Worship God along with the family

திருஞானசம்பந்தர் திருக்கடைக்காப்பு தலம் திருவலிதாயம் பண் நட்டபாடை முதல் திருமுறை திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் புந்தியொன்றி நினைவார் வினையாயின தீரப் பொருளாய அந்தியன்னதொரு பேரொளியான் அமர் கோயில் அயலெங்கும் மந்தி வந்து கடுவன்னொடும் கூடி வணங்கும் வலிதாயஞ் சிந்தியாத அவர் தம் அடும் வெந்துயர் தீர்தல் எளிதன்றே. திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் thirunyaana campanthar thiruk kaDaik kAppu thalam thiruvalithAyam paN n^aTTapADai onRAm thirumuRai thirucciRRambalam pun^thi onRi n^inaivAr vinaiyAyina thIrap poruLAya an^thiyannathoru pEroLiyAn amar kOyil ayaleN^gum man^thi van^thu kaDuvannoDum kUDi vaNaN^gum valithAyany cin^thiyAtha avar tham aDum ven^thuyar thIrthal eLithanRE. thirucciRRambalam Meaning: The evening like great Light, Who stays as the Substance that nullifies the vinai of those who meditates with unified mind. His abode is thiruvalithAyam, where female monkey comes with the male one and worships. Those who do not bear in mind (the Lord of valithAyam), for them it is not easy to get rid of their striking hard gloom. Notes: 1. Worshipping the God along with the whole family is a much gratifying thing. Such worship brings in lots of advantages. By the worship there comes not only the individual benefit, but the whole loved family gets uplifted. cambandhar refers to worshiping God along with ones family in many places. c.f. cUDaka munkai maDan^thaimArkaL tham thuNaivaroDum 2. As an authority, cambanthar in this song uses both positive and negative statements to assure us the benefit of worship. He depicts the virtue of getting out of vinai by worshipping and also warns that one who does not should have to undergo the fruits of their deeds without any choice. 3. man^thi - female monkey; kaDuvan - male monkey; aDum - attack; vinai - deed/fate.