திருமூலர் அருளிய திருமந்திரம் 
முதல் தந்திரம் 
சிவபரத்துவம் 
10-ம் திருமுறை 
 
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் 
 
வானின்றழைக்கும் மழை போல் இறைவனும் 
தான் நின்றழைக்குங்கொல் என்று தயங்குவர் 
ஆ நின்றழைக்கும் அதுபோல் என் நந்தியை 
நான் நின்றழைப்பது ஞானம் கருதியே. 
 
திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் 
 
thirumUlar aruLiya thirumandhiram 
mudhal thanthiram 
civa paraththuvam 
10th thirumuRai 
 
thirucciRRambalam 
 
vAn n^inRu azaikkum mazai pOl iRaivanum 
thAn n^inRu azaikkum kol enRu thayaN^guvar 
A n^inRu azaikkum athupOl en n^an^thiyai 
n^An n^inRu azaippathu nyAnam karuthiyE. 
 
thirucciRRambalam 
 

Translation of song:

 
Like the rain that pours automatically, 
God will also come on Its own - so do they hang back. 
Cow will call (its calf). Like that I call my 
nandhi (Lord). That is due to wisdom. 
 
Notes: 
1. Many people think one need not make any effort  
to move towards God. When the time comes 
and when the God showers grace, one would 
automatically get devotion, wisdom etc. 
They even misquote "avan aruLAlE avan thAL vaNaN^gi". 
This thiruvacakam line means that, if God does 
not shower grace, no effort of the soul can take it 
to the Bliss of God. That highlights the glory of 
Gods grace, which is the essential condition to 
upliftment. But God has been always showering grace 
- incessantly. It is in fact waiting for us to  
switch our inclination towards It, so that It can put 
us in eternal bliss. All those who make that switch 
get out of the clutches of filth and get liberated. 
People who put the blame on God for not having  
devotion are basically lethargic and are to be 
blamed for their own apathy. 
  The wise like our saint thirumUlar call out for 
Lord shiva out of love, like how a cow would  
call for its calf. 
c.f. kanRai n^inain^thezu thAy ena van^tha kaNakkathu  
         - thiruvAcakam 
    kanRakal puniRRA pOlvAr - periya purANam 
2. A - cow; n^an^thi - birthless/deathless - Lord shiva.