Tirumantiram - TANTRA Four-Ovi 1235 - 1254 of 1418

Tirumantiram

English translation of the Tamil Spiritual Classic by Saint Tirumular

 

 

TANTRA Four-Ovi 1235 - 1254 of 1418

 

 

8 SUPPORT-SUPPORTED (contd)

 

 

1235: She Stood as Ambrosia in Sahasrara

 

The Perfect Siva and His Lady of Arched Brow

Were there seated;

And the Celestials stood praying

To swill the ambrosia that flowed;

And as Ambrosia there She stood

Radiant as Crescent Moon.

 

 

1236: She is Stellar Brilliance

 

They who reach to the Star Eternal

Became one with Her,

Of tresses, garland-festooned,

With fragrant Ganga and Moon,

And men of holy tapas

Self-realized praying;

Thus She stood in stellar brilliance.

 

 

1237: Meet Sakti and Attain Jnana

 

Standing face to face

With Her that is bejewelled,

With their inner light realizing Her,

And uniting in Her,

In the thoughts of Jivas thus reached

All Jnana appears.

 

 

1238: She Appears in the Form Conceived by Devotees

 

She appears in Form they conceive

She grants the Pure Way

And branches of Knowledge several,

She of doe-like eyes,

And He of handsome visage

Together appear;

Her do you seek.

 

 

1239: She Transcends Human Knowledge

 

Transcending human knowledge,

She stands as Vedic subtlety;

She is Maya, She is Divine Proud

She is damsel red-hued.

She is Sivananda Sundari (Siva-Bliss-Beauty),

She stood as Pure Way,

In Love endearing.

 

 

1240: Leave Her Not

 

The Lady of precious jewels is Pure Way

Leave Her not,

But with Lord

Center Her in your thoughts,

And there in Jnana

You shall absorbed be.

 

 

1241: You Will Attain Supreme State

 

The states of Brahma, Vishnu, Hara, Maheswara

All these but lead to Aum;

If Aum pervaded, you reach to Centers nine within

You shall honey-sweet divine become,

You shall in rapture sing,

You shall reach State of Greatness Surpassing.

 

 

1242: Worship Siva-Sakti and be Worshipped by Celestials

 

The Celestials, Vanavas and Dhanavas*

Will come to you and worship your feet,

And Indra and other Gods too in direction eight;

Seek therefore the way of worship to reach

The Lady of tresses, in flower clusters festooned,

And Her Lord, too.

 

 

1243: Sakti Worship is Siva Worship

 

Chant Her holy Mantra

Worship with flowers fragrant

Burn the incense,

Light the multi-flamed lamp,

Thus perform worship of Parvati;

The oblations that you in archana offer

Are for the Lord of Divine Light as well.

 

 

1244: Adore Parasakti Who Holds Parapara

 

Parapara that is immanent here below

And sustains all,

Eternal and Indestructable is He;

She of yore shared Her Form with Him,

She who holds the lovely parrot in Her hand,

And sports wavy tresses

She, Parasakti

Do adore Her!

 

 

1245: Goddess of Wealth Will Bow

 

She is Uma of dark slender form

She is Supreme mistress of Siva's ardour

She is goodly vine that has eyes three

She is Lady of arched brow;

Do adore Her

And be illumined,

The very Golden Goddess (of Wealth) shall

At your feet be.

 

 

1246: Follow Her and Be Rid of Anava

 

Decked in garland of radiant gems

Parasakti resplendent appears,

Your Anava darkness to dispel;

She sports in love's union intimate

With Lord that is blue-throated;

Let Her be your heart's goal,

And follow Her close.

 

 

1247: Siva is Contained in Sakti

 

Lord is the Light of the World

He is the consort of Sakti

He in me stands

That, my love's greatness is;

He stands in Her too

As one Form inseparate;

With serpent and Ganga on Matted locks

He in Her is contained.

 

 

1248: Baffling Mystery of Siva-Sakti Union

 

Lord Nandi

That has form several,

And permeates life several,

Why does He in this Form (with Sakti)

So open appear?

That He thus sports in joy

With Her of bangled hands,

And Form bejewelled,

Is indeed a mystery, baffle!

 

 

1249: Siva-Sakti Union is for Creation

 

The Lord of peaked matted locks

And Holy Feet,

He conjoins in Maya;

He the Pure One

That holds Ganga on His head

He shares Sakti in Love;

Him, the Great Sakti in bodily union embraced

That all creation in union to arise

She, the Supreme source of Sex-Energy.

 

 

1250: Sakti's Grace from Siva Worship

 

As I realized Him, our Isa

I lost my self;

As I united in Him

I became one with Him;

As I embraced the Lord of worlds all,

I remained in divine fulfillment,

As I entwined at the Primal One's Feet

I received His Sakti's Grace.

 

 

1251: Lord's Feet are the Refuge

 

The great Manonmani is Greatness All

The Holy Feet of Her Lord, the Goal True, they say;

This the learned know;

For those who this truth know,

His Golden Feet exalted are

Life's refuge unfailing.

 

 

1252: Accessibilty of Sakti

 

My heart seeks Lord in love

He the Sweet One is in seven worlds beyond, they say;

That the reason why

I adore Mother

With flowers fragrant

And heart in melting love.

 

 

1253: Sakti Fashions Body-Home and Heavenly Home

 

She is Mother of Heavenly Home

She is Mistress Supreme,

Manonmani;

She fashions Holy Home

And stands as Lady Divine;

She, Maya, fashioned this body,

And in this Body Home too She abides.

 

 

1254: Adore and Be With Siva-Sakti

 

My Mother and Father in love united;

Had they not,

Will my Mother and Father know me ever?

With my Mother and Father I sit,

And my Mother and Father,

I constant adore.