadi keezh ,
Cholliya paatin chol unarnthu cholluvaar
,
Chelvaa shiva purathin ullar , Sivan adi keezh ,
Pallorum yetha
panithu .
Oh lord who cuts of
this painful life of birth,
Those who called
you God , who cannot be
understood , as “ oh god”
And understand this song which was sung below your feet ,
Would go to the
wealthy land of Shiva’s city ,
And would remain below
the feet of Lord Shiva ,
Being prayed and
worshipped by many.
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