Pasuram 8.4.9

Tamil text and transliteration:

படைப்பொடு கெடுப்புக் காப்பவன் பிரம பரம்பரன் சிவப்பிரான் அவனே
இடைப்புக்குஓர் உருவும் ஒழிவுஇல்லைஅவனே புகழ்வுஇல்லையாவையும் தானே
கொடைப்பெரும்புகழார் இனையர் தன்ஆனார் கூரியவிச்சையோடு ஒழுக்கம்
நடைப்பலி இயற்கைத் திருச்செங்குன்றூரில் திருச்சிற்றாறுஅமர்ந்த நாதனே.

paṭaippoṭu keṭuppuk kāppavaṉ pirama paramparaṉ civappirāṉ avaṉē
iṭaippukkuōr uruvum oḻivuillaiavaṉē pukaḻvuillaiyāvaiyum tāṉē
koṭaipperumpukaḻār iṉaiyar taṉāṉār kūriyaviccaiyōṭu oḻukkam
naṭaippali iyaṟkait tirucceṅkuṉṟūril tirucciṟṟāṟuamarnta nātaṉē.

English translation of verse 8.4.9:

The Lord, Who lovingly stays in Tirucciṟṟāṟu where do reside
The Brahmins, known alike for their piety and generosity, richly endowed
With knowledge sharp and power immense and in worship well engaged,
Is the One, Who, creation, sustentation and dissolution, controls,
Who, Brahmā and Śiva. directs, as their Internal Controller
And staying in between them protects the Universe, pervades every one
And things, one and all;’tis indeed no exaggeration.

Notes:

(i) The Āḻvār avers that the Lord, enshrined in holy Tirucceṅkuṉṟūr Tirucciṟṟāṟu is the One, who controls all creatures from Brahmā down to the tiny insect and directs them through the different stages of creation, sustenance and dissolution, like unto the Soul directing and supporting the body.

(ii) This song also highlights the manifold glory of the Brahmins residing in this holy centre, whose attainments place them on a par with the Lord Himself. The Āḻvār, finds it really heartening that there are a good many of them, attending on the Lord unremittingly, with great devotion.

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