What is God ?

திருநாவுக்கரசர் - தேவாரம் தலம் : பொது பண் : பியந்தைக் காந்தாரம் நான்காம் திருமுறை. திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் விரிகதிர் ஞாயிறல்லர் மதியல்லர் வேத விதியல்லர் விண்ணு நிலனுந் திரிதரு வாயுவல்லர் செறுதீயு மல்லர் தெளிநீரு மல்லர் தெரியில் அரிதரு கண்ணியாளை ஒருபாக மாக அருள்கார ணத்தில் வருவார் எரியர வாரமார்பர் இமையாரு மல்லர் இமைப்பாரு மல்லர் இவரே. 4.8.2 திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

thirun^Avukkarachar thEvAram thalam : podhu paN : piyan^dhaik kAn^dhAram n^AngAm thirumuRai thiruchchiRRambalam viri kadhir nyAyiRallar madhiyallar vEdha vidhiyallar viNNum n^ilanum thiritharu vAyuvallar cheRuthIyumallar theLi n^Irumallar theriyil aritharu kaNNiyALai oru bAgamAga aruL kAraNaththil varuvAr eriyaravAra mArbar imaiyArumallar imaippArumallar ivarE thiruchchiRRambalam Meaning: He is neither the radiant sun, nor the moon; neither the rule of vedas, not the sky, land or roaming air; neither the aggressive fire, nor the clear water; It can be seen that He comes with the consort the red-striped eye lady, out of His Grace ! The One with the fierce snake garland around the chest, is neither the one in divines nor the one subjected to death ! Notes: 1. A highly rich poem of great philosophical significance. The God as aShTa mUrthi stays in various elements (as hailed by sAmaveda too, "ye devAdevAH divi ShadaH..." (devavratAni)). But still the Supreme is not these elements. It is beyond all these ! It is not something measurable by the knowledge ! Still, "because of Its Grace", It takes various glorious forms easily comprehendible like the umaiyorubAgan (ardanArIshvara). It cannot be counted just by adding one to the count of devas. It is "the" Eternal ! This song is one of the key ones supporting the basics of shiva sidhdhantha. 2. nyAyiRu - sun; madhi - moon; eri aravu - fierce snake; Aram - garland; imaiyAr - devas; imaippAr - mortal.

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