"மூலன் உரைசெய்த மூவாயிரம் தமிழ்
moolan uraiseytha moovaayiram thamizh
ஞாலம் அறியவே நந்தி அருளது!
gnaalam ariyavae nanthi arulathu!
காலை எழுந்து கருத்துஅறிந்து ஓதிடின்
kaalai ezhunthu karuththuarinthu oathidin
ஞாலத் தலைபவனை நண்ணுவர் அன்றே!
gnaalath thalaibvanainannuvar anrae!"
-திருமூலர் (Thirumoolar)
Out of the Saiva thirumurai, thirumantra is the tenth Thirumurai. Out of
the total twelve thirumurais, the first 9 are the words of praise, the
tenth one thirumantra is the type of saaththiram*, eleventh is the type
of prabandham* and twelfth is the puraanam* type. This thirumantra is
the ancient book that exactly speaks about the words of the god and
there is no exaggeration in saying that it highlights the fame of Tamil
also.
As per my view the thirumantra is a book explains about the tricks to
keep your body immortal by doing yoga, staying away from all the earthly
pleasures, showing love to all the living beings and uniting ourselves
with the lord Siva.
Most of the rare information that is hidden in this book has not been
revealed yet. In this week I wish to share the songs which are of simple
words in the way I understood. As per the words of Thirumoolar we have got this book with 3000 songs fully.
First let us see how the book is organized. The book is totally
categorized into ten parts. The first part is named as “Paayiram” and
the other nine parts are collectively called as “Tantras”.
Paayiram
This totlly comprises of 156 songs. These songs are again categorized
into 13 types. They are kadavul vaazhththu (prayer song), Andhanar
Ozhukkam, Arasaatchi murai, Avaiyadakam, Aranjeyyaan thiram, Aranjeyvaan
thiram, Aagama sirappu, Aaguthi vaettal, Mummoorthigalin muraimai,
Vaanach sirappu, Vaedhach siauppu, Guru parambarai and Thirumoolar
saying about his history.
Taking the length of the post into consideration, I shall finish it up here and continue in the next post.
*Prabandham - a class of literary genres of various subject matters, lengths, metrical forms etc.
*Saaththiram - a treatise on theology, beliefs and practices
*Puraanam - ancient tale
