Friday, December 17, 2010

thirunyAnachampan^dha n^AyanAr - part X (Ultimate gift - Lord shiva)

The sight of chIrkAzi where his Sweet-heart sits with the bee sought plaited Lady, through the eyes filled champan^dhar's mind with joy. Singing His glory he entered the town and saluted the Lord saluted by brahma. Hearing that thirunyAna champan^dhar had reached in chIrkAzi the sincere servants of Lord murugar (1), thirun^Ilan^akkar(2) arrived there. While the holy minded were together singing the Greatness of God, champan^dhar's father and other relatives felt it was the age for champan^dhar to get married. They requested him to get married for doing the vEdhic rituals. The slave of the Lord who reduced the king of lust to ashes, with all his mind in the meditation of mahEsh did not wish to get married. His father still appealed to him that he should lead the charitiful family life as prescribed in the scriptures as he sang the vEdhic discipline. For upholding the tradition champan^dha piLLaiyAr agreed for that showing that the married life is also a proper nice way for the worship of the Lord. The relatives feeling very much blessed thanked the Lord crowned with river and snakes. The seeker of vEdhic knowledge champan^dhar's father chose the loving daughter of the devotee of Lord n^ambANdAr n^ambi for his great son. He went with the array of relatives to thirun^allUrp perumaNam the place of n^ambiyANdAr n^ambi. n^ambiyANdAr n^ambi welcoming shivapAda hR^idayar with decorated lamps, flowers and fruits agreed to the proposal as a boon. They decided an auspicious date when the stars are in favorable places. The arrangements went on with their hearts in surplus of joy.

The streets of chIrkAzi were decorated with filled pots, luminant lamps, fluttering flags and garlands of flowers and pearls. For the marriage of the devotee of grown love they grew grains at the begining of the function. From that day on the clouds of perfumed smoke from burning agil and other incense substances were creeping in the roads of chIrkAzi. The crowds of devotees who came in that to participate in that wonderful marriage were hosted with refreshing smile. The devotees and relatives took the prospering wrist thread that the groom should wear all around the town in a procession and wound it in the soft wrist of champan^dhar in the morning of that great day. The prodigy who came to make the world prosper in shaivam went with pure heart and body to salute first the Yogi who sits with the most beautiful Woman at thiruththONipuaram abode. Having Their blessings, with the devotees came from all over coming along champan^dhar went in the pearl palanquin that Lord blessed him with to thirun^allUrp perumaNam. Getting down from the vehicle he went straight to fall in the feet of the Eldest Lord at n^allUrp perumaNam and sang His glory. The vEdhic chanters asked him to get dressed in the wedding robe. He was ornated with sandal paste, shining white garments, golden chains with the nine gems, glittering crown. Above all he decorated himself with the highly precious substances in the world rudhrAksham and Holy ash chanting the Holy Five Letters. Saluting the Perennial he took the garland of the groom and with the shout of exclamation of devotees he reached the wedding stage.


The father who gave birth to the blessed daughter to get married to the prodigy came and washed the flawless devotee's legs with sandal water and happily sprinkled it on himself and all others present there. The pleasantly adorned bride was brought to the place and her tender hands were given to the brave shaivite beacon amidst the chanting of holy scriptures. The wedded couple were asked to come around the fire. The saint who was always in His thoughts rose to circumambulate the Lord of n^allUr perumaNam. He wanted to merge in the Lord along with his wife and not to lead the married discipline. With all the devotees and relatives following, he went with his newly married wife to the Lord and sang saluting Him saying it was the time for Him to accept him. (kallUr perumaNam vENdA). There appeared a magnificent glow in the abode with the Giver of liberation telling to come in the glow. champan^dhar sang the beautiful hymn telling the entire world the greatness of the Holy Five Letters of the Lord singing the n^amachchivAya thiruppadhikam assuring the world that it is the holy mantra n^amashivAya that would rescue and bless all. He asked all the devotees to get inside the glow. The pure, love and cool hearted devotees including thirun^Ilan^akkar, murugar, thirun^IlakaNta yAzppANar, shivapAda hR^idayar, n^ambANdAr n^ambi entered the bliss along with their families and relatives. Finally the glow of shaivam along with his wife prostrating and circumambulating the Glow entered in Him to be one. Immediately the glow disappeared from the temple. The people who did not enter it were shocked, wondered. The dEvAs praised from the heavens. Salutations to the Lord of champan^dhars heart-stealing wonderful devotional truth-telling thamiz. Let the loveful cry of thirunyAnachapan^dha n^AyanAr that called for getting bliss singing His glory ignoring the ignorant outside lustrous philosophies and following the Truth stay in mind.