Tirumantiram - TANTRA FIVE – Verses 1518 - 1533 of 1572

Tirumantiram

English translation of the Tamil Spiritual Classic by Saint Tirumular

 

 

TANTRA FIVE – Verses 1518 - 1533  of 1572

 

 

MANDATARAM (SLOW PACE)

 

 

1518: Grace Leads Soul Through Successive Stages

 

She tempted the Soul with guiles,

Took him to Her bosom,

Shook him from stupor,

Dispelled his Karmaic hordes,

Destroyed them to the roots,

Filled him with rapture

Lifted the veil of his Ignorance

Granted many a favour

And then, then, bestowed on him Her Grace that illumines.

 

 

1519: Descent of Grace Snaps Cycle of Births

 

They that have sported in the waters of Virgin Grace,

No more shall wallow in the filthy waters of virgin's lust;

If they but seek to sport in the Holy Virgin's Waters of Grace,

No more births shall they in future take.

 

 

1520: Lord is Soul's Redeemer

 

He is the Red One (Destroyer)

The Dark One (Preserver)

The White One (Creator)

The Green One (Redeemer)

They who know Him thus, free of doubt

Of a certain shall seek Him;

Remember this;

His are the sinewy arms

That skinned the dark massive elephant

And donned it for a vesture;

Do therefore, seek Him and adore Him.

 

 

1521: Siva and Sakti are One and Same

 

Infinite the passage of Time's Flood

Yet they say, He and His Consort stand one;

For them that adore Him daily in devotion,

He is verily the unfailing proof

Of labour readily rewarded.

 

 

1522: Vision of Sakti and Siva in Union

 

Given unto me was to vision the Light

That shone from the Twain in unison;

It was verily the Light Divine of the Ancient One,

In whose matted locks festooned with flowers,

The bees dance drunk with nectar;

They that waited in patience and prayer

They indeed saw Him-their darkness dispelled.

 

 

TIVIRAM (RAPID PACE)

 

1523: Fruit of Grace

 

In the garden of the Heavenly Father

Is that Damsel of Grace;

She approaches you,

Reveals the mystery of the births beyond count,

And destroys their very seed;

And then you vision the Primal One;

That, indeed, is the fruit of Her Grace.

 

 

1524: They That Adore Sakti Shall Be Granted Things Spiritual

 

She is the Damsel of the montane regions;

Of shapely breasts and delicate beauty;

If you in devotion adore Her,

She cuts the bonds of birth asunder;

Grants the prowess of mighty tapas;

Scorches the soul's forgetfulness;

And leads you to liberation path.

 

 

1525: Light of Grace Illumines Path of Devotee

 

He is the Lord of all Space in directions eight;

Bear His holy Feet on your head,

And He shall appear to you

With His Consort of Grace

Wreathed in clusters of fragrant blooms

In Her twisted tresses;

And for them who are thus made wise

The Blue Flame of Her floating Grace

Shall, for ever, illumine the Path.

 

 

1526: Lord Draws Near When Grace Visits

 

Seek close,

That soft Flame of Wisdom shall grant you

The peerless gift of Grace;

When you adore Him

Do so, showering blooms at His Feet

As I do,

Then shall He draw near you

Whom nothing can ever near;

He is truly the life pervasive of worlds all.

 

 

TIVIRATARAM (MORE RAPID PACE)

 

1527: When Grace Descends as Guru

 

When Jiva attains the state of Neutrality

To deeds, good and evil,

Then does divine Grace in Guru form descend,

Removes attributes all,

Implants Jnana that is unto a heavenly cool shade;

The Jiva thus rid of egoity,

And other Impurities Three,

Shall with Siva in union merge.

 

 

1528: How to Win Lady of Grace

 

In the Emptiness Vast where neither night nor day is

The Lady of Long Tresses dances in rapture;

Think of Her, make no sound

And in silence woo Her;

In endearment all

She draws you unto Her bosom,

And grants you Her favours;

Verily, Verily, She is the Paraparai,

The Power Supreme.

 

 

1529: Inner Light of Grace

 

He is the Sun and the Moon

That dispells darkness;

He is the Light on the path,

The Peerless Flame, the Supreme Lord;

The Master that illumined the Light within me;

He entered in me and lighted up the corporeal body;

And then, aye, with me bided for ever and ever.

 

 

18 ARUSAMAYA PINAKKAM (A CRITIQUE OF FORMAL RELIGIONS)

 

1530: The Six Faiths Avail Not

 

The Six faiths severally congregate,

Yet, not one knows the God within;

Deep into the pit of illusion, their adherents drop,

And fastened hard by familial ties of bondage,

They shake and tremble, in vain impotence.

 

 

1531: Formal Faiths Know not God Within

 

He hides in your heart

Yet does He pervade all;

He is the Munificient One;

The Lord Supreme;

Of austere penance

He is seated on the lotus of our hearts;

The cunning Master-Thief

In stealth enters this hollow abode of human flesh

And then leaves it;

None knows His deep design.

 

 

1532: Existence of God is an Act of Faith

 

Say, Lord is within you and without you

Then sure my Lord is within you and without you;

To them they say,

He is neither within you or without you

Sure is He nowhere for them.

 

 

1533: God is Beyond All Formal Faiths

 

They founded the Six Faiths,

Yet they found Him not;

What the Six Faiths talk of is not He;

Do you yourself in faith seek Him,

And be resolved of doubts all;

And then sure shall you enter your Father's Mansion.